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IPL Auction 2024: Who Will MS Dhoni And Co. Replace Ben Stokes With? Ex-India Star Names Options | Cricket News
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IPL Auction 2024: Who Will MS Dhoni And Co. Replace Ben Stokes With? Ex-India Star Names Options | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction is just around the corner with the event set to take place on December 19 in Dubai. A total of 1,166 players are set to under the hammer, but with only 77 available slots. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to strengthen their squad during the mini auction as they look to fill voild left by Ben Stokes (released) and Ambati Rayudu (retired). Former India batter Aakash Chopra has revealed what he thinks could be CSK strategy at the mini-auction.Chopra feels CSK might target New Zealand all-rounders Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell to replace Stokes in the squad."They will need an all-rounder. It could be Rachin Ravindra in place of Ben Stokes, or they might look towards Daryl Mitchell. This team might not need spinn...
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‘Tricky’ Call Between Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya For T20 World Cup: Ashish Nehra Drops ‘IPL’ Factor | Cricket News
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‘Tricky’ Call Between Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya For T20 World Cup: Ashish Nehra Drops ‘IPL’ Factor | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ashish Nehra spoke on the uncertainity over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's T20I future.© AFPTeam India's squads for the upcoming tour of South Africa has been the topic of discussion lately. After reports emerged that veteran Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will miss the white-ball leg of tour (three T20Is and as many ODIs), the BCCI confirmed earlier this week that the star batters will return to the team for two-match Test series, starting December 26. With Rohit rested and vice-captain Hardik Pandya out injured, KL Rahul will lead the team in the 50-over format, while Suryakumar Yadav will get his first taste of India captaincy away from home, having led the side to a T20I series-win over Australia on Friday.Speaking on Hardik's injury, former India pacer Ashish Nehra feels the al...
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IPL 2024 Auction: Mitchell Starc, Travis Head In Highest Bracket. Rachin Ravindra’s Base Price Is… | Cricket News
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IPL 2024 Auction: Mitchell Starc, Travis Head In Highest Bracket. Rachin Ravindra’s Base Price Is… | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of New Zealand cricketer Rachin Ravindra© AFPAustralia's World Cup heroes Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have all kept their respective base prices in the highest bracket of Rs 2 crore along with out-of-favour India pacer Harshal Patel for the IPL auctions, scheduled in Dubai on December 19. As per ESPN Cricinfo, franchises have been sent a list of 1166 players, who have registered for the auction. There are 77 slots up for grabs and 30 of them would be overseas players. The 10 teams can collectively spend Rs 262.95 crore. New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra, who made everyone stand up and take note with his batting exploits during the World Cup, is priced at Rs 50 lakh but he is expected go at least 15 if not 20 times more than his base price.Surprisingly, forme...
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If Hardik Pandya Is Made Mumbai Indians Captain, “Rohit Sharma Will…”: R Ashwin Drops ‘Grace’ Word | Cricket News
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If Hardik Pandya Is Made Mumbai Indians Captain, “Rohit Sharma Will…”: R Ashwin Drops ‘Grace’ Word | Cricket News

[ad_1] Who will lead Mumbai Indians at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 - Rohit Sharma or Hardik Pandya? That is one big question that every Indian cricket fan wants to know. Ahead of the IPL 2024 retention list release, the intrigue surrounding Hardik Pandya's likely move back to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans was at it peak. Though Hardik Pandya was initially named in GT's retained players' list, sources told NDTV after the deadline was over that the star all-rounder had been traded-off with Mumbai Indians.A day later, the IPL officially confirmed the move. Spin stalwart Ravichandran Ashwin feels that if all-rounder Hardik Pandya is made the Mumbai Indians skipper, Rohit Sharma will "handle it with grace" as the Team India captain "does not have much ego".Pandya returned to Mum...
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IPL Media Rights Value Can Touch $50 Billion: Chairman Arun Dhumal | Cricket News
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IPL Media Rights Value Can Touch $50 Billion: Chairman Arun Dhumal | Cricket News

[ad_1] IPL is the second-most high-valued league after the USA's NFL.© BCCI/IPLThe Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Arun Dhumal believes that the media rights value of the league has the potential to touch a staggering $50 million over the next two decades, provided it keeps innovating and improvising with fans' interests in mind. The current media rights value of the league stands at $6.2 billion (approx Rs 48,000 crore) for a five-year period starting from 2022. Even by this estimate, IPL is the second-most high-valued league after the National Football League (NFL), as the American sporting entity struck a $110 billion media deal for an 11-year period starting from last year."If I have to see how it has gone over the last 15 years and if I have to go by estimates going forward, we...
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Not Shubman Gill, RCB Great Feels This Veteran Should Have Replaced Hardik Pandya As Gujarat Titans Captain | Cricket News
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Not Shubman Gill, RCB Great Feels This Veteran Should Have Replaced Hardik Pandya As Gujarat Titans Captain | Cricket News

[ad_1] Shubman Gill will don a new hat at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Already an important member of the Gujarat Titans franchise, Shubman Gill has been named as the new captain of the former IPL champions. It is a major responsibility. South Africa great and former Royal Challengers Bangalore star AB de Villiers feels that while it would be exciting  to see Shubman Gill lead GT, another veteran star could have been given the opportunity to lead the franchise for IPL 2024."Not that I doubt Shubman's skill or ability as a leader but the minute I saw Kane Williamson's name as a retained player (in GT), I thought there was a fantastic opportunity to give an experienced player who has done it before, player with a rock-solid role up the order, an opportunity to captain for you. Giv...
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“…Is Going To Take Over”: Ravichandran Ashwin’s Huge CSK Captaincy Prediction. Not Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket News
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“…Is Going To Take Over”: Ravichandran Ashwin’s Huge CSK Captaincy Prediction. Not Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 retention list is out. Several top names like Ben Stokes, Shardul Thakur have been released by their respective franchises ahead of the IPL 2024 auction on December 19. There have been trade-offs too with Hardik Pandya moving back to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans making the maximum noise. For IPL defending champions, the release of Ben Stokes made the headlines. Dwaine Pretorius and Kyle Jamieson were released too.One major question in front of Chennai Super Kings is the succession plan for skipper MS Dhoni. When Ben Stokes was roped in, the general impression was that he could be the next CSK captain. But the star England all-rounder has been released. Ravichandran Ashwin feels it is Ruturaj Gaikwad who will take over the reins.    "The h...
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“It’s Been A Well Known Fact”: AB De Villiers Pinpoints RCB’s Huge Weakness | Cricket News
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“It’s Been A Well Known Fact”: AB De Villiers Pinpoints RCB’s Huge Weakness | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of AB De Villiers© BCCILegendary South Africa cricketer AB De VIlliers is no stranger to Royal Challengers Bangalore. De Villiers played for the Indian Premier League (IPL) for multiple years and he believes that bowling has been a sore point for quite some time. RCB have never reached the final of the competition and De Villiers said that although the batters have been inconsistent in the past, the bowling has been a persistent issue for the side. In a recent video, he explained that the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is not helpful for bowlers and the lack of cohesion among the bowlers have not helped matters.“It has been a well-known fact that RCB's bowling has been an area of weakness over the years. Yes, the batters also made a mess at times, but you need to play...
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Jasprit Bumrah ‘May Be Hurt As MI Is Celebrating Somebody Who Left And Came Back’: World Cup Winner Decodes Cryptic Post | Cricket News
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Jasprit Bumrah ‘May Be Hurt As MI Is Celebrating Somebody Who Left And Came Back’: World Cup Winner Decodes Cryptic Post | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah© AFPLegendary Indian cricket team batter Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes that fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah may have been hurt following Hardik Pandya's move to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Burmah recently took to social media platform Instagram and shared a cryptic story, leaving the fans concerned. Some fans also connected Bumrah's post with the forthcoming IPL 2024 auction. "Silence is sometimes the best answer", Bumrah's Instagram story read. During a recent interaction, Srikkanth hinted at a similar theory and said that it is possible that Hardik's return to MI may have caused some problems for Bumrah."You can't find another cricketer like Jasprit Bumrah. Be it Tests o...
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Mumbai Indians Were Willing To Pay ‘As Much Money As Possible’: R Ashwin Reveals Unsuccessful IPL Trade Deal | Cricket News
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Mumbai Indians Were Willing To Pay ‘As Much Money As Possible’: R Ashwin Reveals Unsuccessful IPL Trade Deal | Cricket News

[ad_1] After the IPL 2023 retention list was announced on Sunday, the one news that made the headlines was Hardik Pandya moving back to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans. Hardik Pandya was named in the IPL 2024 retention list by Gujarat Titans but a couple of hours after the deadline ended sources told NDTV that the Indian T20I cricket team captain was traded to Mumbai Indians. On Monday, the IPL officially confirmed the move.Indian cricket team star spinner Ravichandran made an interesting observation regarding Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians - the two most successful team in IPL history - and their philosophy on players release."Trading so many players or releasing so many players is not a well-known practice so far in the IPL. Because if you look at these IPL teams and talk to...
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