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England tour of West Indies 2024

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Shimron Hetmyer's last ODI appearance was against England in December 2023. He missed the Sri Lanka series due to personal reasons.

Dropped from ODI squad, Alick Athanaze registered scores of 1 and 10 on Sri Lanka tour.

Shimron Hetmyer will make his first international appearance since CPL 2024.

Shimron Hetmyer of West Indies bats as Jos Buttler of England keeps wicket during the 1st ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in 2023

Shimron Hetmyer, Jos Buttler

West Indies announce ODI squad for home series against England, drop opener as Shimron Hetmyer makes comeback

England have revealed their squad for the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies which is slated to start from October 31

Jos Buttler returns as England announced their squad for white-ball series against West Indies.

Yorkshire leg-spinner Jafer Chohan has earned his maiden international call-up

England white-ball Jos Buttler in this frame. (Getty)

Jos Buttler

England announce squad for white-ball series against West Indies, Jos Buttler returns as Pakistan-origin 22-yr-old earns maiden call-up

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) director of cricket Mo Bobat gives a massive update on their captaincy for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League 2025. 

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Virat Kohli to lead RCB in IPL 2025? Franchise's director of cricket gives massive update on captaincy

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All 10 Indian Premier League franchises gave their crucial retention list to the governing body the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ahead of the upcoming mega auction. Here is the tally of Indian and overseas players who got retained before the mega auction. 


10 Franchise retained 46 players ahead of IPL 2025 auction. 

10 overseas cricketers are retained by 10 IPL franchises. 

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IPL 2025 retentions: Here's complete list of Indian and overseas players retained by all 10 franchises

These releases show that teams are willing to rethink the dynamics of their teams, possibly concentrating on fresh international players or younger talent to further their goals

All teams have given their retention list.

Here are all captains released from teams.

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Rishabh Pant to Shreyas Iyer, all captains that failed to find spot in IPL 2025 retention list ahead of mega auction

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Sunrisers Hyderabad to Kolkata Knight Riders; IPL franchises that spent more money on overseas cricketers than Indians

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