Venkatesh Iyer stunned many after being roped in for a massive price of Rs 23.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL 2025 mega auction on Sunday, November 24. Iyer entered the auction at a base price of Rs 2 crore and saw a massive bidding war for him by three teams. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/venkatesh-iyer-shocker-kkr-spends-whopping-rs-23-75-crore-on-star-mp-all-rounder-2024-11-24-963221
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi heaped praises on the new Afghanistan regime Taliban on Tuesday saying that the terror organisation has come to power in the war-torn nation with a lot of positivity and they love cricket. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/watch-taliban-loves-cricket-have-come-with-lot-of-positivity-says-shahid-afridi-730437