Author: Pratishtha Prakash

D an excellent knock, followed by Suryakumar Yadav, who batted well in the final overs under pressure. Team India started well for their three-match T20I series against West Indies. India won the opening match with six wickets. India won the toss and chose bowling over scoring the runs first. They started well with the ball as Bhuvneshwar Kumar excused the Windies Opener, Brandon King, in the first over of the inning itself. Windies Batsman Kyle Mayers then took the responsibility to bat and crushed seven boundaries in his 24-ball innings. Leg Spinner Ravi Bishnoi was the star of the game. …

The 2022 Indian Premier League saw players get big salary hikes from their previous income. The 2022 Auction saw some names getting more significant purchases by the ten franchises. This year’s Auction saw young players going for the highest purchases than the experienced ones. Ishant Kishan The biggest surprise for the Auction came from Mumbai Indians when they re-signed Ishant Kishan for a whopping price of Rs. 15.25 crore. For Mumbai Indians, Ishant Kishan was not the first ten crores + purchases but the second most expensive player in the history of IPL. Kishan’s purchase price was Rs 6.20 Crore,…

The T20 World Cup is in eight months, and the Indian administration has the T20 World Cup in mind preparing for the three-match T20 International sequence with West Indies on the Eden Gardens right here on Wednesday. The group suppose-tank will get more significant than 10 T20I matches from the India Premier League (IPL), and the Asia Cup sequence will be the last squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia. For the center order for West Indies T20Is, Batting coach Rathour prefers Rishabh Pant.  Batting coach Vikram Rathour spelled out that he will be maintaining a watch on the…

The two-day IPL Auction was a chaotic ride from the Auctioneer collapsing to the multiple-bidding war; it was sheer madness in Bengaluru. At the same time, all teams chose their squad with a lot of clarity and showed what they wanted—this year, where young players were picked for higher bids. Suresh Raina Ishant Sharma star veterans didn’t get picked. It was heartbreaking that Indian stars who went unsold this year could end up on the other side of the road.  Suresh Raina  When franchisees spend millions on young players, Indian middle-order Batsman Suresh Raina, known as Mr. IPL, surprisingly found…

The 15th edition of IPL will be a massive tournament this year, looking up to the biding values of the Day 1 Auction. The first auction day saw ten franchises biding to have the best for their team. A total of 74 players were picked on Day 1. The manque players stole the spotlight with their bidding war on day 1. The Franchises pick up year more Indian Cricketers for the first day of the Auction. Punjab Kings acquired Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan for ₹8.25 crore. Rajasthan Royals bought Indian Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for ₹ five crores. Australia Test…

The latest edition of IPL is here to begin. A total of 10 teams will auction this year. Two new groups are added; Gujrat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. The Acquisitions of these franchises were made transparently through an auction process. The Lucknow franchise was bought by Sanjeev Goenka-led RPSG Group, which had also been the owner of the Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL 2016 and 2017 franchises. The private CVC Capital group, which has investments in the entire sporting arena in India and abroad, bought the Ahmedabad franchise.    The BCCI is ready to bring the IPL back…

Top players like Jason Holder, Washington Sunder, Aaron Finch, Chris Lynn, and James Neesham have kept their base price of 1.5 Crore. Only 20 players have set their base price of 1.5 Crores, whereas 48 players have set their base price as two crores. And 34 Players have set their base price of 1 crore. A total of 590 players are auctioned, in which 228 players are capped, and 355 are uncapped players. With seven players are from Associate countries. The IPL Mega Auction is scheduled on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. The players in the 1.5 Crore bracket…

Odean Smith is hoping for a handsome deal from one of the franchises this year. With his explosive batting and pace bowling rising in the game, West Indies Allrounder Odean Smith hopes significant from the IPL Mega auction. Priced in the highest bid of Rs 2 crore for the IPL mega auction on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru, Smith is expected to spark a bidding war among the franchises.”Quite excited going to the auction, I would say. If I get selected, that will be good. My hopes are high on getting selected,” said the 28-year-old Allrounder in a virtual…

The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks went against each other at the Crypto.com Arena for the reigning NBA Championship. Before the game, it seemed like the Previous Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, had a good chance of winning over the Bucks Lakers LeBron James and Antony Dravis are back on the team. On the other side, the Bucks are getting efficient after every game.  An aggressive game was seen as Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 11 points in the first few minutes and started a good pace that could win over the Lakers. In contrast, LeBron James couldn’t find his rhythm…