Author: Mohan Nasre

Punjab Kings (PBKS) bought eight players in the recently concluded IPL auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the tournament. England all-rounder Chris Woakes was also bought for a sum of INR 4.20 crore along with a band of domestic talent. Indian medium pacer Harshal Patel (INR 11.75 crore) was the biggest purchase by the team, followed by South African batter Rilee Rossouw who was snapped up for INR 8 crore after a bidding war with the Delhi Capitals during the accelerated auction. For the first time in their IPL history, they retained majority of their players going into the…

Rajasthan Royals was the first team to add a player to its squad at the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on Tuesday when it bought West Indies batter Rovman Powell for INR 7.40 crore. However, the franchise wasn’t too busy after that and added just four players to its roster. It turned heads when it dished out INR 5.8 crore for Indian middle-order batter Shubham Dubey, who is known to be a power-hitter. It added a handy left-arm pacer to its ranks by getting South African left-arm fast bowler Nandre Burger for his base price of INR 50 lakh. For…

The IPL 2024 auction at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai, saw Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) complete six new additions to its squad ahead of the next edition of the tournament. Indian pacer Shivam Mavi was the most expensive buy on the day for the team. England all-rounder David Willey, who recently retired from International cricket and and Australian batter Ashton Turner were the main foreign additions to the squad. Tamil Nadu spinner Manimaran Siddarth was snapped up for INR 2.40 crore. The team had earlier traded in Devdutt Padikkal from the Rajasthan Royals in place of Avesh Khan. KL…

The 10th match of the Big Bash League 2023/24, between Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat, is set to take place on Thursday, December 21st. The game will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Victoria. The match is scheduled to begin at 1:45 PM IST. Renegades is led by Nic Maddinson, while Heat is captained by Collin Munro. Both teams boast a lineup of exceptional players, making fans anticipate a tense and closely contested match that will set the stage for an exciting tournament. Furthermore, as both sides gear up for this intense battle, let’s delve into the weather forecast…

Melbourne Renegades (REN) and Brisbane Heat (HEA) will cross swords in the seventh match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2023/24 on Thursday, December 21 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. The match between Renegades and Heat will begin at 1:45 PM IST. The match will be telecasted live on the Star Sports Network and streamed lived on Disney+ Hotstar App. In this article, we will take a look at the head-to-head stats of the Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat match 10 of BBL 2023/24. Also Read: Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat: Free Live Streaming Details for Today Match BBL 2023/24…

The much-awaited 13th edition of Australia’s premier franchise T20 competition, the Big Bash League is almost here. A total of 8 teams will be participating in Big Bash League 2023/24. The teams are – Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers. The 10th match of the 2023/24 Big Bash League, featuring a thrilling showdown between Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat, is scheduled for December 21st (Thursday) at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Nic Maddinson takes the helm as the captain of Renegades, while Colin Munro leads the charge for Heat…

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has earned its reputation as the cash-rich league, witnessing extravagant spending on players, both seasoned stars and promising talents, through auctions, retentions, and drafts. Team owners and officials engage in intense bidding wars to secure players. Over the years, the league has seen several records shattered, with players fetching staggering amounts in auctions. During the IPL 2024 auction, the record for the most expensive player changed hands twice in a matter of hours. Initially, Pat Cummins became the highest-paid player in IPL history, with Sunrisers Hyderabad securing his services for a whopping INR 20.50 Crore,…

Royal Challengers Bangalore signed as many as six players in the IPL 2024 auction. In the battle to sign players ahead of the upcoming season of the cash-rich league, RCB went all out to secure Australian skipper Pat Cummins’ services but failed to do so, and he eventually joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20.50 crore. As an alternate option, RCB splashed out INR 11.50 crore to sign West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Jospeh, who has won two IPL titles with the Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans previously. The 27-year-old right arm pacer holds the record for the best bowling figures…

Gujarat Titans, the 2022 IPL champion and 2023 runner-up, had a solid outing at the auction, with the side roping in several key players. They splurged the most on Australian left-arm pacer Spencer Johnson (INR 10 crore). Shubman Gill will be the captain of GT for IPL 2024. Titans also managed to rope in Afghanistan pace-bowling all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai, possibly as a replacement for Pandya. The Ahmedabad-based side also secured the services of middle-order batter Shahrukh Khan for INR 7.40 crore, to further shore up an already deep batting order. The addition of young Indian pacer Kartik Tyagi for just…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) added 10 new players to their squad, including Mitchell Starc for an IPL record fee of INR 24.75 crore. The second-most expensive pick of the auction for KKR was Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who came in for INR 2 crore. KKR’s top-seven is likely to remain intact from the previous season, except for the return of skipper Shreyas Iyer from an injury-enforced break, while its bowling will have a fresh look with the addition of Starc, Mujeeb and Chetan Sakariya. The two-time champion will be led by Shreyas Iyer. The addition of wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat will provide…