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If players have ability, they will get picked: Fahim on Bangladesh players getting snubbed in IPL auction

In his take about why Bangladesh players got snubbed in the Indian Premier League auction earlier this week, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Nazmul Abedeen Fahim underlined that quality and the ability to perform would take precedence in franchises picking players.

IPL snub a reminder of Bangladesh’s talent drought

A total of 1574 players had registered for the players auction of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). From there, 574 got shortlisted by the 10 teams to go under the hammer, of which 208 were from overseas, 12 of which were uncapped cricketers and only one of them was from New Zealand, a 22-year-old middle-order batter named Bevon Jacobs.

IPL history-maker Suryavanshi, 13, 'came on Earth to play cricket'

Dreams have come early for cricket-mad Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the shy schoolboy aged 13 who is the youngest player in Indian Premier League history.

New Zealander Jacobs left shocked by Mumbai signing

Uncapped New Zealander Bevon Jacobs thought he was being pranked when he woke on Tuesday to a glut of messages congratulating him on being signed by Indian Premier League (IPL) side Mumbai Indians.

Top 10 buys in IPL auction

Ten Indian Premier League teams spent nearly $75.72 million to buy 182 players in a two-day auction that concluded Monday in Jeddah.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 13, youngest to be sold in IPL history

A left-handed batter and spinner, the prodigy from the eastern Indian state of Bihar came into the two-day auction in Jeddah at a base price of $35,591.

Fizz, Rishad unsold in IPL auction 

Mustafizur was the only Bangladesh cricketer to get picked in the last edition's auction. He played nine matches for the Chennai Super Kings, taking 14 wickets at an economy rate of 9.26.

From serious car crash to IPL record for 'remarkable' Pant

Two years after Rishabh Pant feared his cricket career was over in a serious car crash, the wicketkeeper has become the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history.

IPL auction / Rishabh Pant sold for record $3.2 mn

The winning bid for Pant surpassed the 267.5 million ($3.17 million) paid to Shreyas Iyer by Punjab Kings, in the first set of marquee players in the ongoing auction in the Saudi Arabian city of Jed

April 14, 2024
April 14, 2024

Pathirana in as Fizz returns to Mumbai

Chennai Super Kings' Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned to the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai against his former franchise Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) today.

April 14, 2024
April 14, 2024

Mustafizur set for IPL homecoming in Mumbai

Mustafizur played for MI in the 2018 edition of the IPL, where he claimed seven wickets in as many games at an economy rate of 8.36

April 14, 2024
April 14, 2024

Marsh returns home from IPL following injury

The 32-year-old, who is widely expected to captain Australia in the showpiece event in the U.S. and West Indies, sat out Delhi's last two IPL games against Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants.

April 14, 2024
April 14, 2024

Hetmyer powers Rajasthan win in low-scoring IPL thriller

Shimron Hetmyer's explosive 27 runs off 10 balls helped Rajasthan Royals edge out Punjab Kings with a three-wicket IPL win on Saturday.

April 13, 2024
April 13, 2024

Fit-again Kuldeep back in elements in return to IPL action

The left-arm wristspinner, almost certain to be part of the India squad for the T20 World Cup in June, missed Delhi's previous three matches with a groin injury.

April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024

Suryakumar better version of AB de Villiers, says Harbhajan

“We have all seen AB de Villiers; unbelievable player! But when I see this guy, I think he is a better version of AB de Villiers,” Harbhajan told Star Sports

April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024

Suryakumar's IPL blitz eases comeback concerns ahead of T20 WC

The top ranked batter in T20 Internationals, Suryakumar missed Mumbai's first three matches of the season as he completed his recovery from an ankle injury and a sports hernia operation.

April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024

Bumrah 5-21 wrecks RCB before SKY seals easy Mumbai win

The ace Indian pacer's masterful 5-21 won him the player-of-the-match and restricted the star-studded RCB line up to 196-8 after Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first at the home ground in Mumbai.

April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024

Most ducks in IPL: Maxwell joins Sharma and Karthik

Maxwell fell for a duck against Mumbai Indians (MI) during today’s IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium and joined Karthik and Sharma as the batters to be dismissed on duck for the most times in the competition, with all three having 17 ducks under their name.

April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024

Sangakkara urges Parag not to look too far ahead

Parag scored 76 in Rajasthan's three-wicket loss to the Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, bringing his tally to 261 runs for the season. He is second in the race for the 'orange cap', awarded to the tournament's leading scorer, behind Royal Challengers' Virat Kohli.