IPL 2025 Auction: Three players Punjab Kings can target as captain
1 month ago

IPL 2025 Auction: Three players Punjab Kings can target as captain

The Hindu  

Punjab Kings only retained uncapped batters Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 auction, and will ahead into the bidding on Sunday with a keen eye on securing the services of a captain. Here are three players PBKS could potentially sign in the auction as captain: KL Rahul Rahul has previously captained Punjab Kings, in 2020 and 2021, and has been a prolific run-scorer for the franchise. Shreyas Iyer Kolkata Knight Riders’ 2024 title-winning captain Shreyas will be on the lookout for a team willing to tap into his leadership ability and Punjab Kings could be a perfect fit. Left-field choice England white-ball captain Jos Buttler and former Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis are two other superstars Punjab Kings could hand over its captaincy to.

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Live Mint  

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

KL Rahul hopes to win IPL with Delhi Capitals, wants love and respect: Parth Jindal

India Today  

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IPL 2025: Bengaluru will suit me better than Punjab, says Livingstone

The Hindu  

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Cricket-Bengaluru will suit me better than Punjab in IPL, says Livingstone

Hindustan Times  

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IPL Auction 2025 - An emotional homecoming: Top five players who returned to their former franchises
3 weeks, 6 days ago

IPL Auction 2025 - An emotional homecoming: Top five players who returned to their former franchises

The Hindu  

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IPL Auction 2025 Review: Delhi Capitals's squad has balance, back-up options but who will be the captain?

Firstpost  

Delhi Capitals IPL Auction 2025 analysis: Delhi Capitals have depth in squad with enough back-up in all departments but questions surrounding who their next captain will be remain. DC: Probable playing XI/XII KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Sameer Rizvi/Mohit Sharma. IPL Auction 2025: …

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India TV News  

Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal hinted at an unexpected name for the captaincy role in IPL 2025 on Wednesday. After successful buys at the IPL mega auction 2025, the fans are speculating about KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis' names for potential captain but the DC co-owner pushed for Axar Patel's name for the role. When asked about a captaincy …

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DC co-owner Parth Jindal's indirect dig at LSG's Sanjiv Goenka after buying KL Rahul for INR 14 crore in IPL auction

Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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IPL Auction 2025: Ricky Ponting buys 8 overseas players for Punjab Kings, here’s how Australian media reacts
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IPL Auction 2025: Ricky Ponting buys 8 overseas players for Punjab Kings, here’s how Australian media reacts

Live Mint  

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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From Brett Lee to Spencer Johnson: KKR's love for explosive Australian pacers in IPL

India Today  

After letting go off Mitchell Starc, who terrorised the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 1 and Final of the last season of the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders lacked a genuine pacer in their ranks. IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Highlights After Lee, the Knights had as many as six Aussie pacers in their team, including Pat Cummins, John …

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KKR IPL Auction 2025 Review: Kolkata bring back trusted players, bolster pace attack, but middle order looks thin

Firstpost  

Kolkata Knight Riders used the IPL Auction 2025 to buy back a few payers from their title-winning campaign last season but also added some fast bowlers who have given a well-rounder look to their bowling attack. KKR IPL Auction 2025 purchase List Venkatesh Iyer: Rs 23.75 crore Quinton de Kock: Rs 3.60 crore Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Rs 2 crore Anrich Nortje: …

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IPL 2025 Auction: Who will captain Royal Challengers Bengaluru next season?

The Hindu  

The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction took take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, with 577 players up for signing. Going into the auction, RCB retained three players - Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. RCB squad for IPL 2025 Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, …

IPL auctions: At 13, Vaibhav becomes youngest IPL player, sold for Rs 1.10 cr
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IPL auctions: At 13, Vaibhav becomes youngest IPL player, sold for Rs 1.10 cr

Deccan Chronicle  

Jeddah: Bihar's Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at 13 years, became the youngest ever player to be picked by an IPL franchise while out-of-favour India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fetched a winning bid of Rs 10.75 crore from Royal Challengers Bengaluru on a largely predictable second day of the mega auction, here on Monday. The paucity of good seam bowling Indian all-rounders in the …

IPL 2025: Full Squads Of All 10 Teams After Mega Auction
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

IPL 2025: Full Squads Of All 10 Teams After Mega Auction

ABP News  

The Indian Premier League 2025 Mega Auction concluded at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah, with 182 players sold for a combined Rs 639.15 crore over two days. Lucknow Super Giants made history by signing Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore, the highest-ever IPL auction bid, while Punjab Kings briefly held the record with a Rs 26.75 crore bid …

IPL Auction 2025: Indians finally earn bigger paychecks as auction records tumble in Jeddah
4 weeks, 1 day ago

IPL Auction 2025: Indians finally earn bigger paychecks as auction records tumble in Jeddah

Firstpost  

The fifth IPL mega auction in the history of the Indian Premier League, and the first ever auction taking place in Saudi Arabia, turned out to be memorable for multiple reasons, from Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer breaking all-time records to a 13-year-old becoming a crorepati. With the fifth mega auction in the history of the world’s biggest tournament finally …

IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Highlights: Domestic pacers earn big, total spending nears 640 crores
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IPL 2025 Auction Day 2 Highlights: Domestic pacers earn big, total spending nears 640 crores

The Hindu  

The pacers’ pack earned the big bucks on the second and the last day of the Indian Premier League Player Auction as the franchises struggled to shape up their squads for the 2025 edition. In fact, only four teams – Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru – signed eight overseas cricketers. RELATED | Full updated …

Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 13-year-old becomes youngest player ever selected at IPL auction
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 13-year-old becomes youngest player ever selected at IPL auction

CNN  

CNN — A 13-year-old Indian cricketer made history on Monday as he became the youngest player ever to have his rights purchased at the Indian Premier League auction. “He just came to our trials and we were really happy with what we saw,” Royals head coach and former India international Rahul Dravid said after Monday’s auction, which was held in …

Ajinkya Rahane as new KKR captain? Venky Mysore opens up after IPL 2025 auction
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Ajinkya Rahane as new KKR captain? Venky Mysore opens up after IPL 2025 auction

India Today  

Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore opened up on the prospect of Ajinkya Rahane becoming the new captain of the team for the Indian Premier League 2025. Mysore said that the Knight Riders’ think tank will take into account all factors before zeroing in on a final decision. ‘I am extremely happy’ Mysore was also delighted with KKR ‘sticking to …

IPL 2025 mega auction report card: Rating the squads of all 10 teams
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IPL 2025 mega auction report card: Rating the squads of all 10 teams

India Today  

182 players were sold for Rs 639.15 crore over two days in the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Players Bought in Auction: Shreyas Iyer – RS 26.75 crore, Yuzvendra Chahal – RS 18 crore, Arshdeep Singh – RS 18 crore, Marcus Stoinis – RS 11 crore, Nehal Wadhera – RS 4.20 crore, Glenn Maxwell – RS 4.20 …

After IPL 2025 auction, Mohammed Siraj bids emotional goodbye to RCB, pens letter to fans
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After IPL 2025 auction, Mohammed Siraj bids emotional goodbye to RCB, pens letter to fans

India Today  

Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj wrote an emotional farewell note to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, saying he was not bidding goodbye to the franchise, but thanking them and their fans for giving him a platform to evolve as a cricketer. Siraj's seven-year journey with RCB came to an end on Sunday, November 25, when the Bengaluru-based franchise did not go for him …

'Sachin sir called Mumbai': Meme-fest after MI buy Arjun Tendulkar late in IPL auction
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'Sachin sir called Mumbai': Meme-fest after MI buy Arjun Tendulkar late in IPL auction

India Today  

Arjun Tendulkar was sold to the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 mega auction. IPL Auction: Biggers gainers and losers How twitter reacted- Arjun Tendulkar sold to Mumbai in God's son Annual pocket money yojna pic.twitter.com/52iCmvJuBX — DivðŸæ November 25, 2024 Arjun Tendulkar spitting facts 😭 pic.twitter.com/CW2SpPbeMi — UmdarTamker November 26, 2024 MI buying Arjun Tendulkar every year is basically …

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