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Don't get involved in overseas leagues, BCCI tells franchises ahead of IPL auction: Report
Three IPL franchises -- Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals -- own teams in the International League T20 (ILT20) in the United Arab Emirates while six teams -- Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, SunRisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals - are involved in the upcoming league in South Africa (SA20).
Ben Stokes can replace M.S. Dhoni as captain at CSK, says Scott Styris
Dhoni, who had relinquished captaincy in the 2022 edition but was forced to take back the reins as the team fared miserably under Ravindra Jadeja, will probably be leading the CSK for the last time this season as he wants to bid farewell in front of home fans at Chennai. With the 41-year-old four-time IPL-winning skipper set to retire for the final time soon.
2nd Test, Day 3: India own morning session as four bowlers take wickets, reduce Bangladesh to 71/4
With the pitch offering help to pacers and spinners, India were on the money from the word go, maintaining pressure and not letting Bangladesh off the hook at all. Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Siraj picked up a wicket each early in the morning, followed by Jaydev Unadkat and Axar Patel taking one scalp each later.
BBL|12: Seasoned Australia keeper Matthew Wade suspended for swearing
Wade, who is part of the Australia white-ball team in the T20 World Cup at home this season, is the captain of Hobart Hurricanes in BBL|12 and will miss the Christmas eve encounter with Melbourne Renegades at Melbourne.
IPL 2023, Mini-Auction: Delhi Capitals make exciting additions by picking Phil Salt, Mukesh and Manish Pandey
The JSW-GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals franchise bagged ICC Men's T20 World Cup-winning player Phil Salt for INR 2 crore along with South African Rilee Rossouw for INR 4.6 crore. They also picked up experienced Indian players like Ishant Sharma and Manish Pandey for INR 50 Lakh and INR 2.4 crore respectively. In addition, uncapped Indian speedster Mukesh Kumar also joined the Delhi Capitals for INR 5.5 crore.
'Didn't sleep much last night', Sam Curran reacts after becomes most expensive player in IPL history
"I didn't sleep much last night, was a bit excited, also nervous about how the auction was going to go. But yeah, absolutely overwhelmed and incredibly humbled that I managed to get what I did. I never had any expectations to receive that," Curran said on Star Sports show 'Cricket Live -- Auction Special'.
IPL Mini Auction: David Hussey thinks SRH have probably overpaid for England batter Harry Brook
Brook made his England T20I debut against West Indies this year. In 17 innings, he has averaged 26.57 at a strike rate of 137.77 and was a part of England's T20 World Cup-winning team in Australia. Recently, he was named Player of the Series in England's 3-0 Test series triumph in Pakistan for scoring three centuries on tour.
IPL Mini Auction: Ben Stokes structures out any side tremendously well, says Aaron Finch
Stokes entered the auction at INR 2 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore competed with Rajasthan Royals before Lucknow Super Giants entered the bid at INR 7 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad too entered the fray shortly, followed by CSK.Eventually, the MS Dhoni-captained side roped him in for the third joint-highest paycheck ever in the IPL, surpassing the one the franchise paid for Deepak Chahar in the 2022 mega auction.
IPL 2023, mini-auction: Sam Curran gets highest-ever bid, sold to PBKS for 18.5 cr; MI get Green for 17.5 cr
There was intense bidding between MI, CSK, RR, LSG, and PBKS for Curran, who was Player of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup in Australia. However, PBKS eventually got the England all-rounder. After Curran, Australia all-rounder Cameron Green also attracted big bids from franchises and became the second-most expensive player in the IPL history after Mumbai Indians picked him for a whopping Rs 17.5 crore.
Stuart Broad, Matthew Potts, Dan Lawrence return to England's Test squad for New Zealand tour
The right-arm quick Olly Stone, who last played for England in June 2021 against New Zealand, will be looking to add to his three Test caps. Tearaway quick Mark Wood, who was impressive in the recent 3-0 victory over Pakistan, will take a break from all international and franchise cricket in January to fully recover after a busy winter in all formats.
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