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Sri Lankan Umpire's Valentine's Day Post With Sourav Ganguly, Ramiz Raja Leaves Internet Baffled

Sri Lankan umpire and former cricketer Kumar Dharmasena left social media baffled with a Valentine's Day post on Facebook. Dharmasena shared two pictures - one with former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and the other with Pakistan board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja - and captioned it "Happy Valentine's to all of you". The pictures seemed to have been taken during a 'World Cricket Commitee' meeting when both Ganguly and Raja were heading the respective cricket boards. Dharmasena found Valentine's Day 2023 as the perfect occasion to share these pictures on his Facebook profile.

Australia Star Reacts To Allan Border's "Ridiculous" Comment On Steve Smith In Nagpur Test

Every batter has his or her own style of play. Some, however, tend to craft a style that makes them stand out. Steve Smith is one such batter who is known for his peculiar playing style. Be it his movement in the crease, gestures or the act of giving a 'thumbs up' to bowlers on getting beaten, Smith has created a unique personality for himself. After Australia great Allan Border called Smith's thumbs-up gesture 'ridiculous', wicket-keeper batter Alex Carey has reacted.

"Smriti Mandhana's Salary More Than Babar Azam's": WPL Auction Sees Memes Galore On Social Media

India women's cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana grabbed all the limelight on Monday as she became the costliest buy during the player auction of the Women's Premier League. In an event held in Mumbai, Mandhana was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping total of Rs. 3.4 crores. Apart from this, RCB went on to break the bank for Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry as they bought her at a sum of 1.7 crores. As the auctions for the inaugural edition of the WPL turned out to be a historic event, some fans did not shy away from making a meme fest out of it.

Blast from the past: Top 10 highest buys of inaugural 2008 IPL auction

IPL auctions over the years.There was similar excitement and anticipation for the very first IPL auction. Do you remember that? The player auction was held on February 20, 2008. All figures - team purses and player bids and final prices were in US dollars.MS Dhoni emerged as the highest paid player at the very first IPL auction, with the Chennai Super Kings acquiring the services of the man who had led an unfancied Indian team to the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup title in South Africa in 2007.

"WPL Will Revolutionise Women's Cricket": BCCI Secretary Jay Shah

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah said on Tuesday the Women's Premier League will set a template for other sports to follow suit, just like it happened with men's Indian Premier League and it will revolutionise the way people look at women's cricket. The auction for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) edition was conducted successfully on Monday.

'Our family is now bigger, stronger': Rohit Sharma congratulates Mumbai Indians on a successful WPL auction

Rohit Sharma on Tuesday took to Twitter and congratulated his franchise for a successful Women's Premier League (WPL) auction."One family is now bigger and stronger! Congratulations @mipaltan on a successful auction. Looking forward to seeing our women's team in Blue & gold," tweeted Rohit.

"Kohli, Rohit Hate Playing Him": Dinesh Karthik Picks 'Toughest Bowler' He Has Faced In Nets

The Indian cricket team has some exceptional pacers in the current unit. While the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are the senior most in the team at present, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik are also rising the ranks rapidly. When Dinesh Karthik was asked about the 'toughest' player he has faced in the nets, Shami emerged as the clear winner. Not just that, Kathik also called the act of facing Shami in the nets as a 'torture'.

India vs Australia: Shreyas Iyer doubtful for second Test too

Iyer had gone to Nagpur with the Indian team, but then left for the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for his recovery."While he will travel with the side to Delhi, it's unlikely that he will be available for the second Test," said a source. The second Test will be played from February 17-21 at Delhi.

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Sri Lankan Umpire's Valentine's Day Post With Sourav Ganguly, Ramiz Raja Leaves Internet Baffled

Australia Star Reacts To Allan Border's "Ridiculous" Comment On Steve Smith In Nagpur Test

"Smriti Mandhana's Salary More Than Babar Azam's": WPL Auction Sees Memes Galore On Social Media

Blast from the past: Top 10 highest buys of inaugural 2008 IPL auction

"WPL Will Revolutionise Women's Cricket": BCCI Secretary Jay Shah

'Our family is now bigger, stronger': Rohit Sharma congratulates Mumbai Indians on a successful WPL auction

"Kohli, Rohit Hate Playing Him": Dinesh Karthik Picks 'Toughest Bowler' He Has Faced In Nets

India vs Australia: Shreyas Iyer doubtful for second Test too