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Chennai Super Kings management, known for its practicality and prudence, pulled off a coup by buying England Test captain and world's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes in what looks like a leadership succession plan as and when Mahendra Singh Dhoni decides to hang his boots. Mumbai Indians, a team that has been in transition in the last two years and had some baffling buys at the mega auction last season, opted to invest in Stokes' skill-set heir apparent Cameron Green. Sunrisers Hyderabad have added Harry Brooks in their roster but what they needed more was an option that stabilises their bowling line-up. PTI takes a look at top picks of all 10 teams Chennai Super Kings ============== Ben Stokes (16.25 crore), Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 50 lakh) Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a simple mantra -- rely on tried and tested seniors, who have been there and done that. Building teams is something he has always left on other franchises. With IPL set to be back in home and away format, CSK will play se
World's premier all-rounders Ben Stokes of England and Cameron Green of Australia are set to enjoy bidding frenzy as 405 players will go under the hammer for 87 slots at the IPL mini-auction on December 23 in Kochi. England's Test captain Stokes and the rising Aussie sensation Green are in the highest base price bracket of Rs 2 crore while former England Test captain Joe Root has also put his name up at Rs 1 crore. "Out of 405 players, 273 are Indians and 132 are overseas players of which 4 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 119, uncapped players are 282 and 4 from associate nations. A maximum of 87 slots are now available with up to 30 being slotted for overseas players," BCCI secretary Jay Shah was quoted as saying in a media release. While Kolkata Knight Riders has the lowest purse available at Rs 7.2 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, with Rs 42.25 crore and 13 spots available, are expected to go on a buying spree after a poor last season. Another ...
Following are some England-Pakistan head-to-head stats in white-ball cricket ahead of their T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * England and Pakistan will meet in a World Cup final again after 30 years. * At the same venue of MCG, Pakistan had won their only ODI World Cup, defeating England by 22 runs in 1992. * There are more striking similarities with the 1992 World Cup. Thirty years ago too, Pakistan had beaten New Zealand en route to the final. * In the T20 World Cup, England and Pakistan have met twice so far with the former winning on both occasions, by six wickets in 2010 and by 48 runs in 2009. * In the ODI World Cup, Pakistan have a better head-to-head record of 5-4 from 10 matches. One match was a no result. * Both Pakistan and England suffered setbacks in the Super 12 stage. Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe, England to Ireland. * On head-to-head, England lead 18-9 versus Pakistan, while one match ended in no result. * In the two T20 World Cup meetings, Eng
Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes hit centuries on Friday to help England establish a commanding first-innings lead over South Africa after two days of the second Test at Old Trafford. Stokes made 103 for his first century as England full-time test captain, and Foakes weighed in with 113 not out his highest international knock as they shared a sixth-wicket partnership of 173. Foakes was still there when England declared on 415-9, with a first-innings advantage of 264 runs. South Africa openers Dean Elgar (11) and Sarel Erwee (12) negotiated nine overs before stumps to close on 23 without loss. The Proteas were rolled over for 151 on day one after opting to bat in Manchester. South Africa leads the three-match series 1-0 after an innings win at Lord's last week. Stokes marked the release date of the new documentary about his turbulent career with a timely piece of marketing, hitting his 12th Test century, while wicketkeeper Foakes made his second hundred after one on debut in Sri Lanka i
The advent of multiple T20 leagues might have led to a paradigm shift in priorities for some leading international cricketers but England Test captain Ben Stokes is very categorical that his participation in the 2023 IPL will depend on the national team's calender. Stokes, one of the world's leading all-rounders, has already called it quits in 50-over format, in order to strike a better work-life balance and nothing is more important for him than wearing the pristine whites. "It is a case of looking at schedules, looking ahead at what we have got coming up. But as I have made it very clear, Test cricket is at the forefront of my mind and all of my time decisions will be based around Test matches. "Now being the captain, I have the responsibility to do that," Stokes told PTI during a virtual interaction organized by 'Amazon Prime Video' on the occasion of the release of his documentary series 'Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes'. For the 31-year-old, who has scored 5320 runs and tak