State of Cricket Newsletter #7

By Cricket Huddle

This is the State of Cricket Newsletter, the daily email that gets you caught up with the best of Cricket that you can enjoy while sipping your favorite beverage. For us, it's good ol' chai.

Let's get right into it. Here's what we got for ya today.

  • Sip of News

  • Bite on the Best

  • What's Brewing Inside

โ™จ๏ธSip of News

It's IPL Auction time ๐Ÿ’ธ

England allrounder Sam Curran broke Chris Morris' record (INR 16.25 crore) to become the most expensive buy at an IPL auction when Punjab Kings outbid Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians to sign him for INR 18.25 crore (USD 2.25 million).

TOP BUYS THIS AUCTION 2023

Sam Curran๐Ÿ’‚ - INR18.5 Cr - Kings XI Punjab

Cam Green ๐Ÿฆ˜ - INR 17.5 Cr - Mumbai Indians

Ben Stokes๐Ÿ’‚ -INR 16.25 Cr - Chennai Super Kings

Nicholas Pooran ๐Ÿ๏ธINR 16Cr - Lucknow Super Giants

Harry Brook๐Ÿ’‚INR 13.25 Cr - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Mayank Agarwal ๐Ÿซ– INR 8.25 crore - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Thanks to Rishabh Sehwag - India is in Commanding Position ๐Ÿฏ

That's some stat in Test Cricket 2022 for Mr. Pant. Rishabh Pant (93) and Shreyas Iyer (87) both missed out on centuries but put India in a strong position with a significant 87-run first-innings lead on Day 2 of the second Test in Mirpur.

The unfolding of Pakistan Cricket ๐Ÿฟ

The new PCB management committee, led by Najam Sethi, has terminated the contract of chief selector Mohammad Wasim and disbanded all committees formed under the now-defunct 2019 constitution. This was the first decision the new board head took after formally taking charge on Thursday. For people in World Cricket its take your popcorn out.

๐ŸชBite on the Best

๐Ÿ“น Opinion Summary of IPL Auction 2023

With so many options, I think the best one to listen to is always Harsha | Link

๐Ÿ“– Read of the Day

How big is the women's slice of cricket's cake? | Link

๐Ÿฆ Tweet of the Day

With all the fracas that went over buying Sam Curran, this Tweet summarizes it | Link

โ˜•Stuff we are Brewing Inside our Huddle

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Sipper of the Day

Today the Award has to go to Sam Curran. The guy had the best sip of the IPL.

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