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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.

"Records Didn't Matter To Him": 1983 World Cup Winner Reflects On Virat Kohli's Test Retirement

In a surprising move, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, 2025, drawing reactions from across the cricketing world. Among them, former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani believes Kohli's decision came from within, free of any external pressure. Kirmani feels the constant load of international cricket may have pushed the star batter to step away. The 1983 World Cup-winner also stated that Kohli still had more to contribute to the format but chose to leave on his own terms.

Virat Kohli Net Worth: Cricket, Businesses, Cars, Houses And More

Virat Kohli, India's cricketing superstar, has not only dominated the sport for over a decade but has also built a vast financial empire off the field. As per reports, with an estimated net worth of Rs 1,050 crore, Kohli ranks among the richest athletes in the world. His journey from a young Delhi cricketer to one of the most marketable sports icons globally is marked by smart financial decisions, brand partnerships, business ventures, and a luxurious lifestyle. Alongside his wife, Bollywood actor and producer Anushka Sharma, the couple's combined net worth is said to exceed Rs 1,250 crore.

"It Was A Mental...": Ex-India Star Gives Shocking Reason Of Virat Kohli's Sudden Retirement

All the cricket fans around the world were left heartbroken after star India batter Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket. The 36-year-old batter, who made his Test debut in 2011, called time on his career after playing 123 matches and scoring 9,230 runs. Throughout his career in whites, Kohli made runs everywhere and dominated a variety of conditions, regions, and bowlers. He plundered runs everywhere, and for the players overseas, he emerged as a bullish, relentless, and dominant force unprecedented in world cricket.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz Wins ICC Men's Player Of The Month Award For April 2025

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for April 2025 after putting in solid all-round performances in the home Test series against Zimbabwe. He beat Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani and New Zealand's Ben Sears to clinch the monthly award. Mehidy also becomes only the third player from Bangladesh to win the award and the first one to do it in over two years - Shakib Al Hasan was the last Bangladesh player to win the award in March 2023, while Mushfiqur Rahim is the other one to have been adjudged winner of the honour.

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.

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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

"Records Didn't Matter To Him": 1983 World Cup Winner Reflects On Virat Kohli's Test Retirement

Virat Kohli Net Worth: Cricket, Businesses, Cars, Houses And More

"It Was A Mental...": Ex-India Star Gives Shocking Reason Of Virat Kohli's Sudden Retirement

Mehidy Hasan Miraz Wins ICC Men's Player Of The Month Award For April 2025

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