Ben Stokes is notably absent from the list of 1,574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction, scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Avishka Fernando scored a superb 96 and Dunith Wellalage took five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped India by 110 runs in Colombo.
Spinners became India's worst nightmare in their first bilateral series defeat against Sri Lanka since 1997.
Ravi Shastri backed the duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan to come back stronger
Categorically denying disciplinary issues as reason behind Ishan Kishan's non-selection into India's T20 squad to face Afghanistan, head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday said the left-hander will be back into national fold once he makes himself available for selection.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday
How the India Test regulars and discards fared over the first two days in the opening round matches of Duleep Trophy.
Ravindra Jadeja had a busy day on the field as he picked up his 100th IPL catch.
After Sarfaraz Khan received his maiden Test call-up in the India squad, former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh heaped praise on the 26-year-old and said that he has worked very hard to be in this place.
'Most expensive player in your team can't be your weak link.'
KKR lorded over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sunday's IPL final, winning the lopsided title clash by eight wickets.
The bids on Rishabh Pant could well soar like his audacious no-look six in the ongoing Perth Test, as he seems poised to become the highest paid player among the 577 who will go under the hammer at the two-day IPL mega auction, starting in Jeddah on Sunday.
The standout catches from the match.
Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane backed Shreyas Iyer to deliver a punchy performance for the team in the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Tamil Nadu.
Among other developments, middle order batter Shreyas Iyer will miss the next three Tests due to injury.
Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL match in Guwahati on Sunday.
The brief chat between Rohit and Rinku sparked curiosity.
'I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end.'
Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive retained player in IPL history.
The key to Kolkata Knight Riders success this season lies in their players' newfound ability to support each other through highs and lows, something that was "missing" over the past two years, feels the team's vice-captain Nitish Rana.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Meanwhile, the champion franchise shared a heart-warning message for their opponents in the final.
'I did not make Kolkata Knight Riders successful, it was KKR that made me a successful leader.'
Kagiso Rabada grabbed a five-wicket haul before K L Rahul rallied India to 208/8 on a rain-hit Day 1 of the first Test.
Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane flopped with the bat as defending champions Mumbai were shocked by Baroda by 84 runs.
KKR trumped SRH in the league stage matches and it will give them an edge going into Sunday's summit clash, Matthew Hayden and Kevin Pietersen.
'Once I got my first wicket, that built up my confidence. Fortunately, I was able to take six wickets.'
2024 saw some of the most competitive and captivating cricket being played on the field.
Vivrant Sharma and Abid Mushtaq made contrasting fifties in Jammu and Kashmir's four-wicket win over Tripura on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match in Jammu on Friday.
'Right from the 17th over, I had butterflies in the stomach! To be honest, I thought anything can happen in the last over'
Dravid was particularly happy with how Shreyas Iyer has been showing consistency at the back-end of the tournament.
India's Shreyas Iyer scored a half-century and fast bowlers Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh took a combined five wickets as the home side beat Australia by six runs in the final Twenty20 International to deny the visitors a consolation win on Sunday.
'After a smashing start to his T20I career, it is now time for Rinku Singh to make his mark in the ODI format.'
A resurgent Delhi Capitals will look to exploit Kolkata Knight Riders' bowling vulnerabilities and ascend to top-four in the table during their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Monday.
India's star batter Virat Kohli didn't join the team's optional practice session in Thiruvananthapuram due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands on Tuesday.
For DC, the onus will be on Prithvi Shaw and veteran Australian David Warner to provide a solid start.
Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim has backed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan as the best replacement options at number 4 and 5 if the first-choice players are not fit in time for the Asia Cup and World Cup.
Rohit was spotted having a deep conversation with members of the KKR franchise in their dressing room.
Rohit Sharma, did not mind losing the toss and said he would have batted first nonetheless and "under the lights, it will be nice for the seamers to bowl".
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