The first dig was when he mentioned someone from RCB switching off his mic, and the second one was when he was sharing his memorable moment from when he made his IPL captaincy debut for CSK.
The dig was when he stated that CSK had defeated RCB in that game.

The first incident happened where Ruturaj was on stage and checking his mic by saying what looked like a ‘hello’. The mic was clearly off and when the mic got turned on, he did not waste any time and said “might be someone from RCB“. Everyone got a good laugh and the event continued.

The mic guy had turned off Rutu's mic by mistake and the presenter said "How can you turn off Ruturaj's mic"

Rutu – "Might be someone from RCB" 😭pic.twitter.com/o2ZljBs9BO

— Yash (@CSKYash_) December 19, 2024

The second instance happened when Ruturaj was asked about one memorable moment that happened in the CSK dressing room. He replied by saying, “my first match as an IPL captain was against RCB, and we have won that match.”

One memorable moment of Ruturaj – "To Captain CSK's 1st match and to win that too against RCB" 😎💥 nd To Captain Dhoni 🐐 pic.twitter.com/VRs63jv0BR

— Vaibhav' (@WhyyySoMuch) December 19, 2024

The 2025 season of the IPL is now set to begin March 14. Kolkata Knight Riders will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the season opener. The final match of the T20 League Tournament will be played on May 25.

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Anmolpreet’s century is the third-fastest century in List A cricket. The first spot is secured by Australia’s Jake Fraser-McGurk, who scored a century in 29 balls against Tasmania in 2023-24.

In the chase of 165, Punjab captain Abhishek Sharma fell early for a 7-ball 10. Prabhsimran Singh played the second interference to Anmolpreet as he scored 12 fours and 9 sixes. He reached his century in just 35 balls, becoming the fastest Indian batter to score a century in List A cricket.

Anmolpreet remained Unsold in IPL 2025 auction
Anmolpreet had made his IPL debut in 2021 for Mumbai Indians. He has played just three games in two seasons. For Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), he made his debut in 2023 and played 6 games and then got released before the mega auction.

He remained unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction, however, there is still a chance of him getting a chance to play in IPL if any team reaches a condition of needing a replacement for an injured player.

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During his fourth outing in the domestic white-ball tournament since him going unsold in the auctions, Prithvi Shaw did not make any significant impact in the Mumbai’s scoreboard, as he got dismissed fora duck in the third ball of the opening over. He previously also got dismissed for a duck, which happened in the match against Hyderabad on November 27.

The past few months have been harsh for the former U-19 World Cup-winning captain. Earlier in October, he got dropped from Mumbai’s team for the Ranji Trophy as he was reportedly overweight. He then however got a chance to prove himself as selectors decided him to pick him for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, but there he also got dismissed for a three-ball duck in the first match against Maharashtra.

Between all this, Prithvi Shaw got released by Delhi Capitals before the IPL 2025 auctions, which broke their six-year association. Then no franchise was attracted enough to bid for him, even though he had set his price to Rs. 75 lakh from Rs. 2 crore.

Prithvi was a name which was on the lips of every follower of Indian cricket less than a decade ago. If there was any news other than the national team in the country, it was about Shaw showing his powers in domestic cricket.

However, Prithvi’s career took a sharp downhill, which is quite similar to that of Vinod Kambli. The only difference is that the Mumbai batter can still get some help from the experts of the game.

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A lot of Indian key players are in the franchise, including the T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav, India’s Test skipper Rohit Sharma, and one of the best all-rounders Hardik Pandya. MI shared a video on their social media where Pandya can be seen sharing a message for the youngsters which have been taken by the franchise.

𝐀𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩 ft. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲𝐚 💙 🤌#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #TATAIPLAuction | @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/vpyxOE4SVz

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) December 2, 2024

MI took 18 players in the mega auctions, where the uncapped players were Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, and Karn Sharma.

MI squad for IPL 2025:
Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Satnner, Reece Topley, Krishnan Shrijith, Rj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur.

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The candidate who will most likely take the captaincy is coming out as the name of Kohli, who has already captained the team since 2013 to 2021. Under his leadership, RCB made it to the playoffs a total of four times, and also nearly won the tournament in 2016.

“I don’t think it has been confirmed yet, but he will be the captain, I think, looking at the squad,” said AB de Villiers when speaking on his YouTube channel.

“We got Bhuvneshwar Kumar, happy with Josh Hazlewood. We did miss out on a couple here and there. Rabada was close, but at least we got Lungi Ngidi. He’s got a wonderful slower ball, if he is in form and fit, he is a force to be reckoned with,” he added.

De Villiers was conclusively satisfied with the work of the franchise in the IPL 2025 mega auctions, and praised the team for the squad that they have newly assembled, especially the team’s pace department.

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In response to the rumours of breaking between Pant and DC management, Parth stated that the disagreements began when Rishabh indicated his choices about team’s leadership. In an attempt to keep him, the franchise mad use of their
RTM card and put reconciliation as their top priority.

In the end, LSG gave an amouht which DC could not take, hence LSG went away with taking the star wicketkeeper-batter for a massive sum of Rs. 27 crore.

“We were willing to take that chance because of my relationship with Rishabh. Obviously, Delhi has two owners, GMR and JSW, we were all on the same wavelength, Kiran and I, in terms of what we discussed with Rishabh. When we felt that that commitment from his side was not forthcoming, then we felt it was better that he goes into the auction and we target somebody else in the auction,” Parth Jindal said.

“I think we were on different wavelengths. He felt that he felt that he should have a say in some of these things (coach and director of cricket decisions)and we felt that’s a franchise prerogative, so we couldn’t really agree. We agreed to disagree,” he added.

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In a conversation with Sports Tak, rising Indian batter Abhishek Sharma talked about his U-19 captain Prithvi Shaw. Abhishek praised the batter and shared his hope for his captain to make a comeback.

“Everyone knows what a great batsman he is. He was our captain. He will make a good comeback, everyone hopes that he will make a comeback soon,” said Abhishek.

“Shubman has achieved a lot for Team India. In such a situation, I got a chance to play and I did not talk much and focused on myself,” he added.

Prithvi Shaw has experienced the all-time low of his career, as he has gone from being considered the next big thing in Indian cricket, to not being sold in the IPL auction.

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Bhuvaneshwar went on to his official ‘X’ account, and announced his departure from the Hyderabad franchise after he had spent 11 years with the team.

After 11 incredible years with SRH, I say goodbye to this team.
I have so many unforgettable and cherishable memories.
One thing unmissable is the love of the fans which has been splendid! Your support has been constant.
I will carry this love and support with me forever 🧡 pic.twitter.com/SywIykloHp

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@BhuviOfficial) November 28, 2024

“After 11 incredible years with SRH, I say goodbye to this team. I have so many unforgettable and cherishable memories. One thing unmissable is the love of the fans, which has been splendid! Your support has been constant. I will carry this love and support with me forever,” Bhuvaneshwar posted with a video to show his memorable moments with the team.

RCB squad after IPL 2025 auctions:
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone (Rs. 8.75 crore), Phil Salt (Rs. 11.50 crore), Jitesh Sharma (Rs. 11 crore), Josh Hazlewood (Rs. 12.50 crore), Rasikh Dar (Rs. 6 crore), Suyash Sharma (Rs. 2.60 crore), Krunal Pandya (Rs. 5.75 crore), Bhuvaneshwar Kumar (Rs. 10.75 crore), Swapnil Singh (Rs. 50 lakh), Tim David (Rs. 3 crore), Romario Shepherd (Rs. 1.50 crore), Nuwan Thushara (Rs. 1.60 crore), Manoj Bhandage (Rs. 30 lakh), Jacob Bethell (Rs. 2.60 crore), Devdutt Padikkal (Rs. 2 crore), Swastik Chhikara (Rs. 30 lakh), Lungi Ngidi (Rs. 1 crore), Abhinandan Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Mohit Rathee (Rs. 30 lakh).

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a’In the mega auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, he went unsold at first, but was later taken in by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for his base price of Rs. 75 lakh‘: Now he is ready to give all he has got in the next edition.

“I am really happy to join KKR this season, so excited to don the KKR jersey. I just can’t wait. They are the defending champions, and I am sure they will win another title this season. I am grateful and thankful to them for giving me this chance, confident about getting plenty of opportunities this time with KKR. I am 200 percent fit and raring to go. You will see a different Umran Malik this time. I want to perform well in the IPL and make a comeback to the Indian side. The IPL has been a massive platform for most cricketers, including me,” said Malik.

In the previous edition, he had chance to play just match the. rooms theory o IPL, Rohit said.

“I am going to kill it in IPL 2025. I am confident of taking a number of wickets this time and just want to go out and perform for KKR. Speed gives me a thrill. I am not sure whether I will touch 160, but I am confident I will take plenty of wickets at speeds in the 150s,” he added.

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After the auction, Nitish’s wife Saachi Marwah, went to social media and made a comment towards KKR as they did not retain him before the auction.

She posted a picture along with the message –  “Loyalty is very expensive, not everyone can afford it“. This post has gone viral on social media, and had caused a lot of banter on social media.

Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, the current mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), came in defense of the team going all out for Venkatesh Iyer to keep the core of the franchise intact.

Even though he is taken as the potential captaincy candidate for KKR, the taking of Venkatesh has given rise to a lot of for why he did not get retained if leadership was the team’s plan for him.

“Getting Venky (Venkatesh Iyer) was one of the main priorities for us, as you could see, we went all out for him,” said Bravo.

“It’s good that we have 90 per cent of the players from the championship-winning team. That in itself is a positive sign. It’s important to keep your core because when you have to build from scratch, it becomes complicated to make combinations and all,” he added

“We started planning while I was in Trinidad. We had come with a proper plan, the players we wanted to target,” he concluded.

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