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www.desitalk.com – that’s all you need to know 27 SPORTS November 29, 2024 IPL Mega Auction: Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Youngest Pick In IPL History, Bought By Rajasthan Royals W hile the list of unsold international and domestic stars continued to pile up, 13-year-old Vaibhav Sury- avanshi created history by becom- ing the youngest player to be sold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. During the IPL mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, surprises continued to catch fans off-guard after Suryavanshi became a Royal for Rs 1.1 crore or approximately $135,000. It was an all-out bidding war for the 13-year- old after Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals fought hard to land him in their squad. In the end, it was RR, firm in its resolve, made the win- ning bid of Rs 1.1 crore. Born on March 27, 2011, in Bihar, Vaibhav is the youngest player on the list. He made his first-class debut for Bihar in January 2024 at just 12 years and 284 days old. Last month, he was part of India U19’s match against Australia in Chennai, where he smashed a 58-ball century. In five first-class matches, Vaibhav has scored 100 runs, with a highest score of 41. He is currently partici- pating in the ongoing Ranji Trophy Kamlesh Nagarkoti, who previously played for Delhi Capitals, went to Chennai Super Kings at his base price of Rs 30 lakh. Young Pyla Avinash saw a bid made for him by PBKS at the base price of Rs 30 lakh and sealed his services. Satyanarayana Raju went to Mumbai Indians, and Ramakrishna Ghosh was secured by CSK. One of India’s rising talents, Raj Limbani, surprisingly didn’t see a franchise bid for him. Coming to the international picks, Lance Morris and Olly Stone failed to get any bidders. New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson, England’s Chris Jordan, West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase, South Africa’s Dwaine Pretorius, and Zimba- bwe’s Blessing Muzarabani also went unsold. Sri Lanka’s Eshan Malinga, who came in with a base price of Rs 30 lakh, attracted attention from RR and SRH. Malinga, who impressed in the Lanka Premier League and has been a part of the Sri Lanka A side, was eventually acquired by SRH for Rs 1.20 crore. -ANI PHOTO:BCCIvia ANI Vaibhav Suryavanshi Chess-China’s Holder Ding Beats Indian Gukesh In World Championship Opening Game Cricket-Kohli Doesn’t Need Us, We Need Him, Says India’s Bumrah C hina’s Ding Liren beat teenager Gukesh Domma- raju of India in the opening round of the world chess championship in a major confidence boost for the title holder on Monday. Ding, whose form has plummeted since he beat Rus- sian Ian Nepomniachtchi to claim the crown in 2023, lost in the Chess Olympiad international team event in September and has taken unusually long breaks for a top player in a bid to improve. “I had a lot of time to recover and to change and to prepare, to get to the tournament with a totally new ap- pearance”, he told reporters in a post-game press confer- ence. Ding’s victory marked the first time in almost 15 years that the initial game of a world championship match ended with a decisive result as the high stakes of the event often encourage players to opt for cautious games usually ending up as draws. The last decisive result in a world championship first round match was in 2010 when Veselin Topalov beat Viswanathan Anand. The match between Ding and 18-year-old Gukesh, who qualified by winning the Candidates tournament in April, is a 14-round event in Singapore with a prize fund of $2.5 millions. World number one Magnus Carlsen, who had been world champion since 2013, relinquished his title in 2022, citing a lack of motivation. -Reuters V irat Kohli returned to form with a classy century as India claimed a thumping win against Aus- tralia in their series opener and stand-in skip- per Jasprit Bumrah said the veteran batsman’s importance to the side cannot be overstated. Kohli, 36, came in for heavy criticism in the run-up to the Perth test after scoring only 192 runs in his previous 10 innings and posting an average of 15.50 in India’s three home test defeats by New Zealand. The pressure mounted on the former skipper when he was dismissed for five as India were skittled for 150 in their first innings in Perth, but he responded with an unbeaten 100 in the second innings to put the tourists on course for victory. Bumrah, who stepped in as captain with Rohit Sharma on leave for the birth of his second child, said Kohli had battled through tough times before in his career and this was no different. “I’ve said this before, Virat Kohli doesn’t need us, we need him,” Bumrah told reporters on Monday after India sealed a 295-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in the five- match series. “He’s an experienced player. This is his fourth or fifth tour (of Australia). He knows his cricket better than anyone else. He looked in good shape and was mentally switched on. “Sometimes when you have such a long career, you bat in tough conditions and he has batted in tough scenarios for a long time. But it’s difficult to do that all the time.” Kohli’s ton was his seventh in tests in Australia, eclips- ing the record of Sachin Tendulkar among Indian bats- men. Englishman Jack Hobbs tops the list of test centu- ries by visiting batsmen in Australia with nine. Bumrah said Kohli quickly shook off his first-innings dismissal and his show of confidence helped those around him. “He got a good delivery in the first innings but he was still in a great space and capitalised in the second in- nings,” Bumrah added. “We needed an experienced batter then. He played well and helped his partners play well. When he gets con- fidence at the start of a series, you can’t ask for more.” The second test in Adelaide begins on Dec. 6. -Reuters By Alessandro Parodi PHOTO:REUTERS/VladislavVodnev/File Photo PHOTO:X @GukeshDommaraju Oct.2,2024. Chess – FIDE World Championship Match 2023 – Game 14 – Astana, Kazakhstan – April 29, 2023. Ding Liren of China competes against Ian Nepomniachtchi of International Chess Federation. Gukesh Dommaraju focused on chess. Photo posted on X @GukeshDommaraju Oct. 2, 2024.