"He Will Get Rs 18 Crore": India Star Tipped To Bag Mega IPL Deal. Not Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah

02.10.2024 - 22:01 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 player regulations are out. The 10 franchises have been allowed to retain maximum six players.

The IPL 2025 auction is expected to be held in the last week of November or the first week of December and as it will be a mega auction the team will have a tricky time about which players to retain.

The auction purse for the franchises has been set at INR 120 Crore for IPL 2025. The total salary cap will now consist of auction purse, incremental performance pay and match fees.

Ahead of the retention, former Indian cricket team opener Aakash Chopra said that Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul would bag a mega deal if he is to enter the auction. "First is KL Rahul.

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As debate and discussion regarding India's Test team continues following their 46 all out collapse against New Zealand, a castaway man has delivered a reminder of his class. Cheteshwar Pujara, now 36, slammed a double century for Saurashtra against Chhattisgarh in the Ranji Trophy. Pujara's double century was his ninth double century in first-class cricket, making him the Indian batter with the joint-highest double centuries. He also edged closer to legendary Indian batter Rahul Dravid in an elite list, where he is only behind Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar.

Virat Kohli's 'Glittering CV' Gets "Lowest-Ever" Dig From Ex-England Captain After 46 All Out Horror vs NZ

Former England cricket captain Michael Atherton is one of the most respected pundits and commentators in the world. However, he made a rather interesting observation after India collapsed to 46 all out in the first Test against New Zealand. Writing on his column in The Times UK, Atherton tried to find the differences between India's innings and England's, when the latter were bowled out for the same score by West Indies in 1994. He also pointed out that Virat Kohli has a unique thing in his CV.

On KL Rahul vs Sarfaraz Khan Debate, Rohit Sharma Drops "They Know Where They Stand" Bombshell

After the team's loss to New Zealand in the first Test, India captain Rohit Sharma hinted at the changes they could make for the second game in Pune, starting Thursday, October 24. Despite a fine fightback from Rohit and his men in the second innings after being bowled out for 46 runs in the first, New Zealand held on for their first Test win in India since 1988. Chasing a total of 107 runs, Jasprit Bumrah (2/29) showed some fight for India, but Will Young (48*) and Rachin Ravindra (39*) gave the visitors a 1-0 lead in the series.

1st Test: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra Star In New Zealand's First Test Win In India Since 1988

When New Zealand arrived for their three-match Test series against India, many didn't give them a realistic chance to win even one game. But outstanding performances with bat and ball, as well as seizing big moments, helped them get their first Test win in India after 1988 with an eight-wicket victory at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Set 107 to win and the start of final day of first Test delayed by rain, New Zealand were made to work very hard to get their runs, especially with a masterly Jasprit Bumrah displaying his extraordinary skill and control with the new ball to get two early scalps and was egged on by a raucous home crowd.

Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Argue With Umpires As Bad Light Controversy Hits India vs New Zealand 1st Test

The fourth day of the first India vs New Zealand Test had drama written all over it. First Indian batters led by Sarfaraz Khan (150) and Rishabh Pant (99) rescued India with a great fourth-wicket stand as the Rohit Sharma-led side took lead. Earlier, India were out for 46 in the first innings while New Zealand had scored 402. The visitors' bowlers then struck back in the final session. India lost the last seven wickets for 24 runs as it could set a target of 107 runs only despite being in a much better position early on.

"Not Protecting Virat Kohli": Dinesh Karthik Unimpressed As Gautam Gambhir Gamble Backfires

Team India had to shuffle the batting order a bit after Shubman Gill missed out on the first Test against New Zealand. In Gill's absence Virat Kohli was promoted to the No. 3 spot while Sarfaraz Khan batted at No. 4. Both batters incurred ducks, prompted many to question the decision taken by the head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Rohit Sharma. As India's tactical decisions in the first innings backfired, former wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik raised some tough questions over the calls taken by the team management, especially the head coach Gambhir.