Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have changed their head coach and Mahela Jayawardene has taken over from Mark Boucher again after a turbulent IPL 2024 season. It was filled with controversy for the franchise and it remains to be seen how they handle it this time with Hardik and Rohit retained.
West Indies will take on England in a three-match ODI series with the opener set to take place in Antigua on Thursday, October 31. A young English side led by Liam Livingstone will be keen to continue finding its feet as the visitors will be without Jos Buttler yet again for the ODIs at least.
South Africa vs India T20I series: David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen among other senior players are making their return to international cricket after the heart-breaking loss to Team India in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
IPL 2025 retention live updates: All 10 teams are set to announce their list of retained and released players at 5 PM today. The deadline is fast approaching and all the focus is on Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul who are likely to be released.
Devdutt Padikkal was the highest scorer for India A with 36 runs as the visitors were folded cheaply by Australia A for just 107 riding on Brendan Doggett's six-wicket haul. Test hopefuls Abhimanyu Easwaran and Nitish Kumar Reddy too didn't make a mark in Mackay on Thursday morning.
The D-Day is here as far as the IPL is concerned. The loyalties will be tested, how far the negotiations were successful will be seen and crores of money will be at play as all 10 teams get their planning implemented ahead of the IPL 2025 auction with the deadline coming to a close.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that a new white-ball coach will be appointed in time for the Zimbabwe white-ball series with Jason Gillespie to stand-in for the Australia series after Gary Kirsten's premature exit.
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.
Kagiso Rabada was reinstated as the World No 1 Test bowler in the ICC Rankings and on the very same day, he surpassed a couple of Test greats on the list of leading wicket-takers. South Africa are in a pole position to seal the second Test and the series against Bangladesh in Chattogram.
The defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have led the way in signing the first pre-season trade ahead of the 2025 edition of the Women's Premier League. Wyatt was with the UP Warriorz in the second edition of WPL after going unsold in the inaugural season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad seem to have locked in their retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. The last season's runners-up are likely to go in with one RTP option into the player auction with all five capped retentions ahead of the new season.
South Africa were in firm control of the second Test after having Bangladesh four down in their first innings in Chattogram, having conceded 575 runs with the ball. The Proteas had as many as three batters smashing centuries as they piled on Bangladesh's misery with a 1-0 lead already in the series.
South Africa piled on 575 runs before declaring their innings on Day 2 of the second Test in Chattogram as three batters went on slam tons. The Proteas also achieved a massive record with their batters hitting as many as 17 sixes in the first innings of the Test match.
Even as the retention deadline is coming closer, there is a huge development in the RCB camp. Kohli is set to return as the captain of the team that hasn't won the IPL since its inception. Is this an indication that Faf du Plessis won't be retained despite winning the CPL?
Jasprit Bumrah has lost his No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings after going wicketless in the second Test match against New Zealand in Pune. Kagiso Rabada is now the new No.1 bowler in the longest format of the game following his nine wickets in the first Test vs Bangladesh.
India A tour of Australia is all set to get underway on October 31 as both teams will face in two four-day matches. This is a shadow tour of the senior team down under as several players picked in the Indian team will feature in these two matches as well.
Andrew McDonald had taken over from Justin Langer in 2022 on a four-year deal which could've seen him be the coach of Australia till the T20 World Cup in 2026. But now he will be with the team in its defence of the ODI World Cup in 2027.
October 31 is the deadline set for all the teams to announce their list of retained players ahead of the mega auction. However, CSK's recent social media post with emojis has left the fans speculating. Will MS Dhoni play or not? Who else will get retained for IPL 2025?
Harshit Rana has been called up to India's squad for the third Test against New Zealand and is likely to make his debut in Mumbai while Smriti Mandhana's record-breaking ton helped India beat New Zealand in the third ODI and win series 2-1. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 30.
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