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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 22, 2024
April 22, 2024

Kohli unhappy with umpire after new full toss review method rules him out

The Royal Challengers Bangalore opener had scored 18 runs from seven balls chasing Kolkata's total of 222-6 before his dismissal, as his team went on to lose the Indian Premier League (IPL) game by just one run.

April 21, 2024
April 21, 2024

Kolkata beat Bengaluru in IPL thriller after Kohli's dismissal drama

Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late charge by Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsmen to win by one run in an IPL thriller after Virat Kohli's angry outburst at his dismissal on Sunday.

April 21, 2024
April 21, 2024

'I'll do everything I can to be on that flight to the World Cup'

In six innings, Karthik has racked up 226 runs at an average of 75.33 and a strike-rate of 205.45.Excelling in a finisher role for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Karthik has pushed his case for a call-up to the T20I squad with just over a month to go for the T20 World Cup.

April 21, 2024
April 21, 2024

'On a roll': Head blitz fires Sunrisers to 266 and big IPL win

"On a bit of a roll there," Head said of his form after he took second place in the batting chart with 324 runs including a century and two fifties. "Enjoyable, boys are on a roll."

April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024

Pollard, David fined for illegal TV review help in IPL game

Mumbai Indians batsman Tim David and batting coach Kieron Pollard were fined Saturday for asking a teammate to seek a TV review in contravention of rules during an Indian Premier League match.

April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024

Mustafizur in action against LSG in Lucknow

This will be Mustafizur’s sixth match this season, who is currently fourth in the tournament’s wicket-takers’ list with 10 wickets.

April 18, 2024
April 18, 2024

Pant boosts his World Cup hopes with keeping masterclass

Pant is playing his first tournament since suffering serious injuries in a car accident in December 2022 that kept him out of last year's IPL as well as the 50-overs World Cup in India.

April 18, 2024
April 18, 2024

Lucknow wanted Shoriful but ‘NOC was too short’

“Lucknow sent me an SMS informing that they want me. But as the NOC period was too short, they did not respond any more,” Shoriful said

April 18, 2024
April 18, 2024

‘The country comes first’: Sujon on Mustafizur

“You can learn from everywhere… Maybe he [Jalal Yunus] didn’t mean it like that.”

April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024

'Mustafizur has nothing to learn from IPL'

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus has defended the board’s decision to bring back Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL for the Zimbabwe series, saying Mustafizur has nothing to learn from the IPL.