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Senior India batter KL Rahul is set to play the second unofficial Test against England Lions, slated to begin on June 6. According to reports, Rahul will be leaving India on Monday. After Delhi Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs, the cricketer reached out to BCCI officials, expressing his interest in playing the second unofficial Test at the County Ground in Northampton. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/kl-rahul-set-to-play-second-unofficial-test-against-england-lions-2025-05-30-992582

Star Punjab Kings spinner Yuvendra Chahal missed the blockbuster clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of the ongoing IPL 2025. He is the leading wicket-taker in IPL history, but hasn’t been in his usual form this year. He has been out of action since the match against Rajasthan Royals on May 18. Explaining the reason behind it, the Punjab management revealed that the 34-year-old was nursing a finger injury but was expected to be fit for the playoffs. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/why-is-yuzvendra-chahal-not-playing-vs-royal-challengers-bengaluru-in-qualifier-1-of-ipl-2025-2025-05-29-992464

Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians will lock horns in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday (May 30) at Mullanpur. While the Titans finished in third place in the points table after 70 league stage matches, five-time champions MI ended fourth. However, both teams are struggling with the availability of their overseas players. The Titans will miss their number three batter Jos Buttler in the playoffs, and it will be a huge miss for them. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/who-will-replace-jos-buttler-in-gujarat-titans-playing-xi-for-ipl-2025-eliminator-vs-mumbai-indians-2025-05-29-992463

England have confirmed their playing XI for the first of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies. This series also marks the start of Harry Brook's captaincy era in white-ball cricket, and the hosts have taken a massively surprising decision, pushing Jamie Smith to open the innings alongside Ben Duckett. Phil Salt has been dropped from England's ODI setup after the Champions Trophy debacle and Smith has now filled the vacant spot at the top of the order. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/england-announce-playing-xi-for-first-odi-vs-west-indies-pick-new-opener-2025-05-28-992256

The three-match ODI series between England and the West Indies is all set to get underway on May 29. It is directly clashing with the IPL 2025 playoffs. England have called their players back, and the likes of Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell, and Will Jacks have returned, leaving their respective teams despite making it to the playoffs. On the other hand, the West Indies have allowed their players to stay back. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/eng-vs-wi-odi-series-squads-schedule-venues-live-streaming-and-all-you-need-to-know-2025-05-28-992245

Mumbai Indians fluffed their chance of making it to the top two despite four results going their way in the last week in the ongoing IPL season. Despite starting the season with four losses, the Mumbai Indians won the next six games in a row to be in the running for a place in the top two, but lost to Gujarat Titans and the Punjab Kings in two of their last three games to fall behind and will now have to content with a spot in the eliminator and take a longer route to make it to the final, if they can actually achieve it. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/what-happened-when-mumbai-indians-finished-4th-on-the-points-table-last-time-in-ipl-2025-05-27-992072

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) entered IPL 2025 as the defending champions, but they were inconsistent right through. Eventually, they were knocked out of the tournament, finishing in eighth place with only five wins from 14 matches. To make things worse, they ended their campaign with their worst defeat ever in IPL history, losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 110 runs. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/kkr-captain-ajinkya-rahane-vows-to-come-back-stronger-next-year-after-team-s-poor-show-in-ipl-2025-2025-05-26-991908

The Indian team is all set to tour England for a five-game Test series. The series will kick off from June 20, and the BCCI recently came forward to announce that ace batter Shubman Gill will be India’s new Test captain for the England tour, with Rishabh Pant being the vice captain. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/robin-uthappa-questions-star-batter-s-omission-from-india-s-test-squad-for-england-series-2025-05-25-991847

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With the Indian team all set to tour England for a five-game Test series starting from June 20, the side will be without many of their ace players for the tour. Veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both announced their retirement from the longest format before the England series, and the BCCI named Shubman Gill as the new Test captain for the upcoming tour.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ajit-agarkar-reveals-conversation-around-virat-kohli-s-test-retirement-2025-05-24-991717

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India all-rounder Deepti Sharma accused UP Warriorz teammate Arushi Goel of duping INR 25 lakh. Deepti’s brother, Sumit Sharma, also complained that Arushi broke into their house in Agra on April 22 and stole gold, silver and valuables worth INR 2 lakh in foreign currency. Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against Arushi, as ACP Sukanya Sharma confirmed. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/deepti-sharma-accuses-teammate-of-theft-fraud-fir-registered-2025-05-23-991600

Gujarat Titans will host Lucknow Super Giants in match 64 of the ongoing IPL 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Shubman Gill-led side has already confirmed their berth for the playoffs, but the game against LSG holds massive importance as Gujarat will be desparate to pick up the win and fight for a spot in the top 2, which will allow the team an additional chance to qualify for the playoffs. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/gt-vs-lsg-pitch-report-how-will-surface-at-narendra-modi-stadium-in-ahmedabad-play-in-ipl-2025-match-64-2025-05-22-991434

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The leading wicket-taker at the T20 World Cup 2024 last year in the West Indies and the USA, Fazalhaq Farooqi, had a shocker of an IPL season for the Rajasthan Royals as he went wicketless for the whole tournament despite playing five matches. Farooqi's performances pretty much reflect how poor the bowling attack was for the Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing IPL season, even though they ended the campaign on a high with a win in Delhi against the Chennai Super Kings. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/fazalhaq-farooqi-breaks-unwanted-ipl-record-after-going-wicketless-for-rajasthan-royals-in-full-season-2025-05-21-991281

Star England pacer Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against West Indies, starting May 29 at Edgbaston. In an official statement, the England and Wales Cricket Board explained that the pacer has been ruled out with a right thumb injury, and the medical team is currently monitoring the situation and will decide his return to action after a thorough inspection. In the meantime, Look Wood has been named as his replacement for the ODI series.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/jofra-archer-ruled-out-of-odi-series-against-west-indies-england-name-replacement-2025-05-21-991268

England and Zimbabwe will face each other in the four-day one-off Test match starting from May 22 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. This is the start of an extremely busy and competitive summer for Ben Stokes and his men with Team India also scheduled to travel to the UK for five Test matches. Ahead of the India series, a face-off against Zimbabwe will keep the Brits in good stead. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/england-vs-zimbabwe-test-match-schedule-squads-venue-live-streaming-and-all-you-need-to-know-2025-05-20-991066

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are in a must-win zone following the Sunday results, with three teams already confirming their playoffs spot in the ongoing IPL season. The Super Giants have fallen off the cliff, having won just one game out of their last five after starting the tournament with four wins in the first six matches. LSG's form has coincided with the form of their overseas hard-hitters, which has nosedived in the last few games and would need the likes of Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran to find some runs back to get their batting going yet again. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/lsg-vs-srh-ipl-2025-dream11-prediction-best-fantasy-picks-for-lucknow-super-giants-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-2025-05-19-990936

Punjab Kings created history as their batters put up a brilliant show after losing their way at the start in their clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Sunday, May 18. After opting to bat first, PBKS were in choppy waters at 34/3, before their middle order revived the innings to set up a daunting total of 219/5. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/punjab-kings-create-history-in-ipl-register-multiple-huge-records-with-bat-during-clash-against-rr-2025-05-18-990827

The stage is set for game 59 of the ongoing IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025. Rajasthan Royals will be taking on Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on May 18. Both sides will be hoping to put in good showing as the competition approaches its final stages.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rr-vs-pbks-head-to-head-record-ahead-of-ipl-2025-match-59-2025-05-17-990691

BCCI announced squad 20-member squad for the upcoming India A tour of England. Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named the captain, while several senior cricketers have been called up for the series. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was India’s leading run-scorer in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, is part of the squad and will be available from the first unofficial Test as his IPL will end with the Rajasthan Royals’ final league game. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/bcci-announce-india-a-squad-for-england-tour-several-seniors-named-in-squad-2025-05-16-990620

Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Josh Hazlewood suffered a shoulder niggle and missed the match against Chennai Super Kings earlier in the season. Since then, the league has been suspended, and Hazlewood has had some time to recover and is now reported to be in a much better spot. However, it is unclear whether the Australia international will be available for the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 17 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rcb-director-of-cricket-shares-update-on-josh-hazlewood-s-fitness-2025-05-16-990600

Gujarat Titans (GT) have already covered for contingency, signing Kusal Mendis for the playoffs with the impending departure of Jos Buttler after the league stage of the 2025 edition of the IPL. With the final leg of the tournament spilling into June, the playoffs will clash with the England-West Indies white-ball series, which kicks off on May 29 at Edgbaston. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in a statement had said that they will assist the BCCI in getting the tournament up and running but will have to rework the NOCs, which were issued for the original dates of the IPL. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2025-kusal-mendis-to-replace-jos-buttler-in-gujarat-titans-squad-for-playoffs-2025-05-15-990431

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled a massive prize pool for the 2023-25 edition of the World Test Championship (WTC). The third WTC season culminates next month with the grand final between Australia and South Africa at Lord's. ICC has announced a total prize money pool of USD 5.76 million (Rs 49.32 crore). source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/icc-unveils-prize-money-for-wtc-final-winner-to-take-home-a-huge-amount-of-rs-30-82-crore-2025-05-15-990429

After the suspension of one week, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to resume on May 17 (Saturday) with the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). However, there is massive uncertainty around the availability of foreign players. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians have received a massive boost as their fast bowler Trent Boult has decided to return to play the remainder of the IPL season. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/mumbai-indians-receive-massive-boost-amidst-uncertainty-around-foreign-players-availability-for-ipl-2025-2025-05-14-990271

Former India Test cricketer Rohit Sharma met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday (May 12). After the meeting, the latter took to X to share the pictures and also lauded Rohit for his immense skills displayed in his Test journey. Fadnavis also felicitated Rohit during the meeting at his official residence, Varsha, in Mumbai. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rohit-sharma-meets-maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-after-announcing-test-retirement-2025-05-14-990246

A day after announcing his retirement from Test cricket, former India captain Virat Kohli visited Vrindavan with his wife Anushka Sharma on Tuesday (May 13). The couple also met Premanand Ji Maharaj in his Ashram Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj, Varah Ghat, in a special spiritual conversation (Ekantik Vartalaap). This is the second visit to Vrindavan for the power couple after turning up in January this year with their children to seek the blessings of Premanand Ji Maharaj. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-visits-vrindavan-with-anushka-a-day-after-test-retirement-couple-meets-premanand-ji-maharaj-2025-05-13-990141

Former India off-spinner R Ashwin reckoned that Jasprit Bumrah deserves captaincy and should be the next leader for the national team in Tests after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the format last week. Ashwin mentioned that it will be a tricky transition for India without both Virat Kohli and Rohit and hence, Bumrah should be the captain but his workload concerns may not let the selectors be brave enough to take that chance of him missing a couple of matches in a long series but still be the main captain. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/jasprit-bumrah-deserves-captaincy-virat-kohli-retirement-had-at-least-1-2-years-of-test-cricket-in-him-r-ashwin-2025-05-13-990138

Star India cricketer Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket effective immediately. After the five-match tour to Australia, several reports claimed that the 36-year-old might end his illustrious career in Test cricket, and on Monday, May 12, he confirmed the development with a post on his Instagram account. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-is-my-favourite-cricketer-lt-gen-rajiv-ghai-uses-cricket-reference-to-explain-operation-sindoor-2025-05-12-989965

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar is still recovering from a finger injury that he suffered while fielding during the match against Chennai Super Kings. The 31-year-old was expected to miss at least two matches following the injury, but the sudden pause of the tournament gave him the much-needed time to recover. He is reportedly still recovering from the injury but is expected to be fit before the tournament restarts. However, the RCB management can be cautious in giving him a one-match break to be completely fit. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rajat-patidar-recovering-from-finger-injury-amid-reports-of-ipl-restarting-soon-2025-05-11-989816

Following the temporary suspension of the 2025 edition of the IPL, Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, has floated the idea of the remainder of the matches taking place in the United Kingdom. Since South Africa, Australia and Indian players are all scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom for their respective Test assignments from June onwards, Vaughan wondered if it would be possible to host the remaining 17 games in and around England. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/michael-vaughan-floats-idea-of-holding-the-remainder-of-ipl-2025-in-england-2025-05-10-989579

In light of Pakistan’s attack on the north and west Indian borders, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) took centre stage and announced that the ongoing IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025 will be temporarily suspended for one week. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rajeev-shukla-reflects-on-ipl-s-temporary-suspension-sheds-light-on-foreign-players-return-home-2025-05-09-989512

Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso has informed the club about his decision to step down after the current season. Ahead of the marquee match against Borussia Dortmund, the former Spanish international confirmed his departure, stating that ‘it’s time to confirm these will be my final games at Bayer.’ source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/football/xabi-alonso-confirms-decision-to-leave-bayer-leverkusen-set-to-become-new-real-madrid-confirmation-2025-05-09-989510

In a major development for Rajasthan Royals, the franchise took centre stage and announced South Africa pacer Nandre Burger as the injury replacement for star pacer Sandeep Sharma. It is worth noting that Sandeep Sharma picked up a finger injury after having played 10 IPL matches in 2025. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rajasthan-royals-announce-nandre-burger-as-replacement-for-injured-sandeep-sharma-2025-05-08-989299

Punjab Kings' day game on Sunday against the Mumbai Indians has been shifted to Ahmedabad from Dharamsala after the closure of the Kangra Airport due to the ongoing cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. Following India's successful 'Operation Sindoor' on May 7 midnight, several airports in North India, including Srinagar, Jammu, Chandigarh, Shimla, Amritsar, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Jamnagar, and Mundra, among others, were shut down for safety purposes. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/pbks-vs-mi-ipl-clash-on-may-11-shifted-from-dharamsala-to-ahmedabad-due-to-airport-closure-india-pakistan-tensions-operation-sindoor-2025-05-08-989297

Game 57 of the ongoing IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025 sees Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Chennai Super Kings. Both teams locked horns at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 7. Ahead of the game, Kolkata Knight Riders were hit with a setback as ace batter Venkatesh Iyer would be missing the must-win game against Chennai. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/why-is-venkatesh-iyer-not-playing-in-kkr-vs-csk-ipl-2025-clash-2025-05-07-989145

Mumbai Indians host Gujarat Titans in the 56th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 at Wankhede as the fight for the playoffs heats up. MI and GT have been among the trendsetters in the season and both are eyeing to consolidate their position in the top four. Follow for all the latest updates. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/mi-vs-gt-ipl-2025-live-score-mumbai-indians-vs-gujarat-titans-wankhede-stadium-mumbai-latest-match-updates-scorecard-playing-xi-teams-2025-05-06-988931

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India pacer Mohammed Shami reportedly received a death threat on Sunday, May 4. Shami, who is currently featuring in the Indian Premier League for Sunrisers Hyderabad, received the said threat through email. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/mohammed-shami-gets-death-threat-via-email-police-investigating-matter-report-2025-05-05-988771

Sunrisers Hyderabad have dropped Mohammed Shami from the playing XI against Delhi Capitals in the ongoing IPL 2025. The ace pacer had a poor campaign so far in the tournament, having managed to clinch only six wickets in nine matches. In the last match against Gujarat Titans, the 34-year-old scored 48 runs in three overs, without any success, and that forced Hyderabad to once again drop him from the playing XI. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/why-is-mohammed-shami-nitish-kumar-reddy-not-playing-against-delhi-capitals-2025-05-05-988767

KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2025: Kolkata beat Rajasthan by 1 run in thriller at Eden Gardens Kolkata Knight Riders find themselves in a tricky spot, having to win all of their remaining games to get to the 17-point mark in the ongoing IPL but the win the other day against the Delhi Capitals would give them a lot of confidence. The Knight Riders have switched around their combination a bit but they would still worry about the form of their big-money purchase in Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh, while none of the batters has really gone on and played a big innings. The bowlers have sailed the KKR ship thus far mostly. On the other hand, the less said about the Rajasthan Royals, the better it is. They have already been eliminated from the tournament and the only thing they are playing for is pride, or maybe to spoil the others' party. Follow all the live updates of the KKR vs RR match from the Eden Gardens in Kolkata- source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/kkr-vs-rr-li...

The race of the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025 playoffs has been speeding up. With Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals already eliminated from the race of the playoffs, Sunrisers Hyderabad has been deemed as the side to be eliminated next. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/how-can-sunrisers-hyderabad-qualify-for-ipl-2025-playoffs-after-defeat-against-gujarat-titans-2025-05-03-988496

England announce a 13-member squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe, starting May 22 at Trent Bridge. Captain Ben Stokes was doubtful after the hamstring injury as he was expected to return for the five-match Test series against India. However, the all-rounder recovered well and has been named in the squad. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/england-announce-squad-for-zimbabwe-test-young-prodigy-to-miss-due-to-ipl-2025-05-02-988375

Chennai Super Kings became the first team to be eliminated from the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2025. The side lost their recent clash against Punjab Kings, which saw them having no chance to make it into the playoffs of the tournament now. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/harbhajan-singh-slams-csk-s-management-for-benching-veteran-star-after-loss-to-pbks-2025-05-01-988230

For the first time in IPL history, Chennai Super Kings have failed to qualify for the playoffs in consecutive years. They have been one of the most consistent teams in IPL history, having won the title five times and qualifying for the playoffs on 12 occasions. From 2008 to 2015, the MS Dhoni-led side made it to the playoffs each year. They were banned for two years in 2016 and 2017, and after that, the team managed to win the title in 2018. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/chennai-super-kings-set-unwanted-record-for-first-time-in-ipl-history-2025-05-01-988225

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Delhi Capitals in the 48th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday (April 29) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. It was a close game with the defending champions registering a 14-run win courtesy of a brilliant performance from their all-rounder Sunil Narine, who picked up three wickets for just 29 runs. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/sunil-narine-creates-world-record-with-three-wicket-haul-against-delhi-capitals-in-ipl-2025-2025-04-30-988040