DTVHINDIIPL 2025 Mega Auction: 3 main reasons why RCB should include Yuzvendra Chahal back in their team
The experienced spinner has taken 205 wickets in the IPL so far and is the highest wicket taker in this tournament. Yuzvendra Chahal belongs to the breed of disappearing spinners. (Photo Source: BCCI) Many people are eagerly waiting for the mega auction of Indian Premier League 2025. Recently all the franchises have announced their respective lists of retention players. Rajasthan Royals also announced the names of their retained players. The best spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was not included in this list. Let us tell you that Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the best spinners in the Indian Premier League. Not only this, the experienced spinner has taken 205 wickets in the IPL so far and he is the highest wicket taker in this tournament. Yuzvendra Chahal was also a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore team before Rajasthan Royals. The performance of this explosive player has always been very good for Royal Challengers Bangalore and the franchise would definitely like to include him again in their team in the upcoming auction. Today we tell you three main reasons why Yuzvendra Chahal can prove to be one of the important players of RCB in the upcoming season. 1- Yuzvendra Chahal is the highest wicket taker at Chinnaswamy Stadium. Yuzvendra Chahal. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Yuzvendra Chahal started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians in 2013. After this, RCB included him in their team and till 2021, he continuously performed brilliantly for this franchise. Yuzvendra Chahal took 23 wickets in the 2015 season and played an important role in taking his team to the playoffs. RCB was runner up in the 2016 season in which Chahal took 21 wickets. In the 2020 and 2021 seasons, he took a total of 39 wickets. For RCB, this brilliant spinner has taken 139 wickets in 113 matches, out of which he has taken 52 wickets at M Chinnaswamy Stadium which is the home venue of RCB.
‘It would have been nice to have been in the list’, Venkatesh Iyer expressed pain over not being retained in KKR
KKR released some key players, including Venkatesh Iyer, ahead of the 2025 season Venkatesh Iyer. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Kolkata Knight Riders did not include Venkatesh Iyer in their retention, even though the all-rounder has played an important role for the team in the last three seasons, especially in 2024. He scored 370 runs in 15 matches last season, in which Shreyas Iyer’s team won the title. KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. At the same time, before the 2025 season, KKR released some key players, because according to the rules only six players can be retained. KKR preferred Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh. Now Venkatesh Iyer has reacted to KKR’s retention. He said that he would have liked to be in the retention list, but he understands KKR’s strategy. He described KKR as his home and favorite IPL team and expressed hope that he would play for them again in the 2025 season if selected in the auction. KKR’s retention has been very good – Venkatesh Iyer Speaking to RevSportz, Venkatesh said, KKR’s retention has been very good. I think he has covered 14-16 overs easily and with the bat he has covered about five positions. So, they had pretty good retention, but I would have loved to be on that list. KKR has given me a big opportunity and I have given everything for KKR and beyond cricket. There is also something called emotion. “This is a family,” he said. There are a lot of emotions. It brings tears to my eyes to see that my name is not in the retention list, but I am a practical person. I understand how it works. I was one of the players retained in 2022 and I know how it feels to be retained and left out. So, I think KKR have done brilliantly, I am really happy about it. I would love to be there and the doors are open. If my auction goes well, I will probably play for the team I like the most.
November 2, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening.
This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Ben Stokes, Wankhede Stadium (Photo Source: 1. Rishabh Pant created a stir, became the first player in the world to do so in the history of Test cricket. Rishabh Pant came to bat at a time when the team was in trouble after losing four wickets for 84 runs. Pant, who became India’s troubleshooter in those difficult times, scored his 13th Test half-century. In this match, he completed his fifty in 36 balls and created a new record. This is the fastest half-century by any Indian against New Zealand. 2. Police arrested the person who stole from Ben Stokes’ house, but then released him on bail… Durham Constabulary have arrested a 32-year-old man accused of burglarizing the home of Ben Stokes. Authorities have confirmed that the matter is under investigation and have also released a statement regarding the matter. Police said that the man has been released on bail pending the investigation. 3. “Whatever question people want to ask…”, Shan Masood gave such statement on Rameez Raja’s controversial comment. When Shan Masood was giving an interview after the win against England, Rameez Raja took a dig at Shan Masood. Rameez Raja had said that, “How did you achieve 6 consecutive defeats?Having said this, he started laughing. Shan Masood then replied to him and said, “Rameez Bhai, we needed this victory. The country needed this win and I am really happy for Pakistan.” Meanwhile, Shan Masood has given a big statement regarding the reply given to Rameez Raja after winning the series. Masood says that he is not angry with what Rameez Raja said. 4. WBBL 2024: Jemimah Rodrigues made a explosive debut for Brisbane Heat, hitting four explosive fours in four consecutive balls. Indian women’s team’s brilliant batsman Jemimah Rodrigues, playing for Brisbane Heat in the best match of Women’s Big Bash League 2024, played a brilliant inning of 45 runs with the help of seven fours in 27 balls against Hobart Hurricanes. Jemimah Rodrigues did not spare any bowler of Hobart Hurricanes during her innings and hit hard against everyone. Not only this, the experienced player hit four fours in four consecutive balls against Heather Graham in the 15th over of Brisbane Heat. 5. Team India out of Hong Kong Sixes tournament, hat-trick of defeats under the captaincy of Uthappa The Indian team captained by Robin Uthappa is out of the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament. India, part of C Pool, could not win a single match in this tournament. The Indian team lost three consecutive matches in this tournament. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) pulled off an upset against India, winning by one run. Apart from UAE, India had to face defeats against arch-rivals Pakistan and England. 6. We will keep a special quota of tickets for Indian fans in the Champions Trophy: PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi According to a report in Hindustan Times, Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi said, ‘We will keep a special quota…
IPL 2025: Ben Stokes will withdraw his name from the mega auction, big reason revealed
Ben Stokes (Image Source: BCCI-IPL) England Test captain Ben Stokes is probably planning to withdraw his name from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega-auction to give greater priority to England’s Test cricket. He did not name his name in the IPL 2024 auction to focus on the Ashes. Star all-rounder Stokes played his last IPL match in 2023. Stokes played only two matches for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) that season. CSK had bought Stokes in the auction for a huge amount of Rs 16.25 crore but he could not play most of the matches due to injury. Now once again Stokes can withdraw his name from IPL to focus on the upcoming series of England. Ben Stokes can now withdraw his name from the mega auction of IPL 2025 According to The Telegraph report, Stokes not being named in the IPL 2025 mega auction means that he is considering focusing completely on white-ball cricket. He last played T20 International in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. However, the 33-year-old all-rounder returned in the ODI World Cup 2023 after retiring from ODI cricket. He has indicated to play ODI again. Ben Stokes has a very busy schedule in 2025. England are scheduled to play home and away Test series against India and Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle. As an all-rounder, it is very important to manage Stokes’ workload. He has recently made a comeback after injury. In such a situation, it is very important for the England team to remain fit. The 33-year-old player has played 43 IPL matches so far and has scored 974 runs and taken 28 wickets at an average of 34.79 and economy of 34.79 respectively. The last date of registration for IPL Mega Auction is Sunday (November 3). One reason for Stokes’ withdrawal from the auction is also believed to be the special rules of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) for foreign players.
‘He was number 1 in our list’, Venky Mysore explains the reason for Shreyas Iyer’s release
KKR has retained Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh. Venky Mysore and Shreyas Iyer Kolkata Knight Riders have released their captain Shreyas Iyer ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Iyer joined KKR in 2022 for Rs 12.25 crore and was made the captain. It was under his captaincy that Kolkata won its third IPL trophy in 2024. After this, several rounds of meetings took place between Iyer and the franchise, but things did not work out. After Shreyas Iyer’s release, KKR CEO Venky Mysore said that he was the number-1 choice for retention, but they could not agree on a deal. He also said that every player has complete freedom to go to the auction, so that they can earn more money. Venky Mysore told RevSportz, it is a matter of mutual consent. This is not a unilateral right of any franchisee. Players have to consider and agree on various factors. Somewhere, that agreement does not happen due to various factors – be it money or any other reason. He was at number-1 in our list. He was the captain, so everything has to be built around leadership. In the end people have the freedom to take their own decisions – Venky Mysore He further said that, we had selected him in 2022 and unfortunately he got injured in 2023. But as soon as he arrived, he was handed back the captaincy. We made it clear that when you come back, this will be your team. He was an integral part of the team and did a wonderful job. I have a personal relationship with him, but at the end of the day people have the freedom to take their own decisions. They decide what is good for them and which direction to go. Market value is also an important aspect. Let us tell you that on Thursday, October 31, KKR announced the retained players, in which KKR has retained Rinku Singh, Sunil Narayan, Varun Chakraborty, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh for IPL 2025.
The former cricketer did not like MS Dhoni being retained under the uncapped player rule, said a big thing.
CSK guys did a great job with this trick – Mohammad Kaif MS Dhoni (Photo Source: Getty Images) Chennai Super Kings have retained MS Dhoni as an uncapped player for just Rs 4 crore. This saved CSK from spending a huge amount. Now former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has commented about IPL after the review of uncapped player rule. On Thursday, October 31, the IPL franchises submitted the list of their retained players. Dhoni was retained by CSK for just Rs 4 crore, a deduction of Rs 8 crore from the previous season. And this could happen because the IPL Governing Council brought back the uncapped player rule, whereby any player can be retained by the franchise in the uncapped category for only Rs 4 crore. Let us tell you that uncapped players are those who have not played for India in the last five years and Dhoni last played for India in July 2019. Dhoni was a perfect fit under this rule and the franchise retained the Men in Yellow legend in the uncapped category without any hesitation. He has saved Rs 10-15 crore – Mohammad Kaif Whereas Mohammad Kaif said on Jio Cinema, CSK has played really well. He has saved Rs 10-15 crore. I think the way this rule was brought back was because we were driven by emotions, and we all really wanted MS Dhoni to play another year. I think CSK played very smartly there. Yes, he is charging less money, but that will allow CSK to buy big-name players in the auction. He further said that, I think whichever player plays for India, I was 36 years old when I last played an international match for India. Now if I am dropped from the team but I perform well in the IPL, I should not come under the uncapped player rule. This should be for those players who have not played any international match yet. CSK people have done such a great trick. And he played it very well, as we all got emotional getting the chance to see Dhoni for another year in the IPL. I think CSK should get the benefit of buying two additional players in the auction.
November 1, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the incidents which made headlines in the cricket world today. IND vs NZ, Rachin Ravindra, Washington Sundar, Virat Kohli, Sanjay Manjrekar, IND vs PAK (Photo Source: 1. IND vs NZ: Why is Bumrah not playing in Mumbai test match, captain Rohit gave the big reason The third and last Test between India and New Zealand has started from Friday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is not playing in the Mumbai Test. Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has been included in the playing eleven in place of Jasprit Bumrah. Regarding this, at the time of toss, captain Rohit Sharma said that Bumrah was not well, due to which he was out of the playing XI. Bumrah took three wickets in two test matches against New Zealand. 2. IND vs NZ: First success in Mumbai Test in the name of Akash Deep, Devon Conway was out after scoring 4 runs. The last match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai from November 1. Akash Deep gave a big success to Team India by dismissing Kiwi opener Devon Conway in the first session of the first day of the game. The fourth over of New Zealand’s first innings was bowled by Akash Deep. The first ball was played by Tom Latham towards mid-off and three runs were taken. Akash then dismissed Devon Conway LBW on the next ball. In the first innings, Conway could score only 4 runs in 11 balls. 3. IND A vs AUS A, First Unofficial Test: Thanks to Sai Sudarshan’s excellent half-century innings, Rituraj Gaikwad and Company took control of the match. The first unofficial Test match between Australia A and India A is being played at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in McKay. On the second day of play of this match, the best batsman Sai Sudarshan scored a brilliant half-century for India A in his second innings. Sai Sudarshan has batted very well so far due to which India A has taken the lead against Australia A. 4. “His performance in the last few seasons” – Manjrekar expressed displeasure over making Virat Kohli the captain. Sanjay Manjrekar said that Virat Kohli should not be made the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Manjrekar said that instead of looking at Kohli’s height, one should see how Kohli has performed with the bat in the last few seasons. 5. BGT 2024: Team India will not play its intra-squad match before Perth Test, know what is the whole matter Team India has to tour Australia for a 5-match Test series, which is starting from November 22 in Perth. Team India is fully prepared for the upcoming tour. However, before the Perth Test, a big news is coming out about Team India. Before the Perth Test, the Indian team was to play an intra squad match between November 14 and November 17, but now it will not be an intra squad match.…
“Sanju had a big role, he also faced difficulties…”, said head coach Rahul Dravid regarding RR’s retention and release.
As a captain, he (Sanju Samson) has built very good relations with these players – Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid & Sanju Samson (Photo Source: IPL franchises have released their retention lists ahead of the upcoming mega auction. Rajasthan Royals showed confidence in their 6 star players and retained them and spent Rs 79 crore. The team will now enter the auction with a purse of Rs 41 crore. Rajasthan has retained captain Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal for Rs 18 crore each. Dhruv Jurel and Ryan Parag were retained for Rs 14 crore each, Shimron Hetmyer for Rs 11 crore and Sandeep Sharma for Rs 4 crore. The franchise has not retained opener Jos Buttler and spinners Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, due to which the fans are quite surprised. Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid has given a big statement regarding this. We are very sad that we could not retain him – Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid says that the decisions taken were not easy and captain Sanju Samson has played a big role. He said that Sanju had built good relations with everyone in the last 5-6 years. However, the decision has been taken keeping in mind the dynamics and the pros and cons of each step. According to Hindustan Times, Rahul Dravid said, Sanju had a big role in these retentions. He also had to face many difficulties. As a captain, he has built very good relations with these players. We are very sad for the players we could not retain, and Sanju has worked with these players for 5-6 years. They have balance considerations on these retentions. He has taken the trouble to understand its dynamics, its advantages and disadvantages. They have discussed this with us a lot, and it was not an easy decision. We had a lot of debates, but in the end, we are happy with our team and we wanted to retain as many players as possible.
IPL 2025: KKR CEO Venky Mysore made a surprising revelation about his retained players.
Kolkata Knight Riders first included Rinku Singh in the retention list for Rs 13 crore. Venky Mysore. (Photo Source: Twitter) On 31 October, Kolkata Knight Riders revealed their retained players for the upcoming season. Kolkata Knight Riders first included Rinku Singh in the retention list for Rs 13 crore. After this, Varun Chakraborty, Andre Russell and Sunil Narayan were retained for Rs 12 crore each. Among the uncapped players, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh were signed for Rs 4 crore. Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore shared a video on KKR’s official YouTube channel in which he said that the franchise had to retain 10 to 11 players and it was not easy for anyone to select 6 players. Apart from this, he praised all the retained players. Venky Mysore said, ‘We wanted to retain 10 or 11 players because everyone’s performance has been excellent. It was very difficult for everyone to choose 6 of these because the players have won the hearts of all the fans by performing tremendously for the Kolkata team. Sunil Narayan has been with us for 12 years and Andre Russell has also been with the team for 10 years. Varun Chakraborty has also performed well for Kolkata Knight Riders for a long time and everyone knows about Rinku Singh very well. Harshit Rana has also bowled brilliantly for the team for 3 years and Ramandeep Singh has left his mark after joining the team last year. I think this is the best combination. Here’s the video: Kolkata Knight Riders have Rs 51 crore left in their purse for IPL 2025 mega auction. Let us tell you that Kolkata Knight Riders now have Rs 51 crore left in their purse for the upcoming mega auction. Many fans were hopeful that the Kolkata franchise would definitely retain Shreyas Iyer, under whose captaincy the franchise had won the trophy for the 2024 season. However this has not happened. Mitchell Starc has also not been retained. It will be very exciting to see which players Kolkata Knight Riders include in their team in the upcoming auction? The Indian captain who lost the most test matches at home- List of teams that have won the most matches away from home in WTC- Players who have won “Player of the Tournament” in every edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup- List of batsmen who have hit most sixes in Test cricket- Players who have been out for a duck most times in international cricket (active) Take a look at India’s lowest total in Test cricket- Players who have won Player of the Match the most number of times in Tests- Which Indian batsman has the highest average in Tests against New Zealand? Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup-
‘Wanted such players who have the mentality to win’, Sanjiv Goenka vented out his anger after the release of KL Rahul.
LSG has retained Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan. Sanjiv Goenka on KL Rahul Sanjiv Goenka on KL Rahul Released from LSG : After the announcement of the retained players for IPL 2025, it has now been officially revealed that KL Rahul is not a part of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The franchise has released its captain. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have retained Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan. Let us tell you that after the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad during IPL 2024, there was a heated argument between captain KL Rahul and LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka. The video of this entire incident had also gone viral on social media. However, later clarification came from Goenka and Rahul, but by then there was a lot of hue and cry in the cricket world about this. Since then, there were discussions that Lucknow franchise could show KL Rahul a way out of the team or Rahul himself would leave the franchise. Now on Thursday 31st October, it has been officially confirmed that KL Rahul has been released by LSG. What did Sanjeev Goenka say on the release of KL Rahul from LSG? Now, as soon as LSG announced its retained players, team owner Sanjiv Goenka has targeted KL Rahul. In a video message broadcast on Star Sports, Sanjiv Goenka explained the reason behind retaining Puran, Bishnoi, Badoni, Mohsin and Mayank. Sanjiv Goenka said, “It was a simple idea to go in with players who have a winning mentality. To have those who put the team first before their personal goals and individual aspirations. “And we wanted to keep as much of the core intact as possible.”
