Astronomical Rs 24.75 crore bid makes Starc most expensive player in IPL history

Joseph was one of our top three targets, says RCB Director of Cricket Mo Bobat

It was a shock, price tag will bring some pressure: Mitchell Starc

'SRH is perhaps looking for a captain and that could be the reason why we see the desperation to get in.'

Cummins, who skipped the IPL last season, was also the most expensive buy in the 2020 IPL Auction.

The IPL teams are expected to splurge on players like Pat Cummins, Harry Brook and Mitchell Starc.

Josh Hazlewood, who was released by RCB, has been bracketed in the top-of-the-line Rs 2 crore base price in Tuesday's IPL auction.

This is the first time in the IPL's 16-year history that a lady auctioneer will preside over proceedings at an IPL auction.

'I just received a 10-second call. 'You will not be retained.' That was all. There was no talk, no explanation as to why they released (me) after a few seasons.'

'The next objective is to make sure we create the right performance, and culture where the players can really go and showcase what they are capable of, and go out and entertain the public.'

With MI no longer the dominant force it used to be in the last couple of IPLs and Rohit also not among the runs, plans were hatched after IPL 2023 to bring about some major changes.

Former India better Parthiv Patel chose the former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and captain Sourav Ganguly as his captain over Mahendra Singh Dhoni and said that there will always be a soft corner for his first skipper.

In a 73-minute battle, Ayush, who hails from Sanoor near Karkala in Karnataka, showed his grit as he recovered from a game down to outwit his Indonesian opponent.

Just what were the glamour girls of Bollywood busy doing on Thursday?

'I consider myself very lucky that I'm not as affected physically by chronic kidney disease as other people who are affected by the same thing.'

With the Indian women's team lacking enough red-ball exposure, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said her young teammates are picking the brains of new head coach Amol Muzumdar.

The roster for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Player Auction has been unveiled, featuring 333 cricketers scheduled to go under the gavel in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena on December 19th.

Amphibious drones for maritime inspection... devices that extract pure oxygen from water for patients in need... self-balancing electric bikes...

It was a red-letter day for Vrinda Dinesh having hit the WPL pay-dirt with a whopping Rs 1.30 crore deal.

RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana hoped that veteran England pacer Kate Cross could complement Renuka Singh.

Hardik likely to return for Afghanistan T20Is next month and Dravid's contract to be discussed after South Africa tour, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told media on Saturday.

BCCI secretary unveils plans for WPL 2024

'As a mentor, no one can come and walk over my players. I have got a very different belief and I have lived with that belief and I will continue to live with that belief that I will never leave anyone alone.'

Kashvee Gautam becomes first uncapped player to fetch Rs 2 cr

AB de Villiers revealed that his young son accidentally kicked him in the eye, leading to a decline in vision.

The auction will feature 56 capped and 109 uncapped players.

Bangar was the franchise's assistant coach when it finished runners-up in 2014.

The second edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) is likely to follow a multi-city format similar to the IPL and the matches may be played across Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Arguably among the best in his trade across cricketing generations, star India speedster Jasprit Bumrah celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday.

Brendon McCullum lauded senior Indian stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for their performances in the ICC Cricket World Cup.

'I do a lot of hard work to ensure I look after my body to be able to play this brilliant game we love so much.'

'If you look at their squad, with Cameron Green coming in, they have their biggest headache sorted. The middle muddle is sorted. They will have to sort out their bowling.'

'You're rubbing shoulders with AB (de Villiers) and Virat (Kohli) for two months, talking to them while watching other games. It's just the greatest learning experience that any player could ask for.'

'Bazball' has changed the dynamics of England's batting approach in Test cricket and their Kiwi coach Brendon McCullum is very clear that irrespective of outcome, his team won't deviate from its aggressive tactics against India in the five-Test series, where most tracks will offer substantial turn.

Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell from New Zealand. Travis Head from Australia. Gerald Coetzee from South Africa. Harry Brook from England.

India's Shreyas Iyer scored a half-century and fast bowlers Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh took a combined five wickets as the home side beat Australia by six runs in the final Twenty20 International to deny the visitors a consolation win on Sunday.

'Absolutely with our champ who is back where he belongs...'

'When you do some job for a few hours, you are hardly earning enough to survive.'

One of the greatest batters of modern era, AB de Villiers has revealed that he was snubbed by erstwhile Delhi Daredevils after spending three seasons at the IPL franchise.

If he hadn't picked up javelin as a sport then what would world champions and Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra choose as a career? In an exciting rapid India's golden boy opened up on his alternate career options!