Maxwell hits million-dollar jackpot at IPL auction
Chennai: Rising Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell stole the thunder from his illustrious compatriots, fetching a whopping USD one million (Rs. 5.3 crore), while Abhishek Nayar and R.P. Singh also
Chahar, Rahane sign up with Rajasthan Royals
Jan. 12: The two-day hectic bidding for the players in the Indian Premier League auction might be over but a scramble to grab the uncapped players has begun between the 10 franchises. The Rajasthan Ro
10-team IPL jigs first round
Jan. 10: With the IPL-4 having 10 teams, there was a fear that teams would end up playing more matches than in the past. But the IPL Governing Council has stuck to the 14-match formula, albeit with a
End of the road for Dada
Jan. 9: The most stunning aspect of the IPL-4 auctions was that it witnessed the end of a few cricketing careers. The re-auction of the unsold players was the last ray of hope for the likes of Sourav
English pay the price for being ‘too pricey’
Jan. 9: England players might have been on a high after winning the Ashes for the first time in Australia in 24 years. But their ‘high’ bid price at the IPL auction meant they lost out on the glitz an
Thrust on specialists, not all-rounders
Jan. 9: From its inception, the shortest form of the game was tipped to be the hunting ground of all-rounders. And the inaugural IPL auction only strengthened that belief.
But after three seasons and
Wanted young team: Mallya
Jan. 9: Having opted to overlook Rahul Dravid, Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya pr-ovided an insight into their strategy saying they were focussing on a ‘young team’. Dravid didn’t have
Super Sunday for Christian
Jan. 9: With the marquee players and top picks having been roped in on the opening day, the excitement at the IPL-4 auctions was understandably lower on the second day; it was a more a time of consoli
Chargers, crack unit
Jan. 9: Money well spent. Those three words best describe the Deccan Chargers approach to the IPL auction that concluded on Sunday. Assembling a line-up that can annihilate the opposition at a decent
Dan the man gets the charge
Jan. 9: If the first auction in 2008 was all about foreign flavour and beefing up the squads with an array of international stars, the 2011 event has been all about Indians. Of course, established per