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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…

The third edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is slated to take place very soon. The BCCI has started by selecting venues for the upcoming tournament.  It is all set to take place in two phases across two cities, with Baroda and Lucknow shortlisted as potential venues by BCCI for WPL 3. The upcoming…

The Indian all-rounder Rishi has announced his retirement from limited overs for India. He was playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. His team, Himachal Pradesh, did not make it into the next stage of the tournament.  On his social media channels, he only mentions that he is retiring from limited-overs cricket. So, it means that…

At the start of the second test match in South Africa, Pakistan was given a scare in the form of batsman Saim Ayub injuring his ankles. It was a bad injury as he had to be stretchered off after it.  The extent of the injury is not yet known and he has been taken to…