IPL 2025 Auction: Pant, Rahul, Iyer to push the bar high in Jeddah on opening day

IANS | November 23, 2024 12:07 PM

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) One of the gala events of the cricketing world - the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction - will take centre stage in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. With months of off-field strategy and rigorous scouting, it will all come down to pure business as 10 franchises would look to get the best possible squads for the 2025 season and beyond.

'Big fan' of UAE, Mark Adair lauds Abu Dhabi T10

IANS | November 23, 2024 11:07 AM

Abu Dhabi, Nov 23 (IANS) Ireland cricketer Mark Adair has been making headlines in the 2024 Abu Dhabi T10 taking place at Zayed Cricket Stadium. Adair has already picked up 6 wickets in two matches for Team Abu Dhabi in the tournament including a four-wicket haul against UP Nawabs.

Abu Dhabi T10: Faf stars as Samp Army triumphs; Charles leads Warriors' charge

IANS | November 22, 2024 9:00 PM

Abu Dhabi, Nov 22 (IANS) Batters Faf du Plessis and Johnson Charles came up with superb performances to guide their teams Morrisville Samp Army and Northern Warriors to victory in their respective matches in the Abu Dhabi T10 here on Friday. Faf struck 75 not out off 32 balls for Samp Army against New York Strikers while Charles scored 54* off 23 balls for Warriors against Delhi Bulls.

BGT 2024-25: India's star on Day 1, Nitish Reddy reflects on getting his debut cap from ‘idol’ Virat Kohli

IANS | November 22, 2024 7:39 PM

Perth, Nov 22 (IANS) Nitish Kumar Reddy, the pace bowling all-rounder who left his mark on his debut game on Day 1 of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the first match of the ongoing five-Test series, expressed his delight on getting his India cap from Virat Kohli. The 21-year-old Reddy reflected on the ‘dream-come-true moment' for him as he considers the right-handed Kohli his cricketing ‘idol’, after making a vital contribution with the bat in India's first innings of 150.