Social Media Trends: Know about the amazing tweets and videos of October 31 which are going viral very fast.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant For IPL 2025, the franchises have to submit the list of their retained players by the evening of October 31. Let us tell you that according to the new retention rules, any franchise can retain a maximum of 6 players. Earlier, many reports have come out in which it is being told that Kolkata Knight Riders can release captain Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell. Whereas Delhi Capitals can release captain Rishabh Pant. All these players are expected to come in the auction. Apart from this, the festival of Diwali is being celebrated across the country today. The cricket world also wished and congratulated the countrymen and fans on Diwali. In this list, everyone from former cricketers to currently active cricketers sent their best wishes. Very curious to see if Buttler is released by RR with the hope of getting him back cheaper via RTM. I’d really like to see what the market values him at this auction. #AakashVani — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 31, 2024 Looks like DC isn’t retaining JFM…now, PBKS (biggest purse—Aus coach) will ensure that his price goes through the roof. Player Retention has this very important dynamic. Teams approaching players…promising that they’ve kept X amount for them…so, don’t get retained. Auction… — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 31, 2024 Wishing you warmth, light and endless blessings. Happy Diwali. — KL Rahul (@klrahul) October 31, 2024 🚨 CSK WANTS RISHABH PANT…!!! – MS Dhoni has been actively discussing strategies with CSK to have Pant in CSK for IPL 2025. (Express Sports). pic.twitter.com/k1odY6kYmK — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 31, 2024 🚨 RISHABH PANT WILL ENTER IPL 2025 MEGA AUCTION…!!! – Delhi Capitals have retained Axar, Kuldeep, Stubbs and Porel. (Espncricinfo). pic.twitter.com/CcQ7skdBTt — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 31, 2024 RAJASTHAN ROYALS RETENTION. – RR likely to retain Samson, Parag, Jaiswal and Sandeep Sharma. RTM on Butler. (Express Sports). pic.twitter.com/p8zjRPvTWN — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 31, 2024 pic.twitter.com/1nEmNcrnjQ — Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) October 30, 2024 Wish you sparkling and a cracker of a Deepawali. May this Deepawali bring lots of joy and happiness in your life. #HappyDiwali2024 pic.twitter.com/nhcm1DfZIH — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 31, 2024 Wish you a very happy Deepawali. May you continue to leave your sparkle wherever you go.May your path always be lit and you live in love and grace.#HappyDiwali pic.twitter.com/n6LdH1sySu — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 31, 2024 Wishing everyone a Diwali filled with light, love, and endless blessings. May this festival of lights bring joy to your heart, peace to your home, and success to your path. Let’s celebrate the triumph of light over darkness and spread happiness far and wide. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 31, 2024 #HappyDiwali pic.twitter.com/MiXmkArfFW — Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) October 31, 2024 Happy Diwali🪔 pic.twitter.com/mPS30pbj3S — Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) October 31, 2024 To everyone celebrating. pic.twitter.com/RR65ZGdQoL — Samit Patel 🏏 (@Samitpatel21) October 31, 2024
IPL 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.
Virat Kohli’s IPL salary: How much has the salary increased from 2008 to 2024
Virat Kohli resigns from captaincy in 2022 season Virat Kohli (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Virat Kohli is one of those players who has participated in every edition of IPL. Apart from this, he has represented Royal Challengers Bangalore since its inception. RCB included him in the inaugural edition of the season in 2008 for Rs 12 lakh. After this Virat never looked back. Kohli started his IPL career with a good salary, which remained the same for him for the first three seasons (2008–2010). However, 2011 saw a tremendous increase in his IPL salary. RCB recognized his potential and retained him for Rs 8.28 crore. After this, the franchise made him the full time captain in 2013. The next season saw an increase of Rs 12.5 crore in Kohli’s IPL salary. The 2016 season was Kohli’s best as he scored a record-breaking 973 runs with four centuries, helping RCB reach the final. Salary cut during the season affected by Covid epidemic Due to this incredible performance, his salary saw a further increase in 2018. When he became the most expensive player of the league with a salary of Rs 17 crore and this salary remained intact till 2021. It is worth noting that during the 2022 season affected by the Covid pandemic, Kohli voluntarily accepted a cut in his salary, in which he received an amount of Rs 15 crore. Now for the last three seasons, Delhi born players have been playing on the same salary. Let us tell you that in the 2022 season, the experienced player resigned from the role of captaincy and handed it over to Faf du Plessis to focus completely on batting. In the same year, he continued his dominance and scored 741 runs in the next season. With the retention deadline of 2025 approaching, Virat Kohli is expected to be retained for Rs 18 crore. There is also news that he is interested in captaining RCB again in the upcoming season.
Aakash Chopra supports Rishabh Pant’s inclusion in this IPL team
There is a lot of discussion about Rishabh Pant’s participation in the auction. Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter X) Before the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction, all the franchises have to submit the list of their retained players, the last date of which is October 31. According to the new guidelines issued by BCCI, a franchise can retain a maximum of 6 players including uncapped players. Meanwhile, many players are involved in the auction race, but the name of players like Rishabh Pant is also in discussion. Pant has led Delhi in 43 matches. He also took command of the team in IPL 2024. Pant made a spectacular comeback last season after recovering from a car accident. Now amid the news of Pant joining the auction, former cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that he should go to RCB as captain. He said that most franchises can spend big money for a flamboyant cricketer. If his name comes in the auction, a lot of money will be spent: Aakash Chopra Chopra said on his YouTube channel, it is heard that Rishabh Pant may be available in the auction. But many people say that his figures in T20 are not that good, he has had only one successful season in IPL and apart from that he has not scored much runs either. I can give you in writing that if his name comes in the auction, a huge amount will be spent. He further said that, RCB needs a keeper, a batsman and maybe a captain. Punjab will be in need because they will have no one. Delhi will need it, RTM card will be available. KKR also needs him. What about CSK, they need. If Ishan Kishan is left out, Mumbai will also need him. Let us tell you that the last season was good for Rishabh Pant, who returned after a two-year long injury. He scored 446 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 155.40. After this strong performance, he directly joined the Indian team and played in the T20 World Cup 2024.
IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans preparing to retain Gill and Rashid, Shami will be on leave!
Mohammed Shami unlikely to be retained due to injury concerns Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans has decided to retain one of the biggest names of Indian cricket. Shubman Gill is the first choice in his list, while Rashid Khan is also included in the retention list. Apart from this, the franchise can also retain talented Sai Sudarshan. However, a big news for Gujarat fans will be that star Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami is unlikely to be retained due to his injury concerns. Talking about uncapped players, Gujarat Titans can retain youngsters like Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia. “Shubman, Rashid and Sai will be retained by the franchise,” an IPL source said, according to India Today. Gujarat Titans were seen struggling in IPL 2024 Let us tell you that Shubhman Gill is being seen as the future of Team India and he has captained Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024. However, the team was seen struggling and finished eighth. Interestingly, Gujarat Titans created history by winning the title in their IPL debut season itself. Hardik Pandya led the team at that time. In the next season also the team had reached the finals. Talking about IPL 2025 mega auction, this event can be organized outside India. There are reports that the auction may be organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Let us tell you that this time the total budget of the auction has been increased to Rs 120 crore, which is 20 crore more than the budget of last year’s IPL teams. Apart from this, BCCI has also issued some new guidelines. As per the new IPL retention and rules, a maximum of six players can be retained, which will also include the Right to Match (RTM) card, which was not considered last year.