The IPL mega auction will take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and 1574 players have registered for the event. England Test skipper Ben Stokes is not among them as he wants to focus on India series and Ashes. But why will he not be allowed to play IPL 2026? Know here
James Anderson, who retired from Test cricket a few months ago, has registered his name for the IPL 2025 mega auctions. Meanwhile, star all-rounder Ben Stokes is not part of the list of 1574 players who have registered for the bidding war.
Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes have signed two-year contracts with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Former captain Joe Root is also among the seven players who have signed a two-year central contract.
It's the IPL retention day and some of the biggest names in Indian cricket might be entering the auction including the likes of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant while Danni Wyatt-Hodge has joined RCB ahead of WPL 2025 on a trade. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 31.
England Test captain Ben Stokes made a public appeal on social media to get the robbers found as his house was robbed on October 17 when he was in Pakistan. Stokes mentioned that quite a lot of valuables including jewellery and personal items were taken away.
Ollie Pope's form has become a huge concern for England, especially away from home. His meagre returns in Pakistan have forced the former cricketers and experts in England to come up with suggestions for a new number three in Tests for England.
The first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa is currently in progress in Dhaka. Mehidy Hasan Miraz has kept them alive in the Test match with a fighting half-century in the second innings. He has also created a special WTC record with it. Here are the details...
The third and final Test between Pakistan and England is scheduled to commence on October 24 in Rawalpindi. The visitors have announced the playing XI for the clash and made two changes even as the series is currently locked at 1-1.
England skipper Ben Stokes put up a fight in chase of an improbable 297-run target against Pakistan in the second Test match in Multan. Stokes fell for 37 and his dismissal came in a pretty comical way as his bat flew away to mid-wicket while he got stumped out.
Pakistan levelled the three-match Test series against England 1-1 with a huge victory by 152 runs in the second match as they finally got over the line in Test matches after almost 15 months. England collapsed to 144 all-out in the second innings as Sajid Khan and Noman Ali spun web.
Pakistan vs England Highlights: Pakistan will be up against England in the second Test in Multan starting Tuesday, October 15 with an aim to level the series. England handed a shocker to Pakistan in the opener, opening up a can of worms for the hosts and would want to seal the series.
England have announced their playing XI for the second Test against Pakistan starting tomorrow (October 15). The visitors are leading the series 1-0 after their famous win by an innings in the previous game in Multan. Captain Ben Stokes has returned to the XI after recovering from injury.
Sam Curran last played a Test match for England back in 2021 at Headingley against India. Curran is yet to play a Test match in the Bazball era and admitted that he was gutted not to be in the scheme of things even when Ben Stokes got injured ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
The first of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is set to commence on October 6 in Multan. The visitors had already announced their playing XI for the opening game with their skipper Ben Stokes missing out. Meanwhile, Pakistan have recalled two of their key players.
Pakistan are tottering at number eight on the ICC World Test Championship points table. They have won only two of their seven games and lost five. Their PCT (Points Percentage System) is 19.05 and only West Indies have a worse PCT (18.52) than them.
Ben Stokes' return to the Playing XI has been delayed as the all-rounder is not yet fully fit from the injury he sustained two months ago in The Hundred. In his absence, Ollie Pope will continue to captain the England team for the first Test against Pakistan.
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan spoke about his retirement and why he didn't have any inspiration to play domestic cricket and continue for long. Dhawan said he didn't feel like continuing and playing from IPL to IPL and putting in hard work just for two-three months every year.
Virat Kohli was named among Delhi's 84 probables for the Ranji Trophy alongside Rishabh Pant while captain Harry Brook helped England stay alive in the five-match ODI series against Australia with a maiden century in the format. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 25.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been scoring runs for fun ever since making his Test debut last year. He has already amassed more than 1000 runs in this WTC cycle and is set to break England Test skipper Ben Stokes' all-time record in WTC in the first Test against Bangladesh.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has named a 17-member squad for the three-match Test series against Pakistan in October. Test skipper Ben Stokes and opening batter Zak Crawley is back in the squad after missing the Sri Lanka series.
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