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Shopian Villages Celebrate As Jasia Akhtar Gets Picked In Women’s Premier League | Cricket News
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Shopian Villages Celebrate As Jasia Akhtar Gets Picked In Women’s Premier League | Cricket News

[ad_1] Celebrations are going on at the residence of Jasia Akhtar here ever since she became the first woman cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be picked by a Women's Premier League (WPL) franchise during the auction in Mumbai on Monday. "When I got the news of Jasia's selection, I could not believe it. I am feeling very happy for her," Jasia's cousin, Khushnuma, told PTI as a stream of neighbours visited the cricketer's house in Shopian to celebrate her achievement.The 34-year-old right-hand top-order batter was picked by Delhi Capitals for a base price of Rs 20 lakh."Jasia jaisi koi nahi. The #CapitalsUniverse is stoked to have you!" DC tweeted after the auction.Jasia jaisi koi nahiThe #CapitalsUniverse is stoked to have you! #WPL #WPLAuction #YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/Ow7CIPuTx...
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Women’s Premier League Auction 2023: Full List Of The Five Squads | Cricket News
13Feb By adminNo Comments
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Women’s Premier League Auction 2023: Full List Of The Five Squads | Cricket News

[ad_1] The auction for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League turned out to be a memorable one. The event, which was held in Mumbai on Monday, saw India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana being sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crores, thus becoming the costliest buy. Among overseas players, Australia's Ashleigh Gardner was picked by Gujarat Giants for Rs 3.2 crore and England's Nat Sciver-Brunt got the same amount from Mumbai Indians. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur went to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.80 crore while Deepti Sharma went to UP Warriorz for Rs 2.60 crore. Shafali Verma got Rs 2 crore from Delhi Capitals. Jemimah Rodrigues got Rs 2.2 crore from the same team.Here's a list of all team's squad after the auction:Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana, Sophi...
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Smriti Mandhana Hits Pay Dirt, Harmanpreet Kaur Gets Half As DC Lap Up Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues | Cricket News
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Smriti Mandhana Hits Pay Dirt, Harmanpreet Kaur Gets Half As DC Lap Up Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues | Cricket News

[ad_1] Smriti Mandhana stole the thunder in the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) auctions as Royal Challengers Bangalore pipped Mumbai Indians in a bidding war to buy the India vice-captain for Rs 3.40 crore (USD 410,000) on Monday. India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur came much cheaper for Mumbai Indians at nearly half the price of Mandhana at Rs 1.80 crore. Harman is also not the highest paid in her team where England's Nat Sciver-Brunt got way more at Rs 3.20 crore.In fact, Harmanpreet was not even among the top-four Indian buys as the second costliest player from the country so far is all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who was bought by UP Warriorz for Rs 2.6 crore.The hard-hitting Shafali Verma and star of the World T20 game against Pakistan on Sunday, Jemimah Rodrigues were picked by Delhi...
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Ricky Ponting Sets Clear IPL 2023 Expectations For Rishabh Pant | Cricket News
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Ricky Ponting Sets Clear IPL 2023 Expectations For Rishabh Pant | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Rishabh Pant© IPL/BCCIOne of the most promising batters in the Indian cricketing spectrum, Rishabh Pant suffered serious injuries in a car crash on December 30. The severity of the injuries was such that the wicket-keeper batter had to undergo surgeries. The situation rules him out for the entire Indian Premier League, and quite possibly, the most of this year. But, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting wants the wicket-keeper batter around him for the entire 2023 edition of the T20 league.Ponting admitted that the Delhi Capitals are in the market for a replacement but he also admitted that players like Pant "don't grow on trees"."You can't replace those guys, simple as that. They don't grow on trees, players like that. We've got to look at - and we already are - a...
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Sourav Ganguly Says “Rishabh Pant Will Not Be Available For IPL”: Report | Cricket News
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Sourav Ganguly Says “Rishabh Pant Will Not Be Available For IPL”: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] Rishabh Pant will miss the cash-rich Indian Premier League because of his injuries.© BCCIIndia's Rishabh Pant will miss the cash-rich Indian Premier League because of his injuries in a road accident last month, former national cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly has confirmed. The India star suffered multiple injuries when he crashed his Mercedes SUV north of New Delhi before dawn on December 30. The car burst into flames and he was rescued by a bus driver and conductor. Pant is captain of the Delhi Capitals side in the annual two-month tournament, which is due to begin in late March or April with some of the biggest international stars of the game."Rishabh Pant will not be available for the IPL," Ganguly, who is due to join Delhi Capitals as director of cricket, was quoted as sayi...
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“We All Behind You”: David Warner Shares Heartfelt Post For Rishabh Pant. See Pic | Cricket News
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“We All Behind You”: David Warner Shares Heartfelt Post For Rishabh Pant. See Pic | Cricket News

[ad_1] Rishabh Pant had sustained serious injuries in a horrific car crash on December 30.© TwitterTeam India star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant had sustained serious injuries in a horrific car crash on December 30 while driving from Delhi to Roorkee. He was receiving treatment at the Max Hospital in Dehradun, till the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to airlift him to Mumbai for further treatment. He is currently under observation in Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute. Fans and the cricketing fraternity have wished Pant a speedy recovery since the news of his car crash came out.Pant's Delhi Capitals teammate, David Warner, shared a heartfelt post for him on Instagram."Get well brother @rishabpant. We all behind you," Warner...
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Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Set To Rejoin Delhi Capitals As Director Of Cricket: Report | Cricket News
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Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Set To Rejoin Delhi Capitals As Director Of Cricket: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Sourav Ganguly.© AFPFormer BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will be returning to the IPL fold as Director of Cricket with the Delhi Capitals during the upcoming edition starting in April, sources close to the development confirmed. The former India captain, who stepped down from the BCCI president's post in October, will also oversee all the cricket verticals of the franchise along with the ILT20 team Dubai Capitals and the SA T230 league side Pretoria Capitals. "Yes, Sourav will be back with Delhi Capitals from this year. The discussions and modalities are over."He has worked with the franchise, shares a good comfort level with owners and if he would have worked in IPL, it would have always been with DC," an IPL source tracking developments told PTI on conditions of an...
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Rishabh Pant Accident: Old Video Of Shikhar Dhawan Telling Star Wicketkeeper To Drive Carefully Goes Viral After Car Crash | Cricket News
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Rishabh Pant Accident: Old Video Of Shikhar Dhawan Telling Star Wicketkeeper To Drive Carefully Goes Viral After Car Crash | Cricket News

[ad_1] Rishabh Pant's horrific car crash has grabbed the cricket world's attention. Pant had a miraculous escape when his luxury car crashed into a road divider and caught fire after he dozed off at the wheel on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in the early hours of Friday. The 25-year-old, who was on his way to his hometown Roorkee to surprise his mother, suffered injuries on his head, back and feet but is in a stable condition following the accident in Manglaur in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district around 5.30 am, police said.India's cricket board BCCI said in a statement that Pant has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee. He has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back.Now, an old video of Dhawan telling Rishabh Pant to drive c...
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IPL 2023: Potential First XI Of All 10 Teams After Auction | Cricket News
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IPL 2023: Potential First XI Of All 10 Teams After Auction | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction is over with the 10 teams set with a fresh set of players. In all, the 10 sides spent Rs 167 crore combined. Total 80 players were sold, with 29 of them being foreign players. England allrounder Sam Curran was at the most expensive buy at Rs 18.5 crore (Punjab Kings) while Mayank Agarwal (Sunrisers Hyderabad) was the most expensive Indian buy at Rs 8.25 crore. Shivam Mavi (Gujarat Titans) was the most expensive uncapped Indian buy at Rs 6 crore.Here's what we can be the probable starting XI, full squad, total money spent of the 10 teams for IPL 2023:Chennai Super Kings:Total Players: 25 (Overseas: 8); Buys: 7, Retained: 18Ben Stokes was their biggest buy and he is set to play a big role in the top order and in the seam bowling departmen...
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Delhi Capitals Full Squad: Complete List Of DC Players After IPL Auction 2023 | Cricket News
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Delhi Capitals Full Squad: Complete List Of DC Players After IPL Auction 2023 | Cricket News

[ad_1] One of the most exciting franchises in the recent past, Delhi Capitals further strengthened their quad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction, making some smart buys. The Rishabh Pant-led side went for the likes of uncapped India bowler Mukesh Kumar (Rs 5.50 crore), Phil Salt (Rs 2 crore), Ishant Sharma (Rs 50 lakh) in the auction. Delhi Capitals is another franchise that showed a lot of common sense in their picks. Mukesh Kumar was a net bowler with the franchise last season and is now playing regularly for India A. With his ability to pitch the ball up, he can be a good Powerplay option during the later stage of the tournament.But the bargain buy certainly was Englishman Phil Salt, who had blasted the Pakistani bowlers during the T20 away series few weeks before the T20...
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