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Big stars, IPL 2025 mega auction boost Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy's importance

Presence of a few frontline stars like Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and its co-existence with the IPL mega auction have given the latest edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beginning across venues from Saturday, a meaty context. But interestingly, the players are not sewn by a common auction thread in the country's premier domestic T20 tournament. Pandya need not to worry about impressing the IPL scouts after finding a place in Mumbai Indians' retention list ahead of the auction on November 23 and 24 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.s The all-rounder's appearance in Baroda's jersey is more in line with the BCCI's policy of leading cricketers mandatorily appearing in domestic tournaments. So, his aim will be to keep in touch with the game and possibly help Baroda to a rare title victory. But Shami's outing for Bengal is multi-dimensional. The veteran pacer will be eager to come up with a fine show to further underline his fitness after recently taking seven wickets for his state in a R

Shami ridicules Sanjay Manjrekar over comments on reduced IPL auction value

Mohammed Shami on Thursday took to social media to ridicule former player and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar's suggestion that the Indian pacer will not attract a higher price in the upcoming mega auction of the Indian Premier League. Shami, who has taken 127 wickets in 110 IPL matches since his debut in 2013, made a comeback to competitive cricket recently after spending nearly a year's time away due to an ankle injury for which he had undergone surgery. The 34-year-old pacer was released by Gujarat Titans ahead of the mega auction and he is listed at a base price of Rs 2 crore. "Baba Ki Jay Hooooo. Thoda sa gyan apne futue ke liye bhi bacha lo kaam ayeaga Sanjy G. Kisi ko futue janna ho to sir se mile (All hail baba ji. Please save some wisdom for the future as well Sanjay G. If anyone wants to know about their future please meet Sir)," Shami wrote on Instagram. Manjrekar said while he expects several teams to bid for Shami, who took 20 wickets in the 2022 edition for Gujarat Titan

IPL 2025 mega auction: How much will Pant get? Uthappa predicts Rs 25-28 cr

Robin Uthappa listed his top five buys as Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, Trent Boult, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction streaming to take place in 6 different languages

Jio Cinema will live stream the IPL 2025 mega auction from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Here's how Delhi can't afford to miss out on Pant in IPL 2025 mega auction

Rishabh Pant was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah.

IPL 2025: Vettori to leave Australia midway through 1st Test for auction

The 45-year-old New Zealander is not only Australia's assistant coach but also the head coach of the IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad

Players list to live time: All you need to know about IPL 2025 mega auction

As the fans and cricketers gear up for the IPL 2025 mega auction on Nov 24, and 25, check auction live timings, remaining purse, base price, live streaming and telecast here

IPL 2025 mega auction: Full list of marquee players available on Nov 24-25

The five overseas players in the marquee list is Mitchell Starc, the Australian left-arm pacer who set the record for the highest bid in the 2024 IPL auction.

IPL 2025 mega auction: Full list of players to go under hammer on Nov 24-25

The two-day event will begin at 12:30 PM local time (3:30 PM IST) on Sunday, November 24, 2024.

IPL 2025 Mega auction: 574 players to go under the hammer in Jeddah

Initially, 1,574 players had registered for the auction, but this list has now been reduced by 1,000. Regarding reserve prices, 81 players have set the maximum reserve price of INR 2 Crore.

Kushagra stakes claim for big IPL auction bids with superb ton in Ranji

With scouts from Gujarat Titans present at the stadium, his powerful knock will surely have raised expectations of another intense auction for the promising talent during IPL 2025 mega auction

IPL 2025 mega auction: Parthiv Patel joins Gujarat Titans as batting coach

Earlier, Parthiv Patel was part of Mumbai Indians' scouting team. He has scored 2824 runs in 139 IPL matches

IPL 2025 Auction: 'Yeah, of course..', KL Rahul wants to play for RCB again

I most enjoyed playing at RCB; it's also home, you get to spend a lot of time at home, and I know the Chinnaswamy Stadium really well, says Rahul on the prospect of playing for RCB in IPL 2025

IPL 2025 auction: Ponting, Langer may miss AUS-IND 1st Test commentary gig

The third and fourth days' play of Australia vs India 1st Test will clash with the IPL 2025 mega auction dates - November 24 and November 25

Will RCB buy Maxwell in the IPL 2025 mega auction? Aussie drops a hint

I won't say my RCB innings is over, it's a great franchise, and I really enjoyed my time there; I'd certainly like to get back, says Glenn Maxwell

Who is Thomas Draca? the first Italian player to register for IPL auction

Draca's registration at a base price of Rs 30 lakh in the all-rounders' category signals a significant step forward for Italian cricket on the global stage.

IPL 2025 mega auction: 1574 players signed up for 204 vacant slots

Each franchise can assemble a squad of up to 25 players, including any retained players, leaving 204 slots available at the auction.

IPL 2025 Auction: No Stokes; check base price of KL, Pant and others here

All eyes will be on marquee Indian players who have set their base price at Rs 2 crore, including heavyweights like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Yuzvendra Chahal

IPL 2025 mega auction date, time, venue, remaining purse, live streaming

This is the second successive year the auction is being held overseas as Dubai hosted the previous one ahead of the IPL 2024. IPL 2025 mega auction will take place on Nov 24, 25 in Jeddah.

Want to do everything possible to win: Nicholas Pooran after LSG retention

West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran has thanked Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for showing faith in him following his retention, and is eager to do everything possible to lift the Indian Premier League (IPL) title next season. After the IPL retention deadline ended on Thursday, the Trinidadian was one of the five players to be retained by the franchise. The 29-year-old was retained by LSG for Rs 21 crore, the joint second-highest retention price for the upcoming season, alongside Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) Virat Kohli. The four other LSG retentions were Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore) and Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore). "I'm just thankful and grateful for another year, another opportunity. I'm really thankful that LSG has given me requiredan opportunity to represent them again," Pooran said in a video released by the franchise on its social media handles. "In 2023, they took a risk on me, and they took a chance, and I'm