“He didn’t pick my call before the auction,” jokes coach Ponting after PBKS buys Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer, who skippered Kolkata Knight Riders last season, was roped in by the Punjab Kings at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction at Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The Kings splurged a whopping Rs 26.75 crore on Iyer, making him the second-highest paid player in IPL history. Ricky Ponting, Punjab … Read more

Shreyas Iyer sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore in IPL Auction 2025

Shreyas Iyer, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to its IPL title victory last season, became the most expensive signing in history of IPL when he was sold to PBKS for Rs 26.75 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. However, … Read more

Indians in IPL Auction 2025 LIVE updates: Real-time news of sold and unsold players

The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction before the 2025 edition is all set to take place at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with 577 players expecting bidders over two days. Three hundred sixty seven of the total pool of players are Indians, comprising over nearly 64 percent, with most of them (319) … Read more

IPL 2025 Auction: Three players Punjab Kings can target as captain

Punjab Kings only retained uncapped batters Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction, and will ahead into the bidding on Sunday with a keen eye on securing the services of a captain. The franchise was initially led by Shikhar Dhawan in IPL 2024, before Sam Curran took over … Read more

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25: Shreyas Iyer smacks 126* against Goa, takes Mumbai to 250

Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 100 hundred in the team’s opening game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Goa at the Gymkhana Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. His 130 off 57 deliveries comprised 11 fours and 10 sixes, taking Mumbai to a mammoth 250/4 in its 20 overs. This was Shreyas’ first … Read more