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England skipper Buttler contemplates role change ahead of Champions Trophy

 England captain Jos Buttler wants to explore the prospect of giving up the gloves and focusing on his batting under incoming white-ball coach Brendon McCullum as the wicketkeeper-batter eyes Champions Trophy success after two failed World Cup defences.

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.

April 6, 2024
April 6, 2024

Chennai's Dube in the reckoning for India's T20 World Cup

"I would definitely select him if I were a selector," said former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan

April 4, 2024
April 4, 2024

Narine blitz powers Kolkata to 272 and third IPL win

Sunil Narine smashed 85 to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to the second-best ever IPL total of 272-7 in a crushing 106-run victory over Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.

April 3, 2024
April 3, 2024

Mayank Yadav emerges as India's new pace sensation

Mayank Yadav stayed patient over the last two years as injury delayed his Indian Premier League debut but the 21-year-old has now emerged as cricket's latest pace sensation and is being touted as a potential wildcard for India's test tour of Australia.

April 3, 2024
April 3, 2024

Mustafizur to miss IPL match against Hyderabad

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who returned to the country from India yesterday, is set to miss Chennai Super King’s next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday, April 5.

April 3, 2024
April 3, 2024

'Bowling rockets': Yadav hits 156.7 km/h in Lucknow's IPL win

Speedster Mayank Yadav bowled the quickest ball of the new IPL season at 156.7 km/h (97.4 mph) in a fiery spell to power Lucknow Super Giants to a 28-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Tuesday.

April 2, 2024
April 2, 2024

New skipper Pandya under fire from Rohit fans as Mumbai slump

Mumbai replaced Rohit, who leads India in all formats, as captain before the IPL season started last month after the Pandya returned from Gujarat

April 2, 2024
April 2, 2024

Boult stars for Rajasthan as Mumbai slip to third IPL loss

Boult claimed three wickets including Rohit in the space of four deliveries.

April 1, 2024
April 1, 2024

Vaughan highlights 'irony' behind boos for Hardik Pandya

The former England captain took a subtle jab at Mumbai Indians fans.

April 1, 2024
April 1, 2024

Cricket world in awe of ‘vintage Dhoni’

“He [Dhoni] is outstanding, his brain is still nice and sharp, CSK please get MS Dhoni up the order,” Lee said to Jio Cinema

April 1, 2024
April 1, 2024

Standing ovation as Pant's fifty helps Delhi down Chennai in IPL

Rishabh Pant led from the front with his first IPL fifty since his comeback from a horror car crash as Delhi Capitals beat Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs on Sunday.