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As the Indian team has been going through the transition, Axar Patel has been given a big role. He has proved himself as a big match-winner time and again.  With age on his side, he has been given the vice-captaincy of the Indian side. The team management is looking at Axar as a key figure…

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has now officially named Rishabh Pant as captain of their team for the IPL 2025.  The LSG owner Sanjeev Goenka announced it on a stream on Star Sports. Have a look.  Pant was an essential part of the Delhi Capitals. However, he chose to enter the auction ahead of the 18th…

BCCI has released the schedule for this year’s Women’s Premier League (WPL). It is all set to begin on February 14. For the first time, the WPL 3 will be played at four different venues across four cities.  The inaugural edition of the tournament was entirely hosted in Mumbai. The second season of the league…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru has decided to draft the English off-spinner Charlie Dean in place of Sophie Molineux for the upcoming season of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025.  RCB announced on Thursday that they will be replacing the injured Sophie with Charlie Dean.  Sophie Molineux, one of the most promising talents from Australia, has given some…

The Test opener for India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, has informed the Mumbai Cricket Association that he will be available for the next Ranji match for Mumbai.  After Rohit Sharma, now Yashasvi Jaiswal is turning towards the domestic circuit as BCCI wants players to play in domestic matches.  Jaiswal was one of the only bright spots in…

BCCI has decided to tweak the start date of IPL 2025. Now, the 18th season of IPL will start on March 21 in Kolkata.  Cricbuzz has reported that the final is likely to be held on May 25 at the same venue. According to them, there are two versions regarding the change of schedule. Ahead…

Punjab Kings has officially declared Shreyas Iyes the captain for the 2025 edition of the IPL.  Shreyas Iyer led the Kolkata Knight Riders to victory in the last edition of the tournament. He was released by the franchise later in the year. In the mega IPL auction 2025, he was snatched up by Punjab Kings…

Varun Aaron, one of the few fast bowlers from India who can clock 150 kmph, has announced his retirement from all-professional cricket.  His decision to retire comes after the exit of Jharkhand from the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 35-year-old pacer has already given up on red-ball cricket in the 2023-24 season. Now, he has…

Australia has announced their team for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. This time, Steve Smith is going to lead the team in the absence of Pat Cummins.  Cummins is out of the team on paternity leave. He is also looking after an ankle issue which was “managed through summer,” said Cricket Australia. Josh Hazlewood is…

Former Pakistan captain, Younis Khan has been roped in by Afghanistan as a mentor for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Previously, he worked with the Afghanistan team in 2022 at a 15-day training camp in Abu Dhabi with an expanded squad of 25.  The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) released a statement about Younis joining the…