Indian Premier League

The highly anticipated IPL retention is upon us. All 10 teams are set to announce their list of retained players ahead of the mega auction for the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on October 31. Several reports regarding a few teams are already doing the rounds. However, five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) seem to have revealed their retained players with their latest social media post fuelling massive speculation among the fans. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/did-csk-reveal-their-retained-players-with-emojis-on-social-media-ahead-of-ipl-2025-auction-know-in-detail-2024-10-30-959533

Spain and Manchester City's Rodri claimed his maiden Ballon d'Or award beating Vinicius Jr. Real Madridi boycotted the event after they got to know that Vinicius Jr wasn't winning and even weren't there to receive their Men's Club Award of the Year. On the other hand, Matthew Wade announced his international retirement after a 13-year illustrious career for Australia and swiftly moved into a coaching role. Wade will continue to play for Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmania while being named the fielding and wicketkeeping coach for Australia for Pakistan T20Is. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/india-tv-sports-wrap-on-october-29-today-s-top-10-trending-news-stories-2024-10-29-959410

Bangladesh's experienced left-arm spinner Taijul Islam is ready to take over the Test captaincy if required. He was asked about leading the Test team after it was reported that the current skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is not ready to continue after the ongoing series against South Africa at home. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/i-am-fully-prepared-taijul-islam-ready-to-take-up-bangladesh-test-captaincy-if-bcb-offers-2024-10-28-959293

India's senior pros Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came under heavy criticism for the lack of runs in the ongoing home Test season that culminated in the team's first series loss in India in 12 years. While Rohit has scored 104 runs, Kohli has aggregated 187 runs in eight innings. Since Kohli didn't play the England series, the sample size is a bit small, however, three single-digit scores in four Test matches at home including a duck and a single run doesn't give a good look, especially with the high standards he has set. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/not-a-concern-simon-doull-positive-about-virat-kohli-despite-treacherous-run-in-home-test-season-ind-vs-nz-2024-10-27-959156

MS Dhoni has dropped a major hint in regard to his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain might be seen in action during the upcoming edition of the lucrative T20 tournament as he has expressed the desire to "enjoy" his last few years in professional cricket as reported by Times of India. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ms-dhoni-drops-major-hint-on-participation-in-ipl-2025-thala-for-a-reason-trends-on-social-media-2024-10-26-958989

Dushan Hemantha's brilliant spell of spin bowling shattered Pakistan Shaheens's dreams of defending their ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup on Friday, October 25 as Sri Lanka won the first semifinal by seven wickets. Pakistan Shaheens won the toss and opted to bat first in order to put an impressive total on the board. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/sri-lanka-a-steamroll-pakistan-shaheens-in-muscat-to-book-final-berth-in-emerging-teams-asia-cup-2024-10-25-958870

India have their noses in front of New Zealand after the end of day one in the ongoing Pune Test after Washington Sundar spun a fine web around the Kiwi batters and claimed his first-ever five-wicket haul in international cricket. Sundar was the wrecker-in-chief for India as he returned figures of 7/59 and allowed India to put a bridle on New Zealand. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/washington-sundar-captivating-spell-of-spin-bowling-puts-india-in-front-of-new-zealand-on-day-1-of-pune-test-2024-10-24-958706