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IPL auction 2024: The mini-auction of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be conducted on Tuesday in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena. In total 333 players will go under the hammer and the teams will spend around ₹250 crore to fill the 77 available slots in their team. The IPL auction 2024 is expected to witness some intense bidding war and the performances of players in the ICC World Cup 2023 will surely be accounted for.

Siemens Ltd.’s board on Monday approved a proposed demerger of its energy business into a separate unit, the company said in a regulatory filing. The Indian unit of the German engineering firm Siemens AG also approved the immediate incorporation of a wholly owned unit in Mumbai. A subsidiary would be incorporated to implement the planned demerger, the company added. Promoters — including Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Siemens International Holding, Siemens Energy Holding, and Siemens Energy Aktiengesellschaft — requested the Indian unit’s board to consider and evaluate the demerger. ''The BoD has approved the immediate incorporation of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Mumbai, India (proposed subsidiary), on the basis that the proposed subsidiary may be required if and when the Board decides to implement the aforesaid demerger,'' it said. The development comes a month after Siemens AG said it will buy an 18% stake in subsidiary Siemens Ltd for €2.1 billion (about Rs 18,955 crore) in cash. Siemens Ltd is the Indian joint venture between Siemens Energy and its parent Siemens AG.

Mumbai Indians replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain and named Hardik Pandya as the new captain. Coming back to the IPL 2024 auction, as per statement issued by the IPL, “Out of 333 players, 214 are Indians and 119 are overseas players of which 2 players are from associate nations.

Rohit Sharma as captain of Mumbai Indians continues to make buzz on social media. On Friday, Hardik Pandya was named Mumbai Indians captain, replacing highly-successful Rohit Sharma, who led the IPL giants to five trophies, a feat only equalled by MS Dhoni-led CSK. Though Rohit Sharma has not reacted yet, his wife Ritika Sajdeh has responded to a social media post from Chennai Super Kings. Ritika Sajdeh reacted with a yellow-coloured heart sign to CSK's Instagram post of «2013 — 2023: A decade of spirited challenge! Much respect, Rohit!». Yellow is a jersey colour of Chennai Super Kings. Ace cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle in a post on X said that the move to name Hardik Pandya captain of Mumbai Indians was expected after the Pandya in November moved from Gujarat Titans (GT) to his former franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) in a trade between both franchises. Hardik had led GT to title win in their debut iin 2022 while it finished runners-up in their second season.

Premier League 2024, reports arrived on 16 December that Delhi Capitals had approached MI to trade Rohit Sharma ahead of the IPL 2024 season. According to a report by CricTracker, which cited Sports Today, the Delhi Capitals are looking for a senior player to lead their side in the upcoming season, as their regular captain Rishabh Pant was supposed to play as an Impact Player. Amid the MI rejected the offer by DC, Pant will have to lead the squad, which is returning after a brutal car accident.

IPL auction 2024: Gujarat Titans made their stunning debut in the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League as the team lifted the trophy during their inaugural stint at the world's richest cricket tournament. While the team had some wonderful combinations in hand which proved to be lethal, the leadership of Hardik Pandya was touted as the X factor with the team.

T20I and ODI formats during the South Africa series. Veteran Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty commended Rohit Sharma's leadership skills and called him a “selfless" leader like former Indian skipper MS Dhoni. "That's the beauty of this team, country above everything else.

ALSO READ: Hardik Pandya had ‘captaincy' condition for his return to Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma was in loop: Report Earlier, putting an end to Rohit Sharma's nearly 11-year-long journey as the franchise's leader, MI named Hardik Pandya as their captain. Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, both Surya and Hardik made their MI debuts, but now with the change in leadership, it is bound to have its effects, as both SKY and Pandya were seen as probable leaders for the franchise.

Mumbai Indians to victory in 5 seasons during his 10 years of captaincy. MS Dhoni equalized the number of crowns after winning IPL 2023 but the the CSK skipper has been leading the franchise for 12 years.

Hardik Pandya is set to take over the captaincy of the Mumbai Indians in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season, succeeding the team's longest-serving captain, Rohit Sharma. Calling it a part of legacy building and staying true to the MI philosophy of being future-ready, Mahela Jayawardene, Global Head of Performance, MI said, «Mumbai Indians have always been blessed with exceptional leadership right from Sachin to Harbhajan and Ricky to Rohit, who while contributing to the immediate success have always had an eye on strengthening the team for the future. It is in keeping with this philosophy that Hardik Pandya will assume captaincy of Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2024 season.» «We express our gratitude to Rohit Sharma for his exceptional leadership; his tenure as the captain of the Mumbai Indians since 2013 has been nothing short of extraordinary.

WPL auctions 2024: The defending champions Mumbai Indians on Saturday made some smart bets in the WPL auction 2024. Mumbai Indians went in the auctions with ₹2.1 crores and they could add a maximum of 5 slots with this money. The team first engaged in a bidding war with Delhi Capitals for Australia's Annabel Sutherland, who eventually went to DC for ₹2 crore.

WPL Auction 2024: Australia's Annabel Sutherland has been the most expensive player so far in the 2024 auctions of the Women's Premier League (WPL). Delhi Capitals clinched Sutherland for ₹2 crore after a bidding war against Gujarat Titans as the latter has maximum spots to fill in the WPL 2024 auctions. India's batter Vrinda Dinesh has been the most expensive Indian player so far as she went to UP Warriorz for ₹1.30 crore.

Premier League (WPL) auction for the 2024 season is set to take place on December 9 in Mumbai. A total of 165 players will be up for grabs during the auction, as the tournament gears up for its second edition.

skipper of Gujarat Titans following the departure of Hardik Pandya in an all-cash deal to Mumbai Indians. Also Read | 'Feels good to be back': Hardik Pandya shares old video when he was sold at ₹10 lakh to Mumbai Indians Sharing his excitement on being appointed captain, Shubman wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “I am proud to assume the Captaincy of Gujarat Titans and I cannot thank the franchise enough for their trust in me to lead such a fine team.

₹15 crore from MI for the all-cash trade deal. On being announced as GT skipper, 24-year-old opener Gill said in a statement, as quoted by NDTV, "I am delighted and proud to assume the captaincy of Gujarat Titans and thank the franchise for their trust in me to lead such a fine team. We have had two exceptional seasons and I keenly look forward to leading the team with our exciting brand of cricket." Following Pandya's exit, Gill was the obvious choice for the skipper post, considering he scored 890 runs, second to only Virat Kohli's record of 973.

Hardik Pandya, an eternal fan favourite with the MI Paltan, will be reuniting forces with the Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2024. Nita M.

retention announcements by 10 teams of Indian Premier League (IPL) ahead of the auction in Dubai, many were unhappy with the news of Australian player Josh Hazlewood being released by Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB which has one of the most heartbreaking campaigns in IPL history during the retention event announced that it has released 11 players to expand their purse for auction. On Hazlewood's release, RCB's newly-appointed head coach Andy Flower in a video released by the team revealed the reason they have decided to let go of the Australian player.

Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai Indians. This move follows an all-cash transaction with his former team, Gujarat Titans. The deal, involving intense negotiations over 72 hours, was finalised after the IPL retention window closed on November 26 at 5 pm.

Hardik Pandya, who led IPL team Gujarat Titans (GT) in the tournament's last two editions, is set to return to Mumbai Indians (MI) as both franchises have finalised an all-cash deal trade-off. The confirmation came hours after the IPL retention window closed on November 26. GT had then stated that it had retained Pandya, who led the side to its inaugural victory in the 2022 edition.

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been transferred to Mumbai Indians, reported Cricbuzz on Sunday. The cricket website further said that the deal has been signed by the franchises involved — Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans.

CricTracker reported on Sunday. Apart from this, they have canceled their trade deal with Mumbai Indians.