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Rishabh Pant Left Delhi Capitals For "More Money"? New Coach's Stunning Revelation

Delhi Capitals newly-appointed head coach Hemang Badani has shared some surprising details on Rishabh Pant's non-retention by the franchise. Notably, Pant, who had joined DC in 2016, was released by the side ahead of the IPL 2025 Auction. The wicketkeeper-batter then scripted Indian Premier League history by becoming the costliest player with a tag of Rs 27 crore. Lucknow Super Giants bagged the player at the mega auction. The bidding war even saw DC trying to use their Right-To-Match card and buy back Pant for Rs 21 crore. As per the rules of the RTM option, LSG were offerred a chance to make a new and final bid, which DC failed to match.

Shubman Gill Has No Answer To This Jaffa From Mitchell Starc. India Star's Stunned Reaction Viral

Australia pacer Mitchell Starc produced a jaffa to remove India batter Shubman Gill's middle-stump on Day 2 of the ongoing Pink-Ball Test in Adelaide on Saturday. Starc fired a full length delivery aimed at the stumps and managed to swing it back in to beat Gill's defence. The incident happened on the second ball of the 17th over of India's second innings. Gill had a look of helplessness on his face as Starc's delivery breached his defence and hit the middle stump.

New Zealand vs England 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score Updates

New Zealand vs England 2nd Test Day 3 Live: England inch closer to a win in the ongoing second Test against New Zealand. Gus Atkinson claimed a hat-trick before England's batsmen let loose to power the visitors 533 runs ahead of New Zealand on Saturday and in full control of thw game. The flagging home side will need to chase an enormous score in the fourth innings after England went to stumps at 378 for 5 in Wellington on day two. Captain Ben Stokes resisted any urge to declare, instead cementing England's position of power as four batters posted half-centuries to build on their first-innings advantage of 155. Joe Root was at the crease on 73 while Stokes struck a whirlwind 35 not out against a tiring attack, after Jacob Bethell and Ben Duckett were both dismissed in the 90s. (Live Scorecard)

Devajit Saikia Appointed Acting Secretary Of BCCI

Devajit Saikia has been appointed as the BCCI's acting secretary by Board President Roger Binny, replacing Jay Shah who recently took over as the new ICC President. Saikia, who hails from Assam, is a former first-class cricketer. He is currently the BCCI joint secretary. Binny used his constitutional powers to appoint Saikia as acting secretary in a stop-gap arrangement till a permanent secretary is appointed under BCCI rules and regulations. In a letter addressed to Saikia, which is in possession of PTI, Binny cited clause 7(1) (d) of the BCCI constitution to hand secretarial powers to the Assam official, who is also the Advocate General of the state.

Watch: Travis Head Shatters Day-Night Test Record, Then Makes Special Gesture For Wife And Child

Top Australia batter Travis Head on Saturday shattered day-night Test records at Adelaide, continuing his golden run against India. During Australia's first inning at the Adelaide Test, Head played a 140-run knock from 141 balls at a strike rate of 99.29 to achieve the milestone.

Why Did Floodlights Go Off On Day 1 Of India vs Australia Day-Night Test? Report Says, "Australian Team's Request..."

After the opening day of the pink-ball Test between Australia and India at the iconic Adelaide Oval was twice disrupted due to a rare floodlight failure, the Cricket Australia issued a statement clarifying the reason of the failure as “switching issue”. The new LED lighting system, installed in late 2023 at a cost of over $5 million, went out not once but twice, leaving players, commentators, and the crowd of 50,186 in stunned disbelief. In the wake of the controversy, Cricket Australia issued a statement acknowledging the issue: “We had a brief internal switching issue that was quickly identified and rectified.”

WPL Auction: 120 Players To Go Under Hammer In Mini Auction On December 15

As many as 120 players, comprising 91 Indians, 29 overseas and three players from the Associate Nations, will go under the hammer for 19 slots during the Women's Premier League mini auction to be held in Bengaluru on December 15. A total of 82 uncapped Indian players and eight uncapped overseas players have registered themselves for the auction. Gujarat Giants will go into the exercise with the biggest purse of Rs 4.4 crore. They need four players, including two overseas, from the mini auction.

On India's Poor Show In Adelaide Pink-Ball Test, Cheteshwar Pujara's Blunt "Inexperience" Verdict

Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara slammed the Indian bowling attack for failing to bowl short-pitched deliveries to Travis Head and giving him too much room on his favourite offside, as the left-hander hit a blistering 140 off 141 balls to put Australia firmly in the driver's seat in the pink ball Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After taking a commanding 157-run first-innings lead, Australia reduced India to 128/5 in their second essay on day two, with Rishabh Pant and rookie all-rounder Nitish Reddy at the crease as India trailed by 29 runs at stumps.

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Rishabh Pant Left Delhi Capitals For "More Money"? New Coach's Stunning Revelation

Shubman Gill Has No Answer To This Jaffa From Mitchell Starc. India Star's Stunned Reaction Viral

New Zealand vs England 2nd Test Day 3 Live Score Updates

Devajit Saikia Appointed Acting Secretary Of BCCI

Watch: Travis Head Shatters Day-Night Test Record, Then Makes Special Gesture For Wife And Child

Why Did Floodlights Go Off On Day 1 Of India vs Australia Day-Night Test? Report Says, "Australian Team's Request..."

WPL Auction: 120 Players To Go Under Hammer In Mini Auction On December 15

On India's Poor Show In Adelaide Pink-Ball Test, Cheteshwar Pujara's Blunt "Inexperience" Verdict