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The IPL 2020 auctions are now over and the teams have roped in the best players for the upcoming season as per their requirement. Pat Cummins was the highest sold overseas player at 15 crores, while Piyush Chawla became the highest-paid Indian player after he was bought by CSK for 6.75 crores. With the squads settled teams are now ready and waiting for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League to get underway.  With this article, we start a series where we

The BCCI announced the T20I and ODI squads for India's upcoming series against Sri Lanka and Australia respectively on Monday. Among the big names, Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah made comebacks into both the teams, returning fit from their respective injuries. Sanju Samson has found a place in the T20I squad after he was included in the T20Is against Bangladesh without being given a game. Manish Pandey too has been included for both the series. Pandey played his last ODI for India in

The auction for the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is currently underway in Kolkata. As synonymous with IPL auctions, the franchises are involved in a bidding war to select their favorite picks. To be precise, franchises usually look for those players who are hard-hitters and have earned a reputation for themselves in the realm of international cricket. For instance, in the first round of auction, Indian team players Hanuma Vihari and Cheteshwar Pujara each with base price of 50 lakh

Once again, people saw the big money spent in the IPL auction as a lot of players across the globe picked up. IPL is one of the big platforms, where a number of players from around the cricket globe try their luck out. This is actually a tournament that has shaped up a number of careers ever since the first edition way back in 2018. Each and every franchise has picked some of the successful players in their team. The franchises splurged some

The 13th edition of the star-stacked Indian Premier League is only some four months away. Last night, the City of Joy, Kolkata, was witness to the auctions of the upcoming edition. Before the hammer went down for the sell-off to this mega-event, the franchisees need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their teams and act accordingly. Cut down from 971 players; the 73 slots were filled up from a whopping 338 cricketers. For this auction, the hammer went down at a fast

Across eight teams, there were a total of 73 slots that were available around eight teams that headed into IPL auction for the next season, i.e. 2020. Nevertheless, just about 62 players got picked and rest of the players was left with utter disappointment. This happens each year when big names get excluded for, just a few only can fit in for the role. For this year, there have been a wide range of international stars going for money. Nevertheless, there were just

However, this auction saw the inclusion of some International cricketers who may not be a part of the grand scheme of things. Players of IPL 2020 Who Might not Get a Chance in Playing XI Kane Richardson (Australia) INR 4 Crore was not a price that Kane Richardson expected his price to be in this edition of the IPL. It is because his recent form has not been worth talking about, and as a result, there is a minimal chance for him to

The IPL has always defied cricketing pundits, especially when it comes to the player choices of IPL franchises. Every time, there are new and unexpected surprises in the IPL auction and this time too, it was no different. The auctions for IPL 2020 threw up a few surprises. 5 Most Surprising Picks of IPL 2020 Auction Piyush Chawla (India)- Piyush Chawla was purchased by Chennai Super Kings for a hefty Rs. 6.75 crore even after being released by KKR where he has played

48-year old cricketer Pravin Tambe who was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price of Rs 20 Lakh in the recently concluded IPL 2020 auction in Kolkata. He is the oldest player to be a part of this IPL season. Tambe is in danger of missing this IPL 2020 season after participating in the T10 League in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah last year. He bagged a hat-trick playing for the Sindhis against the Kerala Knights finishing with figures of five

The IPL 2020 auctions are over and there have been several exciting signings made by the IPL franchises. However, not all signings can be considered as great ones since some defy some logic and teams may regret snapping up a few players going some more into the tournament. 5 Worst Signings in IPL 2020 Auction Mitchell Marsh (Australia)- Mitchell Marsh was once regarded as one of Australia’s best young players after his debut in 2011. However, he did not quite get the career

The IPL 2020 auction threw up many surprises but some teams did manage to have the last laugh in terms of great signings. There were a few signings that were right on the money in terms of value. Here’s looking at the best 5 signings made in the IPL 2020 auction: 5 Best Signings in IPL Auction 2020 Eoin Morgan (England)- KKR had a great signing in Morgan who was picked up for Rs. 5.25 crore. Morgan is a World-Cup winning captain for

We are in that time of the year again when the preparation for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) enters top gear. Top players across the world have started making the necessary arrangement and preparation for the biggest T20 tournament in the world. The pitches have been readied to lift your sporting spirit and recreate the high energy associated with the Vivo IPL. The teams have rolled out the list of players retained for the tournament and those heading to the auction

338 players were expected to be auctioned for IPL 2020 but several names did not even come up yesterday at the IPL 2020 auctions in Kolkata. Out of 73 slots that were available, 62 were filled up by franchises. 29 of these slots went to foreign players while 64 players went completely unsold. Names of 212 players did not come up at the auctions as well. Some of the big names that went unsold include Cheteshwar Pujara, Colin de Grandhomme, Yusuf Pathan, Hanuma

The IPL 2020 auctions held in Kolkata on December 19 was a big-budget shopping for many of the Indian U-19 players. Players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Priyam Garg earned in crores as did uncapped Indian players Virat Singh and Varun Chakravarty. The IPL has always been a great platform for U-19 and uncapped players and this season turned out to be the same. The likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin also were unknown names who later made it big in the Indian cricket

The Australian cricketers made merry at the IPL auctions held in Kolkata on December 19. Three of the top five players sold at the auctions were Aussies as the pacers, in general, had a feel day at the auctions. Pat Cummins became the highest paid overseas player in the history of IPL as he was snapped up by KKR for 15 crores. Nathan Coulter Nile, Glenn Maxwell are the other two Aussies who fetched big money. Australia T20I skipper Aaron Finch also found

Overview of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) 2020 SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) is an IPL franchise based in Hyderabad. The owner of this franchise is Kalanithi Maran. He also founded The Sun Group in the year 1992. Hyderabad (SRH) was founded in 2012 after Deccan Chargers franchise was terminated by the IPL managing committee. Right now the captain of this team is Kane Williamson and the coach of this team is Trevor Bayliss. of Sunrisers Hyderabad is the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad and this