The winners of the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), Rajasthan Royals, splurged plenty of cash at the auction to rope in the players that they felt could provide them with enough balance and stability to win the 2024 season of the marquee tournament.
Royals went into the IPL 2024 auction with a decent purse size of INR 14.50 crore (USD 1.74 million approx.) and utilised the money to fill the void they had in the side which ailed them during the previous edition. They picked the first player at the auction, Rovman Powell for the massive amount of INR 7.4 crore and played safe for the majority of the auction then.
At the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction, England players Sam Curran and Ben Stokes went to Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) respectively for a hefty amount. After receiving lucrative contracts, both players had the responsibility to be extraordinary in the competition but neither of them lived up to the expectations. Apart…. Read More
Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) are all set to build on the momentum of two consecutive playoff appearances in the previous seasons. LSG, who faced elimination at the hands of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023. The explosive batting lineup, featuring international stars Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, and emerging local talents…. Read More
Rachin Ravindra, a name which rhymes with Sachin and Dravid? Yes, you are right – his father actually named him after Indian cricketers – Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Today we will take you through his story on how he became a cricketer for New Zealand’s senior team and what inspired him to become a…. Read More
