Harshit Rana, the 22-year-old fast bowler from Delhi scored his first first-class ton against North East Zone in the Duleep Trophy 2023. Rana, who is well renowned for his bowling, surprised everyone with long hits at the M.Chinnaswamy stadium.
Harshit only took 75 balls to get to the milestone. A flick towards the mid-wicket was good enough for him to complete his hundred as a few hundred people at the stadium rose up to congratulate him.
The KKR-pacer had only featured in four first-class games before this impressed one and all with the bat coming at number 9. Along with his hundred, it was Dhruv Shorey (135) and Nishant Shandhu's (150) tons that helped North Zone to cross 500-mark. North Zone declared at 540 on Day 2.
Harshit Rana has featured in 6 games for KKR this season and impressed everyone with his pace and aggressive bowling.
IPL 2025: Squads of every IPL team after the auction
Here are the full squads of each Indian Premier League team after the mega IPL 2025 auction. CSK, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings are the teams to have a full quota of 25 players in their squad.
After the mega IPL 2025 auction on 24th and 25th November, every Indian Premier League franchise made their squad for the upcoming IPL season. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive player in the auction history with an INR 27 cr bid from Lucknow Super Giants. Meantime, Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer also attracted huge bids from Punjab Kings and KKR respectively.
After the auction, only Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings (PBKS) were the teams to have a full quota of 25 players in their squad. Meantime, Surisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals were the teams with the least number of players in the squad.
Before the mega auction, each team had the option to retain a maximum of six players including capped and uncapped players. Post the retentions, teams picked their squads in a bidding war for two days.
Squads of every IPL team after the IPL 2025 auction
IPL 2025 Auction Highlights | Shreyas Iyer goes to PBKS for 26.75, Pant goes to LSG for 27 cr; David Warner goes unsold; Venkatesh Iyer goes to KKR for 23.75 cr
Catch all the action from the IPL 2025 Auction LIVE Updates! Follow live coverage of the intense bidding wars, surprise player picks, and expert analysis as teams strategize for the upcoming season.
Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's LIVE coverage of the IPL 2025 Auction as the excitement around the cricketing world reaches its peak. From intense bidding wars, and surprise player picks, to expert analysis, as teams strategize for the upcoming season we will bring you everything in this LIVE blog for you.
A total of 577 players are set to be featured in the Mega Auction.
Stay tuned as we dive into the auction room dynamics, track the biggest buys, and provide expert analysis on the decisions that could redefine the upcoming season. Refresh this page regularly for the latest updates, commentary, and insights from the action-packed event.
Tilak Varma reaches historic milestone of becoming the first Indian to score 150 in T20s
Tilak Varma has scored 151 off 67 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Meghalaya as he becomes the first Indian batter to score 150+ in T20 cricket.
Tilak Varma has etched himself in history to become the first Indian batter to hit 150 runs in T20 cricket. The 22-year-old youngster has smashed a staggering 151 off just 67 balls for his domestic side Hyderabad against Meghalaya on Saturday in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024.
The left-handed batter has surpassed Shreyas Iyer's record of scoring 147 which was by far the highest individual score by any Indian batsman in T20 cricket. Shreyas scored his 147 off just 55 balls for Mumbai against Sikkim in the same tournament in 2019.
Tilak Varma has now clinched the top spot and also becomes only the 12th batter to record a 150+ score in T20s.
The 22-year-old is the captain of his domestic side Hyderabad in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and he came out to bat in no. 3. Tilak's half-century came off 28 balls, and he went on to complete his ton off just 51 balls. Tilak built his scorching innings with 14 fours and 10 sixes and maintained a strike rate of 225.37.
Another record
However, Tilak Varma has made an international T20 record as well, as he becomes the first-ever batter in the world to score three consecutive tons. The left-handed youngster was named as the Player of The Series in India's recent T20 series victory against South Africa. Tilak scored back-to-back hundreds against South Africa and now in 10 days, he has scored three tons and stormed into the history books.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024: Mohammed Shami to play for Bengal; Sudip Gharami named captain
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been named in the Bengal squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. Sudip Kumar Gharami has been named as the captain of the squad.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been named in the Bengal squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. Shami, who played his first match in 360 days in the Ranji Trophy game against Madhya Pradesh, will boost Bengal's chances in the tournament.
Sudip Kumar Gharami, who was Bengal's captain in the white-ball format last season, has been named as the captain of the squad for this season as well.
Fresh from Australia tour, Abishek Porel will be the main wicket-keeper batter for Bengal.
In the 20-men squad, Bengal has named three wicket-keepers for the tournament. Abishek Porel, who recently toured Australia for the India-A team, will continue as the main man behind the stumps. Meantime, Shakir Habib Gandhi and Agniv Pan will be the other keeper-batters of the team. Interestingly, all three wicket-keepers of the squad are left-handed batters, giving coach Laxmi Ratan Shukla a few options to play with in the batting order.
Sudip Chatterjee, who came back from Tripura to rejoin his home state, will continue as one of the top-order batters for Bengal. The left-handed batter has done well in the Ranji Trophy this season and will be a key player for Bengal in the white-ball format as well. Ranjot Singh Khaira and Sudip Gharami will be the top-order batters for them this time.
Shahbaz Ahmed will be a key player for Bengal in SMAT.
Ritwick Roy Chowdhury, one of the best white-ball finishers for Bengal, along with all-rounders Shahbaz Ahmed, Karan Lal, Writtick Chatterjee and Saksham Chaudhary will be key clog for Laxmi Ratan Shukla and team management. Ritwick and Shaksham will be the pace bowling all-rounders of the team, while Karan, Writtick and Shahbaz will be the spinner all-rounders.
Sayan Ghosh in action for Mohun Bagan in a club game.
In the absence of Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep, Ishan Porel, Mohammed Kaif, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Sayan Ghosh and Kanishk Seth will share the load of bowling those crucial overs along with new names like Soummyadip Mandal. The inclusion of U-23 captain Prayas Ray Barman means there will be enough variations while defending totals as well.
Bengal is placed in Group A alongside Punjab, Hyderabad, Mizoram, MP, Meghalaya, Bihar, and Rajasthan.
IPL 2025 Retention LIVE Updates | Klassen, Kohli and Pooran most expensive; Pant, Rahul, Chahal released
Today the day has come when the list of players will be released for the mega auction to be held before IPL 2025. Catch all the live updates of IPL 2025 Retention as all 10 franchises will announce the names they want to retain.
Hello! Welcome to the live blog of Sportz Point. Today the day has come when the list of players will be released for the mega auction to be held before IPL 2025.
All 10 franchises on Thursday will announce the names they want to retain for IPL 2025. At the same time, the journey of many big players will end with their previous franchises and they will have to enter the mega auction to be held next month. These may also include some big names like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. It will be interesting to see whether his team retains an explosive batsman like Pant or not.
This is Payal Debnath along with Koushik Biswas will bring you all the updates of IPL 2025 Retention from the web desk.
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