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New Zealand batter Bevon Jacobs gets maiden call-up for Sri Lanka series

New Zealand batter Bevon Jacobs received his maiden national team call-up for the upcoming T20 series against Sri Lanka, the country’s cricket body confirmed on Monday. He made the headlines when Indian Premier League side Mumbai bought the unheralded 21-year-old batter for 3 million Indian rupees at the IPL auction in Saudi Arabia last month. The Blackcaps face Sri Lanka …

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Bevon Jacobs included in New Zealand’s T20 squad for Sri Lanka series

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — South Africa-born batter Bevon Jacobs has been named in New Zealand’s Twenty20 squad for the first time for a three-match series against Sri Lanka, weeks after being picked by the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League auction. Jacobs, Foulkes and Robinson have not been named in the New Zealand squad for the three-match one-day series …

IPL Auction 2025: New Zealander Bevon Jacobs left shocked by Mumbai Indians signing

Uncapped New Zealander Bevon Jacobs thought he was being pranked when he woke on Tuesday to a glut of messages congratulating him on being signed by Indian Premier League side Mumbai Indians. Five-times champions Mumbai bought the unheralded 21-year-old batter for 3 million Indian rupees at the IPL auction in Saudi Arabia, which was taking place in the early hours …

When all other teams were busy filling up their squads at the end of the Indian Premier League mega auction on Monday, Mumbai Indians quietly made a smart pick and were also happy to have picked that player for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. The concerned player, Bevon Jacobs, was asleep in New Zealand at the time with …

New Zealand's Bevon Jacobs shocked by MI purchase: Thought family was pranking me

New Zealand's uncapped player Bevon Jacobs admitted that he was left shocked by Mumbai Indians purchasing him during the IPL 2025 Auction on Monday, November 25. MI decided to buy Jacobs for his base price of Rs. "I'll definitely be picking their brains as much as I can and trying to learn from some of the best in the world, …