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RCB’s enigmatic Diwali message amid conjecture over Virat Kohli’s captaincy return

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RCB’s enigmatic Diwali message amid conjecture over Virat Kohli’s captaincy return
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RCB’s official social media handle shared a cryptic post aimed speculations over Virat Kohli’s return as their captain for IPL 2025.

RCB’s official social media handle shared a cryptic post aimed speculations over Virat Kohli’s return as their skipper for the franchise. The post showcased Virat Kohli’s heroics during last two Diwalis, when the leading man batter lit up the festivities even more. First was from 2022 when Virat weaved his mahic at the MCG with his 82* run knock against Pakistan in the ICC T20 World cup 2022. Second was from the ICC ODI World cup 2023 when Kohli picked up a wicket in the format after nine years as he dismissed Netherlands captain Scott Edwards.

The RCB post showcased build-up to this Diwali season and told what the star player would have in store. This left the fans wondering if the post could be related to reports over Virat Kohli’s return to captaincy. However, this could also be around Virat’s performance in the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede stadium on 1st November in Mumbai. As Virat Kohli has delivered something special on every Diwali, it would be interesting to see what he has in store this time for the fans.

Virat Kohli to captain RCB in IPL 2025?

According to report by sportslila, Virat Kohli is set to take over as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from the Indian Premier League 2025 season. With Faf du Plessis turning 40, the franchise targets to address its leadership needs and build a squad for the future. As the retention deadline approaches and the mega auction draws near, Virat’s return to captaincy is expected to provide much -needed direction to the team.

This will mark Virat’s second stint as RCB captain. His last tenure, spanning from 2013to 2021, makes him one of the longest-serving leaders in Indian premier League history. He led the team in 143 matches-only MS Dhoni (226) and Rohit Sharma (158) have lead more IPL games. During his tenure, Royal Challengers Bangalore registered 66 wins, 70 losses, three ties, and four no-results, giving Kohli a win percentage of 46.15% and a win-loss ratio of 0.94.

Despite stellar individual performance, Virat Kohli could not lead RCB to an IPL title. His 2016 campaign remains historical as he scored a record-breaking 973 runs, the highest in a single IPL season. That year, Virat took RCB to the final, but the team lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

IPL 2025 Retention :Time, Date, Rules, Live Streaming Details and all you need to know before 31th October deadline day

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IPL 2025 Retention :Time, Date, Rules, Live Streaming Details and all you need to know before 31th October deadline day
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IPL 2025 ownership date, Rules, Time, Teams, Retained & Released Players List, Live Streaming : All the details of the IPL 2025 player retention ahead of the October 31 deadline day are here.

IPL 2025 ownership date, Rules, Time, Teams : Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega-auction, the IPL 2025 Retention will be announced by the 10 franchises on the 31th October 2024, Thursday which is deadline day.

As major services await the league in a fresh cycle starting in 2025, as the first step of player retention fans will be following their favourite teams rejig structures. First up, here’s a breakdown of the rules:

IPL 2025 Retention major rules

As per IPL 2025 Retention rules, a franchise can retain a maximum of six players, either in the retention phase by 31th October or through the Right-To-Match (RTM) card during the IPL 2025 mega auction.

A maximum of five capped and two uncapped players can be part of a team’s six- player retention master plan. The brackets for each retention are marked as – capped player 1 (Rs 18 crores), capped player 2 (Rs 14 crores), capped player 3(Rs 11 crores) and capped player 4(Rs 18 crores). All uncapped players can be retained at Rs 4 crores. Overseas players have no caps that can be retained.

A team can also select to not retain any of its players and enter the IPL 2025 mega-auction with 6 RTM cards. which will mean the franchise will have a wallet of Rs 120 crores when it enter the mega-auction.

Deadline day and time for the IPL 2025 retention

A total of 10 teams are supposed to fill in their IPL 2025 retention by the 5 PM (GMT+5.30) deadline on 31st October 2024, Thursday.

IPL 2025 Retention Live Telecast

Where and when to watch the IPL 2025 Retentions on TV?

From 4PM IST on October 31, Thursday, the IPL 2025 Retention will be telecast on the star sports and sports18 channels.

Where and when to watch the IPL 2025 Retentions live streaming?

The IPL 2025 Retention will be streamed on the Jiocinema app and website from 4:30 PM IST on 31st October 2024, Thursday.

Harbhajan Singh wishes Delhi Capitals to retain Rishabh Pant for IPL 2025; And also suggests four other players

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Harbhajan Singh wishes Delhi Capitals to retain Rishabh Pant for IPL 2025; And also suggests four other players
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Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh wishes Delhi Capitals to retain Rishabh Pant for IPL 2025.He also suggest four other players the franchise should keep ahead of the mega auction.

BCCI has set 31 October 2024 as the deadline for all franchises to summit the list of the players who will play for them in the next season. A franchise can retains six players directly or use the Right to Match (RTM) cards.

A maximum of 5 capped or 2 uncapped players are permitted to be retained. “I don’t know whether Rishabh Pant would be retained by Delhi Capitals or not. But I were with the franchise, he would have been my first pick. Axar Patel should be number two, followed by Tristan Stubbs, Jake Fraser- McGurk and Mitchell Marsh,” Harbhajan Singh told to reporters.

After recovering from a deadly car accident, Rishabh Pant returned to play for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024.The team management quickly promoted him to captain of Delhi Capitals.

As per reports from many media, Rishabh Pant is leaving the franchise and is on the radar of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who are looking for new captains. The departure of Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting from Delhi Capitals has made Pant’s position a bit shaky.

Matthew Wade of Australia retires from International cricket

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Matthew Wade of Australia retires from International cricket
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The wicketkeeper- batsman Matthew Wade played 36 Tests and 189 limited-overs matches for Australia, and was a crucial figure in their T20 World cup triumph in 2021.

Australian World cup winner Matthew Wade announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday (29th October, 2024). He will become an assistant coach with the national team.

The wicketkeeper- batsman Matthew Wade played 36 Tests and 189 limited-overs matches for Australia, and was a crucial figure in their T20 World cup triumph in 2021.

Now The 36-year-old is set to be fielding and wicketkeeping coach for the T20 series versus Pakistan next month.

According to cricket Australia Matthew Wade said, “I am officially retiring,”

“It is been an ongoing discussion for pretty much every tour or every World cup that I’ve been on in the last three or four years.”

Wade played for Australia for 13 years and filled in as T20 skipper between December 2020 and February 2024.

He was part of the Australia’s team that made an early exit from the T20 World cup in June.

He said “If we went into the last World cup and I managed to get some runs and we won that, then things would look may be a little different and maybe I’d keep going,”

“It was just kind of an understanding from all of us.”

Ramiz Raja opens up on Shan Masood controversy :’Pakistan zinda hi social media pe hai’

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Ramiz Raja opens up on Shan Masood controversy :’Pakistan zinda hi social media pe hai’
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Ramiz Raja who was Former Pakistan cricket board chairman protects his post-match remarks to Shan Masood after Pakistan’s 2-1 Test series win over England. Raja clarifies his purpose was to explore how the team overcame recent struggles, not to belittle their achievement. Acknowledging to criticism, he highlights the impact of social media misinterpretations and asserts his respect for Masood’s captaincy.

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has addressed the controversy surrounding his post-match comments to Test team captain Shan Masood after Pakistan’s 2-1 Test series win over England.

Raja’s remarks, specially his question about Pakistan six consecutive losses, sparked criticism from fans and former players, including pacer Mohammad Amir, who called for respect and professionalism in his behavior.

The 62-year-old sparked controversy by making fun of skipper Shan Masood after Pakistan’s series win, asking, “Aapne 6 losses in a row kaise achieve kiya?” (How did you achieve six losses in a row?) instead of celebrating the victory.

Raja, talking on his YouTube channel, defended his line of questioning, stating that his intention was not to undermine the team’s achievement but to explore how they overcame recent struggles.

Raja said “I asked a couple of questions, and my goal was not to belittle anyone or cast Pakistan’s victory in a negative light. As a commentator, the more Pakistan wins, the more opportunities open up for all of us in the cricketing ecosystem,”

He released the backlash as part of the social media landscape, telling, “Pakistan Zinda hi social media pe hai” (Pakistan lives on social media).

He expressed disappointment with how people misinterpret his comments, adding, “If I lived my life based on social media narratives, I wouldn’t be in this field. There are many uninformed opinions from people who haven’t played cricket but act like experts.”

Raja also marked that he did not intend to question Shan Masood’s captaincy and expressed disbelief at how quickly the conversation twisted into controversy.

Ramiz Raja argued ” When Bangladesh won 2-0, I didn’t ask for anyone to be removed. Why would I question Shan’s captaincy after a series win?”

Dinesh Karthik serves brutal truth to Virat Kohli with blunt ‘domestic cricket’ advice: ‘Don’t want to sugarcoat…’

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Dinesh Karthik serves brutal truth to Virat Kohli with blunt ‘domestic cricket’ advice: ‘Don’t want to sugarcoat…’
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In July 2023, Virat Kohli last scored a Test century. He scored a Test century in 2023 as he played a knock of 121 against West Indies in port of Spain. After this Test right-handed batter has played six Tests, failing to go past the 50-run mark, on just occasions. In the ongoing Test series versus New Zealand, Virat Kohli’s form has become a big issue as he has been struggling against the turning ball. At Pune in the second Test Virat Kohli was dismissed by Mitchell Santner in both the innings, This was the first time when the batter was dismissed twice in a Test by a left-arm spinner.

One of the reasons behind India’s first home Test series loss since 2012 was Virat Kohli’s poor form. In the last four years, Virat has scored two Test centuries, and both of them came in 2023, one against Australia on a flat pitch in Ahmedabad and other Test against West Indies.

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has told that it is now a recurring pattern of Kohli being dismissed by spinners, and the right-handed batter needs to find solutions.

Dinesh Karthik told while speaking to cricbuzz ” Virat Kohli has not had it easy, the series has not been good to him, three out of four innings, he has disappointed. It is obviously a recurring pattern where spinners have troubled him, and I think he will go and figure out what he needs to do to come out stronger. He is a man, who is searching for answers. when you reach that level of genius and super stardom, you will be thrown challenges and here is another challenge. India likes to play on pitches that aids spin, what is his game plan?”

‘Should go back to domestic cricket’

Dinesh Karthik also said that Kohli should “probably go back to domestic cricket” in order to regain his mojo, that once made him the best batter in the world.

Dinesh Karthik said ” We all know what he is capable, this series was not meant to be. Like the fans have been saying, he has not done it for a long time and that we can’t run away from. We don’t want to sugarcoat it because we want to be as objective in assessing any player , any performance, at the moment Virat Kohli’s Test record in the last 2-3 years, has not been great against spin,”

“What we needs to do, is probably go back to domestic cricket and focus on what needs to be done with the current rules of DRS. There is no doubt the left arm spinners pose a big threat,” he added.

Travis Head

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Travis Head
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Personal Information
Born                                 29th December, 1993 (30 years)
Birth Palace                   Adelaide, South Australia
Role                                 Batsman
Batting Style                Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style              Right-arm offbreak
ICC Rankings
                                           Test           ODI              T20
Batting                               13               10                 1
Bowling                             93                 _                  _

TEAMS

Australia , Sunrisers Hyderabad , Washington Freedom , Adelaide Strikers , Australia Under-19s , Delhi Daredevils

Royal Challengers Bangalore , South Australia , South Australia Under-23s , Yorkshire

Batting Career Summary

MInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100200504s6s
Test49815317317541.75490364.72701638627
ODI69665264515443.362542104.05601629764
T20I3837410939133.12681160.500511453
IPL2525477210236.76444173.871057640

Bowling Career Summary

MInnBRunsWktsEconAvgSR5W10W
Tests4930652389123.5832.4254.3300
ODI693911191061245.6944.2146.6200
T20I384365619.3356.036.000
IPL25658113211.6956.529.000

Career Information

Test debut Vs Pakistan at Dubai International cricket Stadium, 7th October, 2018

Last Test Vs New Zealand at Hagley oval, 8th March, 2024

ODI debut Vs West Indies at Warner Park, 13th June , 2016

Last ODI Vs England at County Ground, 29th September , 2024

T20 debut Vs India at Adelaide Oval , 26th January 2016

Last T20 Vs England at Emirates Old Trafford, 15th Sep , 2024

IPL debut Vs Mumbai Indians at Wankhede stadium, 20th April , 2016

Last IPL Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 26th May , 2024

Profile

After Michael Hussey’s retirement, Australia have flight to search a reliable middle order batsman who can both anchor and complete an innings. Travis Head is announced to be capable of being that man and there is a feeling that he can come out as one of the country’s finest middle-order batsman in limited-overs cricket. His entry to international cricket in the 2015-16 BBL season when he smoked a century to take the Adelaide strikers to a victory from out of nowhere versus the Sydney Sixes. an international debut followed within weeks as he was selected for the T20I series against India at home ground.

WTC 2023-25 Points Table updated after INDIA Vs NZ 2nd Test: Despite series loss against New Zealand India continues on top

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WTC 2023-25 Points Table updated after INDIA Vs NZ 2nd Test: Despite series loss against New Zealand India continues on top
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India suffered its second straight beat at the hands of New Zealand, losing by 113 runs in the second Test at the MCA Stadium i Pune on yesterday.

In the fourth innings, set a intimidating target of 359 in the fourth inning, Rohit Sharma’s men looked to be in with a shout after a brisk knock from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.

PositionsTeamMatchWonLostDrawPointsPCT
1India138419862.82
2Australia128319062.5
3Sri Lanka95406055.56
4New Zealand105506050
5South Africa77314047.62
6England189819343.06
7Pakistan104604033.33
8Bangladesh93603330.56
9West Indies91622018.52

India continued to keep top position in the WTC standings even after loss, with a PCT of 62.82. New Zealand climbed up to fourth place after its win.

After beating England by nine wickets in the third Test in Rawalpindi, Pakistan climbed one spot to seventh.

(Updated till India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test)

Warner’s lifetime leadership ban revoked by cricket Australia

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Warner’s lifetime leadership ban revoked by cricket Australia
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The opening batsman, who retired from international cricket starting this year, was marked the ringleader of the plot to tamper with the ball in the third test versus South Africa in Cape Town six years ago.

cricket Australia(CA) told on Friday that The lifetime ban from holding leadership positions in Australia cricket forced on David Warner for his part in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal has been lifted.

The incident, dubbed ” sandpapergate” , traumatized the nation and team vice-captain Warner and captain Steve Smith were also banned by cricket Australia from elite cricket for a year, on the other side Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine months from cricket Australia.

Although David Warner has never publicly explained his role in what happened at Newlands, he has since reconstruct his relationship with cricket Australia and applied to have his leadership ban revoked.

CA told an independent three-member review panel had without opposition decided that Warner met the criteria for the ban to be lifted.

Warner, 37 years old said he wants to play on in Twenty20 leagues for next next few years and lifting of the ban will allow him to lead his Big Bash League team, Sydney Thunder, as well as take up future coaching roles in the Australian game.

General Manager of Sydney Thunder Trent Copeland told the former was a possibility for the new BBL season, but the latter was probably more important to Warner.

Trent Copeland said to reporters in Sydney “This is far bigger than a cricket captaincy role.”

“This is leadership in a lifelong context, so any administrative role, any captaincy or coaching role in cricket.”

“This is about him, his daughters in particular, and the legacy he wants to leave for his family.”

The panel told in its decision “The respectful and contrite tone of his responses…led (us) to the unanimous view that he was sincere and genuine in acknowledging responsibility for the conduct and …. that he had extreme remorse,”

Decision to lift the ban welcomed by outgoing CA chief executive Nick Hockley.

He told in a statement that “In 2022 we updated the code of conduct to ensure there was a fair and rigorous process in place for all players and player support personnel to have long-term sanctions reviewed,”

“I am pleased David has chosen to have his sanction reviewed and that he will be eligible to take up leadership positions in Australian cricket this summer.”

Indian team withdraws from World Wrestling championships by WFI citing government interference

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Indian team withdraws from World Wrestling championships by WFI citing government interference
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WFI chief Sanjay Singh writes a letter to United World Wrestling (UWW) president Nenad Lalovic and told the Union Sports Ministry continued to interfere in the autonomy of the WFI

Citing to Government interference, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday withdrew Indian wrestlers from the upcoming World Championships in Tirana, Albania.

In a letter to president of United World Wrestling (UWW) Nenad Lalovic, WFI chief Sanjay Singh told that the Union Sports Ministry continued to interfere in the autonomy of the WFI and its act of decertify the WFI on 24th December last had been posing problems in the national federation’s smooth functioning.

Sanjay Singh said wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Satyawart Kadian, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, the most prominent faces of the wrestler’s protest, ” want an administrator to run the WFI in place of an elected body ” and the Delhi High Court, based on the sports ministry’s de-recognition, directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to form an ad-hoc committee to execute the WFI.

“Though the IOA…supported the WFI, it is the Sports Ministry that is (sic) the problem creator because of their December 24 letter which is being used as a tool to get involved in the administration of the WFI by the wrestlers.”

Sanjay Singh highlighted that an October 4 court order restricted the WFI from holding selection trials for the Worlds, in non-Olympic weights, from 28th October to 31th October.

Nevertheless, if the situation became favourable, the WFI conducted a talent search and was willing to send meritorious athletes emerging from it to compete in Albania if the situation become favourable.

Sanjay told because of the sports Ministry order, which has been the base of the order passed by the high court, “We wish to withdraw any entries that were sent in advance for the World Championships” and pleaded the UWW to invoke Article 6.3 of its constitution, which tells UWW’s members “shall run their activities independently. They shall preserve their autonomy and oppose any political, religious or economic pressures.”

The WFI requested the UWW to forward its letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a formal complain, “as the autonomy of the National Federations is severely being compromised due to constant interference by the sports Ministry (sic) so that sports Ministry can not get any privileges and support of the IOA in any future events of the IOC.”

Sanjay supposed that the wrestlers mentioned above, some of whom have recently filed another contempt petition in the court, “are adamant on getting the WFI suspended no matter what the cost is to all others.”

Excitingly, the WFI was able to field wrestlers in the happening World under-23 Championships in Tirana without any issues.

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