Team India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has created history by becoming India's highest-rated T20I bowler. Varun, who is the world number one T20I bowler, currently has 818 rating points. He broke the previous record held by Jasprit Bumrah with 783 rating points. Overall, the record is held by Pakistan's Umar Gul with 865 rating points.

Varun Chakaravarthy creates history, becomes India's highest-rated T20I bowler

The fourth T20I between India and South Africa at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow has been abandoned without a ball bowled due to fog in a rare instance. The match officials carried out six inspections before deciding to call off the match. The five-match series is currently led 2-1 by India.

Excessive fog forces abandonment of India-South Africa T20I without a ball bowled

All-rounder Prashant Veer and wicketkeeper-batter Kartik Sharma were the only players to receive bids from five different franchises on Tuesday. The duo were bought by CSK for ₹14.2 crore each. LSG, MI, CSK, RR and SRH bid for Prashant, while MI, LSG, KKR, CSK and SRH bid for Kartik.

Which players received bids from most teams in IPL auction?

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, raising the FDI limit in the insurance sector to 100%. The Bill was cleared by a voice vote in the upper house, a day after its passage in Lok Sabha. Earlier, foreign direct investment in insurance was capped at 74%.

Bill to allow 100% FDI in insurance passed by Parliament

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.


Who were the biggest gainers in IPL 2026 auction?

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.

Which player sparked the longest bidding war in IPL 2026 auction?

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.

Railways changes rule, reservation chart to be released 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.

Thank you for giving me new life: Sarfaraz Khan after CSK buy him for ₹75 lakh

Trading of RRP Semiconductor, which has gained over 55,000% in 20 months, has been restricted on account of a surveillance measure, according to BSE's website. Once the world's best-performing stock, the company's share price had surged despite posting negative revenue in its last financial results and has only two full-time employees. SEBI is reportedly looking into the surge.

Trading of semiconductor firm's stock, that gained 55,000% in 20 months, restricted

Screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar, while talking about women covering their face with burqa, asked, "Why should a woman be ashamed of her face?" He stated women wear burqa due to "peer pressure" and social approval and long-standing norms play a decisive role. "If she says she is doing it on her own, then she is brainwashed," he stated.