Spending more than US$3 million (Rs 28.40 crore) and nearly 60 percent of their purse on players, who can proverbially be termed as wet behind the ears, does display a change in mindset.
BCCI's T20 franchise competition for women is expected to be named the Women's T20 League and is likely to comprise of five teams.
Home advantage is not prevalent because teams, players are new after big auction: Dravid
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The legendary Ricky Pointing has advised Australia all-rounder Cameron Green to keep things simple and not over analyse or tinker with his game in order to find the right approach in Tests.
Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his disappointment at the potential exit of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja from Chennai Super Kings (CSK), saying that the move is "very unlike CSK", a franchise whose "identity was stability and trust in players".
Australia's ODI World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins was named as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2024.
Mumbai Indians were knocked out off the play-off race after the 36 run loss to the Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday -- their eighth loss in a row.
Adil Rashid's game changing performances in England's T20 World Cup winning campaign could certainly make him a hot property at the IPL 2023 players' auction in Kochi on December 23.
The players auction for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on February 3 instead of January 12.
Brand IPL has become stronger than ever and doesn't see any threat from the growing number of T20 leagues globally, its chairman Arun Dhumal said on Saturday as he steered clear of the speculation swirling around a tournament backed by Saudi Arabia.
Nitish will join the SRH squad soon as they will open their IPL 2025 campaign on March 23 against Rajasthan Royals at Hyderabad.
Mhatre, Raghuvanshi, Kotian star attractions as 280 players go under the hammer
It's interesting to look back at the IPL player auction in February 2008 and see if there are some lessons to learn from an event that shook the cricketing fraternity. These are random thoughts, and appearing in a random order, but influenced by our paisa vasool analysis.
'He is a very good talent. I am sure that in the coming years, he would represent the country.'
Lesser known cricketers who could make waves at the IPL auction.
Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali has defended the BCCI's decision to impose a two-year ban on Harry Brook for withdrawing from the IPL.
Mumbai Indians, the five-time IPL champions, have a robust scouting system that unearths hidden gems from across the country.
13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became a sensation after being signed by Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2025 season.
'We haven't discussed anything with M S Dhoni. We will speak post October 15.'
'Look at the batting line-up -- it's pure power, then a mix of power and control.'
The snub to Sourav Ganguly in the IPL players auction shocked his former team Kolkata Knight Riders' bowling coach Wasim Akram, who said he expected any of the other franchise to pick the ex-India captain for his 'experience and leadership qualities'.
Unlike in previous years when the under-19 players were in focus and even got lucrative offers, this time the franchises were rather subdued when it came to locking in the junior stars as evidently, it takes time for them to be mature enough for top-flight cricket.
Shardul Thakur, who starred in Lucknow Super Giants' victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, called for fair pitches in the tournament to provide balance between bat and ball
England Test skipper Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 16.25 crore.
With 288 runs at a strike rate of 225, Nicholas Pooran is the top run-getter in IPL 2025, while Mohammed Siraj has been brilliant in Powerplay overs with 10 wickets in five games.
It is that time of the year when cricketers from around the world wait with bathed breath as their names come up at the Indian Premier League auction.
Lower-paid IPL players, domestic or foreign, should be able to try their luck in other T20 tournaments.
New Zealand batting stalwart Kane Williamson has joined Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as a strategic advisor ahead of the Indian Premier League's (IPL) next edition.
Rishabh Pant's IPL 2025 campaign hit a new low -both statistically and symbolically - on Sunday, at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
Seamers Harshal Patel and Shardul Thakur along with veteran pacer Umesh Yadav are the three Indian capped players who are in the highest base price bracket of Rs 2 crore.
There could be some eye-popping deals for players, who would have struggled otherwise to attract attention in the mega auction.
Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh revealed that the team collectively 'manifested' a top-two finish after the mini-auction.
On Wednesday, Cricbuzz reported that Royals have demanded a swap deal for star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad or hard-hitter Shivam Dube in exchange for Samson. However, CSK have reportedly turn down the request.
An emotional Harbhajan Singh, who will go under the hammer for the first time in Indian Premier League auctions, said he is not disappointed that Mumbai Indians did not retain him.
Delhi Capitals' marquee signing KL Rahul is expected to miss the first two matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season
Nepal takes game to new heights with T20 league
The Cricket Board-floated Indian Premier League will conduct a second players' auction next week to enable franchises, that have money left after the initial auction held on February 20, from the $ 5 million cap, supplement their player base.
'He moved to few other teams but never felt settled at those teams.'
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