IPL 2022 mega auction in numbers
BENGALURU: Following is a summarised lowdown of the two-day IPL 2022 mega auction that concluded here on Sunday: Total money spent by 10 franchises: Rs 5,51,70,00,000 (Rs 5.52 billion approximately) Total players sold: 204 (Overseas 67) Biggest buy at auction: Ishan Kishan (India, Mumbai Indians) Rs 15.25 crore; biggest overseas buy: Liam Livingstone (England, Punjab […]
Pay only for IPL matches played so far, Star tells worried sponsors and advertisers
NEW DELHI: Star Sports has told advertisers who had bought airtime on the now-suspended 14th edition of the popular Indian Premier Leage (IPL) cricket tournament to pay only for the matches that have been played, sources said. Star Sports has bagged the IPL’s television and digital rights for 2018-2022 for Rs 16,348 crore, agreeing to […]
Two new IPL teams to be auctioned in May
By Kushan Sarkar NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be a 10-team affair from 2022 as the BCCI has decided to auction two new teams in the month of May during the final phase of upcoming edition. The BCCI top brass including president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah on Saturday had a meeting […]
IPL: Delhi Capitals appoint Colonel Vinod Bisht as Interim CEO
NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League (IPL) side Delhi Capitals on Saturday appointed Colonel Vinod Bisht as its interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Bisht, a paratrooper with over two decades in the Indian Army, will take charge with immediate effect. Bisht will take over from Dhiraj Malhotra, who held the position for two years. Malhotra parted […]
List of sold players in IPL auction
NEW DELHI: The following is the list of sold players in the Indian Premier League Players’ Auction here on Thursday. Sold Players: Pat Cummins – Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 15.5 crore Glenn Maxwell – Kings XI Punjab for Rs 10.75 crore Sheldon Cotrell – Kings XI Punjab for Rs 8.5 crore Nathan Coulter-Nile – […]
IPL 2020: CSK releases Billings, Mohit; frees Rs 14.56 crore in auction budget
NEW DELHI: Three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings on Friday released England cricketers Sam Billings and David Willey besides three Indian players ahead of next month’s auction. The team announced on Twitter the decision to release wicketkeeper-batsman Billings and all-rounder Willey along with former World Cupper Mohit Sharma, Dhruv Shorey and Chaitanya Bishnoi. CSK goes […]
IPL franchises discuss new teams, BCCI wants stability first
NEW DELHI: If a recent meeting between the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises and stakeholders is anything to go by, the franchises want an expansion of the league to 10 teams. While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) isn’t averse to the idea, the officials want all bases covered first and don’t […]
IPL to stay in India but to have March start this year
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will stay in the country despite a speculated clash of dates with the general elections but the glitzy T20 extravaganza will start earlier than usual, from March 23, the Committee of Administrators announced on Tuesday. The two-member CoA, comprising chairman Vinod Rai and former women’s captain Diana Edulji, […]