IPL mega auction 2025: 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi goes to Rajasthan Royals

The 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi bagged a ₹1.10 crore contract with Rajasthan Royals on the second day of the mega auction in Jeddah on Monday (November 25, 2024). Suryavanshi, talked about as a prodigy, made his T20 debut for Bihar in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Rajasthan on Saturday and made a 6-ball 13 before falling to Deepak Chahar. IPL auction 2025 Day 2 LIVE updates Hailing from Samastipur, Suryavanshi debuted at just 12 years and 284 days against Mumbai, becoming the youngest player in the tournament’s history. This remarkable feat broke records held by cricketing legends like Yuvraj Singh, who debuted at 15 years and 57 days, and Sachin Tendulkar, who started at 15 years and 230 days. Suryavanshi further solidified his reputation during the Youth Test series against Australia in Chennai, where he smashed 104 runs off just 62 balls. At 13 years and 188 days, he became the youngest centurion in the 170-year history of competitive cricket and also set the record for the fastest century by an Indian at the youth level. His blistering century off 58 balls stands as the second fastest at this level, just behind England’s Moeen Ali, who achieved the feat in 56 balls. This remarkable feat broke records held by cricketing legends like Yuvraj Singh, who debuted at 15 years and 57 days, and Sachin Tendulkar, who started at 15 years and 230 days. The Mumbai troika of Shardul Thakur, Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane along with New Zealand stars Kane Williamson and Glenn Phillips were among the unsold players.

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IPL 2025 mega auction: What are the RTM rules during the auction

The Right to Match (RTM) was introduced for the first time in 2018. The RTM rule will allow the franchises to bring back a player from their previous season to their squad. The RTM rule allows a franchise to retain a player they released by matching the highest bid for that player at the auction. The RTM card will allow teams that didn’t use their full quota of six player retentions ahead of the auction to retain some of the players from their previous squads. A team can use the RTM card to match the highest bid placed on a player who was part of its squad during the previous season. However, in this auction, the franchise that places the original bid will be allowed one more opportunity to raise the bid for the player after the RTM card is invoked. If the team with the RTM option decides to match that final bid, it will retain the player in question. If not, the original bidder will secure the player’s services while the RTM card will be restored for the team that loses out.

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IPL 2025 mega auction Day 1 LIVE: Rishabh Pant becomes most expensive buy at â‚ą27 crore, Shreyas fetches â‚ą26.75 crore deal

Day one of the Indian Premier League player auction witnessed some expensive buying and new records as Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant became the most expensive buy after Lucknow Super Giants bought him for massive â‚ą27 crore. Moments before Pant emerged as the most expensive player, Shreyas Iyer held the record for just 22 minutes after Punjab Kings bought him for â‚ą26.75 crores.Rishabh Pant becomes most expensive IPL buy at â‚ą27 crore, Iyer fetches â‚ą26.75 crore deal It means that the likes of Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran and Prithvi Shaw will be up for grabs at the start of Day Two. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the sequence in a communication to the franchises after Saturday night’s pre-auction briefing. It confirmed that the opening day will see the 12 12 sets being called, with one 30-minute break and two breaks of 15 minutes each during the proceedings. A total of 574 players have been selected from an original pool of 1,574 candidates. These players will be auctioned on November 24-25 in Jeddah. The roster comprises 208 international players, 12 uncapped international prospects, and 318 uncapped Indian players.  This year’s auction will feature some high-profile India stars such as Rishabh Pant, K.L. Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh. The 10 franchises will collectively have around â‚ą641.5 crore to spend for the available 204 slots.

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IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant rejects Gavaskar’s assessment, says did not leave DC due to disagreement over retention fee

Rishabh Pant on Tuesday (November 19, 2024) rejected the legendary Sunil Gavaskar’s assessment that the India wicketkeeper-batter left Delhi Capitals due to disagreement over his retention fee ahead of the mega auction of the Indian Premier League. Pant, who captained Delhi Capitals last year after making a comeback from a horrific car accident, is among the marquee players who were not retained by their franchises. He is expected to be one of the most sought-after players when the auction takes place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25. “My retention wasn’t about the money for sure that I can say,” Pant wrote on X, responding to a broadcaster video showing Gavaskar talking about the auction dynamics. Gavaskar said while he expects Delhi Capitals to rope in Pant once again, he also wondered if there was a disagreement over the fee between the franchise and the player. “The auction dynamics are completely different; we don’t really know how it will go. But what I feel is that Delhi would certainly want Rishabh Pant back in the squad,” Gavaskar told Star Sports. “Sometimes, when a player is to be retained, there is talk between the franchise and the player and franchise about the fees that are expected.” “As you can see, some of the players who have been retained by the franchise, they’ve gone for more than say, what the No 1 retention fee deduction would be. Clearly I think, maybe there was some disagreement over there,” he said. Gavaskar said Delhi Capitals will have to look for a new captain as well if Pant is not there in the roster. “My feeling is that Delhi would definitely want Pant back because they need a captain as well. If Rishabh Pant is not in their squad then they have to look for a new captain. My feeling is (that) Delhi would definitely go for Rishabh Pant,” he said. Pant, along with other former captains Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) and KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants), is listed at a base price of â‚ą2 crore each among marquee Indian players. Pant has always been a part of the Delhi franchise since his IPL debut in 2016, scoring 3,284 runs at 35.31 with one century and 18 fifties in 111 matches.

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Virat Kohli drops hints of completing 20 years with RCB

Virat Kohli has dropped elaborate hints that he would like to continue playing competitive cricket till 2027 with an aim to complete 20 years with Royal Challengers Bengaluru after being retained by the franchise for a hefty fee of â‚ą21 crore. Having entered the twilight zone of his illustrious career, speculations are rife about how long the 36-year-old would continue in top flight cricket having endured a prolonged lull for the last four years since the start of COVID-19. Kohli has been playing for RCB ever since IPL’s inception in 2008 and is the leading run-scorer in the competition, amassing over 8,000 runs at a healthy if not spectacular strike rate of 131.97, including eight hundreds and 55 fifties. “At the end of this cycle, it is going to be 20 years that I am going to be playing for RCB and that in itself is a very, very special feeling for me,” Kohli told ‘RCB Bold Diaries’ indicating that he aims to continue for at least another three years till 2027. “I have never thought that I am going to play so many years for one team, but the relationship has truly become special over so many years. He reiterated that he doesn’t see himself playing for any other franchise. “I don’t see myself anywhere other than RCB, and I am very happy that it happened. I am very excited that I got a chance to create a strong new squad in this auction, something that we are really looking forward to as a franchise, as a team,” Kohli said in RCB’s Bold Diaries video. He also pondered on the fact that he shared a close bond with the franchise and its fans, while his goal would be to win the elusive title. “I am super excited as ever as everyone knows what RCB means to me. It’s been a very, very special relationship over so many years, which continues to grow stronger, and what I have experienced playing for RCB is truly special. I hope that the fans and everyone who’s connected to the franchise feel the same way,” he continued. “I am also just looking forward to this cycle. Obviously, the goal is to win the IPL title at least once in the next cycle.” He promised that RCB will leave no stone unturned to win their elusive IPL title. “We are going to give it our best shot as always and try to make everyone proud of the way we play our cricket. A big shout out to the fans for your unwavering support over so many years. I am really grateful, really thankful,” Kohli concluded. Kohli will be a key to RCB’s success: Andy Flower Meanwhile, following Kohli’s retention, RCB head coach Andy Flower admitted that while the retention itself is not surprising, he would be the key to RCB’s success in the coming years. “Virat’s retention won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone in India. He is and will be a key to RCB’s success in the future. He was sensational last year. He was one of the leaders who propelled us into the playoffs despite a poor first half of the season,” he told JioCinema. Besides Kohli, RCB has also retained two more players — Rajat Patidar (â‚ą11 crore) and Yash Dayal (â‚ą5 crore). As a result, RCB will have a purse of â‚ą83 crore heading into the mega auction tentatively scheduled later this month. The franchise would also contain three Right To Match (RTM) cards, allowing it to retain three more players (an uncapped player and two capped players, or three capped players). Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis and Cameron Green are among the top RCB players set to go under the hammer.

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“Rohit Ka Chela…”: Ex-India Star’s Touchy Comment On ‘Incredible Pioneer’ Suryakumar Yadav

India finished a 3-0 decisive victory in the T20I series against Sri Lanka with an exhilarating really over triumph in their last match on Tuesday. India finished a 3-0 decisive victory in the T20I series against Sri Lanka with a completely exhilarating really over triumph in their last match on Tuesday. Sri Lanka looked serenely positioned in the run pursuit yet Suryakumar’s shocking choice to involve Rinku Singh as a bowler in the nineteenth over and himself dumbfounding the last of the match made it a splendid one. From 110/1, Sri Lanka lost wickets in a pile as they could figure out how to score 137/8 out of 20 overs. In the over, the hosts were by and by defeated as India walked on to a gigantic success. Previous India cricketer Mohammad Kaif was dazzled by Suryakumar’s captaincy and he took to web-based entertainment to give him a monstrous pat on the back on his bowling changes. “Bhai Rohit Sharma ka chela hai Surya.. nineteenth over Rinku se, twentieth over khud SKY and dominated the match. What else one should be an incredible pioneer?” he posted on X (previously known as Twitter). With Sri Lanka requiring nine hurries to win off 12 balls, India called Rinku Singh to squeeze his part-time off-turn bowling right into it. Rinku, bowling without precedent for T20Is, offered just three runs while picking two wickets in a great nineteenth over. There was more out-of-the-container thinking in store as skipper Suryakumar Yadav welcomed himself on to dumbfound the last, protected five runs by getting two wickets, and sent the game to an Finished, where India won to seal a 3-0 victory. “I have a ton of wickets in homegrown cricket. Dislike that, and I even have a wicket in ODIs. I had been educated by Surya to be prepared for bowling in the series. However I didn’t bowl in that frame of mind up to this game, Surya bhai had advised me to continue rehearsing my bowling and requested that I do it during warm-up.” “At the point when the game was on, I didn’t expect that I would be approached to bowl, as the circumstance was absolutely in a dead heat. Then, at that point, he requested that I turn my arm over and when I began to bowl, it was God’s arrangement – two wickets,” expressed Rinku in a video posted by BCCI on their ‘X’ account. Off-spinner Washington Sundar, who featured with an overall exhibition (25 runs, 2-23) and limited Sri Lanka to only two runs in the Over, was likewise in amazement at Suryakumar’s imagination. “It was an extraordinary choice by Surya as a matter of some importance to get Rinku (in the nineteenth over). Rinku makes things undeniably challenging for us when he bowls in the nets and presently he’s shown that in this game too.” “For Surya to bring himself into one of the most crunch circumstances, and practically dominating the match for the group was astounding. Truly, I was simply zeroing in on what I needed to do against those players.” “It was an incredible open door given to me, particularly to dominate the match for my country. I don’t have the foggiest idea the number of individuals that would get the chance to do that from time to time,” he said.

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Sri Lanka Captain Blames Everything on Players After Late Show Against India in Third T20I

Asalanka said he was not content with the center request and late center request exhibition and added that the players played terrible shots. After his side’s loss against India in the third T20I match of the series, Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka said he was frustrated with their batting. Charith Asalanka was excused for a brilliant duck in the seventeenth over by Washington Sundar. Talking after the match, Asalanka said he was not content with the center request and late center request presentation and added that the players played terrible shots. He likewise trusted his side would improve in the ODIs against India. “I’m truly frustrated about our batting line-up, particularly center request and late center request. Extremely terrible shot determination was the explanation. Spinners were bowling that is the reason Hasaranga came up with the request. We gave him the permit to hit a couple of limits, but that didn’t work for us. Wrong shot determination on this pitch. At the point when the ball goes downhill, our shot determination ought to be right on target, batting on these tracks is truly hard. Without a doubt (the objective was gettable), we can’t give pardons. As expert cricketers, we want to do a smidgen more than this. I need to see great batting exhibitions in the, dislike T20s. Our main three and four have gotten along nicely and that is the main positive I have. Young men will improve,” Asalanka said. Recapping the match, Sri Lanka won the throw and was selected to bowl against India. It was a group execution from the Men dressed in Blue in the principal innings, every one of the hitters contributed while setting an objective. Shubman Gill (39 runs from 37 balls, 3 fours) was the most elevated run-getter among his partners. Riyan Parag (26 runs from 18 balls, 1 four, and 2 sixes) and Washington Sundar (25 runs from 18 balls, 2 fours, and 1 six) assumed a vital part in the demise overs and controlled India to 137/9 after the finish of the 20 overs. Mahesh Theekshana drove the Sri Lanka bowling assault and he sacked three wickets for 28 runs in his four-over spell. Wanindu Hasaranga additionally got two wickets and offered 29 runs. During the run pursuit, Kusal Perera (46 runs from 34 balls, 5 fours) and Kusal Mendis (43 runs from 41 balls, 3 fours) were the top entertainers for the hosts in the last T20I round of the series and pushed Sri Lanka to 137/8 to bring the match into the finished. Opener Pathum Nissanka (26 runs from 27 balls, 5 fours) likewise assumed a steady part while batting. The argument of the match is Rinku Singh and captain Suryakumar Yadav taking two wickets each in their particular spells. The India captain guarded six runs in the last finish and constrained the match to the finished. Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar additionally took two wickets in their particular spells. In the over, the hosts could score 2/2 after batting first. While pursuing, Suryakumar Yadav finished the coordinate with the primary ball after he crushed a compass towards the short fine leg for a four. Washington Sundar was named the Player of the Match. In the interim, Suryakumar Yadav was granted the Player of the Series title.

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Matthew Mott Steps Down As Britain White Ball Mentor; Marc Trescothick Named On Break Premise

Matthew Mott on Tuesday ventured down as Britain’s white ball mentor following their new inability to protect the T20 World Cup title London:Matthew Mott on Tuesday ventured down as Britain’s white ball mentor following their new inability to guard the T20 World Cup title, and he has been supplanted with previous opener Marcus Trescothick on a broken premise. Britain was taken out of the ICC masterpiece by possible bosses India in the elimination round, while the Three Lions were likewise fruitless in clutching their 50-over World Cup prize a year ago. In any case, Mott’s residency started with Britain packing their second T20 World Cup in 2022 in Australia, beating Pakistan in the last. Burglarize Key, the overseeing overseer of Britain men’s cricket said, “For everybody associated with Britain cricket and me by and by, I might want to say thanks to Matthew for all he has accomplished for the group since his arrangement. “He leaves his post as one of just three mentors who have won a men’s Reality Cup with Britain. After three World Cup cycles in a short space of time, I presently feel the group needs another course to get ready for the difficulties ahead.” On the arrangement of Trescothick, Key said: “Marcus Trescothick is very much regarded in the changing area and will assume responsibility for group undertakings close by white-ball skipper Jos Buttler. Marcus and Jos have decent compatibility, and I figure their organization will assist us with keeping up with congruity and steadiness. The quest for a full-time frame substitution will currently start.” Mott said he had a “massively pleased” stretch with the Britain side. “I’m monstrously pleased to have trained the Britain men’s group. I’m unbelievably pleased with the person and enthusiasm that the group has shown during that period, including a glorious T20 World Cup triumph in 2022,” he said. Trescothick anticipated taking the group to more prominent levels. “I’m anticipating working with Jos Buttler, the players, and mentors throughout the following couple of weeks. The center is working towards the series against Australia and our arrangements for the following year’s Bosses Prize mission. Britain cricket is in serious areas of strength for a, and the potential is immense, given the quality we have accessible. “It is tied in with bridling that potential and fostering the work that has proactively been set up by Matthew Mott.”

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Irfan Pathan’s Unpolished ‘Riyan Parag Cautioning’ As Gautam Gambhir Makes His Sanju Samson Position Understood

Sanju Samson was attempted as an initial hitter in the second T20I against Sri Lanka, yet he was excused for a brilliant duck. After being sidelined for the primary T20I against Sri Lanka, Sanju Samson denoted his re-visitation of the Indian group in the second match of the series on Sunday. Samson, nonetheless, was excused for a brilliant duck, in the wake of being shipped off to open the innings close by Yashasvi Jaiswal. The Rajasthan Royals commander, who generally bats at the No. 3 or No. 4 spot in the Indian Chief Association, was shockingly made to open after Shubman Gill needed to pass up a major opportunity because of a neck fit. However, it’s just been two games since lead trainer Gambhir assumed control, and his thoughts regarding the group creation have been made very understood, particularly taking into account the job Riyan Parag has been given. Parag has been a focal figure in the Indian group in both matches, taking the center request spot as a hitter that many idea would be Samson’s. The way that Parag can bowl a couple of overs gives him the benefit since Rishabh Gasp is Group India’s No. 1 choice for the wicket-attendant’s job. Irfan Pathan’s post via online entertainment recommended something similar, as he anticipates that Parag should get a long rope in the center request, particularly in T20I cricket. “You will see Riyan Parag getting many possibilities because of his ability to bowl. As a top-request batsman, very few in the nation can turn their arm over. This is where Riyan Parag will get an additional benefit, and which is all well and good,” Pathan posted on X. Samson’s case has been an inquisitive one in the Indian group, with the wicket-guardian hitter being rearranged across various jobs and positions since he made his presentation. Regardless of his obvious ability, Samson hasn’t had the option to solidify his spot in the group as he keeps on being attempted and tried in various jobs. From the initial two matches, obviously Gambhir has Parag in his drawn out plans,

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Suryakumar Yadav Needs ‘Unique Job’ In Indian Group, Says “Don’t Have any desire To Be Skipper”

Suryakumar’s captaincy abilities were perceived and commended by previous India all-rounder Irfan Pathan. Notwithstanding, Suryakumar needs to be more than a skipper of the India T20I group. India skipper Suryakumar Yadav, whose captaincy abilities were in plain view during the primary T20I against Sri Lanka, expressed that he needs to order himself as a pioneer and not as a commander. At the point when Sri Lanka’s initial couple of Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis caused a massacre in Pallekele, the 214-run complete began transforming into an agreeable pursuit for the hosts. Sri Lanka hustled to 84/0 in the 10th over and looked very much set to pamper the start of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar’s time. With India handling just five pillar bowlers, Suryakumar was hitting a brick wall. In the 10th over, he brought Arshdeep Singh back into the main part of the activity, expecting a leap forward. The youthful left-armer conveyed and eliminated Mendis from the wrinkle. The difficulty didn’t prevent Sri Lanka from withdrawing its forceful methodology. Be that as it may, the Lankans had to make a stride back after Suryakumar presented Axar Patel in the fifteenth over. With the pitch offering turn, Axar wound around sorcery and excused Kusal Perera and set-player Nissanka to remove the game from the hosts. Suryakumar’s captaincy abilities were perceived and lauded by previous India all-rounder Irfan Pathan. Notwithstanding, Suryakumar needs to be in excess of a skipper of the India T20I group. “I… I would rather not be a skipper; I need to be a pioneer. That is all there is to it. It felt significantly better to see such great help here and in this country,” Suryakumar said in a video posted by BCCI on X. One of the vital features of the game was Suryakumar giving the ball to Riyan Parag. The young person who neglected to convey with the bat contributed with a significant commitment to the ball. He ousted the turning track, got the spots for his conveyance, and sacked a three-wicket pull while offering only five runs in his 1.2 overs. The 33-year-old shed light on what prompted him to give the ball to Parag at the significant point of the game. “This Riyan Parag can be exceptional because I have seen him bowl in the IPL as well as in the nets. Furthermore, I additionally said on the PC that he has an X-factor,” Suryakumar said. India happened to effectively shield their absolute by confining Sri Lanka to 170. In the wake of going 1-0 in the series, India took an unassailable lead in the second T20I on Sunday.

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