The Australian all-rounder revealed that he was sleeping when a bidding war ensued for his signature at the IPL 2021 auction.
Tamil Nadu cricketer Shahrukh Khan, who had a base price of 20 lakh, was roped in for INR 5.25 crore by Punjab Kings after an intense bidding war in IPL 2021 auction in Chennai.
The 31-year-old, who was released by Rajasthan Royals, was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 crore at the IPL auctions last week.
Devon Conway, whose base price in the IPL auctions was a modest Rs 50 lakh, went unsold as none of the franchises showed interest in him, despite him being in fine form for his national side.
Hesson explained in the video why RCB were desperate to sign Maxwell regardless of what his form was last season. Maxwell had just 108 runs in 13 innings at an average of 15.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin summed up what the lucrative league, its eight franchises and millions of fans may have missed out on.
Talking about the New Zealand-Australia game, Devon Conway's unbeaten 99 helped New Zealand secure a crushing win over their neighbours.
The inaugural champions also announced that they have drafted in former Zimbabwe cricketer Trevor Penney as the lead assistant coach for the upcoming season.
Australia's white-ball captain Aaron Finch admitted he was not surprised after going unsold at the recent IPL auctions but said a bit of time at home wouldn't be the "worst thing" as he strives to rediscover his touch.
The Chennai Super Kings roped in 6 players in the IPL 2021 auction, with Moeen Ali and Cheteshwar Pujara being two of the big names to have joined the squad. However, the most expensive buy for CSK was uncapped all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham, who fetched 9.25 crore.
Delhi Capitals began their IPL 2021 Auction with an impressive Rs. 2.2 crore steal of Australia’s Steve Smith. However, they now face a happy headache on his batting position, as the side’s top-4 includes Indian batsmen Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, captain Shreyas Iyer and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant/all-rounder Marcus Stoinis.
Pujara was picked Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs.50 lakh at Thursday's auction.
Invited to bat at the Kholdvad Gymkhana ground, Baroda bundled out Goa for 263 and then chased the target with nine balls to spare.
Wadia feels Punjab Kings is a simpler name compared to Kings XI Punjab and will connect more with their fan base.
Arjun Tendulkar was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh at the Indian Premiere League (IPL) auction.
The Delhi Capitals captain said the addition of foreign names such as Steve Smith and Tom Curran, along with young Turks like Lukman Meriwala, makes the side stronger.
The left-arm off-spinner was picked for Rs 9.2 crore by Chennai Super Kings as the most expensive Indian player in IPL mini-auction
Former Australia Test captain said that being sold at the IPL auction will upset Aaron Finch.
Former Australian skipper fears that Smith may find an excuse to opt-out from the IPL as the money is too low for him to spend so much time away from home.
Wood informed the franchises hours before the auction that he would not be part of the IPL mini-auction held in Chennai on Thursday.
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