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Rishabh Pant set the record for the most expensive player signed at an IPL auction after being bought by the Lucknow Super Giants for INR 27 crores. Pant surpassed the INR 26.75 crores that Punjab Kings shelled out to sign Shreyas Iyer earlier in the first marquee set of the IPL 2025 mega auction. LSG…
In an unprecedented move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the dates for the next three IPL seasons. Of immediate interest is the 2025 season, slated to run from March 14 (Friday) to May 25 (Sunday). The BCCI has also disclosed the schedules for the following two seasons: 2026: March…
Test cricket on speed. It’s in vogue, and not just in the country that seems to be obsessed with it the most. Of course it’s mainly associated with fast-scoring and batters playing outrageous shots, with bowlers basically there just for the taking. Or taken for granted either way, on pitches which are designed to encourage…
Rain played spoilsport in the fifth and final T20I between West Indies and England as only five overs of play was possible at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia before the heavens opened up. In those five overs, Shai Hope and Evin Lewis continued from where they had left in the fourth…
India National Cricket Team skipper Rohit Sharma has made the decision to skip the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, the designated vice-captain, Jasprit Bumrah, will be leading the Indian team in the first Test in Perth, which is scheduled to begin on November 22. Devdutt Paddikal asked to stay back…
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh have been blessed with a baby boy, their second chil. The couple are already parents to a 6-year-old daughter, Samaira, and had kept news of their pregnancy under wraps until the very last moment. Confirming the birth of second child on Instagram, Rohit posted…
India has informed the International Cricket Council it will not travel to the Champions Trophy. Ongoing political tensions mean the two countries have not played each other outside of men’s major tournaments since 2013, while India have not played in Pakistan for 16 years. Pakistan are due to host a global event for the first…
Chennai Super Kings Category Details Retention 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad (18 cr) Retention 2 Matheesha Pathirana (13 cr) Retention 3 Shivam Dube (12 cr) Retention 4 Ravindra Jadeja (18 cr) Retention 5 MS Dhoni (4 cr) Purse Spent (out of 120 crore) INR 65 crore Purse Remaining for Auction INR 55 crore No. of RTMs Available…
