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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.
Ponting to coach Washington Freedom in MLC
Ponting has signed a two-year deal ahead of the second season of the Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States.
Franchise is the future but Australia rule the here and now
After two years of intense lobbying, cricket finally got the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) seal of approval to be part of the 2028 Los Angeles Games having last featured in the world's biggest sporting extravaganza in 1900.
Tests still 'top of the tree' for IPL’s record signing
Australia's all-formats hero’s IPL windfall, however, has not shifted his continued prioritisation of the longest format as the left-armer reiterated his desire to play every Test this summer.
CSK plan to bet on Fizz at Chepauk
Mustafizur was picked up by the MS Dhoni-led side in the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai for his base price of INR 2 crore
Record IPL deal a cherry on the cake for Starc at Christmas
Australia's all-formats hero became the most expensive player in the history of the league after attracting the eye-watering bid from Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday.
Starc overtakes Cummins as most expensive player in IPL auctions
Cummins broke the record of English all-rounder Sam Curran, who had received INR 18.5 crores by Punjab Kings in the previous edition.
MI replacing 'tired' Rohit with 'fresh' Pandya, says Gavaskar
"The decision taken by Mumbai Indians is for the benefit of their team," Gavaskar told Star Sports
Cummins leads stars up for grabs in big-money IPL auction
Players can start the bidding for their services at up to $240,000 but the best will be snapped up for many times that.
Pandya replaces Rohit as Mumbai Indians captain
Pandya replaces Rohit, who led Mumbai to five IPL titles
Shakib to ‘sacrifice’ franchise leagues for national team
“My plan is to give all my time to the national team. Maybe, I will sacrifice all the franchise tournaments that I used to play,” said Shakib.