Livingstone, who made his IPL debut in 2019 with Rajasthan Royals, spent the last three seasons with Punjab Kings where the middle-order batter scored 827 runs in the world's richest Twenty20 league.
'I'll say that I was worried in those two or three days but credit to the boys that they responded really well to that as well.'
Sagar said they are hoping that India's wicketkeeper batter will soon make a return and play in IPL 2024
The IPL V auction that was held in Bangalore on Saturday saw very surprises in terms of money spent by franchises to buy players. India's hard-hitting batsman, Ravindra Jadeja, who's batting prowess is now well known, was the top money-spinner at the auction with Chennai Super Kings buying him for a whopping Rs 9.72 crore. He was followed by Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who went for Rs 6.8 crore. Here are the Top-10 buys at the IPL auction.
Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh is preparing for the upcoming IPL season with a focus on countering the 'familiarity factor' and improving his game.
New Zealand's run machine Martin Guptill will finally get a chance to showcase his skills in the Indian Premier League when he was called up by defending champions Mumbai Indians as a replacement for the injured Lendl Simmons.
'I have always played wherever the team wanted me to play. Team thinking has always come first.'
Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya on Sunday backed Mumbai Indians in its fight against the alleged rigging of the IPL 4 auction and called for more 'transparency' and 'inclusive approach' in the administration of the Indian Premier League.
'Pietersen's retirement changes the dynamics of the auction. Now he will be available for full season.'
The 29-year-old Conway clobbered 10 fours and three sixes during his 79 minutes of stay in the middle.
Delhi Capitals has confirmed that the talented wicketkeeper-batter will be their top retention choice ahead of the upcoming IPL mega auctions.
India added three unicorns per month in 2021 to nearly double the overall number to about 85 at last count. And there are many gazelles and cheetahs in the pipeline. All gunning to be unicorns (and then decacorns) soon thereafter, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) have acquired the services of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) pacer Shardul Thakur for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League.
'He's done the biggest things on the biggest stage, highest level of achievement at the very highest level of the sport.'
SunRisers Hyderabad has the biggest purse while Kolkata Knight Riders has the slimmest purse.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Glenn Maxwell are among some of the big names that the existing franchises have decided to retain for IPL 2022.
Ravindra Jadeja expectedly turned out to be the biggest draw for the franchises with Chennai Super Kings buying the young Indian all-rounder for a whopping (approx. Rs 9.72 crore) in the players' auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League in Bangalore on Saturday.
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New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan was named as the replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff by Mumbai Indians for the upcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) accused IPL commissioner Lalit Modi of betraying the PCB after none of the 11 Pakistani players got a buyer in the third IPL auction in Mumbai and said he will take up the matter with BCCI.
Here are 9 records that IPL players will be trying to beat this season.
'With the amount of Test cricket in particular this year, didn't feel like it was the right time'
It has been a long wait of more than 10 years for Harpreet Singh Bhatia, who played a crucial knock of 41 from 28 balls to help Punjab Kings overpower the Mumbai Indians by 13 runs.
Mayank Agarwal, Umran Malik, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad and Mayank Dagar can be seen playing volleyball.
Chennai Super Kings' star pacer Mustafizur Rahman has flown back to Bangladesh and is doubtful for CSK's next IPL 2024 game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Friday.
With Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab being cleared by the Bombay High Court to take part in the January 8-9 Indian Premier League players' auction in Bangalore, the fourth season of the cash-rich Twenty20 league in April-May will be a 10-team event.
'The IPL franchises showed a gesture regarding their Australian players in Pakistan.'
Known for his aggressive batting and ability to dominate powerplay overs, Salt became a highly sought-after player during the bidding war.
Chennai Super Kings went on expected lines as they retained their top five players including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League.
Ahead of Thursday's Indian Premier League player auction, Royal Challengers Banglore captain Virat Kohli assured the fans that they will cover all bases and pick a strong team for the next edition of IPL. Ahead of this year's IPL auction, RCB had released 12 players from their squad, while retaining 13.
'Whether Mumbai Indians will release Rohit Sharma or not, whether he is coming to the auction or not, even if he comes if you are going to use 50 per cent of your salary cap on one player, how will you manage the other 22 players?'
Rajasthan Royals has assembled a world class talent team. Can RR, who won the first IPL title, win another championship?
The SRH management, headed by Kavya Maran, hasn't yet issued any public statement over Katich's resignation.
'We know that there will be a lot of competition, we know that some franchises will be having more money, and that's when all the expertise and all the auction experience will count.'
The 29-year-old spinner claimed the first five-wicket haul in IPL 2020, when he registered career-best figures of 5-20 in four overs to power KKR to a huge 59-run victory against Delhi Capitals.
Federation of International Cricketers' Associations CEO Tim May has expressed concern over Sahara India's withdrawal of its franchise, Pune Warriors, from the Indian Premier League.
Jharkhand right-hander Ishank Jaggi has been included in the auction pool as one of the late entrants.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has pulled out of IPL 2023 owing to international engagements and personal reasons.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who is on a brief visit to the city, has already signed up for the Indian Premier League and is available to go under the hammer at the players' auction on Wednesday, IPL chief Lalit Modi said on Tuesday.
Hesson said Chahal's name came pretty late in the auction and by that time, the franchise had already bought ace Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga.
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