England's Livingstone goes for $1.52 mn in IPL auction
England batsman Liam Livingstone on Sunday became the most expensive foreign player in this season's ongoing Indian Premier League auction as Punjab Kings snapped him up for $1.52 million.
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IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapses while KG, Faf, Quinny change teams and get big money
The Indian Premier League auction had a setback on Saturday morning when auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed.
Kagiso Rabada gets R18-million move from Delhi Capitals to Punjab Kings at IPL auction
Kagiso Rabada has secured a move from the Delhi Capitals to the Punjab Kings for a whopping R18.25 million at the Indian Premier League auction on Saturday morning.
IPL Auction 2022: I consider myself a T20 player also, have improved a lot and am looking forward to the auction, says Ajinkya Rahane
Rahane is an out and out Test cricketer only. That viewpoint has gained traction over the years, with Rahane losing his spot in the Indian limited overs sides. He hasn't played an ODI since February 2018 and a T20I since August 2016. But Rahane has been putting in the hard yards in domestic limited overs cricket. He sent the bowlers to the cleaners in the last edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament. Rahane was the highest run-getter for Mumbai and third-highest overall, scoring 286 runs in just 5 outings at an average of 57.20. He also had the joint-most number of half-centuries in the tournament - four and recorded the highest partnership of 151 runs with Prithvi Shaw (against Baroda) in the tournament.
Moana Pasifika's debut postponed after COVID-19 outbreak
Moana Pasifika's debut in the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific competition next week has been postponed after several of their players tested positive to COVID-19, the organisers said on Friday.
IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Players SunRisers Hyderabad Should Look To Buy
10 teams, including the two new franchises -- Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans -- are set to battle it out for some of the biggest names in world cricket at the upcoming IPL 2022 mega auction. A total of 590 players have registered for the mega event, which is scheduled to be held from February 12 to 13 in Bengaluru. Ahead of the auction, the 2016 champions SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) have retained just three players -- Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad and Umran Malik -- and will look to bolster their squad at the event.
Siddhesh Lad hits back with 164 after Mumbai snub
Times Cricket Shield ‘A’ Division is turning out to be the perfect stage for those who’ve been ignored by the Mumbai selectors while picking the team for the league stage of the Ranji Trophy. On Thursday, experienced middle-order batsman Siddhesh Lad, currently snubbed by the selectors, smashed 164 (138b, 22x4, 6x6) for Indian Oil against Mumbai Customs on Day Two at the MCA ground in Kandivali. Lad added 187 in just 174 balls for the eighth wicket with Rohan Raje to help Indian Oil amass 535.
IPL auction took off with Dhoni; battle for Pollard in 2010 saw extraordinary bidding: Richard Madley
Indian Premier League (IPL) auction and as the mega auction is just upon us, it is fair to reflect on how the very first auction fared way back in 2008 and how it all started for the cash-rich league. EX-IPL auctioneer Richard Madley has opened up on how it was like to get associated with the tournament back in the day. Madley took charge of the IPL auctions every season from the inception of the league till 2018. From the 2019 season, he was replaced by Hugh Edmeadas. In an interaction with ANI, Madley opened up on his thoughts about the IPL, bidding wars for players, and what he made of MS Dhoni being picked up by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) way back in 2008. "When I was first approached to advise on the formatting of the inaugural Player Auction in February 2008, I was providing technical advice on auction law - including the rules and regulations. I had always wanted to visit India but never had the opportunity to do so. Being invited to conduct that first auction gave me the opportunity to see firsthand the passion shown for cricket," Madley told ANI. "No one had any idea that in the ballroom of The Oberoi Hilton, Mumbai on February 20th, 2008 that the world of cricket would change forever. The atmosphere was electric in the auction room that day as player after player came under my hammer. Technology was limited just 14 years ago and there was no Twitter or Instagram. No one thought of recording me selling MS Dhoni for USD 1.5 million. Mobile phones were banned at the auction but mine didn't even have a camera," he added.