In IPL 2026 auction, uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Kartik Sharma and all-rounder Prashant Veer were bought by CSK for ₹14.2 crore each, 47.3 times their base price of ₹30 lakh. They are followed by J&K all-rounder Auqib Nabi Dar, who fetched ₹8.4 crore, 28 times his base price. Mangesh Yadav was bought by RCB for ₹5.2 crore, 17.3 times his base price.

The bidding war for all-rounder Cameron Green was the longest in IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi. A total of 113 bids were placed for Green. Four teams (MI, RR, CSK and KKR) were in race to sign Green. MI placed the first bid and stopped bidding after the price reached ₹2.60 crore. KKR eventually bought Green for ₹25.2 crore.

Railways has revised timing for preparing reservation charts. For trains departing between 5:01 am and 2 pm, the first chart will be prepared by 8 pm on previous day. For trains departing between 2:01 pm and 11:59 pm and those departing between midnight (12 am) and 5 am, the reservation chart will be prepared at least 10 hours in advance.

Reacting to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) buying him for ₹75 lakh in the IPL 2026 mini auction in Abu Dhabi, Sarfaraz Khan wrote on Instagram, "Thank you for giving me new life." Sarfaraz was picked by CSK after earlier going unsold in the auction. Sarfaraz will return to IPL after going unsold for two straight years.

Cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal was admitted to hospital on Tuesday after being diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis. His hospitalisation came hours after Mumbai’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League match against Rajasthan in Pune. He was suffering from stomach cramps which intensified post the game, Indian Express reported.