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"Shaken Australia Players Will Be Defended...": Report Drops IPL 2025 Bombshell

Australian players who have returned home after the suspension of the IPL and don't want to return to India for the remainder of the high-profile tournament will get support from Cricket Australia, according to a media report. All the Australian players in various IPL teams have already reached home. Only some former players like Ricky Ponting and Brad Haddin, who are among the coaching staff, are still in India. Other coaches, including Justin Langer and Mike Hussey, have also landed back due to border tensions between India and Pakistan. But the players may be asked to return as the IPL is set to resume within this week after the announcement of ceasefire on Saturday.

India batting great Kohli follows Rohit into test retirement

BENGALURU :India batting great Virat Kohli announced his retirement from test cricket on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a glorious career in the longest format that leaves a huge void in the team just days after captain Rohit Sharma ended his red ball career.

India great Virat Kohli announces retirement from Test cricket

NEW DELHI: Batting great Virat Kohli announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket on Monday, just days before India name their squad for a tour to England. “As I step away from this format, it’s not easy — but it feels right. I’ve given it everything I had, and it’s given me back so much more than I could’ve hoped for,” the 36-year-old Kohli wrote on Instagram.

Watch: Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals Players Reach Delhi By Special Vande Bharat Train

A special Vande Bharat train having both Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) players and support staff members, match officials, commentators, broadcast crew members, operations staff and other key personnel associated with the called off IPL 2025 game in Dharamshala has reached New Delhi from Jalandhar. The DC team bus, along with other buses, were in readiness near the Safdarjung Railway Station to ferry players from both teams and various key personnel to their hotels. After deboarding the train, everyone went into their earmarked buses and were off to their respective hotels in New Delhi. The likes of KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ricky Ponting, Nehal Wadhera, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Heman Badani, Jake Fraser McGurk, Yuzi Chahal, Priyansh Arya, Axar Patel, Shashank Singh, Brad Haddin, Patrick Farhat, along with entire DC and PBKS teams, commentators Alan Wilkins and Graeme Swann, and PBKS co-owner Preity Zinta amongst others were seen entering their respective buses after arriving at the railway station.

IPL 2025 Suspended, What's The Way Forward For Foreign Players - Explained

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season has been indefinitely suspended by the BCCI, accoridng to several media reports, following rising military tension between India and Pakistan. After the abandonment of the contest between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) in Dharamshala - amid blackout in the hill town following missile and drone attacks from Pakistan in Jammu and other areas, cricket has taken a backseat, with players' and staff's safety being prioritised. Amidst the chaos, overseas players have expressed concern regarding the situation, and a willingness to return home. Now, it lies on the BCCI as to how their safe travel can be executed.

After Emphatic Win Over LSG, PBKS Pacer Arshdeep Singh Opens Up Bowling In Dharamshala

On a balmy late Sunday evening, Arshdeep Singh did what he does best -- swing it in favour of Punjab Kings with three top-order wickets against Lucknow Super Giants. And he doesn't want to look too far ahead as staying in the present has yielded rich dividends for him. "I am just enjoying the present. We are just taking it day by day," Arshdeep said after his 3 for 16 stopped LSG on its tracks during a tough chase of 237 in an IPL match.

Ricky Ponting Reveals How Shreyas Iyer's Tactical Masterclass Left LSG Stunned

Punjab Kings registered their highest score of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, putting 236 on the board against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The likes of Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, and Shashank Singh contributed the most with the bat, adding scores of 91, 45 and 33 respectively but another batter whose cameo helped the team put a resounding total on the board was Josh Inglis. The Australian hadn't done much with the bat until the match in Dharamsala, where he was promoted to the No. 3 spot. After the game, PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting revealed that the decision to change Inglis' role was taken by skipper Shreyas Iyer.

Ricky Ponting's "Mature Player" Praise For PBKS Skipper Shreyas Iyer Wins Internet

Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting has lauded Shreyas Iyer's evolution as a captain, saying that his understanding of game situations now is better than ever before. Iyer and Ponting have been reunited this season at Punjab Kings. The duo had worked together as captain and coach at Delhi Capitals, where they had led the franchise to the playoffs from 2019 to 2021, and even the final in 2020. "He's a lot more confident in himself now than he was, and that comes with experience," Ponting said after PBKS' four-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings.

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"Shaken Australia Players Will Be Defended...": Report Drops IPL 2025 Bombshell

India batting great Kohli follows Rohit into test retirement

India great Virat Kohli announces retirement from Test cricket

Watch: Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals Players Reach Delhi By Special Vande Bharat Train

IPL 2025 Suspended, What's The Way Forward For Foreign Players - Explained

After Emphatic Win Over LSG, PBKS Pacer Arshdeep Singh Opens Up Bowling In Dharamshala

Ricky Ponting Reveals How Shreyas Iyer's Tactical Masterclass Left LSG Stunned

Ricky Ponting's "Mature Player" Praise For PBKS Skipper Shreyas Iyer Wins Internet