Ben McDermott puts his name in lights
Ben McDermott has made his maiden half-century in a T20 international - but the Australian batsman knows it will take more than that to make him a permanent fixture in the team.
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Ben McDermott has made his maiden half-century in a T20 international - but the Australian batsman knows it will take more than that to make him a permanent fixture in the team.
Australia have begun life without departed head coach Justin Langer by claiming a 20-run (Duckworth/Lewis method) T20 international win over Sri Lanka at the SCG.
With two new teams and 590 players all hoping to land a lucrative and perhaps life-changing deal, this year's Indian Premier League mega auction — as the name suggests — is going to be huge.
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.
A total of 590 players are set to go under the hammer during the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, which will be held from February 12 to 13 in Bengaluru. While the already existing eight franchises had retained some players ahead of the auction, the two new teams -- Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans -- had named their three draft picks each last month. Ahead of the IPL auction, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have retained three players -- Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj -- and will look to strengthen their team at the upcoming event.
Some of the world's top cricketers will be among 590 players in the two-day auction for the big-bucks Indian Premier League this weekend.
Some of the world's top cricketers will be among 590 players in the two-day IPL auction for the big-bucks Indian Premier League this weekend. Here's a look at five stars who could attract massive fees when the 10 franchises -- including two new ones -- place their bids in Bengaluru ahead of the Twenty20 tournament due to start in late March.
The mega auction for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is scheduled to be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. In a bid to get the strongest composition possible, the existing eight teams are set to battle it out with the two new franchises -- Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Lions. Ahead of the mega auction, the two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have retained four players. West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell and Sunil Narine have been retained, along with Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer. They will enter the mega auction with a purse of Rs 48 crore.