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Team India have named their squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 which is set to begin on February 7.
Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the side while Axar Patel has been named his deputy. Shubman Gill, who was vice-captain of the squad in the recently concluded T20I series against South Africa, and Jitesh Sharma have been axed from the set up. Continue reading “India Squad T20 World Cup 2026 | 15 Man India Roster T20 WC 2026”
Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the fifth T20 international between India national cricket team vs South Africa cricket team Timeline held at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on December 19.
India beat South Africa by 30 runs and win the series 3-1. Continue reading “India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team 2025 Fifth T20I Ahmedabad timeline & scorecard”
Here are the full list of players that went unsold at the Men’s IPL auction 2026 which was held at Abu Dhabi on December 16.
List of unsold players at IPL 2026 auction
Jake Fraser-McGurk – ₹2 crore
Devon Conway – ₹2 crore
Atharva Taide – ₹30 lakh
Anmolpreet Singh – ₹30 lakh
Abhinav Tejrana – ₹30 lakh
Abhinav Manohar – ₹30 lakh
Yash Dhull – ₹30 lakh
Arya Desai – ₹30 lakh
Sediqullah Atal – ₹75 lakh
Salman Nizar – ₹30 lakh
Dheeraj Kumar – ₹30 lakh
Chintal Gandhi – ₹30 lakh
Daniel Lategan – ₹30 lakh
Manan Vohra – ₹30 lakh
Swastik Chikara – ₹30 lakh
Bowlers
Gerald Coetzee – ₹2 crore
Spencer Johnson – ₹1.5 crore
Fazalhaq Farooqi – ₹1 crore
Maheesh Theekshana – ₹2 crore
Mujeeb Ur Rahman – ₹2 crore
Raj Limbani – ₹30 lakh
Simarjeet Singh – ₹30 lakh
Akash Madhwal – ₹30 lakh
Wahidullah Zadran – ₹30 lakh
Shivam Shukla – ₹30 lakh
Karn Sharma – ₹50 lakh
Kartikeya Singh – ₹30 lakh
Chetan Sakariya – ₹75 lakh
Waqar Salamkheil – ₹1 crore
KM Asif – ₹40 lakh
Murugan Ashwin – ₹30 lakh
Tejas Baroka – ₹30 lakh
KC Cariappa – ₹30 lakh
Mohit Rathee – ₹30 lakh
Taskin Ahmed – ₹75 lakh
Richard Gleeson – ₹75 lakh
Alzarri Joseph – ₹2 crore
Riley Meredith – ₹1.5 crore
Jhye Richardson – ₹1.5 crore
Irfan Umair – ₹30 lakh
Mayank Dagar – ₹30 lakh
Jikku Bright – ₹30 lakh
Izaz Sawariya – ₹30 lakh
Money Grewal – ₹30 lakh
RS Ambrish – ₹30 lakh
All-rounders
Gus Atkinson – ₹2 crore
Wiaan Mulder – ₹1 crore
Deepak Hooda – ₹75 lakh
Vijay Shankar – ₹30 lakh
Rajvardhan Hangargekar – ₹40 lakh
Mahipal Lomror – ₹50 lakh
Eden Tom – ₹30 lakh
Tanush Kotian – ₹30 lakh
Kamlesh Nagarkoti – ₹30 lakh
Sanvir Singh – ₹30 lakh
Sean Abbott – ₹2 crore
Michael Bracewell – ₹2 crore
Daryl Mitchell – ₹2 crore
Dasun Shanaka – ₹75 lakh
Dan Lawrence – ₹2 crore
Tanay Thyagarajan – ₹30 lakh
Nathan Smith – ₹75 lakh
Karan Lal – ₹30 lakh
Utkarsh Singh – ₹30 lakh
Ayush Vartak – ₹30 lakh
Manisankar Murasingh – ₹30 lakh
Macneil Noronha – ₹30 lakh
Siddharth Yadav – ₹30 lakh
Ritik Tada – ₹30 lakh
Chama Milind – ₹30 lakh
William Sutherland – ₹1 crore
Wicketkeepers
KS Bharat – ₹75 lakh
Rahmanullah Gurbaz – ₹1.5 crore
Jonny Bairstow – ₹1 crore
Jamie Smith – ₹2 crore
Ruchit Ahir – ₹30 lakh
Vansh Bedi – ₹30 lakh
Tushar Raheja – ₹30 lakh
Connor Esterhuizen – ₹30 lakh
If you want a poster child for consistency, Virat Kohli comes first to mind. He’s been the engine of many chases and has produced run after run across formats, often in pressure moments when others blinked. His technique and hunger made him the go-to finisher for India for years. Think of those countless ODI chases where the target looked tricky, yet Kohli’s calm presence made fans believe the game was already in the bag. Continue reading “VK, Williamson & others- Consistent match-winners of the last decade”
Here are the full list of players sold at the Men’s IPL auction 2026 which was held at Abu Dhabi on December 16.
Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player ever, as he went for a whopping 25.20 crore for KKR, while Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana was bagged for ₹18 crore for Knight Riders.
List of sold players at IPL 2026 auction
David Miller- Delhi Capitals INR 2 crore
Cameron Green- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 25.20 crore
Wanindu Hasaranga- Lucknow Super Giants INR 2 crore
Venkatesh Iyer- Royal Challengers Bengaluru INR 7 crore
Quinton de Kock- Mumbai Indians INR 1 crore
Ben Duckett- Delhi Capitals INR 2 crore
Finn Allen- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 2 crore
Jacob Duffy- Royal Challengers Bengaluru INR 2 crore
Matheesha Pathirana- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 18 crore
Anrich Nortje- Lucknow Super Giants INR 2 crore
Ravi Bishnoi- Rajasthan Royals INR 7.20 crore
Akeal Hosein- Chennai Super Kings INR 2 crore
Auqib Dar- Delhi Capitals INR 8.40 crore
Prashant Veer- Chennai Super Kings INR 14.20 crore
Shivang Kumar- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 30 lakh
Kartik Sharma- Chennai Super Kings INR 14.20 crore
Mukul Choudhary- Lucknow Super Giants INR 2.60 crore
Tejasvi Singh- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 3 crore
Ashok Sharma- Gujarat Titans INR 90 lakh
Kartik Tyagi- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 30 lakh
Naman Tiwari- Lucknow Super Giants INR 1 crore
Sushant Mishra- Rajasthan Royals INR 90 lakh
Yash Raj Punja- Rajasthan Royals INR 30 lakh
Prashant Solanki- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 30 lakh
Vignesh Puthur- Rajasthan Royals INR 30 lakh
Pathum Nissanka-Delhi Capitals INR 4 crore
Rahul Tripathi- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 75 lakh
Jason Holder- Gujarat Titans INR 7 crore
Matthew Short- Chennai Super Kings INR 1.5 crore
Tim Seifert- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 1.5 crore
Mustafizur Rahman- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 9.20 crore
Danish Malewar- Mumbai Indians INR 30 lakh
Akshat Raghuwanshi- Lucknow Super Giants INR 2.20 crore
Satvik Deswal- Royal Challengers Bengaluru INR 30 lakh
Aman Khan- Chennai Super Kings INR 40 lakh
Mangesh Yadav- Royal Challengers Bengaluru INR 5.20 crore
Salil Arora- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 1.50 crore
Ravi Singh- Rajasthan Royals INR 95 lakh
Sakib Hussain- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 30 lakh
Mohammad Izhar- Mumbai Indians INR 30 lakh
Onkar Tarmale- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 30 lakh
Cooper Connolly- Punjab Kings INR 3 crore
Amit Kumar- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 30 lakh
Atharva Ankolekar-Mumbai Indians INR 30 lakh
Praful Hinge- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 30 lakh
Krains Fuletra- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 30 lakh
Sarthak Ranjan- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 30 lakh
Daksh Kamra- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 30 lakh
Sarfaraz Khan- Chennai Super Kings INR 75 lakh
Liam Livingstone- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 13 crore
Rachin Ravindra- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 2 crore
Akash Deep- Kolkata Knight Riders INR 1 crore
Matt Henry- Chennai Super Kings INR 2 crore
Shivam Mavi- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 75 lakh
Rahul Chahar- Chennai Super Kings INR 5.20 crore
Ben Dwarshuis- Punjab Kings INR 4.40 crore
Jordan Cox- Royal Challengers Bengaluru INR 75 lakh
Josh Inglis- Lucknow Super Giants INR 8.60 crore
Lungi Ngidi- Delhi Capitals INR 2 crore
Jack Edwards- Sunrisers Hyderabad INR 3 crore
Prithvi Shaw- Delhi Capitals INR 75 lakh
Zack Foulkes- Chennai Super Kings INR 75 lakh
Tom Banton- Gujarat Titans INR 2 crore
Adam Milne- Rajasthan Royals INR 2.40 crore
Kuldeep Sen- Rajasthan Royals INR 75 lakh
Vicky Ostwal- Royal Challengers Bengaluru INR 30 lakh
Luke Wood- Gujarat Titans INR 75 lakh
Vihaan Malhotra- Royal Challengers Bengalur INR 30 lakh
Kanishk Chouhan- Royal Challengers Bengaluru INR 30 lakh
Kyle Jamieson- Delhi Capitals INR 2 crore
Here are the list of players from all 10 teams that will be featuring in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League 2026.
The 2026 mega auction took place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, December 16. Australian all rounder Cameron Green went for a whopping 25.20 crore for Kolkata Knight Riders. Continue reading “Full list of Indian Premier League Squads 2026”