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New Zealand stumper-batsman Tom Latham was ruled out of the one-day series against Pakistan with a hand injury on Thursday leaving Michael Bracewell to continue as the side's captain.
The Indian Premier League 2025 has not started at a good note at all for Rajasthan Royals. With two losses in two matches, RR finds themselves in the bottom half of the IPL 2025 points table. RR scored 151/9 in 20 overs, a target which was chased down in 17.3 overs by Kolkata Knight Riders. The loss would be more bitter for RR player Nitish Rana, who was a KKR player till IPL 2024. He got out for just 8 and after that he was heavily trolled on social media.
For Shubman Gill, the start to the IPL 2025 has not been good. The former IPL champions went down by 11 runs in its first match against Punjab Kings on Tuesday despite chase a huge target of 244. Indian cricket team great Virender Sehwag was unhappy with the way Shubman Gill led the side in the first match against Punjab Kings. His main concern was the way he made his bowling changes, particularly Mohammed Siraj. He was taken off the attack despite conceding only 14 in the first two overs.
Wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow feels it would be "stupid" to brush away the prospect of pushing for a return to the England international setup this summer. Thursday marks exactly nine months since Bairstow's last appearance in an England shirt. He was part of England's T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final heartbreak against India. In the aftermath of England's exit, Bairstow was axed from the Test side as part of a shuffle and revamp of the red-ball squad. England was forced to consider making a couple of changes after being humbled by India in a 4-1 series defeat.
New Zealand wicket-keeper batter Tom Latham has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan with a fractured right hand, New Zealand Cricket said on Thursday. Latham was struck on the hand by a delivery while batting in the nets during training this week, with an X-ray revealing the fracture which will require a cast and at least four weeks rest and rehabilitation. Head coach Gary Stead confirmed Henry Nicholls would replace Latham in the squad, with current T20I captain Michael Bracewell to continue to lead in the ODIs, with Mitch Hay taking the wicket-keeping gloves.
Moeen Ali feels he did a satisfactory job with the ball in the absence of Kolkata Knight Riders' premier spinner, Sunil Narine, against Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Kolkata Knight Riders walked into the Barsapara Cricket Stadium without their all-time leading wicket-taker and the MVP of their last season's trophy-winning campaign, Sunil Narine. Narine was unavailable due to illness, and captain Ajinkya Rahane needed another spinner. With high hopes, he turned to Moeen Ali.
Rajasthan Royals slumped to their second defeat in IPL 2025 as they were completely outplayed by Kolkata Knight Riders in Guwahati on Wednesday. RR batters once again failed to impress as they are currently at the bottom of the points table after the defeat. Former New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull blasted Rs 11 crore retainee Shimron Hetmyer and questioned the decision to send the West Indian batter at No. 8. Doull pointed out that the player was paid big money for his batting abilities and even pointed out that he has batted as high as No 3 and No 4 in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Kolkata Knight Riders team management was left disappointed with the surface at Eden Gardens after they were beaten by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2025 opener. However, curator Sujan Mukherjee made it clear that there will not be any changes to the nature of the pitch going forward. The comments made by the curator did not go down well with former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull who advised the franchise to move out of Kolkata if the problem persists. Doull added that KKR are paying the stadium fees and as the home team, they should have a say on how the pitch will be prepared.