Chennai Super Kings are reinventing their DNA. Once called the Dad’s Army for picking proven talents in their late 30s, Chennai Super Kings spent big on young uncapped players in the IPL 2026 auction. The five-time champions bought Uttar Pradesh all-rounder Prashant Veer, a 20-year-old, for a whopping sum of Rs 14.20 crore. Shortly after, […]
With 350 players set to go under the hammer, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction will be held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, 16 December. Out of those players, 240 cricketers are Indians, while 110 are foreigners. The auction is scheduled to start at 2.30 PM (IST). Overall, 173 cricketers […]
Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) With Sanju Samson’s stunning trade to Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals suddenly find themselves searching for a new leader. And the name at the top of the list is Riyan Parag, who captained RR in eight matches last season when Samson […]
Uncapped Indian talents are always highly sought after during the Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions. With less than two weeks to go, Rajasthan’s Kartik Sharma has been making the headlines with predictions suggesting that the 19-year-old could become the highest-paid uncapped player at the IPL 2026 auction, set to take place in Abu Dhabi on […]
South African veteran Faf du Plessis has formally withdrawn from the IPL 2026 auction, confirming that he will instead participate in the upcoming season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The 40-year-old’s decision — announced just a fortnight before the IPL auction in Abu Dhabi — marks one of the most significant player moves ahead […]
Mumbai batter Ayush Mhatre shattered Rohit Sharma’s record following his breathtaking century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group A fixture against Vidarbha on Friday, November 28. Mhatre became the youngest player in the history of the game to register a century in all three formats of cricket namely First-class, List A and T20. The […]
Ayush Mhatre (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre has set a new record as the youngest cricketer to score centuries in all three formats of professional cricket – first-class, List A and T20. He achieved this milestone with a remarkable 49-ball century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Vidarbha at Lucknow’s […]
Sanju Samson in Indian colours (Photo Credits: Creimas/Asian Cricket Council) Sanju Samson has been appointed as the captain of Kerala’s senior men’s cricket team for the upcoming BCCI Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025/26. The tournament’s Elite Group-A League Stage will be played in Lucknow from November 26 to December 8, 2025.The Kerala Cricket Association has […]
India’s Sanju Samson (Photo credit: AP /PTI) Sanju Samson has expressed his delight about joining Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and getting the opportunity to play alongside MS Dhoni in IPL 2026. The wicketkeeper-batter has been traded from Rajasthan Royals to the five-time IPL champions for Rs 18 Crore.Samson opened up about his long-standing admiration for […]
India wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson has revealed his old desire of being around legendary MS Dhoni and thanked his destiny for now getting to share the dressing room with him. Samson will be playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026), having been traded from Rajasthan Royals (RR) […]
