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:Will Young and Daryl Mitchell scored battling half-centuries in energy-sapping conditions as New Zealand reached 192-6 at tea on the opening day of the third and final test against India in Mumbai on Friday.
Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina hinted at Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's potential move to Chennai Super Kings (CSK), revealing that the swashbuckling star met legendary MS Dhoni in Delhi. The Indian Premier League (IPL) player retention lists were announced by each franchise on Wednesday. MS Dhoni was retained as an uncapped player for Rs 4 crore as a per new IPL rule allowing Indian players having retired five years back to be retained by franchises as uncapped players. Pant was released by Delhi Capitals (DC) after playing eight seasons with the team since 2016.
Dates and venues for Sri Lanka's two-match Test series and a sole ODI against Australia have been revealed on Friday. Sri Lanka will host Australia for two Tests, a part of the ongoing cycle of the World Test Championship, and a single ODI, which will help both teams bolster their preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The first Test will begin on January 29 in Galle, and the second Test will kick off on February 6 at the same venue. Both teams will square off in the sole ODI on February 13, but the venue remains to be decided.
Sarfaraz Khan gave a fiery send-off to Rachin Ravindra on Day 1 of the third Test match between India and New Zealand in Mumbai on Friday. Rachin has been a top performer for New Zealand with the bat and he was one of the big reasons behind the visitors winning both Tests in the series. During the first session of Day 1, Rachin was left bamboozled by a delivery from Washington Sundar that crashed into his stumps. Sarfaraz, who was fielding at the silly point position, celebrated wildly after the dismissal and even taunted Ravindra before the batter made his way back to the dressing room.
Amidst the array of batters being retained by their teams ahead of IPL 2025, India's fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah became the top retention pick of five-time champions Mumbai Indians. The ace sppedster, who has been retained for Rs 18 crore, said he is happy of his journey in the franchise continuing for three more years.
Chennai Super Kings retained captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (INR 18 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (INR 13 crore), Shivam Dube (INR 12 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (INR 18 crore) and MS Dhoni (INR 4 crore) ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. Dhoni's retention dominated headlines and it was Rs 4 crore price tag that sparked quite a bit of conversation among fans and experts. The new IPL rule means that any player who has not played for India in the last 5 years will be considered 'uncapped'. However, former India cricketers Mohammad Kaif and Sanjay Manjrekar took hilarious digs at the rule involving Dhoni.
New Zealand skipper Tom Latham on Friday won the toss and elected to bat against India as the tourists look for a series sweep in the third Test in Mumbai.
There was a lot of chatter around Mumbai Indians before the deadline ended for the IPL 2025 retentions but the five-time champions ended up securing their four star Indian cricketers. MI retained Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore), skipper Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (Rs 16.30 crore) and Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore).The pricing of the cricketers made it clear that the franchise wanted to maintain a balance with Bumrah emerging as the highest paid. According to a report by Indian Express, the retention process involved several meetings and it was actually Rohit who suggested that the other three cricketers should get paid more than him as they are still playing T20Is.