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Day: December 26, 2022

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Team with costliest buy has won IPL just once | Cricket News – Times of India

Every year, IPL franchises break the bank to bag the most sought-after players who they believe will make a difference to their fortunes. But teams who get the most expensive player of the auction might want to pause before uncorking the bubbly.With the sole exception of 2013, when Mumbai Indians got Glenn Maxwell for 1 million dollars, the team that bought the most expensive player in an auction has never won the IPL title the same year.But first, a caveat. We have not looked at 'icon players' or retained players, only the players who came up for auction each year.IPL saga: Big expense, low returnNow, let's look at the records. In the very first auction, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the most expensive player and his team Chennai Super Kings finished as the tournament's runner-up.In 2009, A...
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Team India | KL Rahul’s approach, sane selection calls are need of the hour

Stand-in India captain KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and head coach Rahul Dravid talk after wining the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 25, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP India's batting approach in the two Tests against Bangladesh was a far cry from the aggression promised by KL Rahul and the buck stops at the stand-in captain's doorstep after a close shave in the Mirpur game which could have gone the home team's way. The Indian bowlers did get the 40 wickets on expected lines but their propensity to let the opposition tail wag nearly cost them the second Test which was won by four wickets. The day four surface was challenging but knocking off 145 should still have been a straightforward job for India. Instead, they chose to employ ultra-defensive technique on a trac...