Lucknow Super Giants (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) The Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants came into the IPL with a purse of Rs 22.95 crore after letting go of seven players, including two overseas names. Despite making headlines last year by breaking the IPL auction record with a Rs 27 crore signing of Pant, LSG…
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) One-time champions Sunrisers Hyderabad reached the final in 2024, but their 2025 campaign proved disappointing. Despite bolstering their squad from the previous season, the team struggled to perform collectively with both bat and ball throughout most of the tournament. A few combinations began to click towards the end,…
Gujarat Titans retained 20 players and entered the mini-auction with a purse of Rs 12.90 crore. They allowed Sherfane Rutherford to move to Mumbai Indians through a trade on the retention deadline day. Led by Shubman Gill, GT has been one of the most consistent franchises in the IPL in recent years, winning the title…
From left, this combo of file pictures shows cricketers Prashant Veer, Auqib Nabi Dar and Kartik Sharma. (PTI) The IPL 2026 player auction began with limited action in the uncapped players’ category before Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma were signed by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14.20 crore each, setting a new record for uncapped…
Rejected at last year’s IPL auction, Tejasvi Singh Dahiya rebuilt himself under a harsh, gurukul-style training regime in Bhopal. Son of two schoolteachers and armed with a fearless batting mindset, the Delhi batter’s Rs 3 crore KKR deal now offers him a chance to turn sacrifice, discipline and six-hitting flair into an IPL breakthrough. NEW…
MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming (Agency Image) Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has explained the thinking behind the franchise’s biggest moves at the IPL 2026 auction, following the record-breaking signings of Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer. CSK stunned the auction table on Tuesday by securing uncapped wicketkeeper batter Kartik Sharma for Rs 14.2…
Ravi Bishnoi (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi described his return to Rajasthan Royals as “like playing at home” after the inaugural champions secured him for Rs 7.2 crore at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The bidding for the 25-year-old turned intense before the Royals finally had the last word…
Chennai Super Kings snapped Karthik Sharma for Rs 14.20 during the IPL 2026 Mini Auction. (Instagram) NEW DELHI: Lokendra Singh Chahar vividly remembers the day he saw a five-year-old Kartik sitting on his father’s shoulders, holding a plastic bat, at his academy in Agra.Kartik Sharma’s father, Manoj Kumar — a cricket tragic himself — wanted…
Prashant Veer Singh and Cameron Green (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Franchises opened their purses freely at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi, splashing big money to secure their preferred targets. Kolkata Knight Riders stole the spotlight by spending a record Rs 25.20 crore to sign Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, while also shelling out…
Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw has described the molestation complaint filed against him by social media influencer Sapna Gill as baseless, claiming it was motivated by personal animosity and a desire for publicity. In a written response submitted to a Mumbai court on Tuesday, Shaw argued that Gill’s plea was frivolous and filed with the intention…
