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BBL|12: Seasoned Australia keeper Matthew Wade suspended for swearing
Wade, who is part of the Australia white-ball team in the T20 World Cup at home this season, is the captain of Hobart Hurricanes in BBL|12 and will miss the Christmas eve encounter with Melbourne Renegades at Melbourne.
IPL 2023, Mini-Auction: Delhi Capitals make exciting additions by picking Phil Salt, Mukesh and Manish Pandey
The JSW-GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals franchise bagged ICC Men's T20 World Cup-winning player Phil Salt for INR 2 crore along with South African Rilee Rossouw for INR 4.6 crore. They also picked up experienced Indian players like Ishant Sharma and Manish Pandey for INR 50 Lakh and INR 2.4 crore respectively. In addition, uncapped Indian speedster Mukesh Kumar also joined the Delhi Capitals for INR 5.5 crore.
'Didn't sleep much last night', Sam Curran reacts after becomes most expensive player in IPL history
"I didn't sleep much last night, was a bit excited, also nervous about how the auction was going to go. But yeah, absolutely overwhelmed and incredibly humbled that I managed to get what I did. I never had any expectations to receive that," Curran said on Star Sports show 'Cricket Live -- Auction Special'.
IPL Mini Auction: David Hussey thinks SRH have probably overpaid for England batter Harry Brook
Brook made his England T20I debut against West Indies this year. In 17 innings, he has averaged 26.57 at a strike rate of 137.77 and was a part of England's T20 World Cup-winning team in Australia. Recently, he was named Player of the Series in England's 3-0 Test series triumph in Pakistan for scoring three centuries on tour.
IPL Mini Auction: Ben Stokes structures out any side tremendously well, says Aaron Finch
Stokes entered the auction at INR 2 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore competed with Rajasthan Royals before Lucknow Super Giants entered the bid at INR 7 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad too entered the fray shortly, followed by CSK.Eventually, the MS Dhoni-captained side roped him in for the third joint-highest paycheck ever in the IPL, surpassing the one the franchise paid for Deepak Chahar in the 2022 mega auction.
IPL 2023, mini-auction: Sam Curran gets highest-ever bid, sold to PBKS for 18.5 cr; MI get Green for 17.5 cr
There was intense bidding between MI, CSK, RR, LSG, and PBKS for Curran, who was Player of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup in Australia. However, PBKS eventually got the England all-rounder. After Curran, Australia all-rounder Cameron Green also attracted big bids from franchises and became the second-most expensive player in the IPL history after Mumbai Indians picked him for a whopping Rs 17.5 crore.
Stuart Broad, Matthew Potts, Dan Lawrence return to England's Test squad for New Zealand tour
The right-arm quick Olly Stone, who last played for England in June 2021 against New Zealand, will be looking to add to his three Test caps. Tearaway quick Mark Wood, who was impressive in the recent 3-0 victory over Pakistan, will take a break from all international and franchise cricket in January to fully recover after a busy winter in all formats.
2nd Test, Day 2: Pant, Iyer's counter-attacking fifties carry India to 314, secure 87-run lead against Bangladesh
India were in a precarious position at 94/4 and that's when Pant and Iyer joined forces for an important 159-run stand, which made the difference for India in taking a small lead. Though the duo fell short of their respective centuries, as Pant made 93 and Iyer scored 87, the efforts from the left-right batting duo on a tough pitch has given the visitors an upper hand.
2nd Test, Day 2: Pant, Iyer slam counter-attacking fifties, give India the upper hand against Bangladesh
India were in a precarious position at 94/4 and that's when Pant and Iyer joined forces for an important 159-run stand for the fifth wicket, which made the difference for India in taking a sizeable lead. Though the duo fell short of their respective centuries, as Pant made 93 off 104 balls and Iyer scored 87 off 105 balls, the efforts from the left-right batting duo on a tough pitch has given the visitors the upper hand at stumps.
IPL 2023, mini-auction: SRH bag Harry Brook for Rs 13.25 cr, Mayank Agarwal for Rs 8.25 cr
Apart from Brook, Sunrisers Hyderabad also picked India opener, Mayank Agarwal, for Rs 8.25 croreOn the other hand, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was sold for Rs 2 crore to defending champions Gujarat Titans while former India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane was roped in by CSK at his base price of Rs 50 lakh.
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