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CSK Told To Trade Ravindra Jadeja, Release 2 Others After MS Dhoni's 'Auction' Admission

Former India batter Aakash Chopra has urged the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to trade long-serving all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, amid his struggles to contribute with both bat and ball this season. The former CSK captain has scored just 280 runs in 13 matches this season, while also claiming just eight wickets in the same duration. Chopra's remarks came after CSK captain MS Dhoni claimed that the franchise is already looking into the future, having failed to qualify for the IPL playoffs in back-to-back seasons.

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Become Pickleball Partners In RCB Camp

Retired from T20Is and Tests, India's talismanic batter Virat Kohli has understandably vacated some time from his busy schedule to focus on a few new chapters. Enjoying a fruitful Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Kohli was spotted trying his hand at pickleball with his wife Anushka Sharma. RCB mentor Dinesh Karthik and his wife Deepika Pallikal, who is a professional squash player, could also be seen playing the sport in RCB camp.

IPL Has Been A Life-Changer For Me: Uncapped Delhi Capitals Star On Debut Season

Delhi Capitals all-rounder Vipraj Nigam feels the ongoing IPL has brought a lot of changes in his life, and said the learnings which he got by sharing the dressing room with greats of the game will definitely help him in his nascent career. The 20-year-old Nigam, who was picked for Rs 50 lakh by DC, has been impressive in the IPL with both bat and ball. Reflecting on the life-changing experience of sharing the dressing room with senior players, Nigam said: "There have been a lot of changes in life. With the IPL, things always change - you get the chance to share the field with such big, senior players, to learn from how they go about things, and to experience their approach up close.

"A Tough Tour, But A Big Opportunity": Ex-Coach Backs Young India After Big Three Exit

Former batting coach Vikram Rathour is expecting a tough England tour for a young Indian side that is now without three stalwarts, who left the Test arena in quick succession.First, it was veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and then skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli too walked into the sunset, leaving a huge gap.Shubman Gill will most likely be India's new Test skipper and will have a new-look top and middle order.The five-match series will begin on June 20 at Leeds, marking the start of a new World Test Championship cycle.

"Great Temperament": Ex-India Coach Backs Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel To Do Well In England

Rajasthan Royals (RR) batting coach Vikram Rathour said he is confident that Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel will excel in the upcoming five-match Test tour of England. At the same time, Rathour, the former India batting coach who made his Test debut on the tour of England in 1996, feels the upcoming series will be a tough tour for the side who are without the recently retired duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. With RR ending their IPL 2025 season with a six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Jaiswal and Jurel will have some time off before leaving for England with the India ‘A' team, who are slated to play two four-day games against the England Lions.

Brendon McCullum Shares One Aspect England Need To "Improve On" Ahead Of India Tests

England head coach Brendon McCullum feels his players have lacked humility in their recent public utterances and he would like to see them win back respect from fans ahead of the tough home series against India and the Ashes later this year. McCullum, while speaking to the media ahead of a lone Test against Zimbabwe starting Thursday in Nottingham, said the players need to be more attuned to the public mood. "It's not just about what you do on the cricket field. It's how you carry yourself. It's how you interact with the public. It's the messaging that you give," McCullum told the British media.

McCullum wants England to show a bit more humility

LONDON : England head coach Brendon McCullum said his players must try to show a bit more humility and remember that they are still being judged by how they act away from the cricket field.

PCB Swings Axe, Drops Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi For Bangladesh T20Is

Pakistan dropped stars Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan on Wednesday as they named a new-look squad for three home Twenty20 internationals against Bangladesh. Former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson will take charge for the first time after being appointed last week, replacing Aaqib Javed. Salman Ali Agha will captain Pakistan as they look towards next year's Twenty20 World Cup, to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

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CSK Told To Trade Ravindra Jadeja, Release 2 Others After MS Dhoni's 'Auction' Admission

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma Become Pickleball Partners In RCB Camp

IPL Has Been A Life-Changer For Me: Uncapped Delhi Capitals Star On Debut Season

"A Tough Tour, But A Big Opportunity": Ex-Coach Backs Young India After Big Three Exit

"Great Temperament": Ex-India Coach Backs Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel To Do Well In England

Brendon McCullum Shares One Aspect England Need To "Improve On" Ahead Of India Tests

McCullum wants England to show a bit more humility

PCB Swings Axe, Drops Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi For Bangladesh T20Is