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Venkatesh Iyer stunned many after being roped in for a massive price of Rs 23.75 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL 2025 mega auction on Sunday, November 24. Iyer entered the auction at a base price of Rs 2 crore and saw a massive bidding war for him by three teams. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/venkatesh-iyer-shocker-kkr-spends-whopping-rs-23-75-crore-on-star-mp-all-rounder-2024-11-24-963221

It was crazy action at the Optus Stadium in Perth in the first Test between India and Australia. As many as 17 wickets fell on the day with only 217 runs being scored and even then Rishabh Pant managed to create history breaking a 47-year-old record in Australia. He scored 37 runs and looked one of the most fluent batters on the day from both sides. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ind-vs-aus-rishabh-pant-breaks-47-year-old-record-with-37-run-knock-in-perth-test-2024-11-22-962912

AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction:  The mighty Australia side is set to kick off the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Perth on Friday. Both India and Australia are expected to produce a thrilling Test match at The Optus Stadium with some of the biggest stars in red-ball cricket raring for the action. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/aus-vs-ind-dream11-fantasy-team-match-prediction-captaincy-picks-and-playing-xis-for-border-gavaskar-trophy-1st-test-2024-11-21-962784

IPL mega auction on a Monday, clashing with a Test match featuring India and Australia as well as the start of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the premier domestic T20 competition in the country which for many youngsters is a pathway to catch eyeballs of potential scouts and support staffs of the various teams. But it is what it is. The two-day mega auction set to take place on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia might not be scheduled in the best of windows and the clash has attracted a lot of severe reactions from the former cricketers. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ridiculous-worst-case-scenario-michael-vaughan-ricky-ponting-slam-ipl-auction-clashing-with-perth-test-2024-11-20-962524

Spaniard Rafael Nadal's illustrious tennis career came to an end after Spain lost to the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Malaga on Monday, November 19. The Netherlands won 2-1 including the singles clash featuring Nadal which the Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp prevailed 6-4, 6-4. On the other hand, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to feature in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Baroda for the first time since 2016 and pacer Ishant Sharma has been picked for Delhi. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/india-tv-sports-wrap-on-november-20-today-s-top-10-trending-news-stories-rafael-nadal-sl-vs-nz-hardik-pandya-hockey-india-japan-2024-11-20-962480

The BCCI named a 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series between India and Australian women's teams. Opening batter Shafali Verma, who hasn't scored a fifty in her last 12 innings spanning a little over two years, has been left out while the likes of Priya Punia and Harleen Deol returned to the ODI side. Minnu Mani and Titas Sadhu, who have played four and nine T20Is respectively but are yet to represent India in the ODIs, have been called up for the short tour of Australia. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/bcci-announces-india-women-s-squad-for-australia-odis-shafali-verma-dropped-2024-11-19-962289

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has raised concerns about India's approach to the five-match Test series against Australia down under. The visitors landed in Australia a week ago but skipped the warm-up game and opted for match simulation at the WACA in Perth. Earlier, an intra-squad game between India and India A was planned while on previous tours, they had faced an Australian domestic side in the lead-up to the series. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/i-can-t-get-my-head-around-michael-vaughan-shocked-with-india-s-decision-to-skip-warm-up-game-in-australia-2024-11-18-962144

Pakistan's designated captain Mohammad Rizwan has not been named in their playing XI for the 3rd T20I game against Australia to be played at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday (November 18). The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the playing XI for the final fixture of the series and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha is set to lead the team. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/no-mohammad-rizwan-as-pakistan-announce-stand-in-captain-to-lead-pakistan-xi-in-3rd-t20i-vs-australia-2024-11-18-962128

Batting allrounder Justin Greaves has made his return to the West Indies Test squad as Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced a 15-member squad for a two-match home series against Bangladesh. Greaves, 30, has been rewarded for his stellar run in the domestic circuit as he makes his return to the red-ball format after 10 months. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/justin-greaves-and-kevin-sinclair-return-as-west-indies-announce-squad-for-test-series-against-bangladesh-2024-11-16-961899

International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to cancel the Champions Trophy tour to PoK regions. PCB had stated on Thursday (November 14) that the trophy will be visiting Skardu, Hunza, Murree and Muzaffarabad. According to a report, the BCCI objected to the PCB's plan and then the ICC asked the Pakistan board to cancel its trophy tour in the said cities. According to sources, even the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah condemned PCB's move to take the trophy to PoK. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/icc-cancels-champions-trophy-tour-in-3-pok-cities-day-after-pcb-s-announcement-2024-11-15-961808

Babar Azam created history without facing a single ball during Pakistan's opening T20I game against Australia in Brisbane on Thursday. The former captain entered the ground and broke Shoaib Malik's all-time T20I record for Pakistan. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/babar-azam-breaks-multiple-t20i-records-for-pakistan-in-series-opener-against-australia-2024-11-14-961632

Sanju Samson has found a new lease of life in T20Is while opening the innings. He became the first Indian and fourth overall last week on November 8 (Wednesday) to notch up back-to-back centuries in the shortest format much to the delight of his fans. Samson smashed 107 runs off just 50 balls with seven fours and 10 sixes to his name and despite bagging a duck in the next game, he has taken a big jump in the latest ICC T20I rankings. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/sanju-samson-goes-past-rohit-sharma-and-virat-kohli-s-t20i-rankings-with-century-in-durban-2024-11-13-961436

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is the new No.1 ODI bowler in the world in the latest updated ICC rankings. He was the star for his team in their historic series win over Australia recently. For the unversed, Pakistan registered an ODI series win in Australia for the first time since 2002 and it was their bowling attack led by Shaheen who orchestrated the victory.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/shaheen-afridi-becomes-no-1-odi-bowler-in-the-world-in-latest-icc-rankings-2024-11-13-961421

South Africa's come-from-behind win in the 2nd T20I by three wickets over India has breathed excitement into the ongoing four-match series. Therefore, the third T20I on Wednesday (November 13) is expected to be a riveting contest at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-t20i-live-streaming-when-and-where-to-watch-the-match-on-tv-and-online-in-india-2024-11-13-961415

The first series meeting between the two T20 World Cup 2024 finalists reaches its penultimate clash in Centurion. India and South Africa are gearing up for the third T20I in the SuperSport Park on Wednesday after bagging a contest each in Durban and Gqeberha.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ind-vs-sa-3rd-t20i-centurion-weather-report-will-weather-interrupt-third-game-in-supersport-park-2024-11-12-961271

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday refuted the reports of visa denials to Pakistani scrabble players for the Asia Cup Youth Scrabble Championship in New Delhi. The MEA has said that 12 Pakistan players were issued visas well in advance for the tournament that was slated to take place from November 10 to 12. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/india-denies-visa-to-most-pakistan-players-for-asia-cup-youth-scrabble-championship-2024-11-12-961253

Aryna Sabalenka finished as the world's No.1 female tennis player in the updated WTA year-end rankings 2024 on Monday. Despite failing to reach the final of the WTA Finals, the star Belarusian clinched the Australian Open and US Open titles in 2024 to snatch the world No.1 crown from Iga Swiatek. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/wta-year-end-rankings-2024-confirmed-aryna-sabalenka-finishes-as-no-1-elena-rybakina-slips-out-of-top-5-2024-11-11-961108

Haryana opener Yashvardhan Dalal has etched his name into the history books as he became the first batter to hit a quadruple century in the U23 CK Nayudu Trophy. Dalal slammed 428 in the age-group tournament in his team's clash against Mumbai.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/haryanas-yashvardhan-dalal-creates-history-in-ck-nayudu-trophy-breaks-sameer-rizvis-major-record-2024-11-10-960977

Pakistan registered a famous series win as Mohammad Rizwan began his full-time white-ball captaincy stint on a high note in a three-match series against Australia. The Men in Green handed Australia a 2-1 defeat at the home of the reigning ODI World Champions, with bowlers doing wonders in the series. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/for-first-ever-time-australia-batters-register-unwanted-record-in-2-1-series-loss-to-pakistan-2024-11-10-960960

19-year-old Sam Konstas (73* off 128 balls) has proved once again why so many former cricketers in Australia are raving about him as he scored a well-compiled half-century to help Australia A beat India A by six wickets in the second unofficial Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday (November 9). Konstas' knock also helped his team clinch the two-match series 2-0. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/sam-konstas-plays-gutsy-knock-with-test-spot-on-line-to-guide-australia-a-to-series-win-over-india-a-2024-11-09-960833

Mumbai Indians have confirmed their list of retained and released players ahead of the 2025 edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL). After winning the inaugural edition, the team led by Harmanpreet Kaur couldn't defend the title last year losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the eliminator. However, the former champions have kept their faith in most of the players who featured in the previous edition. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/wpl-2025-retentions-mumbai-indians-list-of-retained-and-released-players-2024-11-07-960597

WPL Retentions 2025 Highlights:   71 players retained with 19 slots left to be filled, GG with biggest purse A week after the IPL retentions, it's time for the announcement of retained and released players for all five teams in the Women's Premier League (WPL). Since, it's a mini-auction, the teams are unlikely to release players in wholesale, however, the teams like UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants, who failed to make it to the top three last season, are expected to undergo massive changes and hence may have the least number of players retained. Since the teams will also have an enhanced purse for the auction this time around, the likes of RCB, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians too would want to make full use of that, while keeping their core group. Follow all the live updates of WPL retentions 2025- source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/wpl-retentions-2025-live-updates-women-s-premier-league-retained-and-released-players-rcb-upw-dc-mi-and-gg-auction-athapatht

The deadline to confirm the list of retained and released players ahead of the next edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) ended today. Accordingly, all five teams have announced the same as the marquee Indian players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Jemimah Rodrigues have been retained by their respective franchises. For the unversed, just before retentions, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge was traded to Royal Challengers Bengaluru from UP Warriorz. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/wpl-2025-retention-full-list-of-retained-and-released-players-by-all-5-teams-and-purse-remaining-2024-11-07-960589

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa is displeased with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for allowing New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra to train at their academy before the Test series against India. Ravindra practiced at the academy ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at Greater Noida to get used to the Indian conditions. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/robin-uthappa-takes-a-jibe-at-csk-for-allowing-rachin-ravindra-to-train-at-their-academy-india-vs-new-zealand-2024-11-07-960575

Tom Latham still rates Team India as a "quality side" despite steamrolling them at their home 3-0 in the recently culminated Test series. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/tom-latham-gives-verdict-on-team-india-calibre-after-whitewash-2024-11-07-960569

West Indies and England are set to face each other for one final time in the ongoing ODI series today. The match is scheduled to take place at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados. The three-match series is currently locked at 1-1 and the decider is expected to go down the wire. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/wi-vs-eng-3rd-odi-pitch-report-dream11-prediction-playing-for-today-s-match-in-barbados-2024-11-06-960393

Afghanistan will take on Bangladesh in a three-match ODI series in Sharjah starting Wednesday, November 6. Having beaten South Africa in September 2-1, the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side will be confident of another good show in the UAE as they continue their build-up towards the ICC Champions Trophy next year. Bangladesh last played an ODI series in March and even though they beat Sri Lanka, it was at home and the Asian side has usually struggled outside home across the formats. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/afghanistan-vs-bangladesh-live-when-and-where-to-watch-afg-vs-ban-odi-series-on-tv-and-streaming-in-india-2024-11-05-960234

The mega auction ahead of the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is likely to take place in Riyadh, with the dates likely to be around November 24 and 25 according to a report in ANI. All the franchises announced their list of retained players on October 31 even as the likes of Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer were released. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2025-mega-auction-to-take-place-in-riyadh-dates-likely-on-november-24-and-25-report-2024-11-04-960078

India need 147 runs to win the third Test against New Zealand. On the other hand, Bengal Warriorz and Puneri Paltan will be in action on Sunday in a doubleheader. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/india-tv-sports-wrap-on-november-3-today-top-10-trending-news-stories-2024-11-03-959945

IND vs OMA Hong Kong Sixes Highlights: India's disappointing campaign comes to horrid end against Oman  Oman's captain Vinayak Shukla hammered 54 off just 11 balls to take Oman to their third consecutive win of the Bowl round. Vinayak is the Player of the Match (POTM). India finish their campaign without a win. Oman will face England in the Bowl final. The Plate final will be played between UAE and South Africa. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ind-vs-oma-hong-kong-sixes-live-score-india-vs-oman-latest-match-updates-scorecard-playing-xis-highlights-2024-11-03-959939

IND vs NZ 3rd Test Live Score: India humbled on home soil as New Zealand register 3-0 whitewash New Zealand have become the first team after South Africa since 2000 to win all the matches of a Test series against India in India. Will Young has been named the Player of the Series.​ India's next assignment is a five-match Test series against Australia down under. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ind-vs-nz-3rd-test-day-3-live-score-india-to-play-for-pride-against-new-zealand-at-wankhede-rohit-sharma-yashasvi-jaiswal-virat-kohli-shubman-gill-2024-11-03-959936

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Tamil Nadu batter Sai Sudharsan slammed a scintillating century in the India A vs Australia A 1st unofficial Test at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/sai-sudharsan-slams-century-as-india-a-reply-well-in-unofficial-test-against-australia-a-2024-11-02-959861

India are facing New Zealand in the third and final Test in Mumbai to avoid an embarrassing whitewash. While the series is done and dusted, there are crucial World Test Championship points table on offer and India would hope they can get them. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/why-jasprit-bumrah-is-not-playing-in-ind-vs-nz-3rd-test-rohit-sharma-reveals-concerning-reason-2024-11-01-959748

Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are among the star players retained by their respective franchises ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Virat Kohli is the top retention announced by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RCB have retained Virat by paying INR 21 crore. Notably, a total of 47 players have been retained ahead of the upcoming auction. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2025-retention-full-list-of-retained-players-by-all-10-franchises-2024-10-31-959699