Mumbai Indians were one of the teams everyone had their eyes on as the IPL 2024 auction kicked off on December 19 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. The team was the most talked about franchise ahead of the auction due to their exploits in the trade window and with players like Gerald Coetzee, Nuwan Thushara, Dilshan Madushanka and Mohammad Nabi in their team, they would be pretty happy with the way the auctions went for them.
The biggest talking point was the return of Hardik Pandya as the new captain of the franchise, thus ending Rohit Sharma’s 10-year- reign as the joint-most successful skipper in IPL history. Their big release this season was that of injury-ridden England pacer Jofra Archer. MI will also be boosted by the return of Jasprit Bumrah back into their side.
The 2022 IPL champions Gujarat Titans are heading into the IPL auction with the highest amount left in their purse after trading their captain Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians. With Shubman Gill taking over the captain’s mantle, last year’s runners up will have the experienced Kane Williamson as a guide to the relatively inexperienced leader…. Read More
However, the longest six in cricket, which is not recorded, was hit by Albert Trott during a Test match against Australia at Lord’s in 1899. He hit Monty Noble for a six which traveled a distance of around 120-125 metres. However, the game of cricket did not start recording statistics well. Modern-day cricket has multiplied…. Read More
The Board for Control of Cricket in India also known as BCCI has started the preparations for upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 and has announced the increase in the Budget of Franchises. Now the Purse of the Franchises for all the players has been increased to Rs. 100 Crore. You must know that every year…. Read More
