DTVHINDI‘Did not leave Delhi Capitals for money…’, Rishabh Pant’s post before IPL auction created an uproar on social media
Rishabh Pant will enter the mega auction before IPL 2025. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Instagram) India’s star wicketkeeper batsman, Rishabh Pant has broken his silence on not being retained by Delhi Capitals. He has made it clear in a tweet that he did not leave Delhi Capitals for money. Pant responded to a video by Star Sports, in which Sunil Gavaskar was explaining the reason behind Delhi not retaining their captain ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. In the video, Sunil Gavaskar said that, I believe that there may be a disagreement between Delhi Capitals and Rishabh Pant regarding the retention fee of the wicketkeeper-batsman. The former batsman also said during this time that Capitals may try to buy Pant back in the mega auction to be held on 24 and 25 November. This one tweet by Rishabh Pant created an uproar on social media After this, Rishabh Pant reacted to this video and said that he did not leave the Delhi Capitals team for money. Pant has given his reply on a video of Gavaskar. Pant, who was the star batsman of Delhi Capitals, wrote in this post – I can definitely say that my retention was not about money. My retention wasn’t about the money for sure that I can say 🤍 — Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) November 19, 2024 Gavaskar told Star Sports- I think Delhi Capitals would like Rishabh Pant back in their team. Sometimes, when a player has to be retained, there are negotiations between the franchises and the players regarding the expected fees. As some of the players who have been retained by their franchises have demanded a higher No. 1 retention fee. So obviously I think there might be some disagreement there, but I think Delhi would want Rishabh Pant back. Talking about IPL retention, Delhi Capitals retained four players before the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They retained Axar Patel for Rs 16.5 crore, Kuldeep Yadav for Rs 13.5 crore, South African star all-rounder Tristan Stubbs for Rs 10 crore and uncapped wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel for Rs 4 crore.
IPL 2025: These 3 franchises will shower money on Rishabh Pant in the mega auction
Delhi Capitals released Rishabh Pant. Pant, who has been playing a key role for the Capitals since 2016, reportedly failed to reach a consensus with the senior management regarding the captaincy. The management actually did not consider Pant suitable to be given the captaincy, due to which a mutual agreement was reached between the two parties and then Delhi did not retain Pant. With Pant being included in the mega auction pool for the first time in eight years, it will be interesting to see which franchise he will eventually join. Given his aggressive form during his recent series with the bat in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand, Pant is definitely someone to look out for for teams who would be willing to spend big bucks. In this article, we will talk about those three franchises which will spend money like water behind Pant in the upcoming mega auction. Let us tell you who are those three franchises. Three teams that might want to buy Rishabh Pant in the mega auction (3 teams that might target Rishabh Pant in IPL 2025) 3) Royal Challengers Bengaluru PBKS. (Source:X/Twitter) Royal Challengers Bangalore may have retained former captain Virat Kohli as their marquee retention. However, giving him the command of captaincy still remains a big question mark. Amidst the ongoing speculation, the franchise may consider buying Pant and making him their future captain. Dinesh Karthik recently retired, due to which RCB is lacking a power hitter in the lower middle order, which Pant can fill. Considering the fearlessness with which he bats in the middle order, there can be no better option for Karthik than Pant. It is a bonus that he is also a wicketkeeper and makes him an ideal choice.
ED interrogated former captain Mohammad Azharuddin in money laundering case related to HCA, read big news
Azharuddin has played 433 international matches for India. Mohammad Azharuddin. (Photo by Waseem Gashroo/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Former Indian captain and veteran batsman Mohammad Azharuddin has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). If the latest media reports are to be believed, the central agency has recorded the statement of the former cricketer under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). However, earlier the ED had asked Azharuddin to appear before him on October 3, but later he sought postponement of the notice for some time. On this demand of the former cricketer, ED extended the time and on October 8, he reached the ED office with his league team wearing white kurta-pajama to get his statement recorded. So if the reports of News18 are to be believed regarding this matter, then it is being said to be related to financial irregularities during the tenure of the former cricketer in Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). In connection with the said case, Anti Corruption Bureau of Telangana has registered three FIRs for embezzlement of Rs 20 crore. Apart from this, it has also been found that former officials of HCA allotted tenders to close associates at a price higher than the market rate, without proper tender process. Some receipts of this tender are also missing. But it is worth noting here that payment was made in advance by HCA, but the tender recipient did not do any work. Apart from Mohammad Azharuddin, former HCA Vice President Shivlal Yadav, Congress MLA and former President Gaddam Vinod and former HCA Secretary Arshad Ayub have been named in this case. It will be interesting to see what kind of action the ED takes against the former cricketer now? A look at the cricket career of Mohammad Azharuddin On the other hand, if we give you information about Azharuddin’s cricket career, he has played 433 international matches for India. During this period he has scored a total of 15393 runs. Azharuddin has also captained India in the World Cup 1996 and 1999.
“I wish I had given money…” Varun Chakraborty’s old post against the selectors, selected in IND vs BAN T20I series, goes viral
Varun Chakraborty was not selected in the team for the Zimbabwe tour, due to which he was disappointed and posted an Instagram story which is now going viral again. Varun Chakravarthy (Photo Source: Twitter) India VS Bangladesh T20I Series: The 3-match T20 series between India and Bangladesh is scheduled to start from October 6. Suryakumar Yadav is in charge of the team and for this series, along with the selectors and head coach, he has built a team around the emerging players of IPL. India’s squad for 3 T20 matches against Bangladesh: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav. Varun Chakraborty returns to the team Kolkata Knight Riders’ mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty has returned to the Indian team after a gap of almost three years. He made his international debut on the Sri Lanka tour in 2021 and was selected in the T20 World Cup squad later that year replacing Yuzvendra Chahal, where he failed to impress. However, after consistently sensational seasons in the IPL, where he took 20 wickets in 14 matches in 2023 and 21 wickets in 15 matches in 2024, Chakravarthy has regained his place in the team. Varun Chakraborty’s old post went Viral: Varun Chakraborty’s Old Instagram post is now going viral After the T20 World Cup tournament this year, in the month of July, Team India visited Zimbabwe for the T20 series under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Even after performing well in IPL for 2 consecutive years, Varun Chakraborty was not selected in the team, due to which he was disappointed and posted an Instagram story which is now going viral again. Soon after BCCI announced the squad for the Zimbabwe tour, Chakraborty wrote on Instagram Story- “I wish I had hired a paid PR agency (paid a PR team to market myself).” What he meant to say was that if he had spent money on marketing himself, he would have been in the limelight and would have got a place in the team. Instagram story of Varun Chakravarthy. pic.twitter.com/GHGLl6svhB —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 24, 2024
IPL 2025: There will be a rain of money on the players playing IPL, Jay Shah made a historic announcement
There has been an increase in the match fees of players. IPL (Image Credit- Twitter X) IPL 2025: Before the start of the upcoming season of IPL, a big news is coming out. Let us tell you that the players playing in the tournament are going to see a rain of money from the coming season. Recently there has been an increase in players’ match fees and other things. It is noteworthy that today, on Saturday, September 28, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jai Shah has shared a post on his official X account. Shah’s post has seen extraordinary changes in the world’s biggest cricket league. So after this decision, there is a wave of happiness among the players. Money will rain on players Let us tell you that Jay Shah has announced an unprecedented change in the match fees of the players. Now, apart from the contract amount from the franchise, the players playing IPL will also get Rs 7.5 lakh separately as match fee for playing each match. Also, if a player plays all the league matches of IPL, he will be given a separate amount of Rs 1 crore 5 lakh. But it is worth noting here that the board has given guidelines to create a separate match fee fund of Rs 12.60 crore for each team. The cricket world is praising this unprecedented decision of BCCI. See this tweet of Jai Shah In a historic move to celebrate consistency and champion outstanding performances in the #IPLwe are thrilled to introduce a match fee of INR 7.5 lakhs per game for our cricketers! A cricketer playing all league matches in a season will get Rs. 1.05 crores in addition to his… — Jay Shah (@JayShah) September 28, 2024 These rules may be announced in IPL retention Let us tell you that if we believe the media reports of ESPN Cricinfo regarding the retention rules in the upcoming IPL season, then each franchise will be able to retain a maximum of five players. Apart from this, each franchise will be allowed to use 1 Right to Match Card (RTM). It remains to be seen what the Governing Council of IPL announces regarding the retention rules.
PCB is spending money like water for renovation of stadiums before Champions Trophy, know how many crores of funds were released
After almost 3 decades, Pakistan is going to host the Champions Trophy. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) The hosting rights of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 are with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) this time. It is worth noting that the much-awaited 9th season of the tournament will be played in Pakistan. However, now before the start of this multi-nation tournament, the PCB is spending money like water for the renovation of the stadiums. Let us tell you that in the recent meeting of PCB Board and Governors in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has released a fund of 12.8 billion (in Pakistani rupees). This fund will be used to renovate the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Karachi’s National Stadium and Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. This much fund was released for the renovation of all three stadiums According to reports in Sports Star, the maximum funds have been released for the renovation of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, where if speculations are to be believed, the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan could be witnessed. A fund of ₹189 million has been set aside for the MOT of the stadium, ₹330 million for the replacement of two LED screens, ₹1100 million for new steel construction of the pavilion and ₹1250 million for the remaining renovations. On the other hand, a total fund of 3.5 billion rupees has been set aside for the renovation of Karachi’s National Stadium. This amount includes 330 million rupees for the replacement of two LED screens in the stadium, 340 million rupees for replacing 450 LED lights, 580 million rupees for the renovation of the main building and hospitality box and 1500 million rupees for the reconstruction of the pavilion building. Apart from this, a fund of Rs 1.5 billion has been released for the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Out of this money, Rs 393 million has been released for the replacement of floodlights and LEDs in the stadium, Rs 400 million for the construction of the main building, Rs 400 million for the construction of hospitality boxes and restrooms, Rs 330 million for LED screen replacement and Rs 272 million for the change of seating arrangement in the stadium.
How much money do Rohit Sharma and Kohli get for putting stickers on their bats? Virat takes 3 times more money
Rohit Sharma’s bat has a CEAT sticker on it, whereas Virat Kohli’s bat has a MRF sticker on it. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Source X) After the limited overs series between India and Sri Lanka, Indian players have got 43 days of rest. After this series, now the Indian team has to play a 2 Test match series against Bangladesh. This series will start from 19 September. In the midst of such a non-cricketing season, we are going to tell you an interesting thing about India’s captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are popular not only in the country but all over the world. Both have a huge fan base. Along with cricket, fans are also curious to know what Rohit and Virat do in their personal lives. Talking about Rohit Sharma, he is the current captain of India’s Test and ODI team. He has scored more than 19 thousand runs in his career with aggressive batting. His batting is often a topic of discussion. But have you ever paid attention to the bats of these two players? Rohit Sharma’s bat has a CEAT sticker and Virat Kohli’s bat has a MRF sticker Rohit’s bat has had a sticker of ‘CEAT’ company on it for years. Seeing this sticker, some questions might come to your mind, such as- Do Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli get paid for putting CEAT and MRF stickers on their bats? If this is so then how much money do Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli get for putting stickers on their bats? Also, for how many years and how many crores is this contract worth? Let’s know the answers to all these questions today. Indian batsman Rohit Sharma. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images) CEAT is a tyre manufacturing company. The company signed its first contract with Rohit Sharma in 2015. After this, the logo of this company is seen on Rohit’s bat. Rohit Sharma has retired from T20 cricket, but in all other formats, he is seen playing cricket with a bat having ‘CEAT’ sticker. He also plays with the same bat in IPL. According to reports, ‘CEAT’ company pays Rohit Sharma Rs 4 crore annually for putting stickers on the bat. Usually, both the parties sign a three-year contract and Rohit Sharma would have received a total of Rs 12 crore. How much money does Virat Kohli get for putting MRF stickers on his bat? Virat Kohli Bat (Photo Source: Getty Images) Virat Kohli’s bat has a sticker of tyre manufacturing company ‘MRF’ on it. It is said that Virat gets three times more salary from MRF than Rohit Sharma. That means if Rohit is getting 4 crores per year, then MRF must be giving him around 12 crores per year.
PAK vs BAN, 1st Test: Mushfiqur Rahim won hearts after match-winning innings, donated prize money to flood victims
Mushfiqur Rahim dedicated his Player of the Match award to the flood victims of Bangladesh and announced to donate the prize money. MushFiqur Rahim (Photo Source: X.Twitter) Bangladesh won the first match of the two-match Test series against Pakistan by a huge margin of 10 wickets. In the match, Pakistan declared the first innings at 448 runs. In reply, Bangladesh scored 565 runs in the first innings. Pakistan’s team was all out at 146 runs in the second innings and then Bangladesh chased the target of 30 runs in just 6.3 overs and registered a historic victory. Bangladeshi veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim won the Player of the Match award. He scored 191 runs in 341 balls with the help of 22 fours and a six in the first innings. After winning the award, Mushfiqur did a special thing, due to which he is garnering accolades. Mushfiqur Rahim made a big announcement Mushfiqur Rahim dedicated his Player of the Match award to the flood victims of Bangladesh and announced to donate the prize money. According to reports, about 18 people have died. Speaking at the post-match presentation, he said, I want to make an announcement, I want to donate my prize money, because there is a flood in Bangladesh. This is one of my best innings till date- Rahim Mushfiqur also rated his innings as one of his best in international cricket. He said that Bangladesh has not performed well in Test cricket away from home and that is why this win is very important for everyone. This is one of my best innings till date, because we have not performed that well abroad. All the players prepared well in Pakistan and at home as well. There was a gap of two and a half months before the Test series, all the players and management were there, other players were playing in the World Cup. I am grateful to the coaching staff and management. Whenever I meet all these people, it is a luxury for him (Shanto) and I try to give my best. Performing well for your country is an inspiration.
“Broadcasters who are paying a lot of money…”, Jay Shah made a big statement about the future of the Impact Player rule
The negative thing is that this is eliminating the role of the all-rounder and the positive thing is that this gives Indian players a chance to showcase their talent – Jay Shah Jay Shah (Photo Source; Getty Images) The Impact Player Rule is making a lot of headlines in the entire cricket world. During IPL 2024, many senior players had expressed their displeasure over this rule. Players and coaches are not in favor of continuing this rule. Since then, there is speculation that this rule will not be retained in IPL 2025. Meanwhile, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has given a big statement regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the Impact Player rule. We will decide in a few days- Jai Shah In IPL 2024, we got to see the highest total (287/3) in the history of the league and many big high-scoring matches under the Impact Player rule. Due to this rule, the difficulties for the bowlers increased and at the same time the role of all-rounders also almost ended. According to Times of India, Jay Shah, while talking about the future of the impact player rule in IPL, said, We had a long discussion about this in a recent meeting with the franchise owners. The impact player rule has its pros and cons. The negative thing is that it is eliminating the role of the all-rounder and the positive thing is that it gives the Indian player a chance to showcase his talent. We should also think about the broadcasters, who are paying a lot of money. But as an administrator, the game is important for me, we will decide in a few days. Jai Shah also gave a big statement regarding the mega auction Jay Shah was also asked about player retention ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, to which he replied, We have listened to everyone and now the decision is up to us. We have to look at both Majority and Minority. Some teams don’t want a mega auction and those franchises whose teams are uncertain want a mega auction. As a fan I feel consistency is important. But changing things makes it interesting and helps the game move forward.
Pakistan Board cheated the fans, took the money for the tickets and said that the match would be played without spectators- know the matter?
PCB has announced that the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played in an empty stadium. Pakistan fans cheer during ICC World Cup 2019. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) The 2-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is scheduled to start on August 21. The second Test between the two teams is to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi. But let us tell you that this match will be played in an empty stadium as renovation work is going on to improve the venue for the 2025 Champions Trophy. This match between Bangladesh and Pakistan is scheduled to start on August 30 and will be part of the World Test Championship (WTC) program. Notably, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allocated Rs 17 billion for the renovation of stadiums in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. The 2025 Champions Trophy is the first major tournament to be played in Pakistan since the 2008 Asia Cup and the first ICC event since the 1996 ODI World Cup. The PCB issued a statement on Wednesday, August 14, confirming that fans will not be able to watch the match in the stadium due to construction work in the complex. “In view of the ongoing construction work at the National Stadium as part of preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken the difficult decision to hold the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, scheduled from 30 August to 3 September, without spectators,” the PCB statement read.The statement further said, “We understand how important a role our passionate audience plays in cricket, providing inspiration and encouragement to our players. However, the health and safety of our fans is our top priority. After carefully considering all available options, we have decided that the safest way is to hold the second Test match in an empty stadium.” The press release also stated that fans who have already bought tickets for the contest will be refunded their money, while the sale of unsold seats will be suspended immediately. Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan will start from August 21 The upcoming red-ball assignment is crucial for Pakistan on multiple fronts. It is a great opportunity for the team to get back into the WTC race on home soil. It is also the first series for newly-appointed red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie, who is said to be a bit like Gautam Gambhir. It will also be the first time Shan Masood will lead his team on home soil after taking over the captaincy from Babar Azam.
