“If I say I was okay (at being unsold), I will be lying”
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South Africa spinner Imran Tahir has admitted that he was “sad” after learning that he went unsold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in February.
“Any issue pertaining to players’ interest will be addressed with utmost seriousness”
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Vinod Rai, the chairman of the Committee of Administrators (CoA), and his colleague, Vikram Limaye, met with India captain Virat Kohli and a few other players in Hyderabad on Wednesday in regards to the payment structure of national players.
“I know it has been increased by double but there is room for [more]”
Former India team director Ravi Shastri is not a fan of the revised payment scheme for national players as he feels they deserve more.
Kohli wants the annual retainer fee to be increased
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India captain Virat Kohli has demanded that the annual retainer fee of Indian cricketers be increased.
Mathews has been out of action since injuring his hamstring in January
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews is likely to be sidelined for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Bangladesh and miss the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well.
Bravo’s injury is not serious
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The Kolkata Knight Riders were given quite a scare on Monday when West Indies batsman Darren Bravo was struck while batting in the nets.
Tahir was released by the Daredevils
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With Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh having been ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Rising Pune Supergiants have called up South Africa spinner Imran Tahir as his replacement.
Pujara was upgraded from a Grade-B contract to a Grade-A contract
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India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and opener Murali Vijay have all been awarded with Grade-A contracts for their superb performances in the ongoing home season.
Thakur only represented the Kings XI in one match
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The Rising Pune Supergiants have bolstered their pace attack by securing the services of Shardul Thakur from the Kings XI Punjab.
“There’s still a lot more I want to achieve personally”
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has revealed that he is fired up to have more success in international cricket after attracting the highest bid for a foreign player at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction last month. Continue reading
