Revealed: The bombshell IPL plot that would change world cricket as we know itJust weeks after Mike Atherton delivered the ICC an ominous warning of the threat of franchise cricket, an IPL boss has confirmed the desire to contract players to 12-month deals.
IPL set to trigger staggering $10.9 billion cricket feeding frenzyCricket’s most lucrative competition is expected to reap a record windfall when media giants compete for the broadcasting rights.
‘Remember the Titans!’ Aussie star clinches IPL title in debut team’s fairy tale finishHardik Pandya starred with bat and ball as Matthew Wade’s Gujarat Titans clinched the IPL title in their debut season with a seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals.
’He made us believe': 132,000 fans honour Warnie as former IPL team makes historyThe last time the Rajasthan Royals reached the IPL finals the late great Shane Warne was their captain, the team is there again and their fans have paid a moving tribute to Warnie.
Hazlewood’s wild IPL comeback as nine-ball rollercoaster seals playoff winJosh Hazlewood delivered at the death to help Royal Challengers Bangalore edge out Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs, and move within one win of the Indian Premier League final.
‘Badly wrong’: Snubbed star’s $1.53m warning to selectors; Siddle dominates — Aussie scoutWe’re nearing the end of the so-called ‘holiday period’ for Australia’s international cricketers with some of their stints abroad coming to a close. Here’s how they’ve fared >
New Aussie T20 king is ‘actually inhuman’ after ‘phenomenal’ show blows Warner, Marsh out IPLIshan Kishan’s 48 and a late cameo by Australia’s Tim David helped Mumbai Indians down David Warner’s Delhi Capitals by five wickets.
‘Furious’ Aussie’s massive dressing room blow up caught on camera amid DRS controversyAs Virat Kohli at long last returned to form, out-of-form Australian World Cup hero Matthew Wade was left fuming on Thursday night.
Zero to hero: Stoinis’ whirlwind over seals crazy IPL match after de Kock’s epic record knockMarcus Stoinis has gone from zero to hero, as he defended 21 off the final over. It came after Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul put on the IPL’s highest ever opening total.
‘Power-hitting machine’: Tim David blows minds in two-over IPL bash as Aussie mounts World Cup caseUncapped Australian batsman Tim David has blown minds in the IPL, as he unleashed during a two over onslaught which has left the cricket world in awe of his “power-hitting”.
Warner’s cheeky gamble backfires in humiliating fashion as fellow Aussie comes to the rescueA cheeky move from David Warner backfired in epic fashion as a fellow Aussie’s blistering knock helped the Delhi Capitals to a crucial victory.
‘Big shoes to fill’: Next Malinga lights up IPL - and teen star could take on Aussies next monthFrom the producers of Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka have unearthed the next ‘Slinga Malinga’ with Matheesha Pathirana making an immediate impression on the IPL.
Hazlewood torched for IPL’s worst figures as England duo explodesPunjab Kings thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 54 runs in the Indian Premier League as Josh Hazlewood was crushed for expensive figures.
Aussie star dazzles with epic opening spell en route to MOTM performanceDaniel Sams took two wickets in the opening over on his way to a man of the match performance for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
Aussie World Cup duo star for Ponting’s Delhi as Warner makes mockery of IPL axingAustralia’s Mitchell Marsh smashed 89 and took two wickets, while David Warner hit an unbeaten half-century to continue his brilliant season and make a mockery of his axing last year.
Savage Cummins moment stuns IPL as ‘heroic’ Aussie roars in wild returnPat Cummins starred as Kolkata Knight Riders hammered Mumbai Indians by 52 runs on Monday to stay in hunt for IPL play-offs.
Kohli slumps to new golden low; Aussie duo star as Warner seethes: IPL WrapSuperstar cricketer Virat Kohli’s miserable batting form continued with a third golden duck this IPL season, while David Warner was left seething after being given out lbw.
Freak Warner act stuns as Aussie crushes old side in brutal IPL revengeDavid Warner hammered an unbeaten 92 as Delhi Capitals eased to a 21-run win over former team Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Kohli runs out Maxi but Aussie WC winners fire to end three-game IPL losing streakRoyal Challengers Bangalore ended a three-match losing streak in the IPL as World Cup-winners Josh Hazlewood and Glenn Maxwell inspired them to a 13-run win over Chennai.
Former Indian opener trolls Ponting after star Aussie duo’s nightmare IPL dismissalsAs KL Rahul continued his incredible form with the bat for Lucknow Super Giants, Australia’s David Warner and Mitch Marsh were left to rue their dismissals for different reasons.
‘Dug my hole in Australia’: Kiwi great opens up on ‘horrendous’ match-fixing trialNew Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns feels he can talk candidly about the pain of match-fixing allegations brought against him now that he has survived multiple health scares.
Kohli ends IPL hoodoo with blistering knock; Aussie blasts winning runs with monster sixVirat Kohli finally found some form with the bat, hitting his first half-century of the IPL season as an Aussie star hit the winning runs for his team.
‘Story of the IPL’: Meet India’s next superstar who is about to explode onto the world stageIn the blink of an eye, Umran Malik has turned heads and is being spoken about as India’s next cricket superstar.
Cricket world marvels at Indian ‘artist’; Aussie gets WC-winning teammate for ugly duck: IPL WrapIndian opener KL Rahul has been lauded for his batting heroics, while Daniel Sams removed his Australian World Cup-winning teammate for a duck.
‘Overcooked’ Kohli in a ‘dark place’ after hitting new career lowVirat Kohli’s second successive golden duck in the IPL saw Royal Challengers Bangalore crash to 68 all out and lose to Sunrisers Hyderabad by nine wickets.
‘It’s unacceptable’: Sportsmanship storm explodes in IPLThe IPL is in meltdown after the extraordinary moment an Indian star called his team off the field. Kevin Pietersen never wants to see it again.
‘He’s got to go’: Warner gives ump ‘one of the most unbelievable stares’ in standoffDavid Warner delivered a chilling stare, while his captain later apologised as tempers boiled over as Delhi failed to chase down Rasjasthan’s massive total on the back of Jos Buttler’s century.
Cricket’s ‘greatest ever finisher’ shows he’s still got it at 40 in final-over IPL stunnerMahendra Singh Dhoni has rolled back the years with 16 runs off the last four balls of Chennai Super Kings’ successful chase over Mumbai Indians who are languishing at the bottom of IPL league.
Warner explodes in epic knock to become second in history to reach 1,000-run featAustralia’s David Warner smashed an unbeaten 60 to lead the Covid-affected Delhi Capitals to a thumping nine-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Stoinis erupts in ump drama as fellow Aussie stuns in ‘electrifying’ explosionMarcus Stoinis could find himself in hot water after the Australian was left fuming following his dismissal from Josh Hazlewood in the IPL overnight.
Mitch Marsh hospitalised after contracting Covid in IndiaAustralian T20 World Cup hero Mitch Marsh has been admitted to hospital in India after testing positive to Covid.
Maxi, Hoff star as Kohli gives in-form Warner epic send-off in crunch IPL gameDavid Warner hit his second straight half-century, but his departure saw Virat Kohli’s Bangalore seal an important win as Aussies Josh Hazlewood and Glenn Maxwell starred,
‘Unstoppable’ milestone man makes history with 100-run ‘stunner’KL Rahul has put on a starring display in his 100th IPL game, celebrating the milestone in style with a 103-run knock.
3-140 from 11.5 overs: Cummins on struggle street as Finch flops at ninth IPL clubPat Cummins is one of cricket’s superstars, but the Australian Test captain has been hit for six during the early stages of the IPL. While Aaron Finch’s form is back in the headlines, too.
Warner belts Cummins to make mockery of axing as Aussie star breaks another IPL recordLess than a season after being dropped by the Sunrisers, David Warner is back in the IPL and back scoring runs. In the process, the Australian star became the fastest to hit 5,500 runs.
Cricket stunned by Indian star’s rogue, historic tacticRavichandran Ashwin sent the cricket world into a frenzy by becoming the first player ever to adopt a bold, game-winning tactic.
‘Furious’ Kohli left seething over controversial DRS callVirat Kohli was left seething after a controversial DRS call failed to overturn the umpire’s original decision despite the ball hitting the bat and pad simultaneously.
What can’t he do? Cummins equals IPL record in all-time epic ... with the batPat Cummins hit the equal-fastest fifty in IPL history in a staggering display, as a fellow Aussie copped 35 runs off one nightmare over. WATCH IT HERE.
‘Beast mode’: Cricket world raves as ‘muscle man’ explodes in ‘crazy’ 70-run demolitionUmesh Yadav’s 4-23 and Andre Russell’s unbeaten 70 off 31 balls steered Kolkata Knight Riders to a six-wicket over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Finch handed late $269k call-up by record NINTH IPL teamAustralia’s white-ball captain Aaron Finch has been handed a late and lucrative IPL contract after a Big Bash star withdrew.
Shock IPL millionaire signs another new deal in life-changing weekThe contracts are piling up for Tim David just days after he became an instant millionaire.
Shock Aussie nets monster $1.53m IPL payday after bidding frenzy as stars snubbedAaron Finch and Marnus Labuschagne have joined the other unsold Aussies in the IPL mega auction while WA-raised Singaporean Tim David went for a stunning $1.53m.
‘Good luck everyone’: Injured Pom won’t play a game, but just netted $1.5m IPL fortune. Here’s whyEngland’s Liam Livingstone is the most expensive foreign player in this season’s IPL auction at $A2.16 million, while teammate Jofra Archer also fetched $1.48m but won’t play. Here’s why.
From BBL reject to IPL millionaire: Meet the Singapore star who has been snubbed by Aussie selectorsIn April, 2019, Tim David was delisted by Western Australia.Less than three years later, the relatively unknown player became an overnight millionaire after being picked up by Mumbai.
IPL auction night 1 wrap: Aussie’s staggering haul; Smith unsold as India gun goes for $2.83mThere’s no better proof of the mouth-watering money on offer in the IPL than tonight’s $100 million mega auction. One Aussie nearly quadrupled his 2021 haul.
GRAPHIC: IPL auctioneer cleared after terrifying fall from stage during live biddingThere were terrifying scenes during the Indian Premier League auction after the auctioneer collapsed from the stage to the floor during live bidding.
Revealed: The $8m Aussies in IPL auction... and what all 47 players could earnWe take a look at the Australian cohort looking to land a massive payday at this year’s IPL auction, hoping to match the mega deals Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson earnt in 2021.
What you need to know about $27m IPL bonanza as 590 players chase mega paydaysThe 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction list will see 590 cricketers from India and abroad go under the hammer during a monster two-day auction in Bengaluru.
Revealed: The Aussie trio set for huge payday in multimillion-dollar IPL bonanzaJust under 50 Australians have been nominated for this year’s IPL auction, including superstar trio Pat Cummins, David Warner and Steve Smith, as well as an 18-year-old from Newcastle.
History-maker eyes millions; 37yo still worth a punt: The BBL stars IPL clubs should splash out forAs the BBL season enters its finals series, a number of stars have put themselves in the shop window, reading to be picked up in the upcoming IPL auction on February 18.