Bethell handed England test debut against New Zealand
England's Jacob Bethell will bat at number three for the first time in first-class cricket when he makes his test debut against New Zealand at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Thursday.
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IPL History's Youngest Buy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 13, Faces Age Fraud Allegations. Father Responds
When Sanjiv Suryavanshi sold his farmland to fund his 10-year-old son Vaibhav's cricketing aspirations, little did he know that within three years the boy would be scripting history. During the second and final day of the IPL mega auction in Jeddah, Vaibhav, at 13 years and eight months, became the youngest cricketer ever to be picked by a franchise as Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs 1.10 crore. Sanjiv, who owned farmland in his native Motipur village which is 15 km from Samastipur town in Bihar, was lost for words.
IPL 2025 Auction: Full Squads Of All 10 Teams, Players' Auction Price
The IPL 2025 mega auction saw 182 players sold for a whopping combined fee of Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant shattered the record of the most expensive purchase, going to Lucknow Super Giants, while Shreyas Iyer was not far behind, moving to Punjab Kings. Indian players were sold at a premium, with Indian fast bowlers doing well on Day 2 of the auction. Here is the team-wise list of the players sold by the end of the second and final day of the Indian Premier League's mega auction here (price in INR):
Sourav Ganguly Issues Dire Warning To Australia After Perth Test Loss: "Play Well Or..."
Someone who never doubted India's "enormous talent", former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday warned Australia to start playing well or "get ready for a long series ahead" after Jasprit Bumrah-led team thrashed the hosts by 295 runs in the Perth. Coming off an embarrassing 0-3 loss to New Zealand on home soil , India roared back to hand Australia their first-ever Test loss at the Optus Stadium inside four days. Ganguly said Indian team's performance was contrary to what the media in both the countries reported, but said India will have to keep applying pressure on Australia given there are four more Tests left. "I gave a couple of interviews (before the series) and I said this, 'what you are asking me?' They said, ‘you know, they lost 3-0 against New Zealand, they will be blown away by Australia'," he told the broadcaster during the Indian Premier League mega auction here.
'Perth'fection: India's Quest For Glory Down Under
A sensational cricket win for India in Perth.
England's Salt says short-format leagues have helped improve his game
England opener Phil Salt has said the growth of shorter format franchise-based leagues has opened the door to explore fresh ideas and helped him evolve as a complete batter in all formats.
How's that? 13-year-old Indian prodigy snapped up at IPL auction, SA's Maphaka scores R3.2m deal
Thirteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest ever cricketer to be sold in an IPL auction on Monday, stealing the limelight from veteran fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar.
Virat Kohli "Will Leave You Embarrassed": India World Cup-Winner On Star's Perth Ton
Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal expressed happiness with star India batter Virat Kohli's century in the Perth Test against Australia, saying that players like him who have performed so well over the years consistently cannot be criticised harshly because their comebacks will leave the doubters "embarrassed". Virat slammed his first Test century in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) conditions in almost six years, breaking the Test ton curse at Perth with an unbeaten knock that witnessed him play plenty of 'Vintage Kohli' shots. His last ton in SENA came in December 2018 in Australia, at the same venue.