The million dollar game
Jan. 8: If the IPL is the shortest format of the game, it has also become the shortest route to becoming millionaires. And that too overnight!
On the first day of the two-day auction in the city, 15
CSK grabs Francois du Plessis for $120,000
Bengaluru: South Africa's little known Francois du Plessis made heads turn at the 2011 IPL Players's Auction when he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for $120,000, getting six times his base price.
Discreetly, Dhoni’s men followed auction
Jan. 8: The sound of the auctioneer’s gavel hitting the podium in an upscale Bangalore hotel was heard thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men were supposed to practice
Fans tick Bulls’ picks
As the race to get the best line-up heats up amongst IPL franchisees, the Deccan Chargers are sitting pretty as they have nothing short of a dream team. Why? Where else will one find a galaxy of match
72 players, $52.85 million
Jan. 8: If it is IPL, it’s got to be big. The fourth edition, which will be the biggest ever, just made the players ultra-rich as staggering amounts were spent by the franchisees who were involved in
Chargers have the perfect mix
The IPL-4 auctions has thrown in its share of surprises. On one hand, legends such as Brian Lara, Sourav Ganguly went unsold, players such as Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa and Irfan Path
IPL: Gambhir highest priced, Ganguly unsold
Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan on Saturday became the first players to be bought for more than $2 million at an Indian Premier League auction.
Ganguly, Gayle unsold; Pune Warriors buy Uthappa, Smith
Bengaluru: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and West Indies batsman Chris Gayle became the first two players to be unsold in the first round of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held in Bang
Gambhir, Pathan gets record $2.4mn; Ganguly, Gayle unsold
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders, which had been among the bottom-placed teams in the first three editions of IPL, made some smart buying to net Gambhir, big-hitter Yusuf Pat
Sad to lose Pathan, glad over Gilchrist: Priety
Bengaluru:Kings XI Punjab co-owner and Bollywood star Priety Zinta said she was disappointed to lose all-rounder Irfan Pathan but glad to buy former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist in the firs