cricket - players.bio

IPL Auction 2022: Electrician's Son Tilak Varma Hopes To Justify "Crorepati" Tag

When an electrician father failed to brighten his son's cricketing prospects, in came a coach to take care of all the expenses, and go beyond that. And that's how that nine-year-old boy, once playing in the bylanes of Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad, and possessing an attractive batting stance, cuts and pulls shots, grew into a 19-year-old Tilak Varma, with a Rs 1.7 crore IPL deal. He was picked up by Mumbai Indians on the second day of the IPL 2022 mega auction.

IPL Auction 2022: 10 Big Names That Went Unsold

IPL auction 2022 witnessed some intense bidding as teams assembled their respective squads the best they could. Some of the biggest names went under the hammer, with a fair few surprises seen. Ishan Kishan was the most expensive buy of IPL auction 2022 with Mumbai Indians shelling out a whopping Rs 15.25 crore for the wicketkeeper-batter. A total of 204 players were sold and Rs 551.70 crore was spent by the 10 franchises. However, there were some big names that found no takers in the IPL auction.

Weather will make the difference, says Ibodeme

Theophilus Ibodeme

U-17 team win Edo Cricket League

cricket Photo:Getty Image

'Need Recommendations For New Reels': David Warner Quips After Delhi Capitals Deal In IPL Auction

Australia opener David Warner was bought by Delhi Capitals (DC) during the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL 2022) mega auction over the weekend. The former SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper was acquired by the franchise from the national capital for a fee of Rs 6.25 crore. Warner, who had led SRH to the IPL title in 2016, was released by the Hyderabad-based franchise ahead of the 2022 mega auction following a tumultuous final season. In IPL 2021, Warner struggled for form and was eventually dropped as captain and also from the playing XI.

IPL Auction 2022: Lucknow Super Giants pleased with 'multi-utility' squad

IPL auction, according to franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka and head coach Andy Flower. The KL Rahul-led Lucknow had a very good first day at the IPL auction, probably the best among all franchises, and followed it up on Sunday with the handy Rs 2 crore purchase of pacer Dushmantha Chameera and opener Evin Lewis. There were some other useful buys like spin-bowling allrounder K Gowtham. IPL AUCTION: AS IT HAPPENED"We are very happy. I'm glad we seem to have a well-considered, versatile squad. We wanted to have a lot of multi-skilled, multi-dimensional players and some backup options and we could pull it off," RPSG Group chairman and franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka told TOI. "Even though we had all plans in place, there was a lot of thinking on our feet involved. We got a great opener in Quinton (de Kock). We have a very good allrounder in Jason Holder. In Rahul and Manish Pandey we have two solid Indian batsmen."

Stormers keep 2 stalwarts, but set to lose Gelant in R7.7m France move - report

Afrikaans newspaper Rapport reported on Sunday that scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies and lock Salmaan Moerat have opted to extend their stays in the Cape.

SA’s best rake in the big bucks for IPL but must perform for the Proteas

Cape Town - Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar is a throwback to when cricketers were still cricketers.

Contacts

Cricket Sport News

IPL Auction 2022: Electrician's Son Tilak Varma Hopes To Justify "Crorepati" Tag

IPL Auction 2022: 10 Big Names That Went Unsold

Weather will make the difference, says Ibodeme

U-17 team win Edo Cricket League

'Need Recommendations For New Reels': David Warner Quips After Delhi Capitals Deal In IPL Auction

IPL Auction 2022: Lucknow Super Giants pleased with 'multi-utility' squad

Stormers keep 2 stalwarts, but set to lose Gelant in R7.7m France move - report

SA’s best rake in the big bucks for IPL but must perform for the Proteas