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Exclusive: Sunil Gavaskar urges BCCI to resume IPL 2025 without 'DJs and cheer girls to respect sentiment of families' who lost their near and dear ones in 'Operation Sindoor'

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will resume from May 17 and the first match will be played between RCB and LSG at M Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

'He deserves captaincy, but the selectors...': Not Shubman Gill or Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin wants this veteran to lead India in England

Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reckons that speedster Jasprit Bumrah deserves Test captaincy considering his experience.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

'Every player deserves to leave on his terms, but...': Ex-India head coach's big statement on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's Test retirement

Indian cricketing legend Anil Kumble was surprised by legendary batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's sudden Test retirement.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

Big blow to 3 IPL franchises in playoffs contention, star players picked in squad for ODI series between England and West Indies

The ODI series between England and West Indies is scheduled to be played between May 29 to June 3 during the IPL 2025 playoffs.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

MI star replaces RCB all-rounder in ODIs as England announces squad for white-ball series against West Indies

Harry Brook to lead as England announced ODI and T20I squad against West Indies, which is scheduled to start from May 26.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

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4 players from Australia's WTC 2023 final-winning squad who won't be part of clash against South Africa

Opener Marcus Harris who has scored four centuries form his last five games in the ongoing County Championship did not get a place in the WTC final squad.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

'Did he have the pedigree to play 100 Tests?': Ravichandran Ashwin's big statement on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's sudden Test retirement

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their Test retirement on May 7 and 12, respectively, ahead of the upcoming five-Test match series against England.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

Pat Cummins' manager clears air over Australian captain and Travis Head's return for remainder of IPL 2025

Sunrisers Hyderabad have been eliminated from the IPL 2025 playoffs race but still have three games remaining at the league stage.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

Suspense ends over Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada's participation as Cricket South Africa announces squad for WTC final

Temba Bavuma will lead as Cricket South Africa (CSA) announces the Proteas Men's squad for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

Former RCB coach appointed as 8th-ranked Pakistan T20I team's white-ball head coach ahead of Bangladesh series

Ahead of the T20I series against Bangladesh, Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed PSL 2025 defending champion's coach as their white-ball coach.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

'It's pretty clear that Sam Konstas is not the finished product': Australia's chief selector backs these 2 batters to open in WTC 2025 final

Australia's chief selector has not zeroed in on who will open the innings alongside Usman Khawaja in the WTC 2025 final against South Africa.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

When will Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play ODIs together in 2025? Check full schedule here

Fans of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will have to wait for more than a couple of months after the IPL 2025 to see the senior duo in ODI jersey.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

Virat Kohli reaches Vrindavan with Anushka Sharma to visit Premanand Maharaj a day after announcing Test retirement

Days ahead of IPL 2025 resumption in Bengaluru, Virat Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma visited Premanand Maharaj in Vrindavan.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

'If you appoint somebody else, they would always want an extra over from Bumrah': Sunil Gavaskar wants no.1 bowler Jasprit to be named India's Test skipper

Sunil Gavaskar has brushed aside concerns over Jasprit Bumrah's workload and wants him to lead India in the Test series on England soil.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

'All of a sudden we're crammed into vans... There was madness': Mitchell Starc's wife Alyssa Healy reveals what happened in Dharamsala after blackout

IPL 2025: Alyssa Healy recalled Mitchell Starc informing about the air raids in neighbouring cities while they waited to be taken from the stadium to the hotel.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

'If they keep scoring hundreds and hundreds, even God can't drop them': Sunil Gavaskar on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing in ODI World Cup 2027

Former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar does not see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play in the ODI World Cup 2027 until and unless they score several centuries.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

Cricket Australia announces 15-member squad for WTC 2025 final including 2 spinners, Mitchell Marsh misses out as star all-rounder returns

Weeks ahead of the WTC 2025 final, Cricket Australia has announced a 15-member Test squad. They have included two fast-bowling all-rounders in Cameron Green and Beau Webster.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

Cricket Australia releases a statement on whether their players will return for remainder of IPL 2025 or not

Hours after the BCCI announced the revised schedule for remainder of IPL 2025, Cricket Australia released a statement over their players' participation in the tournament.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

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Virat Kohli to Sourav Ganguly: India's most successful captains in Tests

Former India captain Virat Kohli has announced retirement from Tests on May 12, 2025, ahead of the upcoming five-Test match series against England.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025

Virat Kohli’s Test retirement draws Football World's attention: Harry Kane, Man City and Bayern Hail Indian Legend

After days of swirling speculation, Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli officially announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, bringing an emotional end to a remarkable 14-year career.

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• Tue • 13 May 2025