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Shreyas Iyer To Return To Delhi Capitals? Franchise Owners GMR Group's Big Promise Revealed

Shreyas Iyer's Indian Premier League (IPL) future is up in the air, having chosen to enter the auction instead of being retained by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), as revealed by their CEO Venky Mysore. Iyer will be a heavily sought-after player, as not only a highly-regarded middle-order batter, but also the pedigree of captaining a side to IPL glory. In fact, reports state that Iyer's biggest suitor may be his former franchise Delhi Capitals (DC), whom he led to an IPL final in 2020.

Pakistan captain Shan backs Babar to return stronger after drop

Babar Azam could benefit from a break after being dropped from the Pakistan test squad, red-ball captain Shan Masood said as he backed the batter to rediscover his best form.

Meet The Private Chef Behind Implementing Rishabh Pant's Performance-Based Nutrition Plan

Since the time India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been back to playing cricket, one understands that everything around him related to his fitness and recovery has been very strict and tailor-made. In terms of nutrition too, Pant now has a private chef named Akshay Arora, the founder of Mumbai-based Neat Meals, who travels with him for his cricket commitments. Arora has the all-important responsibility of carefully monitoring and managing Pant's dietary needs in a partnership with his nutritionist Shweta Shah.

Pakistan Test Skipper Shan Masood Praises Babar Azam, Calls Him "One Of The Best Batsmen In The World"

Pakistan Test skipper Shan Masood showered praise on Babar Azam and called him one of the best batsmen in the world. Babar is going through a lean patch in Tests. In his last nine Tests and 17 innings, he has scored just 352 innings at an average of 20.71, with his best score being 41. In 55 Tests, Babar has scored 3,997 runs at an average of 43,92, with nine centuries and 26 fifties and best score of 196. Pakistan announced 15-member squads for white-ball series tours to Australia and Zimbabwe starting from November 4 onwards, with star batter Babar Azam being rested from the Zimbabwe tour and set to play in Australia.

Ricky Ponting Namedrops Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer While Discussing Punjab Kings' Priority

Newly appointed Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting discussed the franchise's strategy for player retentions and outlined plans for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction set for later this year. Each franchise released its retention list on Thursday, 31 October. Ponting and Punjab chose to retain only two uncapped players, Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, entering the auction with substantial funds and a fresh approach to squad building.

Virat Kohli Entertains Fans, Dances To 'My Name Is Lakhan' During Mumbai Test. Video Goes Viral

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli was seen dancing to a popular Bollywood song 'My name is Lakhan' during Day 1 of the third Test match against New Zealand in Mumbai on Friday. In a video that has gone viral on social media, fans could be seen singing the song loudly from the stands. The camera then turned towards Kohli who could also be seen doing the hook step on the ground. This is not the first time that Kohli was caught on camera dancing on the field as he is well known for his funny antics.

"Easy Win For India A Missed": Fans React As BCCI Cancels Match vs India

The first Test match against Australia in Perth in the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy will mark the visitors' first match on the trip Down Under as their three-day intra-squad game against India A at the WACA stadium was scrapped by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). As per ESPNCricinfo, in their mission to secure a hat-trick of series wins in Australia, India was set to start the tour with a warm-up game against India A from November 15-17. But it is understood that there is a change of plans and instead the Indian hierarchy has opted for training for these three days, including net sessions and centre-wicket match simulation sessions in WACA.

Paid Rs 21 Crore, Virat Kohli Opens Up On RCB Retention Ahead Of IPL 2025 Auction

After retaining Virat Kohli ahead of IPL 2025 auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a video of the player on X, formerly Twitter, on October 31. In the video, Kohli expressed deep gratitude for the unwavering support from the RCB fans and vowed to strive for the elusive IPL title during the next three-year cycle. "Very excited with the chance to create a squad at this auction, something that I'm really looking forward to, as a franchise, as a team. And also just looking ahead in this cycle. In the next three years, one of the goals obviously is to win the IPL title at least once. We're going to give our best shot as always and I'll try to make everyone proud, with the way we play out cricket," said Kohli.

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Shreyas Iyer To Return To Delhi Capitals? Franchise Owners GMR Group's Big Promise Revealed

Pakistan captain Shan backs Babar to return stronger after drop

Meet The Private Chef Behind Implementing Rishabh Pant's Performance-Based Nutrition Plan

Pakistan Test Skipper Shan Masood Praises Babar Azam, Calls Him "One Of The Best Batsmen In The World"

Ricky Ponting Namedrops Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer While Discussing Punjab Kings' Priority

Virat Kohli Entertains Fans, Dances To 'My Name Is Lakhan' During Mumbai Test. Video Goes Viral

"Easy Win For India A Missed": Fans React As BCCI Cancels Match vs India

Paid Rs 21 Crore, Virat Kohli Opens Up On RCB Retention Ahead Of IPL 2025 Auction