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
India cricketers Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh are among the players to benefit in the latest ICC T20I rankings thanks to their performance in the recently concluded Women's Asia Cup. Both of them were already in the top 10 rankings among batters and bowlers respectively but now have jumped to fourth and fifth positions. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/smriti-mandhana-and-renuka-singh-gain-big-in-latest-icc-t20i-rankings-2024-07-30-944377