Delhi Capitals released their captain Rishabh Pant and also parted with the head coach Ricky Ponting after a poor show in the IPL 2024 season. Hemang Badani was appointed as the head coach and Venugopal Rao came in as the new IPL Director of Cricket.

Overseas players from 16 countries have registered for the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auctions. An Italian player has also registered his name for the bidding war. Check who is that player.

A total number of 1574 players have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auctions. Out of them 1165 are Indians and 409 are overseas. Here is a breakdown of overseas players registered for the auctions.

The mega auctions for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League will take place overseas yet again. Jeddah will host the bidding war of one of the most celebrated franchise tournaments in the world.

MS Dhoni left the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings in the previous season and groomed Ruturaj Gaikwad under his tutelage. Notably, Dhoni is the most capped player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Reliance Industries currently holds the streaming rights for the IPL, while Hotstar holds the streaming rights for ICC events and other games. However, both entities have recently merged.

"He is one of the sharpest brains in cricket and we will always stand to benefit from his guidance and wisdom of the sport. I am both humbled and delighted that Dada will now head all things cricket for JSW Sports in his role as Director," DC co-owner Parth Jindal said.

The Impact Player rule has been the major talking point in the Indian Premier League. While it has been scrapped from the SMAT, the rule will be in use in IPL for the next three seasons.

IPL governing council announced the retention rules on Saturday (September 28) evening. Franchises have been allowed to retain up to six players and have brought back an interesting rule which makes MS Dhoni eligible to play as an uncapped player if he is retained by CSK. Here's the explanation

The new retention rules for the IPL 2025 mega auction have been confirmed. Teams can retain a maximum of six players ahead of the mega auction for the IPL 2025. Mumbai Indians are expected to retain their core group of players with an extra retention available for the next season.

The upcoming Indian Premier League 2025 will be having a mega auction as teams will have to rebuild their teams mostly from scratch for the next years. The IPL auction retention rules are the major talking point in the Indian cricketing diaspora.

The BCCI is likely allow each franchise to retain a maximum of five players, one more than previous editions, but no RTM option in the IPL 2025 player auction. The majority of teams, including the 2024 champions KKR, are expected to face a big headache before selecting their retained player list.

After ending India's ICC World Cup trophy drought after 13 long years, the legendary cricketer Rahul Dravid returns to Rajasthan Royals as a head coach hoping to end their wait for the Indian Premier League title after 16 years.

Shikhar Dhawan represented five franchises during his 17-year-long IPL career. He started his IPL career with Delhi Daredevils in 2008 and went on to play for Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings.

"We have heard everyone out and the decision rests on BCCI. We must take the majority view on it. But the minority view is also important. The teams that are settled do not want a mega-action but the unsettled team want one," Jay Shah said.

Mega auction is set to take place ahead of next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and the BCCI is in touch with franchise owners for the same. There are different opinions on the number of retentions and usage of RTM card and a final decision is expected in next meeting.

Cricket Namibia is playing against a state association of India for the second time. The earlier collaboration was with Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) last year in June. This series is organised to prepare for upcoming tour of Scotland.

The IPL 2025 will take place after the mega-auctions. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has initiated the process of finalising the retention policy ahead of the auctions. Several franchises have asked to raise the number of retentions allowed ahead of auctions.

Kavya Maran was seen in tears after Sunrisers Hyderabad's loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024 final. She went into the SRH dressing room to give a pep talk to her team after their title hopes ended in Chennai. Watch the video here.

MS Dhoni's fanbase is unparalleled in Indian cricket with people turning in huge numbers to watch the icon on and off the field. Dhoni played in the IPL 2024 with a muscle tear but turned on his destructive mode with the bat. He hit 161 runs at a strike rate of over 200 for the Super Kings.