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Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of IPL as Lucknow Super Giants splurged a humongous Rs 27 crore to buy the flamboyant India keeper-batter in the tournament's mega auction here on Sunday.

After a morale-boosting 2-1 away victory over Kerala Blasters FC before the FIFA International break, HFC are eager to maintain their momentum.

Despite finishing eighth on the leaderboard with 892 points after five rounds, Teeoff outperformed the Chargers, who led with 959 points. In other quarterfinals, Valley Warriors triumphed over Team Dasos in a playoff after a 3-3 draw, Reitz Masters narrowly defeated MYK Strikers 3.5-2.5, and Golden Eagles won 4-2 against Team MYSA. The semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday.

Shami, formerly with Gujarat Titans, missed the previous season due to knee surgery. He made his comeback to competitive cricket earlier this month, playing for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy. Shami is expected to join the Indian team in Australia for the latter part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Kohli's brilliant hundred was the perfect icing on the cake for India after opener Yashasvi Jaiswal put the visitors in the driver's seat with a brilliant 161

Four wickets fell in an eventful second session but Kohli and Washington remained firm during the breaks as India looked in commanding position

The 37-year-old Djokovic of Serbia took to social media on Saturday to announce that longtime friend and rival Andy Murray will be his new coach starting from the next Australian Open in Melbourne. Murray retired from professional tennis earlier this year at the Paris Olympics

At the break, India reached 275 for 1 in their second innings despite losing KL Rahul's (77) wicket

The 16-year-old continued her red-hot form, defeating the USA’s Priyanka Rana 7-5, 6-4 to clinch the trophy.

The State player delivered a stellar performance before falling to Delhi’s Payas Jain in the semifinals.

After the heavy roller was used before play on Day 2 and again after Australia’s first innings ended at 104, India gained a useful 46-run lead, which helped ease the pitch under the scorching sun. This made batting easier for Jaiswal and Rahul, who finished Day 2 unbeaten on 90 and 62, respectively. The pair have put India in a strong position, with their second innings total standing at 172/0 after 57 overs.

The website, Cricket Ception, published a column on Friday evening titled "A New Era in Leadership: Bumrah's Captaincy and Kohli's Leadership Revive Team India," falsely claiming it was written by the former captain

With months of off-field strategy and rigorous scouting, it will all come down to pure business as 10 franchises would look to get the best possible squads for the 2025 season and beyond

Bumrah bags his 11th five-wicket haul while debutant Harshit Rana bowls a fiery opening spell to dismiss the hosts for 104

There will be INR 641.5 crore cumulatively in kitty of 10 teams with 204 possible slots to be filled but one can be rest assured that all eyes will be trained on Pant's name when it comes up

India secures 46-run lead on a pitch that continues to offer plenty of bounce and sideways movement, making batting difficult with the new ball

Save KL Rahul (26 off 74 balls), youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) and Devdutt Padikkal (0) were left searching for answers along with Virat Kohli (5), whose indifferent run of form continued

In an email to franchises on Thursday, accessed by ESPN cricinfo, the IPL referred to these as "windows," though they are likely to become the final dates

India springs in surprise by selecting Washington as their lone spinner ahead of stalwarts like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

The Indo-German duo was defeated 0-6, 3-6 by Ireland's Stephan Bailey and England's Jeff Claridge, settling for the runners-up trophy.

Arush was defeated by West Bengal’s Debraj Bhattacharjee in the semifinals, with Debraj ultimately winning the title. Showing great resilience, Arush recovered to dominate the bronze medal match, winning 3-0 against Ajinsu Bhandari, also from West Bengal, and secured a podium finish for Telangana.

Geethu, an Arjuna Awardee, made history as India’s first professional player in the Australian League, while Anita, a Padma Shri awardee, is celebrated for her exceptional skills and leadership.

India's stand-in captain also says that the team has finalised its playing XI although he will reveal it only at the toss

LSG snubbed their captain Rahul and retained Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni in the squad.