Chakarvarthy picked up nine wickets in the Champions Trophy 2025 including a five-wicket haul against New Zealand
Cricket Australia was pushing for the Shield final to be played at Adelaide Oval from March 24-28 but AFL did not give in to the requests.
The 28-year-old spinner’s action was reported after Australia’s tour to Sri Lanka before undergoing assessment tests for the suspected action and being cleared.
Though the likes of Dinesh Karthik, Yuvraj Singh, and Irfan Pathan did play in other franchise leagues based in Canada, South Africa, and Sri Lanka they did it after their retirement for India
David Warner was picked up by London Spirit in the Hundred draft this week and will be playing in the tournament for the first time.
21-year-old Cooper Connolly could not score a run against Mohammad Shami during his nine-ball duck in the Champions Trophy semi-final earlier this month
The Australian had a tough time against Bumrah in the series scoring just 72 runs in 3 matches and getting sent back by the bowlers 4 times out of 5.
While Ben Stokes had previously hinted at returning for the Champions Trophy, a hamstring tear during last year's New Zealand tour doused the plans
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians will face archrivals Delhi Capitals in the final of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. While the Meg Lanning outfit will play their third final in as many seasons, the Mumbai franchise will eye on their second title after the WPL 2023 triumph.
Pant, who was in the India side which won the Champions Trophy recently but did not get a match, will next be seen in action leading the Lucknow Super Giants in the upcoming Indian Premier League season.
In the IPL auction last year, Rajasthan managed to secure Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga while also adding the likes of Akash Madhwal and Kumar Kartikeya Singh into their ranks.
Kumar Sangakkara-led Sri Lanka Masters will take on Brian Lara's West Indies Masters in the second semi-final of the International Masters League 2025 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday. The winner of this match will face the mighty India Masters in the final.
The Royals, led by Sanju will open their IPL 2025 campaign in an away fixture against last year's runners up Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out for four months after undergoing surgery on his left knee, set to miss the entirety of India Test series.
Axar Patel has been with the Delhi Capitals since 2019 and was retained for Rs 16.50 crore.
Ricky Ponting said, India's all-rounders right through the tournament were outstanding and it made them the most balanced side in the tournament.
Former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said the Pakistan cricket is a jungle and it is agenda driven.
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews score 77 each to power Mumbai Indians to their second WPL final with a 47-run win over Gujarat Giants in the Eliminator.
Starc praised Indian cricket's depth: "The depth in Indian cricket... India are probably the only nation in the world that could have a Test team, an ODI team and a T20I team play on the same day and be competitive! Not other country could do that."
Starc did concede that India had an advantage from playing exclusively in Dubai. But refused to attribute India's Champions Trophy title solely to that.
The India all-rounder of yesteryear died on Wednesday after a prolonged illness, leaving his well-wishers, acquaintances and friends, including Engineer, sad. He was 83
Chahal would add. The leg-spinner has picked up 9/99 against Derbyshire last season, additionally, he also managed to scalp a five-wicket haul against Kent in the One Day Cup
Earlier ECB chief executive Richard Gould had said: “We’re aware of that (Pakistani players being snubbed in franchise leagues) in other regions. But that won’t be happening here.”
“An official communication has been sent to ECB and Harry Brook about BCCI banning him for two years," an official confirmed to The Indian Express.
The PCB had earlier reduced the match fees to Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 for players and reserves, forcing its chairman Mohsin Naqvi to issue orders to review the decision







