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IPL 2026 Latest News: Retention Cuts, Mega Auction Purse, And The Five Captains Who Did Not Survive

The IPL 2026 retention list dropped five captains, freed up the largest mega auction purse in league history, and set up a August auction that will be decided by three things: Indian top-order batters, left-arm seamers, and overseas finishers.

Siddharth RaoJuly 8, 20267 min read

#IPL 2026 #Latest News #Retention #Mega Auction #Franchise

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The IPL Retention List Is Out, And The Real Story Is Who The Franchises Did Not Keep

Five franchises let their captain go. Three did it to free up purse for the mega auction. One did it because the dressing room had stopped listening. We went through all ten retention lists so you don't have to.

Siddharth RaoJuly 4, 20266 min read

#IPL #Retention #Auction #Franchise

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The WPL's Second Season Was Better Than The First, And The Reasons Are The Reasons The League Needed

The second WPL season averaged twelve thousand fans per match, up from seven thousand in the first, and the average is not the number that matters. The number that matters is the number of Indian players who scored a fifty in the season, which was nineteen, against nine in the first season.

Deepa NairMarch 22, 20266 min read

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