The first-ever IPL auction took place on February 20, 2008. Richard Madley, who conducted the auction, later shared the picture of the "first-ever auction sheet" after MS Dhoni's sale in the auction. Dhoni was bought by CSK in the auction for $1.5 million. "A rare piece of cricket memorabilia," Madley had captioned the picture.

India have slipped to sixth position on World Test Championship (WTC) points table. This comes after New Zealand defeated West Indies by nine wickets in the Wellington Test to move to the third spot on the table with 66.67% of points won. India are sixth with 48.15% of points won. West Indies are placed ninth with 4.76% of points won.

Australia defeated England by eight wickets in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba to take 2-0 lead in the five-match series. With the win, Australia are on top of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-2027 points table with 100% of points won. England have slipped to the seventh position, with 30.95% of points won. South Africa are second.

Lauren Bell, who became RCB's most expensive buy in WPL 2026 mega auction at ₹90 lakh, is a six-foot-two-inch tall English fast bowler who was born on January 2, 2001 in Swindon. She has played 5 Test matches, 31 ODIs and 36 T20Is for England, taking 112 international wickets. She used to be footballer before opting for cricket at 16.

South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt has been acquired by Delhi Capitals for ₹1.10 crore in Women's Premier League (WPL) auction. Wolvaardt, who had represented Gujarat Giants in WPL, had a base price of ₹30 lakh. Notably, Wolvaardt who led South Africa to 2025 Women's World Cup final, was the highest run-scorer in the tournament with 571 runs in nine matches.

Australia Women captain Alyssa Healy went unsold in the first round of the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction. The eight-time World Cup champion, who had a base price of ₹50 lakh, could still find a franchise later during the accelerated round. Healy, who represented UP Warriorz, had missed the last WPL season due to a recurring foot injury.

Gujarat Giants have acquired India pacer and ICC 2025 Women's World Cup winner Renuka Singh Thakur for ₹60 lakh in the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 player auction. Renuka had won the WPL title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2024. She has picked up 13 wickets in 23 matches in WPL, including 10 wickets for RCB last season.

UP Warriorz have the highest fund available, with ₹14.5 crore left in purse. They are followed by Gujarat Giants, who have ₹9 crore remaining. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have ₹6.15 crore left in purse, while Mumbai Indians have ₹5.75 crore available. Delhi Capitals have ₹5.7 crore left in purse. The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction takes place on Thursday.

During a Test between South Africa and Australia at Cape Town, on 11/11/2011 at 11:11 am, South Africa needed 111 runs to win. Spectators and umpire Ian Gould stood on one leg for the duration of that minute, commemorating "the Nelson of all Nelsons". Notably, earlier in the Test, number 11 batter Nathan Lyon top-scored for Australia in second innings.

Former Team India captain Virat Kohli, who turned 37 on Wednesday, is the only cricketer to take a wicket on the 'zeroth' delivery of his T20I career. Bowling for the first time in T20I cricket in 2011, Kohli bowled a wide on which MS Dhoni stumped England's Kevin Pietersen. Kohli's bowling figures read 0.0-0-1-1 before he bowled a legitimate delivery.