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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