DTVHINDIIPL 2025: KKR is going to make a big play in retention, the report shocked the cricket world
Andre Russell and Shreyas Iyer Before the IPL 2025 mega auction, Kolkata Knight Riders have taken a shocking decision. According to reports, the defending champion is going to release captain Shreyas Iyer and star all-rounder Andre Russell. It is being told in the report that the franchise held several meetings with Shreyas Iyer, but no consensus could be reached. Earlier there were talks that the Indian batsman was in touch with two other franchises to get a better deal. There have been talks of Russell’s exit in the last few days. Earlier it was expected that he would be the first retention of the franchise. However, the all-rounder decided to part ways with the franchise. It is believed that KKR management will use the right to card in the auction to bring him back into the setup. Meanwhile, KKR is set to retain Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakraborty as capped players. KKR won the title in 2024 Sunil Narine was retained for only Rs 6 crore before IPL 2022 and proved to be the most important player for the team in 2024. KKR won the title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the final. Rinku Singh, on the other hand, has created a separate connection and fan base with KKR. The 27-year-old player has scored 893 runs for the team in 46 IPL matches at a strike rate of 143.33. If Russell is out, Rinku Singh will be seen in the role of finisher. Varun Chakraborty has proved to be KKR’s trump card in the last few years. He helped the team reach the final in the 2021 IPL. Whereas in the last two editions, Varun has taken 41 wickets in 29 matches. He was the second leading wicket taker in the 2024 season. In the uncapped category, KKR will retain Harshit Rana and talks are going on with Ramandeep Singh.
SRH will also retain Travis Head and Nitish Reddy to complete five retentions.
All franchisees have to submit their respective retention lists by 31st October. Travis Head and Nitish Reddy Sunrisers Hyderabad had a stellar performance in IPL 2024. The team had scored the biggest total in IPL history of 287 runs against RCB. Not only this, SRH scored 250+ thrice during the tournament. However, even after reaching the finals, she could not win the trophy. They lost to Kolkata Knight Riders in the title match. SRH has won the only title in 2016. Before the mega auction, all the franchises would like to choose their best squad. According to the report of ESPNcricinfo, Sunrisers Hyderabad have made their top three retentions in the form of Heinrich Klaasen, captain Pat Cummins and Abhishek Sharma. Along with this, the team will also retain Travis Head and Nitish Reddy. Let us tell you that in IPL 2024, Travis Head was the highest run-scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He scored 567 runs in 15 innings. On the other hand, Nitish Reddy also scored 303 runs in 11 innings in the middle order at a strike rate of 142.92. Maximum 6 players will be retained Talking about retention rules, a franchise can retain a maximum of six players including one uncapped player. The price of each player has been fixed and the top three capped players will get Rs 18 crore, Rs 14 crore and Rs 11 crore respectively. The next three players including the uncapped player will get Rs 18 crore, Rs 14 crore and Rs 4 crore respectively. However, the BCCI has given flexibility in the pricing process by allowing teams to be as flexible as they wish in salary allocation for players. Let us tell you that all-rounder Nitish Reddy has been included in the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The selectors are seeing the potential of the next Hardik Pandya in him. And Nitish has also shown his ability. All franchisees have to submit their respective retention lists by 31st October.
KL Rahul left LSG..! These franchises including RCB and CSK want to join the team
According to media reports, KL Rahul has decided to leave Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Kl Rahul (Photo Source: IPL franchises have to submit the list of their retained players by the evening of October 31, 2024. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul has decided to leave the franchise. Lucknow started its journey from the IPL 2022 season, under the captaincy of KL Rahul, he took the team to the playoffs in the first two seasons. But the last season was very disappointing for the franchise, the team finished seventh in the points table. For this reason KL Rahul left Lucknow According to media reports, KL Rahul has decided to leave Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Let us tell you, after the defeat in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad last season, there was a heated argument on the field between Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjeev Goenka and KL Rahul. However, in August this year, Rahul came to Kolkata to meet Sanjeev Goenka, after which it seemed that everything was fine between the two. The LSG owner had also described the cricketer as a part of his family. Let us tell you, before the IPL 2022 mega auction, the franchise had included Rahul in the team for a hefty sum of Rs 17 crore. According to the Times of India report, a source said, LSG was ready to offer Rahul the top retention bracket, but Rahul decided to move on due to personal and professional reasons. At present, there are four franchises that have expressed their interest in him – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. Talking about KL Rahul’s IPL career, he has scored 4,683 runs in 132 matches at an average of 45.47 and strike rate of 134.61. He has scored 4 centuries and 37 half-centuries so far. His highest score in IPL is 132, which he made against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020.
ICC Test Batting Rankings: Rohit Sharma’s worst ranking since December 2018
Rohit was in the top-10 between February 27, 2021 and February 21, 2023. Rohit Sharma (Source X) ICC has recently released new batting rankings, in which many changes have been seen. There has been a tremendous decline in the ranking of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Before the New Zealand series, the T20 World Cup-winning captain was ranked 15th in the ICC Men’s Test batting rankings. But after a very poor performance in three out of four innings of the ongoing Test series, he dropped nine places to 24th. This is the lowest ranking of Rohit Sharma in the last 6 years. After Rohit’s innings of 63* and 5 runs against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in December 2018, he had reached 44th position. And after scoring a few centuries against South Africa in October 2019, he made a tremendous improvement in his ranking, reaching 17th position. Not only this, Rohit was in the top-10 between February 27, 2021 and February 21, 2023. He achieved an all-time high rating of 813, which came in September 2021. This was a time when he was the fifth best Test batsman in the world. In the ongoing Test batting rankings, his teammates Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have also dropped six and five places to reach 14th and 11th position respectively. Kagiso Rabada overtook Jasprit Bumrah On the other hand, if we talk about bowling rankings, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada has snatched the first place from India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He has now reached the top in the men’s test bowling rankings. Rabada is performing brilliantly against Bangladesh. He recently took nine wickets in the first Test of the series. Pakistan’s Noman Ali has also shown his talent in the Test bowling rankings. After his brilliant performance in two test matches against England, he has reached the top-10.
WI vs ENG, 1st ODI Match Prediction: Who will win in the first ODI match between West Indies and England?
The first ODI match between West Indies and England will be played on 31 October. WI vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) WI vs ENG, 1st ODI Match Preview (Match Preview): England And West Indies The first match of the three-match ODI series between 31st October To antigua Will be played in. England last played an ODI series against Australia in September, in which the team suffered a 3-2 defeat under the captaincy of Harry Brook. With England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler still recovering from his calf injury, Liam Livingstone will captain the team in the ODI series against the West Indies. West Indies recently suffered a 2-1 defeat in the ODI series of the Sri Lanka tour. Shai Hope will be seen taking charge of the team. At the same time, the board has included Shimron Hetmyer in the squad, who was not a part of the Sri Lanka tour due to personal reasons. Match Details (Sri Lanka vs West Indies Match Details): WI vs ENG Head-to-Head Records ODI (Head to Head Records): Pitch Report: There will be a balanced competition between ball and bat on the pitch of Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 229 runs. Here the teams batting in the second innings have won more matches. Here the captain can choose to bat first after winning the toss. Probable Playing XIs: West Indies: Braden King, Evan Lewis, Shai Hope (captain and wicketkeeper), Sherfane Rutherford, Casey Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Matthew Ford, Gudakesh Moti, Alzarri Joseph. England: Phil Salt, Will Jaques, Jordan Cox, Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Livingstone (c), Jacob Batchelor, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts, Ollie Stone See here- West Indies vs England 1st ODI Dream11 Prediction Probable Best Batter of the Match – Sherfane Rutherford West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford can be seen batting brilliantly against England. He had scored 204 runs in the last ODI series against Sri Lanka. Probable Best Bowler of the Match – Reece Topley Reece Topley can be seen bowling well in the first ODI against West Indies. The pitch favors fast bowlers, which Topley will want to take advantage of. WI vs ENG, 1st ODI Today’s Match Prediction: Whichever team bats first will win the match. Scenario 1 West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first Powerplay Score- 50-60 Score of first innings- 220-330 West Indies won Scenario 2 England won the toss and chose to bat Powerplay Score- 60-70 Score of first innings- 230-240 England won
ICC appoints Sumati Dharmavardhan as new chairperson of Anti-Corruption Unit
Sumati Dharamvardhan will take charge from November 1 ICC Logo (Photo Source: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Sumati Dharmavardhan as the new chairman of the Anti-Corruption Unit. Sumati Dharmavardhan will replace Sir Ronnie Flanagan, who is retiring after 14 years in the post. Sumati Dharamvardhan will take charge from November 1 While releasing the official statement ICC wrote, The Chairman of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit is entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing and leading the ACU, which is managed at the executive level by the General Manager-Integrity. Shri Dharam Vardhan will take charge of this post from November 1, 2024.” Talking about the previous role of Sumathi Dharmawardhana, she has worked as Additional Solicitor General in the Attorney General Department of Sri Lanka. As a part of this, he has represented the government and its sports ministry in several legal issues. Dharmavardhan has also worked with Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. As a component of this, he has been part of the investigation panel related to corruption in sports and has also overseen the prosecution under the Prevention of Offenses in Sports Act. The tenure of ACU head Alex Marshall is also ending in November. ACU chief Alex Marshall is also due to end his seven-year term at the end of November. His role was primarily to monitor initiatives to reduce the presence of corruption in cricket. This included investigating suspicious activities, enforcing anti-corruption regulations, as well as educating players and officials regarding the topic of integrity in cricket. Marshall has previously been a senior police officer in the United Kingdom. His main purpose in joining the ICC’s ACU was to use his background in law enforcement, and it has been quite successful in protecting the interests of cricket on the global stage.
October 30 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
The last ODI match of the three-match series between the Indian women’s cricket team and New Zealand was played today at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Where Team India defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets. With this, the host team has also won the series by 2-1. However, during the match, Indian batsman Smriti Mandhana made a big record. He created history by scoring a brilliant century in the third ODI against New Zealand. She has become the female cricketer to score the maximum number of 8 centuries for India. 3) IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Which players is CSK going to retain, gave this hint to the fans
ICC Test Rankings: Kagiso Rabada became number-1 Test bowler by defeating Bumrah, Ashwin-Jadeja also suffered loss
Kagiso Rabada topped the Test bowling rankings with 860 rating points. Kagiso Rabada & Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: ICC Test Rankings: Kagiso Rabada has become the number-1 bowler in the ICC Men’s Test bowling rankings, overtaking Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Rabada had shown a brilliant performance in the first match of the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh, for which he has been rewarded. Rabada took three wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in the second innings. Kagiso Rabada also took his 300th Test wicket during the first Test against Bangladesh. He is the third fastest South African bowler (11817 balls) to achieve this feat. Kagiso Rabada reached first place with 860 rating points. Kagiso Rabada reached the first position in the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings for the first time in 2018. He remained at number-1 position till February 2019. The thing to note is that Rabada has been continuously in the top-10 in the rankings recently. After taking 9 wickets against Bangladesh, he left behind Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood and Ashwin and secured the first position with 860 rating points. Josh Hazlewood (847) is at second place, Bumrah (846) is at third place and Ashwin (831) is at fourth place. Pakistani spinner Noman Ali reached 9th place On the other hand, Pakistan’s spin bowlers Noman Ali and Sajid Khan have also benefited, who recently performed brilliantly in the Test series against England. Noman Ali took 11 and 9 wickets in two matches, Sajid took 9 and 10 wickets in two matches. Noman Ali achieved a career-high ranking of 9th. While Sajid has jumped 12 places to reach 38th position. ICC Men’s Latest Test Bowling Rankings Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) – 860 rating Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 847 rating Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 846 rating R Ashwin (India) – 831 rating Pat Cummins (Australia) – 820 rating Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 801 rating Prabhat Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 801 rating Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 776 rating Noman Ali (Pakistan) – 759 rating Matt Henry (New Zealand)- 743 rating Rachin Ravindra and Saud Shakeel took a long jump England’s legendary batsman Joe Root is still at first place in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings. Kiwi batsman Rachin Ravindra played brilliantly in the first two test matches against India. He has jumped 8 places to 10th position. At the same time, Saud Shakeel of Pakistan made a huge jump of 20 places and has reached 7th position. ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings Joe Root (England) – 903 rating Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 813 rating Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 790 rating Harry Brook (England) – 778 ratings Steve Smith (Australia)- 757 rating Usman Khawaja (Australia) – 728 rating Saud Shakeel (Pakistan) – 724 rating Marnus LaBution (Australia) – 720 rating Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 716 rating Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)- 711 rating
Social Media Trends: Know about the amazing tweets and videos of October 30 which are going viral very fast.
It is reported that KL Rahul is leaving Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Social Media Trends Indian women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the third ODI and captured the series 2-1. During the match played in Ahmedabad, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana made a big achievement. She has become the female cricketer to score the most ODI centuries for India. Mandhana has left behind Mithali Raj, who had scored 7 centuries in 232 ODI matches. Whereas Smriti Mandhana has made this record in her name by scoring 8 centuries in only the 88th match. At the same time, discussions about retention have intensified before the IPL 2025 mega auction. In this sequence, there is news that KL Rahul is leaving Lucknow Super Giants due to personal and professional reasons. Apart from this, there is news of Virat Kohli becoming the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore again. Along with this, there are also discussions about the release of Shreyas Iyer from Kolkata Knight Riders. South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has become the number-1 bowler in the ICC Test rankings by defeating Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He took nine wickets against Bangladesh in the recently concluded first Test in Mirpur, which took him to the first position. Rabada also completed his 300 Test wickets against Bangladesh. 🚨 KL RAHUL MOVES ON FROM LSG. – KL has decided to leave Lucknow Supergiants due to personal and professional reasons. (Gaurav Gupta/TOI). pic.twitter.com/Idz9aTT3uA — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 30, 2024 🚨 BIG BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Virat Kohli has made himself clear that he wants to be the RCB Captain again. pic.twitter.com/SKxlJlD93X — Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) October 29, 2024 🚨 SHREYAS IYER IN IPL AUCTION. – Shreyas unlikely to be on KKR’s Retention list for IPL 2025. (Cricbuzz). pic.twitter.com/Opstz4HycW — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 30, 2024 India’s most prolific century-maker in Women’s ODIs, and now into the top 10 in the game’s history 👏 Smriti Mandhana joins elite company 🏏 More from #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/DYbdn7T5yI — ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2024 Best wishes for Chhoti Diwali🪔Remembering this day, when Krishna ji won over Narkasur, why don’t we also walk on the path of truth and win in our heart.#TopDiwali #DiwaliCelebration — Chetan Sharma (@chetans1987) October 30, 2024 𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙍𝙎! Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/B6n070iLqu#TeamIndia , #INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/frSDJOFqf8 — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 29, 2024 @mandhana_smriti departs for a fantastic 100(122) as #TeamIndia edge closer to a win👏 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/B6n070iLqu#INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/8KphaWYTQl — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 29, 2024 | #INDvNZ A memorable reveal at the iconic Hall of Fame 🏆🏟️ Join #TeamIndia in a game of @mihirlee_58 @GCAMotera , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/NRfCGfzNBW — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 30, 2024 A chase special A special win in the decider🙌 And a buzzing post-match atmosphere 🥳 Recap #TeamIndia‘s series win in Ahmedabad 🎥#INDvNZ , @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Gp2YnWOtGs — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 30, 2024 A phenomenal win by our Indian Women’s Team against New Zealand! 🇮🇳Massive applause for @mandhana_smriti on her century and @ImHarmanpreet for a powerful half-century. With this…
WI vs ENG: Dream11 Prediction, 1st ODI: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI and Pitch Report for the 1st ODI
The first ODI match between West Indies and England will be played on 31 October. WI vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) WI vs ENG: Dream11 Prediction, 1st ODI: England cricket team for three-match ODI and five-match T20 series West Indies Are on tour. The first match of the three-match ODI series between the two teams will be played in Antigua on October 31. West Indies recently suffered a 2-1 defeat in the ODI series of the Sri Lanka tour. At the same time, England played the last ODI series against Australia in September, in which the team had to face 3-2 defeat under the captaincy of Harry Brook. With England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler still recovering from his calf injury, Liam Livingstone will captain the team in the ODI series against the West Indies. Shai Hope will take charge of West Indies. West Indies vs England, 1st ODI Match Details (Match Details): West Indies vs England, Head-to-Head Records in ODIs: West Indies vs England, 1st ODI: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Pitch Report (Pitch Report): There will be a balanced competition between ball and bat on the pitch of Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 229 runs. Here the teams batting in the second innings have won more matches. Therefore, here the captain can choose to bowl first after winning the toss. West Indies vs England, 1st ODI Probable Playing XI: West Indies: Braden King, Evan Lewis, Shai Hope (captain and wicketkeeper), Sherfane Rutherford, Casey Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Matthew Ford, Gudakesh Moti, Alzarri Joseph. England: Phil Salt, Will Jaques, Jordan Cox, Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Livingstone (c), Jacob Batchelor, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts, Ollie Stone WI vs ENG Dream11 Team, 1st ODI: For the first ODI match wicket keeper- jamie smith batsman– Phil Salt, Will Jacques, Shai Hope, Casey Carty allrounder– Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Shimron Hetmyer bowler- Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Alzarri Joseph Who should be made the captain and vice-captain (first choice)? captain– Will Jacques vice captain– Shimron Hetmyer Who should be made the captain and vice-captain (second choice)? captain– Sam Curran vice captain- shy hope