The 35-year-old swing bowler, who had won the IPL title in 2016 with SunRisers Hyderabad, is back in Bengaluru and wants to lead the trophy-less RCB to the title this year.
'You want someone like an X-factor, like Maxwell, and at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where it's flat and small, so he can have that impact.'
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have signed Mayank Agarwal as a replacement for the injured Devdutt Padikkal, while Delhi Capitals (DC) have signed Afghan batter Sediqullah Atal in place of Harry Brook.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming indicated that his team may not look for foreign players in Sunday's Indian Premier League auction as he felt "looking for new overseas players will lose fan base".
Gujarat Titans batting coach Parthiv Patel said it is very difficult to fill David Miller's shoes but his side has players who can do the job.
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
Controversial England batsman Kevin Pietersen will be one of the first players to go under the hammer, along with senior India discards Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, when the two-day auction for the cash-rich IPL commences in Bangalore on February 12. The initial list of 651 players was pruned to 514, including 219 capped players, by the IPL governing council.
'Dhoni might himself say why they are retaining him because he may not be there for three years and why they want to block so much money on him.'
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has pulled out of IPL 2023 owing to international engagements and personal reasons.
'Kamboj, Bumrah, Siraj -- that's a serious bowling attack.'
On the second and final day of the Indian Premier League mega auction in Jeddah, Vaibhav, at 13 years and eight months, became the youngest cricketer ever to be picked by a franchise. Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs 1.10 crore.
In an attempt to ease fans' worries, the franchise has released a skit on their social media handles as a reminder of how the team lifted the trophy in the inaugural season with a young squad.
The Australian skipper celebrated Christmas with wife Becky Boston and their son Albie.
Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their topsy-turvy IPL 2025 campaign with a commanding win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in New Delhi on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi lived up to the hype around his rare talent as India outclassed United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 10 wickets
As many as 971 cricketers, including 713 Indians and 258 overseas players, will be up for grabs at the Indian Premier League players' auction, to be held in Kolkata on December 19.
Khaleel Ahmed met his former coach Ricky Ponting's family, including his children, who screamed and jumped for joy seeing him after the IPL match in Chennai.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer led from the front on his debut for Punjab Kings with a scintillating knock, while Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler fought bravely for Gujarat Titans.
Rajat Patidar's name is doing rounds within RCB circles as their prospective captain for IPL 2025.
CSK's template of going for the tried and tested players has backfired, as a result of which the team is languishing at the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table, having lost seven out of nine games.
After powering RCB past PBKS, Kohli shared a touching moment with youngster Musheer Khan, whose emotional reaction to receiving the gifted bat said it all.
India's batting ace Yuvraj Singh commanded the highest price, Royal Challengers Bangalore paying a massive 14 crore for him, while Dinesh Karthik was a surprise pick at 12.5 crore by Delhi Daredevils.
The Rajasthan Royals have retained their core group of players, including captain Sanju Samson, as they look to build on their recent success.
'My heart is with Bangalore, my soul is with Bangalore and this is the team I'll play for till the time I play the IPL.'
Dhoni picked as skipper of IPL's all-time greatest team
Top England cricketers are in line for million-dollar deals in the next auction of the Indian Premier League after their side's dominating performance against India in the recent series, according to a report.
With the addition of two IPL teams and a mega players auction coming up ahead of the new season in 2022, star performers at the T20 World Cup could be rewarded with handsome bids.
A top Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) source confirmed that the The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season will be held in India.
The Rishabh Pant-led side begins its campaign against the Delhi Capitals on Monday.
Jharkhand keeper-batter Ishan Kishan's reluctance to play first-class cricket and focus only on the IPL could prompt the BCCI to make a minimum number of Ranji Trophy games mandatory for players in order to be eligible for the cash-rich league's lucrative auction pool.
The players auctions for this year's IPL is scheduled for this weekend. Rajneesh Gupta looks at the players retained and released by the teams for IPL 2017.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer has stated that he is prepared to lead the team in IPL 2025, despite having no previous captaincy experience.
A look at how the teams stack up ahead of the mega auction.
'Alyssa is my most favourite Australian right now and not Mitch Starc. He is No. 2.'
How the IPL teams have shaped up after the auction.
'But the ability and calibre -- no one had any doubt about it.'
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Gujarat Titans (GT) announced on Thursday that they have retained Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, and Shahrukh Khan ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction.
'He brings immense value to the team - not just in terms of tactics, but also in terms of creating a winning culture.'
