The move to promote Axar Patel to number three in the second T20I against South Africa did not go to plan. Axar laboured to a run-a-ball 21 – not ideal when chasing a big score. Axar’s elevation is in keeping with the flexible approach followed by the team management, highlighted by head coach Gautam Gambhir’s…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has extended the deadline for investors to buy the two new teams in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) by one week. PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced that bids can be submitted until December 22, instead of December 15. He claimed that the interest being shown by prospective investors from the…
In the IPL mini-auction, teams cannot use an RTM (Right to Match) card to buy back a player they released. The RTM card option was introduced at the mega auction ahead of IPL 2014. It was then retained for the next mega auction ahead of IPL 2018 but discarded before the 2022 season. A maximum…
An accelerated auction is the final, fast-paced phase of the IPL auction, designed to clear remaining players once teams have filled most of their squads. Before this round begins, franchises submit a shortlist of unsold players they are still interested in. Only those names are called out. Bidding moves quickly, often with little pause between…
Virandeep Singh, the 26-year-old captain of Malaysia, is the only associate-nation player in the IPL 2026 auction pool. A late addition to the final list after missing the early 350-player shortlist, he enters the mini auction at a base price of Rs. 30 lakh. He made his international debut against Thailand in 2019. A genuine…
With three days to go for the IPL 2026 auction, the chatter around bidding wars is growing louder. Fans are already speculating on which names could spark frenzied auctions and which might quietly slip through unsold when franchises sit down in Abu Dhabi. Adding fuel to the debate, Star Sports recently posed an intriguing question…
Since the IPL began in 2008, its player auctions have been held across multiple cities in India and, in recent years, overseas. This year’s mini auction is set to be held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on December 16. Here is a complete, year-by-year list of all IPL auction venues. 2008 Mumbai, India…
Australia quick Josh Hazlewood intends to continue playing international cricket in all formats despite missing the entire Ashes series because of injury. At 34, Hazlewood was one of six Australian players considered to be approaching the twilight, and maybe the end, of their Test careers during the Ashes series. Hazlewood’s involvement ended up being stymied…
