Patna, May 22 (IANS) The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has welcomed the positive views expressed by Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal regarding the possibility of Bihar having its own Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise in the future. BCA officials said that such encouraging thoughts from a globally renowned industrialist and someone deeply connected to Bihar are highly motivating for the state’s cricket ecosystem, players, and millions of cricket fans.The Bihar Cricket Association also …
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New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Mohammad Izhar had little time to savour the feeling of his IPL dream coming true. As his name was called out at the IPL 2026 auction, the left-arm pacer from Birpur in Bihar’s Supaul district was already racing against the clock – within 15-20 minutes, he needed to board a bus for a six-hour ride to Patna, where the Vijay Hazare Trophy camp awaited him. “When the auction was on, I was at home with my brothers in law. While from the outside I was very excited and nervo…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Sakib Hussain was at Bihar’s Vijay Hazare Trophy camp in Patna when Sunrisers Hyderabad picked him for his base price of Rs 30 lakh at the IPL 2026 auction. The move marks the start of a new IPL chapter for Hussain, the right-arm pacer who tasted championship glory with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2024, though he didn’t get to play a single game. “At the time of the auction, we were at the Vijay Hazare Trophy camp in Patna. When SRH picked me, I felt really good b…