IPL 2026: What happened regarding Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Josh English in the IPL 2026 auction surprised everyone. After being released by Punjab Kings, it was believed that English would be able to play only a few matches due to marriage and honeymoon. However, on the day of the auction, there was tremendous bidding between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants and finally Lucknow bought him for Rs 8.6 crore. This huge amount changed the entire picture regarding the availability of English.

Decision on marriage and honeymoon may change

According to reports, Josh English is going to get married on April 18 and the plan was to have a honeymoon after that. However, now there is a possibility that he may postpone the honeymoon. Sources say that English may come to India at the beginning of the IPL season, then go back for a short time for the wedding and after that will join the team again. After such a big bid, his move can be a news of relief for both the franchise and the fans.

Team management was already ready

According to the report of Cricbuzz, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer and director Tom Moody were better aware of English’s condition. At the same time, Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Daniel Vettori and captain Pat Cummins also seemed confident about his availability. SRH bowling coach Varun Aaron said that after the auction, players often rethink their personal decisions and the same can happen with English.

Punjab Kings’ displeasure

Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia had already expressed his displeasure over this entire matter. He said that English informed about his unavailability just 45 minutes before the retention deadline, which was not professional attitude at all. The team wanted to retain him, but due to last-minute notice they had to release him.

LSG can get big benefit

If Josh English really decides to play the entire season in IPL 2026, then it will be great news for Lucknow Super Giants. His aggressive batting and wicket-keeping skills can give the team a strong lead in the tournament.

Regarding Josh English, it was believed that hardly anyone would buy him in the IPL 2026 auction. In fact, even Punjab Kings did not leave him, because he played an important role in taking the franchise to the finals last season. But he had told that he will be able to play only 4 matches in IPL 2026, despite this he got a huge amount in the auction. He has been bought by Lucknow Super Giants.

When Punjab Kings released their retention list, everyone was surprised to not see the name of Josh Inglis. Actually, English had performed well last year, with the help of which the team reached the finals. Later it came to light that English had told that he would be able to play only 4 matches, so Punjab released him. Then the reason behind this was also revealed as to why England would be able to play only 4 matches.

Josh English sold for 8.6 crores

The base price of Josh Inglis was Rs 2 crore, but it was believed that all the franchises could avoid betting on him. But on the contrary, he got a huge amount. Lucknow Super Giants bought Inglis for Rs 8 crore 60 lakh. Sunrisers Hyderabad was also continuously increasing its bid to buy wicket-keeper batsman Inglis, he had reached Rs 8.40 crore.

Why will England play only 4 matches in IPL 2026?

Josh Inglis will get married during the IPL 2026 season, due to which he had already told that he will not be able to play all the matches of IPL season 19. He will be able to play only 4 matches, for which he had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore. It was expected that hardly anyone would buy the team, but on the contrary, they also got a huge amount. Lucknow Super Giants bought him for Rs 8 crore 60 lakh.

Josh English made his debut in IPL last year. In the 11 matches he played for Punjab Kings, he scored 278 runs with a strike rate of 162.57, which included a half-century.

When the retention list of Punjab Kings came, everyone was surprised, the team has also released Josh English. There was already news about Glenn Maxwell that the team could remove him, but the fans were surprised when English was not retained. Punjab has retained 21 players including Shreyas Iyer. The team can now buy maximum 4 players in the auction.

You might be wondering that if Punjab Kings retained 21 players then how did they release 5 players? Because there can be only a maximum of 25 players in a team. So let us tell you that Mitchell Owen had joined the team last year as a replacement for Glenn Maxwell, who is included in the 21 retained players.

Players retained by PBKS

• Shreyas Iyer
• Nehal Vadhera
• Priyansh Arya
• Shashank Singh
• Payla Avinash
• Harnoor Pannu
• Musheer Khan
• Prabhsimran Singh
• Vishnu Vinod
• marcus stoinis
• marco yanson
• Azmatullah Omarzai
• Suryansh Shedge
• Mitchell Owen
• Arshdeep Singh
• Vaishakh Vijay Kumar
• Yash Thakur
• Xavier Bartlett
• lockie ferguson
• Yuzvendra Chahal
• Harpreet Brar

PBKS released these players

• josh inglis
• aaron hardy
• glen maxwell
• Kuldeep Sen
• Praveen Dubey

Among the players to be released, Glenn Maxwell’s performance last year was very disappointing, he played 7 matches before getting injured. He scored only 48 runs in 6 innings, out of which 30 runs came in a single innings. Josh Inglis made his IPL debut in the last edition itself, in which he scored 278 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of 162.57.

PBKS HAS RELEASED JOSH INGLIS pic.twitter.com/U3uwZb7YmY

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 15, 2025

How much money is left in the purse of Punjab Kings

A team can have a maximum of 25 players, Punjab has retained 21 players and can now buy a maximum of 4 players in the auction, out of which there are 2 slots for foreign players. Punjab currently has Rs 11 crore 50 lakh in its purse.

IND vs AUS ODI Series: The three-match ODI series between India and Australia is going to start from October 19 in Perth, but even before the start of the series, the Australian team has suffered two major setbacks. The team’s main spinner Adam Zampa and wicketkeeper batsman Josh Inglis have been ruled out of the first ODI. The exclusion of these two players has definitely brought relief to Team India, especially for Virat Kohli, because Zampa has troubled him many times.

Why will Adam Zampa not play the first ODI?

Australia’s star leg spinner Adam Zampa has returned to his country to be with his wife as he is soon going to become a father. Because of this, Zampa will not be able to play in the first ODI. The team management hopes that he will join back for the remaining two matches of the series.

In Zampa’s absence, Matthew Kuhneman has been included in the team. This will be a chance for him to return to ODI after three years. Kuhneman last played an ODI against Sri Lanka in 2022.

Josh Inglis is also out

Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis is still struggling with a calf injury. The injury sustained during the New Zealand tour could not heal completely, due to which he will remain out of the first match. In his place, Josh Philip has been included in the team, who has got a chance to keep wickets in ODI for the first time. However, Cricket Australia hopes that Inglis will return fit by the third ODI to be held in Sydney on October 25.

Australia’s troubles increased

Australian selectors are currently facing a big problem regarding team combination. On one hand, they want to manage the workload of the players keeping in mind the upcoming Ashes series, while on the other hand they also have to maintain competition against a strong team like India.

Alex Carey will not play in the first ODI as he is participating in the Sheffield Shield. Cameron Green will also miss the last ODI so that he can practice with the red ball. The team is already taking the field without Glenn Maxwell, who has a wrist fracture.

India got relief

Adam Zampa has always proved to be a challenge for Indian batsmen, especially Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. With the absence of Zampa, it may be easier for India to score runs in the first ODI. Also, with English being out, Australia’s batting depth has also reduced.

Australia’s ODI team

Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhneman, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.

Australia defeated West Indies by 8 wickets in the second T20 to take a 2–0 lead in the 5-match series. West Indies scored 172 runs while batting first, chasing the target, Josh English played a match of 78 runs. He scored 16 runs in an over of Andre Russell playing the last international match, he completed his half -century by hitting a six in this over.

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and selected the first bowling. Brandon King made a quick start, scoring 51 runs in 36 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 3 fours. However, after this, the Windies batsmen failed to hit a big hit. Andre Russell made a significant contribution to reach the team’s score by 172 by scoring 36 runs in 15 balls. Russell hit 4 sixes and 2 fours in this innings.

Josh English scored 16 runs in one over by Andre Russell, played match winning innings

Chasing the target, Australia did not start well. Glenn Maxwell did not even run on the opening, he was dismissed by Jason Holder by scoring 10 runs. After this, Mitchell Marsh was also dismissed for 21 runs. Losing 2 wickets at 42 was under pressure on Australia, but then Cameron Green and Josh English won Australia in the 16th over without losing wickets.

Andre Russell, playing the final international match, put the 12th over, Jose English completed his half -century by hitting a six on its first ball. He completed his half century in 22 balls. He hit a four on its next ball. The next ball was wide and then on the third ball, English hit another four. After giving 15 runs in the last 3 balls, Russell gave just 1 run in the next 3 balls. A total of 16 runs came in this over.

Josh English scored an unbeaten 78 in 33 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 7 fours. Cameron Green played a brilliant innings of 56 runs in 32 balls, in which he hit 4 sixes and 3 fours.

Andre russell smashed 4 sixes & 2 fours in 15 balls in his final international match … !!! pic.twitter.com/5u6twapm3k

– Johns. (@Criccrazyjohns) July 23, 2025

Andre Russell honored

Andre Russell announced before the series began against Australia that he would retire from international cricket after the second match. Before the second match played at Sabina Park in Jamaica, Andre Russell was awarded and honored.

Wi vs aus test: After the final, the Australia cricket team will start the next World Test Championship cycle with the series against the West Indies. For this, the team had announced the squad earlier, but now the top order batsman Marnas Labushen has been out of the first Test. Steve Smith is also out after injury in the WTC final. Chief Selector George Bailey has confirmed that Sam Constas and Josh English have been included.

George Bailey told Cricinfo that, “Marnas Labushen could be a key member of the team on the best performance, but according to him Labushen’s performance is not at the level for which he knows and others expect them. Will continue to work on their game, we feel that they need to improve. We understand their ability and hope that he will take it in a positive way.”

Labushen’s performance in the World Test Championship final was not good, he scored 17 in the first innings and 22 runs in the second innings. The last Test century came in 2023 with his bat. Constas included in the team impressed explosive batting against India in 2024-25 domestic Test series. During this, he had a sharp debate with Virat Kohli and Jaspreet Bumrah. Bumrah also dismissed him in the same over after the debate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhg0ihdh82s

Steve Smith injured

Smith suffered injuries while catching the catch of Temba Bavuma in the World Test Championup final. His right hand had a small finger injury, after which he went out of the field. Bailey told that he still needs rest and it will take more time for about a week. He has included Josh English.

A 3 Test series will be played between West Indies and Australia, the first match will be between 25 and 30 June. The second Test will start from July 3 and the third Test will start from July 13.

Australia Squad for West Indies Test Series

Pat Cummins (captain), Scene Abbott, Scott Bolland, Alex Carrie, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh English, Osman Khwaja, Sam Consstas, Matthew Kuhneman, Nathan Lion, Michel Starc, Bu Webster. Marnas Labushen (out of the first test), Steve Smith (out of the first test).

Defending 191 runs in the IPL 2025 final, Royal Challengers Bangalore spinner Krunal Pandya bowled amazing, he gave only 17 runs in his 4 overs spell and dismissed 2 big batsmen of Punjab Kings. He received the Player of the Match Award for this amazing spell.

RCB captain Rajat Patidar got Krunal Pandya’s over in the beginning, as Punjab Kings batsmen were failing to hit a big hit on his balls. His experience in his bowling was also clearly visible. He tempted Prabhasimran in the 9th over, caught in this trap, the batsmen were caught out. After this, he made Josh English his victim, which looked dangerous. English scored 39 runs in 23 balls.

Krunal Pandya received the player of the match award in the IPL final

Krunal Pandya conceded 17 runs in 4 overs in the IPL final match, for which he received the Player of the Match Award. Along with the trophy, he also received a prize money of Rs 5 lakh. Krunal was an important bowler for the entire season RCB, he took 17 wickets in 15 matches played in IPL 2025. His economy was 8.23.

Brother Hardik Pandya did emotional post

Hardik Pandya shared the story on Instagram for his brother Krunal. In which he wrote, “I have tears in my eyes, I am very proud of you, my brother.” Hardik was the captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025, but his team lost to Punjab Kings in another qualifier. In that match played on 1 June on this ground, Punjab Kings easily achieved the target of 204 runs.

Hardik Pandya’s Instagram Story for Krunal. pic.twitter.com/pxjkqvtbfk

– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) June 3, 2025

Suryakumar Yadav becomes player of the tournament

Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav was voted the best player of IPL 2025. Suryakumar scored 717 runs in 16 matches from 65.18 average, he was the second batsman to score the most runs in the season. Orange Cap Sai won by Sudarshan, who was included in the Gujarat Titans. Sudarshan scored 759 runs.

Famous Krishna won the purple cap

The Purple Cap of IPL season 18 won by the Gujarat Titans bowler famous Krishna, he took 25 wickets in 15 matches. His team was out after losing in the eliminator match. Josh Hazlewood, who was involved in RCB, was involved in the race for the purple cap, but he was third in the list of the highest wicket -taking bowlers in the season. He took 22 wickets in 12 matches.

Pbks vs rcb Qualifier-1: The first qualifier match of IPL 2025 will be played today at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Mohali. Punjab Kings, captained by Shreyas Iyer, will face Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both teams are playing for the first edition, but are still looking for their first title. Today one of these teams will enter the final. Here we are telling you about the 5 players of Punjab who will create the biggest difficulty for RCB in today’s match, if they go, then RCB is sure to lose!

Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy is behind the success of Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, but a mixture of young and experienced players in the team is also fantastic with him. Now foreign players in the team have also come in form.

Priyansh Arya

Left -handed batsman Priyansh Arya comes into attacking mode from the first ball itself. After a brilliant performance in the Delhi Premier League, he was bought by Punjab, he lived up to the expectations. He has become like a time for the bowlers, this young batsman has won many matches to Punjab in the season. He has scored 424 runs in 14 matches of the league stage, including a record century and 2 half -centuries. In the last match against Mumbai, he scored 62 runs in 35 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 9 fours.

Josh English also returned to form

Another good thing for Punjab Kings is that their foreign players have returned to form. Josh English was seen struggling initially but now he has returned to form. He plays fast bowlers well, he also plays brilliantly against spinners. In IPL 2025, he scored 197 runs in 8 matches, in the last match he scored a match of 73 runs against Mumbai Indians. In this innings played in 42 balls, he hit 3 sixes and 9 fours.

Shreyas Iyer’s role is important

While the opening pair of Punjab on one side is fantastic, if they fail, then the middle order captain Shreyas Iyer is seen standing like a wall. He has scored 514 runs in 14 matches, including 5 half -centuries. In the last match, he scored an unbeaten 26 in 16 balls.

Marcus Stoinis is a dangerous batsman

Stoinis’s bat was not going on in the beginning, he has scored 126 runs in 8 innings of IPL 2025. But in his last innings, he scored 44 runs in 16 balls against Delhi. His death is going to be an important role in the overs. He is considered a big stage player and can also bowl. If their bat goes in the death overs, then the team will score 20 to 30 runs, they can be very dangerous.

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh is a dangerous bowler, he is known for the exact yorker balls but this season he has also achieved success on the second line balls. He has taken 18 wickets in 13 innings this season. He is involved in the race for the purple cap. RCB batsmen will have to be careful with Arshdeep, because they are expert in taking wickets in the beginning and if this happens, there will be pressure on RCB.

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Pbks vs mi highlights IPL 2025: Punjab Kings have defeated Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets. With this victory, Punjab has now reached the first place in the IPL 2025 Points Table. In this match, Mumbai had scored 184 runs while playing first, in response to which Punjab ensured their victory in the 19th over itself. For Punjab Kings, Priyansh Arya and Josh English played a half -century innings.

Punjab Kings had a target of 185 runs, in response to which the team did not start well as Prabhasimran Singh was dismissed for only 13 runs. After that, Priyansh Arya and Josh English broke havoc on both Mi bowlers. There was a huge partnership of 109 runs between Priyansh and English, meanwhile Priyansh was dismissed for 62 runs in the 15th over. He hit 9 fours and 2 sixes in an innings of 62 runs.

Josh English stayed from the other end and played a brilliant innings of 73 runs in 42 balls. When Priyansh Arya was out, Punjab had to score 42 runs to win 35 balls and the team’s victory started to look easy. The rest of the work was completed by captain Shreyas Iyer, who scored 26 runs in 16 balls. Punjab’s victory became memorable because Shreyas Iyer ensured the victory of his team by planting sixes.

Punjab will play the first qualifier

With this victory, Punjab Kings have decided that Punjab Kings will play the first qualifier match. At the same time, Mumbai Indians will have to decide the path of the final through the eliminator match. Now the first qualifier and elimination match, the decision of the second team of both matches will come after the Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants match. The Punjab team has also reached the top of the points table, which has 19 points.

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