All 10 teams are set to announce their list of retained players on October 31 ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Meanwhile, it has been reported that Lucknow Super Giants have finalised their retentions and skipper KL Rahul is not a part of the list.
India picked two uncapped players Harshit Rana and Abhimanyu Easwaran in their 18-member squad for the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on November 22. KL Rahul remains part of India's Tes squad but is unlikely to make the playing XI.
KL Rahul boasts an impressive record with 1410 runs in just three IPL editions with Lucknow Super Giants but has struggled for consistency in international cricket lately. LSG finished seventh with just seven wins in 14 games under KL Rahul's leadership last season.
India will be up against New Zealand in the second Test in order to level the three-match series in Pune starting Thursday, October 24 while the men's hockey team will be eager to fight back against Germany after losing the opener. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 24.
Team India made three changes to their playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand in Pune with the likes of Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill and Akash Deep coming in. KL Rahul didn't find a place despite the head coach Gautam Gambhir throwing his weight around him.
The second Test of the three-match series between India and New Zealand is all set to get underway on October 24 (Thursday). On the eve of the Test match, India head coach attended the press conference and insisted on backing KL Rahul.
South Africa are nearing a massive victory in the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh in Dhaka while Chad Bowes of New Zealand shattered the records with the fastest double ton in List-A in the Ford Trophy. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 23.
India would be having some tough selection calls to make with Shubman Gill likely to be fit for the second Test and Washington Sundar being added to the squad. India's assistant coach has backed KL Rahul while also speaking on the rationale behind adding Sundar to the team.
"We don't want to touch KL's batting position much, he has found a place at 6 so let's give him a rope there, same with Sarfaraz, So Virat was the one who wanted to take the responsibility and that's a good sign of players taking responsibility," Rohit said after Day 2's play.
India have been challenged massively at home by New Zealand as they have been bundled out for just 46 runs in the ongoing Test match in Bengaluru. The disappointment aside, social media is buzzing with hilarious memes as RCB's 49 all-out record has been broken in Test cricket.
India have been bowled out for their third-lowest total in Test history in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. The hosts were skittled for just 46 runs in 31.2 overs bringing back the horror memories of 36 all-out in Adelaide four years ago.
The retention rules ahead of the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are confirmed and each franchise will be zeroing in on its options. The deadline to confirm the player retention list is October 31 and we are taking a look at Lucknow Super Giants retention options.
India's home Test season begins with the Bangladesh series on Thursday, September 19 after a 40-day international break. India named the squad on the expected lines apart from the call-up for Yash Dayal but still, there are a few changes from the side that played against England earlier this year.
Suresh Raina picked the possible successor of Rohit Sharma as captain in the Test format. Rohit has already retired from T20Is and the time will come when he will bid adieu to the other formats. During an interaction with India TV, Raina predicted who could take the reins from Rohit in Tests.
India skipper Rohit Sharma addressed the media ahead of the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh. He opened up on the competition for places in the Indian team and also spoke about the upcoming youngsters like Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal among others
India are on the heels of kicking off a huge Test season with as many as 10 matches on the horizon, starting with a series against Bangladesh at home. Bangladesh are coming off beating Pakistan and the last time the Indian team was in action, 27 wickets were lost to spin but this is not all.
India's home season is set to begin on September 19 with the first of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. With top players returning to the fold again, it is very likely that despite being picked in the squad, Sarfaraz Khan will have to warm the bench.
The Indian cricket team management will have to make some major decisions on picking the team for the India vs Bangladesh 1st Test in Chennai. The Indian Board has recently announced a 16-member squad for the first Test match which will start from September 19 onwards.
The 29-year-old batter has struggled to find a regular place in India's Test team with just 14 appearances since his debut in 2021. Iyer smashed a quickfire fifty in the recent Duleep Trophy first-round match but failed to make India's squad for first Test against Bangladesh.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India's highly-anticipated squad for the first Test match against England on Sunday. The star cricketer KL Rahul managed to make the team but Shreyas Iyer missed out after a string of poor performances in red-ball cricket.
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