Wriddhiman Saha (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Wriddhiman Saha has announced his decision to conclude his cricket career following the current Ranji Trophy season.Throughout his career, the skilled wicketkeeper-batsman played 40 Test matches for India from 2010 to 2021. He also appeared in 170 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, representing various teams including Kolkata Knight…
Ricky Ponting (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With just two uncapped players retained and the biggest purse of Rs 110.5 crore going into the mega auction, Punjab Kings will be starting from scratch under new head coach Ricky Ponting.Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh were the only two retained players by the franchise as the side made…
Rishabh Pant has surprisingly not been retained by Delhi Capitals (DC) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction later this month, and former India batsman Suresh Raina believes the star wicketkeeper-batsman could be seen in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) colours in IPL 2025.“I met MS Dhoni in Delhi, Pant was also there. I…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran (AFP Photo) KOLKATA: Nicholas Pooran has taken some giant strides as a batter in the past couple of years. Quite a bit of the Trinidadian’s success has come in the IPL, as a key member of Lucknow Super Giants. So, when LSG marked the former West Indies captain as their…
Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2025 auction landscape became more defined after all ten franchises disclosed their retained players on Thursday. Among the total 46 players retained across teams, only two franchises – Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals – utilised their maximum limit of six retentions.Punjab Kings took a…
Heinrich Klaasen and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: In a surprising turn of events on Thursday, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen outshone one of cricket’s biggest icons, Virat Kohli, by securing the highest retention price this season.Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) retained Klaasen for a staggering Rs 23 crore, marking a significant statement on…
NEW DELHI: The deadline for the ten franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to submit their player retention lists has arrived, marking a pivotal moment in the preparation for the IPL 2025 mega auction set for the last week of November.By the end of October 31, the composition of the teams for the upcoming…
NEW DELHI: Since Virat Kohli stepped down as captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the team has experienced a mixed bag of results under the leadership of Faf du Plessis.Read more:Virat Kohli to become RCB captain once againWhile RCB have managed to qualify for the playoffs…
Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma during a practice session at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Test cricket is widely regarded as the purest and most traditional form of the sport. While limited-overs formats like ODI and T20 have gained immense popularity, Test cricket retains its place as the…
नई दिल्ली. भारतीय क्रिकेट बोर्ड (बीसीसीआई) ने उस ‘इम्पैक्ट प्लेयर’ नियम पर आखिरकार निर्णय ले लिया है, जो पिछले एक साल से चर्चा का विषय बना हुआ है. बीसीसीआई ने आगामी सैयद मुश्ताक अली टी20 ट्रॉफी से ‘इम्पैक्ट प्लेयर’ नियम खत्म करने का फैसला किया है. ‘इम्पैक्ट प्लेयर’ का नियम कुछ साल पहले सैयद मुश्ताक…
