File photo of RCB’s Virat Kohli. On expected lines, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained Virat Kohli as the top choice ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction in November. The question was always going to be Kohli and who else as far as RCB were concerned and that answer came in the form of Rajat…
Team photo of the Rajasthan Royals. Image: PTI Rajasthan Royals have retained six players – Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer and Sandeep Sharma – ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction in November. Notably, Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal are not part of the retention list.IPL 2025 Player Retentions LIVEAhead…
Punjab Kings have retained two players from their Indian Premier League (IPL) squad last year and both retentions came in the form of uncapped players – Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh.With Ricky Ponting joining PBKS as coach, the franchise would be keen on building the team from the ground up, releasing their capped players. BREAKING…
Heinrich Klaasen and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: In a surprising turn of events on Thursday, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen outshone one of cricket’s biggest icons, Virat Kohli, by securing the highest retention price this season.Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) retained Klaasen for a staggering Rs 23 crore, marking a significant statement on…
Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2025 auction landscape became more defined after all ten franchises disclosed their retained players on Thursday. Among the total 46 players retained across teams, only two franchises – Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals – utilised their maximum limit of six retentions.Punjab Kings took a…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Pat Cummins (L) and Heinrich Klaasen. Image: AP Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have retained Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.SRH, who had reached the final of IPL 2024, stuck around with the core group that made them a force to reckon…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians have finalised their list of retentions and the Indian Premier League (IPL) giants will be retaining five cricketers ahead of the mega auction next month. Jasprit Bumrah will be the top retained player, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav will get equal pay, Rohit Sharma will be the side’s fourth retention and…
NEW DELHI: Despite India’s consecutive Test losses against New Zealand, visiting captain Tom Latham maintains that the Indian squad remains formidable without any significant weaknesses.New Zealand achieved a remarkable milestone by securing their first Test series victory in India, winning the opening match in Bengaluru by eight wickets and following it up with a decisive…
Mohammad Siraj, left, and Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X) India haven’t played in Pakistan since 2008, but legends like Wasim Akram are hopeful that the Indian team will cross the border to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy in February-March next year.But the Indian government still hasn’t given the green signal to the Board of…
Australia captain Pat Cummins, left, and Steve Smith (Photo Source: X) Besides the upcoming challenge at home against India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy and a tough last stretch expected in the race to qualify for the World Test Championship final, Australia coach Andrew McDonald is aware of the fact that the current ODI and…
