Indian Cricket

IPL auction 2022 concluded on February 13, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. According to the IPL official Twitter handle, top 10 players in the bid are Ishan Kishan (Rs 15.25 crores -MI), Deepak Chahr (Rs 14 crores- CSK), Shreyas Iyer (Rs 12.25 crores- KKR,) Liam Livingston (Rs 11.50 cr- Punjab Kings) and Shardul Thakur Rs 10.75 cr to Delhi Capitals. In total, 10 IPL teams spent Rs 551.7 crores to buy 204 players. 

After announcing retirement, Cricketer Harbhajan Singh is unsure about his next goal. However, he clarified, "mentoring one of the IPL teams or commentary or doing something to be connected with the game but whether I am doing politics at the moment, I don't know," said Harbhajan. The statement came after people's assumption of him joining politics, as he was seen with former Cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, recently. 

The BCCI announced the Indian cricket squad for the 2022 ICC Under 19 World Cup, on December 19. The team includes Yash Dhull as Captain, SK Rasheed as VC, Aaradhya Yadav, and Dinesh Bana as WKs. The tournament will be held in West Indies between January 14 to February 5. India will be competing against 15 teams in 48 matches. So far, India has won the title four times.

Dhoni's Super Kings beat Morgan's Knight Riders by 24 runs, winning their 4th IPL title on October 15. KKR was off to a great start, but after Iyer and Gill departed, the game started favouring CSK. Chennai Super Kings came back stronger this season, as compared to the previous one. CSK's opener, Ruturaj Gaikwad finished the tournament with 636 runs, becoming the youngest to win the Orange Cap in IPL.

The ICC has charged the Indian Cricket Team 40% of their match earnings as a fine for maintaining a slow over-rate in the fifth T20I against England. The ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees fined India for two overs short. Reportedly, as per Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct of Players, the teams are charged 20% of the match fee per over for failing to deliver in the allotted time.