In his take about why Bangladesh players got snubbed in the Indian Premier League auction earlier this week, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Nazmul Abedeen Fahim underlined that quality and the ability to perform would take precedence in franchises picking players.

Dreams have come early for cricket-mad Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the shy schoolboy aged 13 who is the youngest player in Indian Premier League history.

Ten Indian Premier League teams spent nearly $75.72 million to buy 182 players in a two-day auction that concluded Monday in Jeddah.

A left-handed batter and spinner, the prodigy from the eastern Indian state of Bihar came into the two-day auction in Jeddah at a base price of $35,591.

Mustafizur was the only Bangladesh cricketer to get picked in the last edition's auction. He played nine matches for the Chennai Super Kings, taking 14 wickets at an economy rate of 9.26.

The winning bid for Pant surpassed the 267.5 million ($3.17 million) paid to Shreyas Iyer by Punjab Kings, in the first set of marquee players in the ongoing auction in the Saudi Arabian city of Jed

De facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has backed extravagant sports investments -- set to culminate in Saudi Arabia hosting the football World Cup in 2034 -- to diversify its oil-rich economy.

Australia's all-formats hero became the most expensive player in the history of the league after attracting the eye-watering bid from Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday.

Players can start the bidding for their services at up to $240,000 but the best will be snapped up for many times that.

Bangladesh opener Liton Das was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of 50 lakh rupees during the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Kochi on Friday ahead of the 2023 season.

All three Bangladeshi cricketers -- Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, and Taskin Ahmed -- remained unsold while England all-rounder Sam Curran became the Indian Premier League's (IPL) most expensive ever buy in the players' auction in Kochi on Friday ahead of the 2023 season.

Some of the world's top cricketers will be among 405 players to go under the hammer at an auction on Friday for next year's money-spinning Indian Premier League.

Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman's success stories seem to have no end. His fabulous success with the national team in 2015 made him one of the most sought-after young cricketers all around the world, with Indian Premier League (IPL) side Sunrisers Hyderabad offering him a contract. He has now become the sixth Bangladeshi cricketer to receive a contract in the IPL.

Sunrisers Hyderabad buy Bangladesh’s bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 auction for $208,000. Hyderabad owners and coaching staff decided to bring another left-arm bowler in their camp after New Zealand’s’ Trent Boult, and Mustafizur Rahman was the first name in their consideration set.