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Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has become the most expensive overseas player in IPL history after being picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders for $2.77m (£2.09m) in the auction ahead of the 2026 season.The 26-year-old – who is currently part of Australia’s Ashes squad taking on England – is also the third-biggest purchase in the tournament overall after Indian duo Rishabh Pant (£2.54m) and Shreyas Iyer (£2.51m) joined Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings respectively ahead of the 2025 campaign. Green was at the centre of a bidding war, with Knight Riders beating off competition from Chennai Super Kings to land the…
IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders bid a record-breaking A$4.27m for the Aussie allrounder, but a new rule will limit his salary way below that Cameron Green has broken Mitchell Starc’s record to become the most expensive overseas player in Indian Premier League history, while Steve Smith couldn’t even attract a single bid The Australian Test allrounder’s bank account will only be credited with A$3 million out of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ winning bid of A$4.27m (INR 25.2cr) at Thursday’s IPL Auction in Abu Dhabi due to a new rule that has put a ceiling of INR 18 crore on the…
“We’ll leave it out there.”Steve Smith was coy when asked straight after Australia’s victory over England in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane exactly what he had said to Jofra Archer during their late duel. But the stump microphone sure picked it up: “Bowl fast when there’s nothing going on, champion,” was what Smith uttered. The dig at the England quick came in a speedy over in which Smith pulled Archer for one four, top-edged him for another and hooked a six over fine leg, helping Australia ease towards a target of just 65 in precisely 10 overs and open…
Players predict who will star in BBL|15 To borrow an American sports phrase, Adelaide Strikers have spent the off-season recalibrating their defence as they seek to climb back up the table in KFC BBL|15. Generally one of the better offensive teams in the league owing to their attacking batting line up and high-scoring home ground, the Strikers have reshaped their pace attack this season to try and improve their defensive bowling. After their men’s side claimed the wooden spoon for the first time in Strikers history last season, the club went all-in on quicks at the draft, securing the services…
England captain Ben Stokes says the tourists, trailing Australia 2-0 in the Ashes, have a clear vision on how to turn around their fortunes Captain Ben Stokes says he has complete clarity amid England’s Ashes plight. Trailing Australia 2-0, the tourists must win the third Test in Adelaide starting Wednesday to have any hope of reclaiming the Ashes. “If anything, it actually makes everything a little bit more simple and a little bit more clear for us,” Stokes told reporters on Tuesday. “I have got full backing that we can do this.” Stokes reckoned England’s predicament was perfect for a…
Australia and England players will wear black armbands during the third Ashes Test in Adelaide following Sunday’s shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.Fifteen people were killed and many others injured after gunmen opened fire at a Hannukah celebration to mark the start of the Jewish holiday.Flags will fly at half-mast during the game at the Adelaide Oval from Wednesday, while Australian singer John Williamson will perform his 1982 hit True Blue on the opening morning after a minute’s silence is observed.Australia captain Pat Cummins, whose family live in Bronte, a neighbouring suburb to Bondi, said the attacks “hit home pretty hard”,…
When Usman Khawaja walked off Edgbaston in the final session of the 2023 Ashes Test’s fifth day, the exhausted left-hander had batted for more than 13 hours across Australia’s two innings. Pat Cummins not long after hit the winning runs and Khawaja was deservedly named player of the match. His epic feat of endurance had ground down the home side and clinched Australia a famous victory. Two-and-a-half years on and Khawaja looks to have played his final Test less than halfway through the return bout against England. For all the hype around the so-called Bazball method, it is Australia who…
The Strikers open their BBL|15 campaign against the Sixers, who are seeking their first win of the season Match facts Who: Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers What: Match 4, KFC BBL|15 Where: SCG, Sydney When: Wednesday, December 17. Bat flip at 6.30pm AEDT, first ball at 7.15pm AEDT How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the…
John Williamson will perform at Adelaide Oval as part of a tribute to Bondi terror attack victims, with Pat Cummins and Ben Stokes ready for a sombre Test Pat Cummins has detailed how horrifying footage of the Bondi Beach terror attack hit him hard, as Cricket Australia announced a series of tributes for the third Ashes Test. The week’s Adelaide Test will mark the first major sporting event in Australia since Sunday’s mass shooting, with the country still very much in mourning. John Williamson will lead a rendition of True Blue as a tribute to victims before the game begins…
Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon will return for Australia in the third Ashes Test against England – but there is no place for veteran batter Usman Khawaja.Captain and fast bowler Cummins will play for the first time since July after overcoming a back injury, while off-spinner Lyon is recalled after being omitted from the day-night second Test in Brisbane as the home side picked an all-pace frontline attack. Michael Neser – who bagged a five-wicket haul on his home ground at The Gabba to help Australia into a 2-0 series lead – and fellow seamer Brendan Doggett drop out of…