“Put Rs 10 crore aside.”
Zubin Bharucha didn’t hesitate to repeat to the Rajasthan Royals management in November 2024 the advice he’d given them four years before about Yashasvi Jaiswal, to keep about US$1.1 million in hand to bid for him. It was time for the IPL mega auction in Saudi Arabia, and the franchise was going over its shortlists.
He wasn’t recommending an established star or a proven domestic performer, but a 18 He wasn’t recommending an established star or a proven domestic performer, but a 13-year-old from a nondescript village in Bihar with no real cricket facilities.
Their collective response, naturally, was disbelief. “You crazy or what?” -year-old from a nondescript village in Bihar with no real cricket facilities.
Their collective response, naturally, was disbelief. “You crazy or what?”
Five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will face each other twice in IPL 2026 as complete schedule for the league phase was put out by BCCI on Thursday. MI will also take on defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru twice with the 19th season of the tournament starting from March 28.
The BCCI had initially released part of the season’s schedule and on Thursday they put on almost all of it with only the venues of playoffs left out.
Teams have been split into two groups based on the number of titles they have won, as has been the case previously. Group A comprises: CSK (5), Kolkata Knight Riders (3), Rajasthan Royals (1), RCB (1) and Punjab Kings while Group B comprises: MI (5), Sunrisers Hyderabad (1), Gujarat Titans (1), Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants.
Five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will face each other twice in IPL 2026 as complete schedule for the league phase was put out by BCCI on Thursday. MI will also take on defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru twice with the 19th season of the tournament starting from March 28.
The BCCI had initially released part of the season’s schedule and on Thursday they put on almost all of it with only the venues of playoffs left out.
Teams have been split into two groups based on the number of titles they have won, as has been the case previously. Group A comprises: CSK (5), Kolkata Knight Riders (3), Rajasthan Royals (1), RCB (1) and Punjab Kings while Group B comprises: MI (5), Sunrisers Hyderabad (1), Gujarat Titans (1), Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants.
Five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will face each other twice in IPL 2026 as complete schedule for the league phase was put out by BCCI on Thursday. MI will also take on defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru twice with the 19th season of the tournament starting from March 28.
The BCCI had initially released part of the season’s schedule and on Thursday they put on almost all of it with only the venues of playoffs left out.
Teams have been split into two groups based on the number of titles they have won, as has been the case previously. Group A comprises: CSK (5), Kolkata Knight Riders (3), Rajasthan Royals (1), RCB (1) and Punjab Kings while Group B comprises: MI (5), Sunrisers Hyderabad (1), Gujarat Titans (1), Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants.
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