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Delhi Capitals in advanced talks to buy stakes in Hampshire county: Report

Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals could be eyeing a foothold in English cricket as it's in "advanced talks" to buy stakes in county side Hampshire, according to a report. A report in the 'Daily Telegraph' said former Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove, who still holds majority share in the club, is close to agreeing a deal to sell the county side to GMR Group, the co-owners of Delhi Capitals. "Hampshire County Cricket Club's majority shareholder is in advanced talks to sell his stake to the part-owners of Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals," the report said. If the deal comes to fruition, it will make Hampshire the first county side "to be owned by an overseas franchise", it said. The benefits of buying a county side for GMR could include a foothold in the English game, it added. With The Hundred franchise tournament in England gaining popularity, the deal could give GMR a "first-mover advantage", and also help the IPL franchise "develop its own players". The .

IPL 2024 auction sees 57% watch-time growth compared to 2023 mini auction

Viewership of the 2024 auction equalled the highest viewership for a 'mini-auction' in BARC history. 22.8 mn viewers, 29% higher than last year, tuned to Star Sports to watch players' bidding live

IPL 2024 auction: Delhi Capitals entire squad and players' salary

Check all the players' salaries and the full squad of the Delhi Capitals after the completion of the IPL 2024 auction

IPL 2024 auction: Starc to Smith - Full list of sold and unsold players

Not long after Cummins fetched a whopping Rs 20.50 crore from Sunrisers Hyderabad, Starc raised the bar when Kolkata Knight Riders made a multi-million dollar bid for the left-arm pacer

IPL 2024 Auction highlights: KKR bags Starc for record Rs 24.75 crore

After Cummins whopping Rs 20.5 crore bid price, his countryman Mitchell Starc set the auction on fire as KKR bags him for Rs 24.75 crore

IPL 2024 auction: Check remaining purse and available slots of all 10 teams

After trading captain Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians in a money deal, IPL 2023 runner-up Gujarat Titans have a maximum remaining purse of Rs 38.17 crore.

IPL auction 2024: Top 10 costliest players in Indian Premier League history

England pace all-rounder Sam Curran has been the costliest player in Indian Premier League history after Punjab Kings grabbed the services of Englishman for Rs 18.5 crore during previous IPL auction

IPL 2024 auction: Delhi Capitals eye overseas talent to build their squad

With Rs 28.95 crore in their pocket, Delhi Capitals would be going into the auction to buy nine players, four of whom could be overseas. What is going to be their strategy?

IPL auction 2024 to begin at 1 PM IST today; check streaming details here

Star Sports 1 HD/SD, Star Sports 2 HD/SD, and Star Sports Hindi 1 HD/SD will live telecast IPL 2024 in India. Jio Cinemas will live stream of IPL 2024 auction from 1 PM IST.

IPL 2024 Auction: Complete list of players in Rs 50 Lakh base price

A total of 76 players have registered with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh for the IPL 2024 auction. Who among them could feature in the top buys?

IPL 2024: Pant likely to lead Delhi Capitals after comeback from injury

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is all set to lead the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL)

IPL 2024 auction - Head to Coetzee: All you need to know about 333 players

The IPL Governing Council handed the franchise a list of 1166, and after all the franchises gave their wish-list, it was pruned to 333. Out of them, 214 are Indians and 119 are overseas among others

IPL's media rights value could cross $50 billion by 2043: Arun Dhumal

Speaking at RCB Innovation Lab's Leaders Meet in Bengaluru, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said that IPL is the best Make-in-India brand post-independence

Delhi didn't keep promise to retain me: AB de Villiers recalls 2010 snub

One of the greatest batters of modern era, AB de Villiers has revealed that he was snubbed by erstwhile Delhi Daredevils after spending three seasons at the IPL franchise. Before making it big at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the South African batting legend had three lukewarm season with the Delhi franchise, now known as Delhi Capitals. But in a team meeting, also attended by explosive Australian opener David Warner, de Villiers was told that he was going to be "retained" but it happened otherwise as the franchise released him before the 2011 auction. Recalling the incident in his YouTube channel, 'AB de Villiers 360', the former South African skipper said: "When I played in the 2010 season, I got called into the office and was told you are going to get retained, young AB de Villiers'." "I sat alongside David Warner in that meeting. It came as a huge surprise to me a week or two later when I realised I had been released. "So the communication wasn't great back in the day, that

IPL 2024 auction: Full list of released & retained players, remaining purse

Check out the list of all the released and retained by all the 10 teams ahead of the IPL 2024 min auction and also the purse remaining

IPL 2024 auction: Full list of released, retained players by Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals released 11 players including five overseas. A look at the list of released and retained players of the team from New Delhi ahead of IPL 2024 auction

Rishabh Pant to play in IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals' director Sourav Ganguly

Indian star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be back in action from the next IPL season, Delhi Capitals director of cricket Sourav Ganguly has said. Pant, the Delhi Capitals skipper, had a close shave after his car hit a divider and caught fire in a terrifying accident in December last year. Having suffered multiple injuries, Pant was back on his feet after 40 days and on Thursday, he joined his teammates during Delhi Capitals' training session at the Jadavpur University Salt Lake Campus ground. "He's (Pant) good now. He will play in the IPL next season," Ganguly told reporters giving an update on Pant. Ganguly, the former India captain, said Pant is here on a three-day visit to strategise on team-building ahead of the IPL auctions slated in Dubai on December 19. Australia opener David Warner led DC in Pant's absence last season to finish second from the bottom. "Rishabh won't be practising here though. There's still time for him to get down to practice. By January (2024), h

IPL 2024 auction moves out of India, set to take place on December 19

In the IPL 2024 auction, the salary purse for each team will be Rs 100 crore, an increase of Rs 5 crore from IPL 2023 players' auction.

Delhi Capitals to invest in Arun Jaitley Stadium upgradation: Report

Delhi Capitals' top officials, including co-owner Parth Jindal, met with DDCA president Rohan Jaitley recently and agreed that Capitals would be more involved in maintaining facilities around the year

Ajit Agarkar likely to become BCCI chief selector; board to hike salary

The position has been vacant since former chief selector Chetan Sharma resigned in February