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Nathan Lyon Suggests Three Match Series for WTC Finals

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The Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon who was one key performer in Australia’s WTC victory last year, has suggested playing WTC finals in multi-match format.

The Australian spinner believes would more accurately capture the essence of Test cricket in a single-match affair.

“One thing I would like to see, I’d like to see the World Test Championship Final potentially in a three-match series. That may become a little bit better because you potentially can lose a Test match in one session where [in a three-match series] it may allow teams to bounce back and show their dominance and win 3-0.”

“We’re pretty time-poor anyway and that’s going to be a challenge but that’s one thing I would change,” said Lyon.

Lyon elaborated the idea saying the matches could be in India, Australia, and England. “You potentially could go one in England, one in India, one in Australia, so you have all different conditions, but obviously, the timing of that changes everything.”

“I don’t think we’re going to get on the MCG in the middle of August, just putting it out there.”

India reached the WTC finals twice and has been the runner after suffering defeats to New Zealand and Australia in both seasons. India is currently on the top of the WTC points table with 6 wins on 9 matches and one step too close making it to the third final at Lord’s starting from June 11.

Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon (Image: CA)

Lyon emphasized that the World Test Championship format eliminates ‘dead rubbers’ in individual series ensuring that every match remains significant and competitive with every point being vital within the two-year cycle.

He also recalled the match against the West Indies in Brisbane earlier this year, where Australia suffered a defeat in a thrilling contest due to Shamar Joseph’s remarkable bowling performance.

“Oh, yeah. I’ll just say it’s [World Test Championship] the pinnacle for Test cricket. People say it’s sometimes a dead rubber when you turn 2-0 up in a three-match series or whatever it may be. But I feel like there’s no more dead rubbers.”

“I’ve never considered them dead rubbers, but there’s always points on offer now. You look at us last year losing against the West Indies at the Gabba hurt us a fair bit.”

Lyon regarded the WTC as the ultimate equivalent of a World Cup in Test cricket. “It’s not tournament play. You can’t just be scraping into the semi-finals and losing two games or whatnot. You’ve got to be consistent over the two years of the cycle,” said South Wales Nathan Lyon.

Currently, Australia is scheduled to play a five-match test series against India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy starting in November this year. The five-match series could have a significant impact on the table.

BCCI Reveals Reason for Ishan Kishan’s Absence on Duleep Trophy

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Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan (image: X)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed the reason for Ishan Kishan’s absence from the Duleep Trophy 2024.

The cricket board has ruled out Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna for the opening round of the tournament which marks the beginning of the red-ball season in domestic cricket.

During the pre-season invitational tournament, the wk-batter is looking for a comeback to the Indian test since withdrawing from the South Africa Test series in December 2023. He also missed the BCCI central contracts in February after missing the Ranji Trophy and picked up an injury as revealed by BCCI.

“Wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the first round of the Duleep Trophy due to a groin injury sustained during the ongoing All-India Buchi Babu Tournament. The BCCI Medical Team is closely monitoring his condition and working towards ensuring a swift recovery,” said BCCI.

Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan(Image: BCCI)

Sanju Samson who has been not part of the 61 players for the opening round of the Duleep Trophy has been announced as Ishan’s replacement in the India D Squad.

India star batter Suryakumar Yadav has been ruled out for the first round of the 2024-25 Duleep Trophy to nurse his hand injury. He had made his intention clear of adding his Test appearance since making his debut in the format in the home series against Australia in February 2023.

The India T20I skipper featured in only one match for Mumbai Cricket Association against TNCA Xl in Coimbatore.

The BCCI medical team is currently assessing his injury and a further assessment next week will determine his availability for the second round.

Meanwhile Prasidh Krishna has not completed rehab following his surgery for his left Quadriceps and will miss the Duleep Trophy’s first round game. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been cleared to play and will be available for selection.

Updated squads for Duleep Trophy

India A: Shubman Gill (C), Mayank Agarwal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat.

India B: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK)

India C: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier

India D: Shreyas Iyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK)

ABF vs TKR Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Updates – CPL 2024

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Kieron Pollard
Kieron Pollard(Image: CPL)

ABF vs TKR Dream11 Prediction: Chris Green-led Antigua and Barbuda Falcons will lock horns with Kieron Pollard-led Trinbago Knight Riders to play the 8th match of the CPL 2024 on September 5 in Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.

Tournament Caribbean Premier League 2024
Match Antigua and Barbuda Falcons vs Trinbago Knight Riders, 8th Match
Venue Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Date Thursday, September 05, 2024
Time 4:30 AM (Sep 06) IST / 11:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL
Live Telecasting Star Sports Network, Fan Code

ABF vs TKR Squad

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Sam Billings (wk), Chris Green (c), Justin Greaves, Fakhar Zaman, Kofi James, Jewel Andrew, Imad Wasim, Fabian Allen, Roshon Primus, Shamar Springer, Mohammad Amir, Jahmar Hamilton, Brandon King, Hayden Walsh, Joshua James, Teddy Bishop, Kelvin Pitman

Trinbago Knight Riders

Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Shaqkere Parris, Keacy Carty, Dwayne Bravo, Nathan Edwards, Joshua Little, Waqar Salamkheil, Terrance Hinds, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Andries Gous, Jayden Seales

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons Unavailable Players

  • Injury:  NIL
  • Others: NIL

Trinbago Knight Riders Unavailable Players

  • Injury:  NIL
  • Others: NIL

ABF vs TKR Probable Playing 11

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Kofi James, Fakhar Zaman, Sam Billings (wk), Jewel Andrew, Imad Wasim, Shamar Springer, Justin Greaves, Chris Green (c), Fabian Allen, Roshon Primus, Mohammad Amir

Trinbago Knight Riders

Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shaqkere Parris, Keacy Carty, Kieron Pollard (c), Dwayne Bravo, Nathan Edwards, Joshua Little, Waqar Salamkheil, Terrance Hinds

ABF vs TKR Pitch Report

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium at North Sound, Antigua has hosted 10 matches in the Caribbean Premier League. The average first innings score in CPL at this venue is 147 and in the second innings, it is 139. The highest score in the CPL at this venue is 179 and the lowest score is 76.

ABF vs TKR Dream11 Prediction – Mega Contest

  • Batters: J Roy, K Carty, F Zaman
  • All-rounders: D Bravo, S Narine, C Green, I Wasim, S Springer
  • Bowlers: J Little, W Salamkheil
  • Wicket-Keeper: N Pooran
  • Captain: S Narine
  • Vice-captain: N Pooran

ABF vs TKR Dream11 Prediction – H2H Contest

  • Batters: K Carty, F Zaman
  • All-rounders: S Narine, C Green, I Wasim, S Springer
  • Bowlers: M Amir, J Little, W Salamkheil
  • Wicket-Keeper: N Pooran, S Billings
  • Captain: S Narine
  • Vice-captain: I Wasim

ABF vs TKR Dream11 Prediction – Small Contest

  • Batters: J Roy, K Carty, F Zaman
  • All-rounders: S Narine, C Green, I Wasim, S Springer
  • Bowlers: J Little, W Salamkheil
  • Wicket-Keeper: N Pooran, J Andrew
  • Captain: N Pooran
  • Vice-captain: S Narine

“When I’m Done Playing” Ben Stokes on his Post Retirement Plans

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Ben Stokes on Ashes 2023
Ben Stokes (image: ECB)

England Test captain Ben Stokes has revealed his plan after he retired from cricket. The 33-year-old, Stokes is in the prime of his career and has been a stalwart for England in the long format.

Stokes made his international debut in 2013 and has been part of the ODI World Cup 2019 and T20 World Cup 2022 winning teams. He was also named as England’s Test captain and has lost only one series since 2022.

“I can’t see myself being someone who when the day comes when I do stop playing, I’ll just not be involved with cricket. I do see myself probably wanting to go down the route of being a coach. I think that’s just with my love for the game. When I’m done playing, I’d love to be able to try and affect a few people’s careers,” told Stokes.

Furthermore, Stokes also spoke about his participation in the Champions Trophy in 2025 and revealed his excitement about being part of the event.

“It’s hard to turn down those sorts of big events, isn’t it? If I didn’t play another white-ball game, I’d be very content with how many games I’ve played and what I’ve been able to achieve.”

Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes (image: X)

“I don’t know what the plan is going forward, whether they see me being a part of that or not. I’m sure there’ll be some conversation at some point about that. And I’ll be happy either way,” he said.

Ben Stokes has retired from ODIs but returned to the format ahead of the 2023 World Cup where he did not bowl. With England focusing on next year’s Ashes, the star cricketer suggested that they will go in with a fresh mindset.

“I don’t think we’ll be heading there with that feeling of, ‘Oh, we’ve got unfinished business because of the last time. Every Ashes series is its own event, its own occasion. It’s just giving ourselves the best opportunity to be able to pick a squad that we think is going to give us the best chance of winning out in Australia. We definitely know what we want.”

“When it comes to Australia, we’re basically not leaving any stone unturned. That doesn’t mean we’re going to win it. We’re going out there to hopefully win, but it’s just about picking the 15 or 16 blokes to give us the best chance of winning,” he concluded.

Ben Stokes is currently undergoing rehabilitation after picking a hamstring injury while Playing in The Hundred 2024. Ben Stokes is not playing in the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka due to an injury but hopes to return for the Test series in England tour of Pakistan in 2024.

Travis Head Shines as Australia Shatters World Records in 1st T20I vs Scotland

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Travis Head
Travis Head (image: X)

The Opening batter Travis Head helped the side shatter multiple T20I records during the first T20I match of Australia’s tour of Scotland 2024.

Head equaled the record for the fastest half-century by an Australian men’s batter as the side secured a seven-wicket victory. He brought his half-century in just 17 balls. He scored 80 runs in 25 balls including 12 fours and five sixes where 78 runs came from boundaries.

Australia lost debutant Jake Fraser McGurk early in the first over of their run chase, but that didn’t stop Head and Marsh from attacking the hosts at every opportunity as they scored 113 runs in the powerplay.

It was the second-highest powerplay score in the T20I history when Romania scored 116 runs managed against Serbia in Sofia in 2021. Meanwhile, Sean Abbott picked three wickets while Xavier Bartlett and Adam Zampa picked two each.

Australia now leads the series 1-0 and Head said he wants to continue the attack on Friday.

While speaking at the post-match conference, Head said, “Obviously they (Scotland) are keen as (for the contest) and so are we. We want to start on the right foot,” Head said.

“We’ve got a couple of young guys in our team, a bit of a fresher group off the back of the T20 World Cup and I think everyone is keen to make a stance in international cricket.”

Meanwhile, Scotland captain Richie Berrington said that they were disappointed with the efforts from his side and are hoping to see them bounce back during the remainder of the series.

“We’re disappointed with how things ended up today, but it’s a great experience, especially for the younger guys who’ve come in,” Berrington said.

“We’ve got to learn from every experience, keep our belief, and come back strong for the next one.”

The second match of the T20I series will be played on September 06 at The Grange Cricket Club.

Josh Hull Named in England’s Playing 11 for 3rd Test against Sri Lanka

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Josh Hull
Josh Hull (image: X)

The left-hand seamer Josh Hull will make his England debut in their third test on the Sri Lanka tour of England 2024 which begins on September 06.

He will be replacing Matthew Potts in England’s squad which won in the second test on 190 runs difference at Lord’s to secure a series win 2-0.

Hull was considered as a replacement for injured Mark Wood who was ruled out due to thigh injury. He has picked 11 wickets in nine County Championship appearances for Leicestershire, but his physical attributes piqued the interest of England’s management and he took match figures 5 for 74 on England Lions debut last month.

Josh Hull was named in England’s squad to face Australia later this month. With his involvement in the third test, he will likely miss the first T20I match against Australia.

Ollie Pope who came in as a standby captain for the injured Ben Stokes spoke about his height saying, “When you’re 6ft 7in and you can get it down pushing up to the 85-90mph mark, and with a bit of swing with the left-arm angle, there’s a lot to like about it,” Pope said.

“It’s a really exciting week for him. With the height, you can draw in some more edges with that extra bounce,” he explained.

“It makes it a lot harder to drive the ball, especially if there is a little bit of bounce at The Oval – which there can be, especially early in the game.

“And then the angle… We’ve played four right-arm seamers for the first two games, so it’s just something different for the batters to think about in the opposition, with the ball coming into the right-hander, and obviously away from the left-hander, with that swing.”

“It’s a point of difference, and he’s got some good pace as well when he’s clicking in the nets.”

Hull will be the first left-arm seamer to play a test for England since Sam Curran in 2021, and only second since Ryan Sidebottom’s last test in 2010.

England Playing 11 for the third test against Sri Lanka: Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone, Josh Hull, Shoaib Bashir

“I’d Be Up To My Expectations” Shubman Gill Plans on Improving his Test Performance

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Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill (image: X)

The Indian opener Shubman Gill is keen on improving his test career and is counting on a strengthening defense against spinners to make an impact in upcoming test matches in India’s home season 2024.

With many developments around Duleep Trophy 2024, Shubman Gill’s progress holds an important position. As the captain of the India A team, he holds the position of an important member of the senior men’s test team having taken over the No.3 spot.

Despite having struggled in the last test series against England in February 2024, Shubman Gill battled some difficult moments that fetched him some centuries and fifties.

Gill had an average of 35 over 25 test matches which is well supported by his FC average touches of 50.

“Yes, I’ve not been up to my own expectations ([n Test cricket],” said Gill. “But we have ten Tests coming up together. Hopefully, after these ten Tests end, I’d be up to my expectations or more,” he added.

Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill (image: X)

Having started as an opener in Test cricket, he earned the no.3 spot which called for a slightly different approach which has since been a work in progress.

Gill admits that the contrasting demands of white-ball cricket have played a part in the off-color returns in Test cricket but has been working on improving it.

“I worked on my defense a little bit more, especially against the spinners. Playing on turning tracks, you should be able to defend a lot more. Then you play scoring shots.”

“With more T20 and playing on batting-friendly tracks in the white ball, I feel it takes away a little from your defensive game over a period of time. So that was my focus during the England series,” he admits.

“Every match or every series you tend to learn more about yourself, whether you’re the captain or not. You tend to learn certain things about yourself, your game,” he said.

“More so if you’re captain, you tend to learn about other players as well. Because the captain needs to have a connection with the players. If you want someone to give their 100 percent, you should have a connection with the players.”

“You should know their weaknesses and strengths. In terms of that there has been some change, there has been a lot more conversations especially if you’re the captain or vice-captain you have one-on-one conversations with the players.

“There’s nothing easy or difficult. You’d have played a lot of age-group cricket with a lot of this player so there’s a lot of fun. And if you’re enjoying the captaincy role as well and to lead by performance as well. So if these things are in order, you’ll be enjoying everything,” he concluded.

Coming to the tests, India holds the top position in the WTC points table with Australia in the second. They will be playing in a five-match test series starting in November which is part of the WTC cycle and will the results have an impact on the rankings.

India’s home season 2024 starts with a two-match test series against Bangladesh on September 19 at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

“I’m Really Excited” Ben Stokes on McCullum’s White-ball Appointment

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The England test captain Ben Stokes has expressed his excitement saying that the New Zealander’s partnership with captain Jos Buttler in the White-ball format could be beneficial for the team.

ECB has announced McCullum has been named as England’s White ball coach and will combine the roles with his red-ball format from the start of 2025 as a part of a new three-year deal until 2027.

Since assuming the red-ball role in May 2022, McCullum has been successful with the side and has overseen a shift in culture and results. Under his guidance, England has won 19 out of 28 Tests with an adapting ‘bazball’ approach.

That in turn produced six series victories out of nine, with just one defeat, away from India at the start of this year. England’s white-ball setup has struggled in the ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024 after securing ICC titles in the 2019 ODI World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup.

The failures have made Matthew Mott has stepped down from the role in July. With Brendon McCullum taking over the head coach position across all formats, England will adapt Bazball for all formats.

Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum (image: X)

While speaking about McCullum’s appointment, Ben Stokes said, “I was very surprised by the news.” 

“First and foremost, I think it’s an unbelievable move for English cricket to go back to having a coach in charge of all the teams. You look at what Baz has achieved with the Test side, it’s been amazing.

“I’m really excited for the white-ball team to have the opportunity to be able to work with Baz, listen to him speak, his opinions. How his outlook on life reflects cricket, if that makes sense.

“I think Jos is going to really, really enjoy having him as his coach to work with. And you look at all the new faces who are coming into that white-ball team now, I couldn’t think of a better person for them to come in and work under at the international level for the first time.

“He just gives everyone the platform to go out and enjoy themselves. That doesn’t always necessarily mean it’s going to reflect on your performances, but Baz never puts any added pressure on anybody’s shoulders whatsoever so far.

“If there was any selfishness, selfishness within me, I would be saying ‘no, please don’t’. But I’m an English fan, I’m an England cricket fan and I couldn’t think of a better person to be appointed to be the new coach of the white-ball team as well.”

Stokes admitted making the first test against Pakistan which begins on October 07 and continues to recover from a left hamstring picked up while playing in the Hundred 2024.

Meanwhile, Ollie Pope took over the test captaincy and led the side to victory in the test series against Sri Lanka.

Though making significant progress so far, Stokes and the ECB medical team are not taking anything for granted.

“The recurrence rate of these injuries is 50%, which is quite high,” Stokes explained.

“I’d rather take an extra two weeks than run the risk of potentially doing something worse and then putting myself out of the game for longer. I’m just making sure that I’m doing everything right and everything I possibly can to try and give myself a chance to be fit for that first Test.

“I got told straight away that, within a couple of days, you’ll feel good as gold. That doesn’t mean that it’s healed. So you have to be careful.

“I’ve stayed around the team because I wanted to be here, but as well, so I’m around the medical team every day. Because anything that I can do, even if it gives me a chance of being back three or four days earlier than initially thought, it’s done its job.

“Rehab with hamstrings is incredibly boring, I’ve found out. It’s the first one I’ve done and I can’t really do that much except walk around. I’ve just started doing some double-leg stuff so I can load my left leg now,” concluded Stokes.

England will play their third test against Sri Lanka on September 06 at The Oval.

Rahul Dravid to Return as Rajasthan Royals Head Coach for IPL 2025

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The former Indian coach Rahul Dravid is set to return as Rajasthan Royal head coach before the IPL 2025 season.

Following his end of tenure as India’s coach after the T20 World Cup 2024 win in June this year. Dravid recently signed a deal with the franchise and had conversations on player retentions ahead of the upcoming mega auction.

He has a long-standing working relationship with the RR captain Sanju Samson, who came through the U-19 on Dravid’s watch.

Dravid has served as the captain in IPL 2012, and 2013 and also served as team director and mentor in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In 2016, Dravid moved to Delhi Daredevils until he became the head of the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru in 2019.

Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals(Image: X)

In 2021, he was appointed as Indian men’s head coach and ended his three-year stint by winning the T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies.

Rajasthan is also likely to sign former Indian batter Vikram Rathour as the batting coach. the former India selector was part of Dravid’s coaching staff at NCA before he became India’s batting coach in 2019.

Dravid will take charge of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, while Kumar Sangakkara who has been the director of cricket since 2021 will continue with their franchise and look after the teams in other leagues – Paarl Royals in SA20 and Barbados Royals in the CPL.

Rajasthan Royals has never won the IPL title since their inaugural season in 2008. They have reached the finals once in the 2022 season where they came up as runners with a defeat against Gujarat Titans.

They failed to make it to the finals in the 2023 season and played in the playoffs before being knocked out in Qualifier 2.

Ishan Kishan likely to Miss First Duleep Trophy Game

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Ishan Kishan (image: X)

The WK-batter Ishan Kishan is unlikely for a match beginning for the Duleep trophy in 2024 in Anantapur on Thursday.

With the reason for Kishan’s withdrawal unclear, some reports suggest that the left-hander might be carrying an injury. Kishan’s participation in the later stages of the four-day FC tournament remains unknown at the moment.

It will also be subject to his availability for Indian team selection for the two-match test series against Bangladesh. However, there is a possibility he could feature in the later stages of the six-match tournament.

Each team will play three matches and Team D’s second match will be played against Team A starting on September 12 in Anatapur.

Kishan represented Jharkhand in the ongoing Buchi Babu tournament 2024 in Chennai, but played only two games as his side could not proceed beyond the league stage. He played two matches against Madhya Pradesh and Hyderabad where the side won the first and second games before being knocked out.

Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan(Image: BCCI)

In the second match, played at India Cement Ground in Shankar Nagar in Chennai, Kishan scored 1 and 5 runs in the two innings before his team was eliminated.

Ishan Kishan scored a century in the first innings and remained unbeaten by 41 runs in the second. Last season, Kishan was sidelined by the national selectors on disciplinary grounds after he skipped a few Ranji Trophy matches. Due to his actions, he was snubbed out of the BCCI’s central contract for the 2024 season.

The cricket board stated that he will be considered for national selection only after he plays for his state team. Kishan may have played in the Buchi Babu tournament, but the red-ball competition is not recognized as a national competition.

His inclusion in the Duleep Trophy mix may be suggestive that the selectors have begun the loosen the conditions against him and it remains unknown how they will now view his last-minute withdrawal.

Ishan Kishan could join Suryakumar Yadav in missing the multiday red-ball competition. The India T20I captain suffered a hand injury during the Buchi Babu tournament and is currently undergoing treatment at the NCA in Bengaluru.

Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj have already withdrawn from the competition for different reasons. Ajay Ratra, the newly appointed BCCI selector will have to start work with immediate effect.

He has been assigned the Duleep Trophy matches in Anantapur where a couple of selectors will also be there. Two selectors will be in Bengaluru for Team A vs Team B before the five-member committee convenes in Anantapur for the remainder of the tournament.

“When You Bowl” Ajith Ram Eyes to Shine for Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy

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Ajith Ram
Ajith Ram (image: X)

The Bowler Ajith Ram has opened up on his love for bowling long spells and revealed to continuing his brilliant form for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy season.

Ajith picked up four wickets in 42 overs in two days versus Chhattisgarh in the Buchi Babu tournament semi-finals where the wicket offered no help to spinners.

He dismissed four batters conceding 109 runs for TNCA Xl at NPR College Cricket Ground. “In general, wherever I play, I love bowling a lot. The way I look at it, long spells mean a lot of opportunities to pick up wickets. I enjoy doing it,” said on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu Cricket Team

He said that he likes to keep bowling to plot a batter’s dismissal. He also prised out Shashank Chandrakar in just 10 deliveries with the new ball on the first day, the dismissal gives an understanding of his learning.

Chandrakar swept the ball for a six and four on the square leg boundary in Ajith’s first over. So, in his next over, Ajith darted in a short and just outside off delivery. The batter, playing for the turn, went on the back foot to cut the ball, which hit his back pad to get dismissed on lbw.

“Since I was bowling with the new ball, I tried to bowl cautiously to see what he does. When he hit those two sweeps, I got the idea that he was going to take me on.

“Since he was sweeping easily on the stump line, I thought I’d bowl it outside the stump line. I had bowled the previous two deliveries (before the dismissal) a bit slower. So, I tried to see what he does when I bowled it a bit quicker.”

“I thought maybe he’ll go for the sweep again and I’ll get an lbw opportunity. I bowled it just short and because of that, the ball got a lot of time to sharply go in as well. Also, since it was a new ball, it went in sharper than I expected,” he said.

Ajith Ram was the joint second-most wicket taker in the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy picking 41 wickets in 13 innings. He is the leading wicket-taker after five rounds in the TNCA first-division cricket league with 32 wickets for Globe Trotters SC.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Date and Time, Venue and Live Streaming Details

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IPL 2025 mega auction Date and Time

The exact schedule for the IPL 2025 Mega auction Date has not yet been revealed, but it is expected to be held between December 2024 and February 2025.

The player auction will allow teams to shuffle their squads and add star players from both domestic and overseas players. The beginning of the IPL 2008 introduced the player auctions which changed the dynamics of the cricket. This event will be crucial in shaping the teams for the upcoming season adding to the growing anticipation.

Ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, the franchise will announce their retained and released players list as per the rules.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Retention Process

The event conducted by BCCI was created to add excitement to the game providing various franchises opportunities to bid for the players in the world in a bid for glory.

Teams are comprised of a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 25 in their squad with no more than eight overseas players.

Key points of IPL auction Details
IPL 2025 mega auction date Likely to be held in 2025
Time  11:30 a.m. (local) and 1:00 p.m. (IST)
Venue Not Revealed
Auction Format Mega Auction
Auction Duration Two Days
Retention Rules 4 Players
Team budget for Auction INR 100 Crore per Team
RTM Card 2 players
Categories Capped, Uncapped, Overseas (capped / uncapped)

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Date and Time, Venue

The IPL 2025 mega auction will be likely a two-day process like the previous mega auction in 2022 which took place in February. However, the mini auctions in 2023 and 2024 were held in December, so the IPL 2025 auction could be held between December 2024 and February 2025.

As with the previous editions of the IPL, the 18th edition can also take place around the same time. The date and venue for the mega auction have yet to be revealed and will be announced by the BCCI in due course.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Live Streaming Details

the IPL Auction 2025 will be available for fans on digital platforms like Jio Cinema and one can also watch the official broadcasting of the IPL 2025 on Star Sports who is the official broadcaster of the IPL tournament.

FAQs

How many Players will be allowed in the IPL 2025 mega auction? 

There is no limit for the players to register for the IPL auctions as the numbers differ in most years.

How many players can be retained before the mega auction? 

Each team will have the opportunity to retain 3 or 4 players like the 2022 mega auction.

 How the players are retained based on Category?

Teams can retain up to three capped players, two Overseas and one uncapped Indian player.

What are the different categories of the Players in the IPL Auctions?

Players will be categorized based on Capped (Players who played for India at least once), Uncapped (Indian domestic players who never represented India), and Overseas (foreign Capped and uncapped players).

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