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:England took charge of the first test against New Zealand on Saturday, riding Harry Brook's 171 to a first-innings lead of 151 before reducing the Black Caps to 155 for six at close of play on day three in Christchurch.
:Kane Williamson scored his 36th half century to drive New Zealand to 193 for three at tea on the opening day of the first test against England in Christchurch on Thursday.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction came to a conclusion on Monday after 577 players were shortlisted for the 2-day event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. While Rishabh Pant became the most expensive buy in the history of the T20 league, going to Lucknow Super Giants for a fee of INR 27 crore, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to be bought in the auction, roped in by Rajasthan Royals. However, the 2-day auction didn't just make some cricketers crorepatis but also saw some of the top names failing to draw any bid from a franchise.
BENGALURU : Royal Challengers Bengaluru made a late swoop to re-sign their former seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 107.5 million Indian rupees ($1.28 million) on the second day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Saudi Arabia on Monday.
CSK Full Squad, IPL 2025: CSK bought seven players on the first day of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, with Ravichandran Ashwin and Noor Ahmad being some of their top buys. The five-time champions will go into the second day of the auction with Rs. 15.60 crore left in its purse. They still have 14 slots to fill, including three overseas players. CSK had retained five players heading into the auction -- Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs. 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs. 13 crore), Shivam Dube (Rs. 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (Rs. 18 crore), MS Dhoni (Rs. 4 crore). (Full Squad)
After a total of 83 players went under the hammer on Day 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction, nearly 500 players are set to find out what fate has in store for them on Monday. The Day 2 unfolds with some capped batters being put up for auction, including the likes of Mayank Agarwal, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Phillips, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, etc.
CSK Full Squad, IPL 2025: Chennai Super Kings aim to bolster their ranks with quality batters and a possible future replacement for MS Dhoni in the IPL 2025 auction. CSK decided to retain five players and they will have Rs 55 crore purse to spend in the auction. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were both top retentions for the five-time champions. They also decided to retain the services of Sri Lanka fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana and all-rounder Shivam Dube. Dhoni was retained for just Rs 4 crore thanks to the rule that any cricketer who has not played for India in the past five years will be considered 'uncapped'.
Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant and New Zealand's veteran Daryl Mitchell got the rewards of strong performances during the third Test in Mumbai as the two players have climbed to top 10 in latest ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday. After impressive half-centuries during the Test, Pant has climbed five spots to claim the sixth position in the Test Batter Rankings. This rise brings him close to his career-best ranking of fifth, which he last held in July 2022. Mitchell has also seen a substantial rise, climbing eight places to reach seventh overall after a first-inning score of 82 in Mumbai. He now joined his fellow New Zealander Kane Williamson, who holds the second position.