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  • IPL 2025: RCB can retain these 5 players

    IPL 2025: For the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, all the teams have to submit the list of their retained players by October 31. According to media reports, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has also finalized its retained players. This time RCB is going to retain 6. Who is that player? Let us know in detail.

    Virat Kohli: Former captain Virat Kohli has been a part of RCB since the first season of IPL and he is continuously performing well, hence Kohli’s retention is certain. Mohammed Siraj: Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj may not have had a good season in 2024, but before that he has played many great matches for RCB. The franchise has confidence in Siraj and his chances of retention are strong. Faf du Plessis: The franchise can retain Faf du Plessis, who will captain RCB in the 2024 season, due to his experience. Du Plessis has consistently performed well, due to which it is almost certain that he will remain in the team. Rajat Patidar: RCB can also retain explosive batsman Rajat Patidar in the middle order. Rajat is an expert in explosive batting. He has performed well many times in the middle order. Yash Dayal: RCB can also retain Yash Dayal, one of the uncapped players of India. Yash is a brilliant bowler and has performed well on many occasions. Glenn Maxwell: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell’s abilities are not hidden from anyone. Recently, his double century against Afghanistan in the World Cup 2023 proved his ability again. In such a situation, RCB can retain him keeping in mind his experience and skills.

    Team can retain 6 players

    It is worth noting that each team can retain only 6 players. The franchise can also use the Right to Match card in retention. October 31 will be the last date for player retention for IPL 2025. During this time, the complete picture of the players retained by all the teams will become clear. RCB has not won the IPL title yet, so they will once again have a chance to prepare a strong and winning combination.

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  • Ranji Trophy 2024: Dhawan’s big blast, bowled a lot of bowlers, missed a double century, scored so many runs…

    Ranji Trophy 2024: Himachal Pradesh team captain Rishi Dhawan has so far scored 6 centuries in first class cricket, but for the first time he has scored a century, which looks much bigger than the centuries scored earlier.

    Ranji Trophy 2024: There are a lot of cricket matches these days. On one hand, Team India is playing a Test series against New Zealand at home, while on the other hand, India’s biggest domestic tournament i.e. Ranji Trophy is going on. On October 28, Dhawan created havoc with the bat and stunned the bowlers of the opposing team. Here we are not talking about Shikhar Dhawan but Himachal Pradesh team captain Rishi Dhawan, who created a ruckus while playing captaincy innings against Andhra.

    In the Ranji Trophy, Himachal Pradesh captain Rishi Dhawan scored the best score of his first class career against Andhra Pradesh. Dhawan scored 195 runs in 318 balls, which included 19 fours and 2 sixes. Although he missed the double century by just 5 runs, this innings was very effective for his team.

    Score of 500 runs in Himachal’s first innings

    If we talk about the match, Andhra Pradesh team was limited to 344 runs in the first innings, in response to which Himachal Pradesh scored 500 runs, in which captain Rishi Dhawan’s innings played an important role. By coming at number six, he put his team in a strong position. This is the biggest innings of his first class career so far, before this his best score was 128 runs.

    Middle order took over the team after a bad start

    Himachal’s first innings had a bad start and its 3 wickets fell for just 60 runs, but the middle order batted brilliantly and gave the team a lead of 156 runs. Apart from captain Dhawan, Akash Vashishtha contributed 85 runs while Mukul Negi contributed 42 runs.

    How was Rishi Dhawan’s international career?

    Rishi Dhawan has played 4 international matches for Team India, which includes 3 ODIs and 1 T20. He played all three ODIs against Australia, while the only T20 match was against Zimbabwe. Since 2016, he has not been able to return to Team India.

  • Premier League Round-Up: Arsenal, Liverpool Play Out Draw; West Ham, Chelsea Win | Other

    A late equalizer by star striker Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool secure a 2-2 draw against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, though the Reds moved one point off the top of the points tally. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring for Arsenal with a fine strike in the ninth minute, though Virgil van Dijk put Liverpool back in the game with an equalizer in the 18th minute.

    Arsenal regained the lead in the 43rd minute, with Mikel Merino unleashing a powerful header. Salah delivered a powerful equalizer in the 81st minute, with both sides sharing a point each. Liverpool is at the second place with seven wins, one loss and a draw, giving them 22 points. Arsenal is in the third spot with 18 wins after five wins, three draws and a loss.

    Chelsea continued their up-and-down season, registering their fifth win of the season against Newcastle United by 2–1.

    Chelsea got a fine start, with Nicolas Jackson getting the first goal in the 18th minute as a brilliant pass from Cole Palmer reached Jackson, who wasted no time in giving The Blues a lead.

    The visitors leveled the scores in the 32nd minute, as Alexander Isak delivered a breakthrough strike which meant that the Magpies scored for the first time in three league games. At the half-time, the score was 1-1.

    In the 47th minute, Palmer beat Nick Pope at his near post, registering his 17th Premier League goal at Stamford Bridge this year.

    Chelsea is at the fifth spot with five wins, two draws and losses, giving them 17 points. With three wins, losses, draws each and a total of 12 points, Newcastle is at 12th spot.

    Manchester United’s poor season continued as they slid down to 14th spot after a 1–2 loss to West Ham United at The London Stadium.

    After Crysencio Summerville secured the lead for his side in the 74th minute, it seemed Casemiro had got his side one point at least with his strike in the 81st minute. However in the final moments, referee David Coote was sent to pitchside after a collision between Matthijs de Ligt and Danny Ings. The replays showed the United defender clipping the ball with his thigh before catching Iggs on the lower leg. After a long review, it was decided that West Ham would get a penalty and Jarrod Bowen converted it.

  • WBBL 2024: From Mandhana to Deepti Sharma, ready to create havoc in Australia, know where the live matches will be seen…

    WBBL 2024: Some six players including Indian star opener Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues are going to be seen in the 10th season of Big Bash. All of them are part of different teams.

    WBBL 2024: There is good news for cricket fans. Amidst the glut of cricket matches, the 10th season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) is going to start in Australia from today. This tournament to be held between 8 teams is going to be interesting, because 6 star players of India are also eager to show their talent in this. In the first match, defending champion Adelaide Strikers will face last time’s runner-up Brisbane Heat.

    There are 3 matches to be played on the first day

    The 10th season of Women’s Big Bash League is going to start in Australia from today. There are 3 matches to be held on the first day. According to Indian time, the first match will be at 8:10 am, the second match will be at 11:40 am and the third match will be at 3 pm.

    These six Indian cricketers will show their talent in WBBL 2024

    Shikha Pandey – Brisbane Heat Jemimah Rodrigues – Brisbane Heat Smriti Mandhana – Adelaide Strikers Deepti Sharma – Melbourne Stars Yastika Bhatia – Melbourne Stars Daylan Hemlata – Perth Scorchers

    All the teams in the 10th season of WBBL

    Adelaide StrikersBrisbane HeatMelbourne StarsMelbourne RenegadesPerth ScorchersSydney ThundersSydney SixersHobart Hurricanes

    When will WBBL 2024-25 run?

    Women’s Big Bash League will start from 27th October and run till 1st December. The title match is to be played on this day. A total of 43 matches will be played during this period. 8 teams are participating.

    How to watch WBBL 2024-25 matches live in India?

    If you want to watch live streaming of WBBL matches in India, you can watch it on Star Sports Network. Apart from this, matches will also be streamed on Hotstar app.

  • Australia Rest Test Players, Captain Yet To Be Named For T20Is Against Pakistan | cricket news

    Australia have rested their Test regulars for their home T20I series against Pakistan with a captain yet to be named, choosing to focus on the marquee Border-Gavaskar series against India next month.

    Australia host Pakistan for three ODIs starting November 4, followed by the three-match T20I series, from November 14.

    The series concludes on November 18, just four days before the first Test against India in Perth.

    With T20I captain Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head and ODI and Test skipper Pat Cummins unavailable, Australia are yet to appoint a captain for the series.

    None of the players named in the squad announced on Monday have captained Australia in any format before but the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, Matthew Short and Aaron Hardie have led their sides in the Big Bash League.

    Josh Inglis is also in the mix to lead the side.

    Pacers Xavier Bartlett (side strain), Nathan Ellis (hamstring) and Spencer Johnson (side strain) return to the squad after recovering from injuries.

    “It is particularly encouraging to have Xavier, Spencer and Nathan back in the national setup,” said selection chief George Bailey.

    “It’s another opportunity for them to continue to show their ability on the international stage, as they have done in the past.”

    Andre Borovec will serve as the coach for the team, a position he held during a five-match T20I series against India that followed last year’s ODI World Cup.

    Australia T20I squad: Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa.

  • IND vs AUS Tour: Good news for Mohammed Shami, he can enter Team India on this condition

    Mohammed Shami: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who is recovering from injury, can be included in Team India for the Australia tour, he will get a place only if he proves his fitness in Ranji Trophy. Know the complete news…

    Mohammed Shami: There is good news for fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who is out of Team India. Even though his name is not in the Team India announced for the Australia tour, he can still be a part of Team India for this tour. Before the Border-Gavaskar series, a big update has come that Shami can be added to Team India on this tour. However, a condition has also been kept for this.

    In fact, only 2 days ago the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced Team India for the upcoming Test tour of Australia, in which fast bowler Mohammed Shami did not get a place. Now the doors of this series are open for him. According to the report of Indian Express, Shami can be included in the team on one condition.

    The report claims, “The decision on the inclusion of Mohammed Shami in the team will be taken after the fast bowler proves his fitness in the Ranji Trophy. As reported earlier, Shami can play in Bengal’s fourth round match against Karnataka in Bengaluru in the first week of November after Diwali.

    Actually, Mohammed Shami has been out of Team India since the 50-over ODI World Cup final last year. He is away from the field due to injury and surgery. Shami had recently said that he has started bowling, but he would like to play some domestic matches before joining the national team. Now if Shami performs well in Ranji, then he can return to Team India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

    In the team that has been released at present, in the absence of Shami, the selectors have included young Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana. It is expected that this young bowler will bowl along with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Akashdeep in Australia.

    A total of 18 players got places

    BCCI has selected a strong team of 18 members apart from three reserve players for the five-match series between India and Australia to run from November 2024 to January 2025. On this tour, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and fast bowler Harshit Rana have been included in the team for the first time.

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  • Sachin Tendulkar Reacts To NZ’s Historic Test Series Win In India | cricket news

    Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Tom Latham-led New Zealand for a historic Test series win in India on Saturday, and gave a special mention to Mitchell Santner. Tom Latham’s New Zealand team made history by defeating Rohit’s side by 113 runs in the second Test match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday, clinching their first-ever series win in India.

    This loss marks India’s first home Test series defeat since 2012, ending an 18-series winning streak–the longest home winning sequence for any team. New Zealand now lead the three-match Test series 2-0, with the final game set for November 1 at Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium.

    Taking to his official X handle, Tendulkar said that it’s a dream for any visiting team to win a Test series in India. The legendary cricketer praised the Kiwis for playing well against the Rohit Sharma-led side and achieving the milestone.

    The 51-year-old gave special praise to Santner for picking up 13 wickets in the Pune Test. (Blame Game In Indian Camp After Series Loss In IND vs NZ 2nd Test; Ex-World Cup Winner Questions Pune Pitch)

    “For any visiting team, to win a Test series in India is a dream, and New Zealand have played really well to make it happen. Such results can only be achieved with good, all-round team efforts. Special mention to Santner for his Standout performance, picking up 13 wickets. Congratulations to New Zealand on this phenomenal achievement,” Tendulkar wrote on X.

    In the match, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat. Half-centuries from Devon Conway (76 off 141 balls, with 11 fours) and Rachin Ravindra (65 off 105 balls, with five fours and a six) placed New Zealand in a commanding position at 197/3, with Ravichandran Ashwin (3/ 41) Being the only bowler to make an early impact. After Conway’s dismissal, Washington Sundar (7/59) exploited the momentum, dismissing the remaining batsmen to bowl New Zealand out for 259.

    India faced the task of overcoming this modest total to gain a substantial lead. However, after Rohit Sharma’s dismissal for a duck, youngsters Shubman Gill (30 off 72 balls, with two fours and a six) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (30 off 60 balls, with four boundaries) could only manage a partnership of 49 runs. Similar to the first innings, Gill’s dismissal opened the doors for Mitchell Santner, who wreaked havoc on the Indian lineup. Santner (7/53) and Glenn Phillips (2/26) bowled India out for just 156, with Ravindra Jadeja top-scoring with 38 off 46 balls (three fours and two sixes).

    In their second innings, New Zealand capitalized on their 103-run lead. With a valuable 86 from skipper Tom Latham (133 balls, 10 fours), along with contributions from Phillips (48 off 82 balls, four boundaries, two sixes) and Tom Blundell (41 off 83 balls, three fours), the visitors set India. a target of 359 runs, bowled out for 255 after impressive bowling in the first session of day three. Sundar (4/56) led the attack, with Jadeja (3/72) and Ashwin (2/97) sweeping through the lower-middle order and tail.

    Chasing 359, India started strongly with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who shared a 62-run partnership with Shubman Gill (23 off 31 balls, four boundaries). However, after Jaiswal’s dismissal for 77 off 65 balls (nine fours, three sixes), India couldn’t recover, succumbing to the Kiwi spinners and being bowled out for 245, resulting in a 113-run defeat. This series loss marks India’s first home series defeat in 12 years.

    Santner, with a remarkable 13 wickets in the match (6/104 in the second innings), emerged as the star of the game, with Phillips and Ajaz Patel chipping in to wrap up the Test two days early.

  • PCB Central Contracts: Shaheen Afridi Demoted To B-Category, Fakhar Zaman Omitted. cricket news

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday demoted premier pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi to Category B from Category A, and did not offer central contracts to senior players Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed and Osama Mir for the 2024-25 season.

    Test skipper Shan Masood remained in Category B despite Pakistan scoring a come-from-behind 2-1 series victory over England recently.

    The board awarded the central contracts to a total of 25 players just two short of the 27 who were given contracts last year.

    Like last year, the PCB made the contracts announcement after a delay of nearly three months as the players’ performances, fitness levels and behavior were analyzed.

    In that context, a PCB source informed PTI that Zaman, the only Pakistan player with a double hundred in ODIs, was excluded from the list of contract players because he failed two fitness tests.

    “Fakhar has an ongoing knee problem for which he is undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA in Lahore. He failed two fitness tests recently and will now take another test at the end of November,” the source said.

    He said the selectors had informed Zaman that he needed to meet fitness standards as they might include him in the national squad for the tour to South Africa in December and also for the Champions Trophy next year.

    He also said Zaman’s omission has nothing to do with his tweet on Babar and the show caused notice sent to him subsequently by the PCB.

    “He has responded to the show cause notice and is apologetic in his reply. He has shown remorse over his action.

    “No disciplinary action has been taken against him for his tweet about Babar’s selection,” the source said.

    The official disclosed that another seasoned opener, Imam-ul-Haq, has also been sidelined from the team and contracts because of fitness issues.

    As part of the PCB’s strategy to incentivize, encourage and reward talented and emerging cricketers, five players have been offered central contracts for the first time.

    They are: Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Irfan Khan and Usman Khan.

    They have been placed in Category D.

    The board has awarded A category contracts to just two players – former captain Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan, who will soon be announced as Pakistan’s white ball formats captain.

    List of centrally contracted players:

    Category A (2): Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan

    Category B (3): Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood

    Category C (9): Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan.

    Category D (11): Aamir Jamal, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Hurraira,

    Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Usman Khan.

  • WTC Final 2025: How will Team India reach the final after 2 consecutive defeats? Now only this one way is left

    WTC Final 2025: A 3-match series is being played between India and New Zealand. The third test of the series will be played in Mumbai from November 1. By winning this match, India would like to keep alive the hope of going to the WTC Final.

    WTC Final 2025: These days a 3-Test series is going on between India and New Zealand. The Kiwis took an unassailable lead in the series by winning 2 consecutive tests. It defeated India by 113 runs in the Pune Test. This defeat is painful in many ways. India lost the series at home after 12 years. With this, now its dream of going to the final of the World Test Championship seems to be shattered, because after losing 2 consecutive Tests against New Zealand, it has suffered a big loss. Now the path to the final has become very difficult. In simple words, India will now have to perform a miracle to make it to the finals.

    What is India’s position in the WTC points table?

    Team India is currently at first place in the points table of WTC. Losing 2 back to back tests has caused a big loss in his PCT. So far in this cycle, Team India has played 13 tests, out of which it has won 8 and lost 4. At present India’s PCT is 62.82, which was 68.06 before the second test. Australia is at second place, which has a PCT of 62.50.

    What is the only way to reach the WTC final?

    The Indian team needs to win at least 4 out of its remaining 6 test matches. If this happens, Team India will play the final for the third consecutive time, more than 2 defeats will break its dream. India currently has to play 1 test match against the Kiwi team and 5 against Australia. He will have to win at least 3 matches in Australia, which is a very difficult task.

    Indian team has played in the final twice

    The Indian team had made it to the last two WTC finals, but missed out on winning the title both times. This time, to make it to the WTC finals, India will have to improve its performance, especially it will have to win on the Australia tour, which will not be easy for the team.

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