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Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced in a press release on Monday (January 13) that they have included fast bowlers Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi in South Africa’s 15-man Champions Trophy squad. Despite missing extended periods of time due to injuries, selectors chose the two pacers for the team. Along with the two pacers, Keshav Maharaj and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder, who missed the previous ODI series against Pakistan, are back in the ODI lineup. Since the Men’s World T20 final in Barbados in June of last year, when he took the most wickets (15 in nine games), Nortje has not represented…
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates are prepared to host the Champions Trophy in February and March. On February 19, the main event will begin, and on March 9, the final will take place. The preliminary squad, which included Saim Ayub, who is presently receiving treatment in London following an injury sustained against South Africa in the Cape Town Test earlier this month, was sent to the ICC by the PCB selection committee prior to the tournament’s commencement. Also included in the original squad are Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan Niazi, Sufyan Maqeem, Mohammad Hasnain, Abdullah Shafique,…
After agreeing to a three-month contract for the 2025 season, Australian all-rounder Beau Webster will play for Warwickshire in the County Championship in order to prepare for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. In his Test debut this month, Webster scored 96 runs, including a half-century in the first innings, to help Australia defeat India 3-1 in the series and secure a place in the June final at Lord’s against South Africa. Since then, they have selected him for their next tour to Sri Lanka, where he will compete for a spot in their final squad. He has the T20…
When Bevon Jacobs’ cricket career took an unexpected turn thousands of miles away during the IPL 2025 auction, he was asleep in New Zealand. On Tuesday morning, his phone exploded when he woke up. “You’ve just been picked up by Mumbai Indians,” Jacobs’ cousin said in one of the texts he received after following the auction from South Africa. At the end of the two-day event in Jeddah, MI raised the paddle for 22-year-old Jacobs for INR 30 lakh after New Zealand players like Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson, and Michael Bracewell had not been sold. Most onlookers were…
In the league stage encounter against Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Dinesh Karthik made his SA20 debut for Paarl Royals. Karthik, who has played in 401 Twenty20 matches, is being captained by David Miller. The Sunrisers Eastern Cape, led by skipper Aiden Markram, have won both of the SA20 tournaments thus far. Being the first Indian player to participate in the SA20, Karthik made history as soon as he was added to the starting lineup. A player from India must have retired from both domestic and Indian Premier League cricket in order to participate in international T20 competitions. After the 2024 Indian…
The selectors excluded Litton Das from the 15-man Bangladesh team for the Champions Trophy, which will take place in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates next month. Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, and Mustafizur Rahman, who missed last month’s 3-0 ODI series loss to the West Indies, are back in the team. Gazi Ashraf Hossain, the top selector for Bangladesh, admitted that they were worried about Litton’s subpar performance as a ‘keeper-batter in December, leading to his exclusion. In three ODIs in the Caribbean, Litton has only managed to score six runs. Following his replacement in the last…
Despite resting for the next tour of Sri Lanka, Australia selected Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for its 15-man preliminary team for the Champions Trophy next month. Currently on paternity leave, Cummins will have scans to evaluate the ankle problem he carried during Australia 3-1 victory in the Border-Gavaskar series. Hazlewood, however, has not fully recovered from the calf injury that forced him to miss the entire five-match Test series against India at home. “This is a balanced and experienced squad with the core that has participated in the previous one-day World Cup, the West Indies series, last year’s successful…
The Punjab Kings have formally named Shreyas Iyer as their captain for the 2025 Indian Premier League season. Later in the year, the Kolkata Knight Riders released Shreyas, who helped the team win the 2024 tournament. Kings then acquired him for INR 26.75 crore, the second-highest purchase in the auction. With four titles across all forms, the 30-year-old has enjoyed a very successful 12 months in both domestic cricket and the IPL. Iyer captained the Mumbai squad that won the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in addition to leading the Kolkata Knight Riders to victory the previous season. He was…
The organizers have somewhat adjusted the IPL 18th season schedule, starting the competition one week later than initially planned. According to information obtained by Cricbuzz, the season will kick off on March 21 in Kolkata, and they anticipate holding the championship game there on May 25. Regarding the modifications to the Season 18 schedule, there are two versions. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had previously informed the franchises on November 22, before to the IPL auction in Jeddah, that the competition will take place from “Friday, March 14, to Sunday, May 25, 2025.” The BCCI also…
The organizers announced the dates for the Indian Premier League (IPL). The competition will start on March 21 and end on May 25. BCCI Vice-President Rajiv Shukla confirmed the information. Over the course of two months, the competition will feature 74 matches. The BCCI held a meeting on Sunday that focused on the primary items on the agenda, including IPL dates, Champions Trophy teams, and the near-finalization of the WPL locations. Shukla first stated that the IPL will begin on March 23, but he subsequently clarified that it would really begin on March 21. In addition to debating IPL dates…
