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.
The IPL auction saw a massive payday for Australian pacers. Star pacer Mitchell Starc has become the costliest player in IPL history, surpassing his captain Pat Cummins record set just an hour earlier. KKR made a substantial ₹24.75 crore bid for Starc, while Cummins found a spot with SRH for ₹20.5 crore. However, with this…. Read More
Cricket is a game of accuracy in both its batting and bowling aspects. Teams work hard to minimize errors while playing and try to give their best in important matches. However, under the pressure of this time, the best laid plans can go awry. In such a situation, the mistakes made by the players start…. Read More
Openers are the players who open the batting innings of a cricket team. They start with the fresh ball and have to face the opening attack of the opponent’s fast bowlers. The opening batsmen possess excellent spatial awareness as well as excellent technique to react to the wily fast bowlers. He still has many shots…. Read More
