South Africa - players.bio

IPL 2025: Teamwise List Of Overseas Players Likely To Return For Restart

The Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended last week amid growing tensions at the border with Pakistan. However, the tournament is set to resume on May 17 with India and Pakistan now under a ceasefire agreement. As per the updated schedule, the final will now be played on June 3, instead of May 25, raising doubts over the availability of foreign players. While England and West Indies are set to square off in a white-ball series, Australia and South Africa will square off in the much-awaited World Test Championship (WTC) final days after the revised IPL 2025 final date.

Will Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Lose Grade A+ Contract After Test Retirement? BCCI Answers

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia on Wednesday confirmed that star India batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will stay in the Grade A category despite retiring from the T20Is and Tests. Earlier in April, the BCCI announced annual player retainership 2024-25 where Kohi and Rohit were put in the Grade A category along with right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja.

Former Team India Fielding Coach "Shocked" At Virat Kohli's Sudden Test Retirement

R Sridhar, the former India men's team fielding coach, said he was left shell-shocked over Virat Kohli suddenly announcing his retirement from Test cricket. Sridhar added that he was fortunate to have been in the national set-up when Kohli was India's Test captain from 2015 to 2021, and eventually became the country's most successful captain in the longer format. In an Instagram post on Monday, Kohli announced that he will be retiring from Tests with immediate effect, ending a 14-year career worth 9,230 runs in 123 matches at an average of 46.85, including hitting 30 hundreds and 31 fifties with a highest score of 254 not out.

"Rohit Sharma May Have Decided To Retire After Sydney Test": Ex-India Star's Big Claim

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif questioned Rohit Sharma's decision to step down as captain for the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney earlier this year. Calling it a misstep, he opined the timing was off and hinted that veteran opener may have already made up his mind to retire from Test cricket at that point. Rohit had struggled in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, which India lost 3-1. He averaged just 6.20 in five innings. His struggles with the bat culminated in the skipper dropping himself for the final Test in Sydney and handing the reins to Jasprit Bumrah, who had led India to a thumping 295-run win in the series opener in Perth.

'Disappointed' Javed Akhtar Heartbroken By Virat Kohli's Decision, Makes Humble Request

Virat Kohli's decision to quit the Test format has broken many hearts all across the globe. Kohli might be 36, but he still remains one of the finest batters in the game. Though his recent exploits with the bat in the Test format weren't up to the mark, no one had anticipated that Virat would call it a day in the longest format of the game, despite holding red-ball cricket so close to his heart. As the Indian cricket team prepares for life without Virat in the whites, famous lyricist and songwriter Javed Akhtar has urged the talismanic batter to reconsider his decision.

Australia opening spot for world test final still up for grabs

SYDNEY :Australia's opening partnership has been the subject of much debate since David Warner retired and remains unresolved less than a month before the World Test Championship final against South Africa.

Blow For BCCI As Cricket South Africa Takes Tough Stance On IPL 2026 Extension

The extension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season due to the Indo-Pak conflict has resulted in a big headache for franchises. While the message from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is to get all overseas players back for the resumption of the league, Cricket South Africa has told its players to return home by May 26, as was the initial agreement when the IPL final was to be held on May 25. Though talks are still going on between the two bosses of the boards, CSA is reportedly unwilling to budge on its stance.

On Virat Kohli's Test Retirement, Overseas Media Fires Huge Warning To BCCI: "Gut Punch..."

Tributes have been pouring in for star India batter Virat Kohli who announced his Test retirement on Monday through a lengthy social media. Kohli's announcement mark the end of an era and an illustrious career stretching nearly 14 years. In his Test career, the 36-year-old made 123 appearances, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, with 30 centuries and 31 fifties in 210 innings and a best score of 254 not out. With an unmatched following on social media, media organisations from across the globe also congratulated Kohli on a stellar Test career.

Contacts

South Africa Sport News

IPL 2025: Teamwise List Of Overseas Players Likely To Return For Restart

Will Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Lose Grade A+ Contract After Test Retirement? BCCI Answers

Former Team India Fielding Coach "Shocked" At Virat Kohli's Sudden Test Retirement

"Rohit Sharma May Have Decided To Retire After Sydney Test": Ex-India Star's Big Claim

'Disappointed' Javed Akhtar Heartbroken By Virat Kohli's Decision, Makes Humble Request

Australia opening spot for world test final still up for grabs

Blow For BCCI As Cricket South Africa Takes Tough Stance On IPL 2026 Extension

On Virat Kohli's Test Retirement, Overseas Media Fires Huge Warning To BCCI: "Gut Punch..."