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President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Uyi Akpata, says the participation of Nigeria at the 2025 ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia, will surpass expectations, as a result of the investment of the board in recent years.
Rohit Sharma won hearts with his gestures towards legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar and former head coach Ravi Shastri during the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. During the event, Rohit shared the stage with stalwarts like Sachin Tendulkar, Shastri, Gavaskar and Ajinkya Rahane. During the discussion on stage, Shastri took a corner seat but Rohit urged him to sit in the middle alongside Gavaskar. Later, with the Champions Trophy 2025 trophy on stage, Gavaskar asked him to come in the middle but Rohit politely refused and stood in one corner.
IPL 2025 mega auctions took place in November last year and all the ten franchises built their respective teams for the upcoming edition. With a number of changes in the retention rules, many shocking buys were made and whopping amount of money was spent by all the teams. On one hand, India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who was sold to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore, bagged the highest amount in the history of IPL auctions, many big names remained unsold.
Cricket fans around India were left mesmerized after the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) joyously celebrated the 50th anniversary of the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Over the years, this venue has given several memorable moments to fans, including India's victory in the 2011 ODI World Cup. This has also been the home ground for many legendary cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Rohit Sharma. During the anniversary celebration, Gavaskar gave a visual treat to all the fans with his brilliant dance moves.
The implementation of the 10-point policy guidelines for the Indian cricket team has begun with the BCCI communicating to the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) that no separate vehicle should be arranged for any player as all are required to travel by the team bus. The Indian team is in Kolkata for the T20I series-opener against England at the Eden Gardens on January 22. After the Australia series debacle, the BCCI has come out with a 10-point SOP.
Former Indian cricket team batter Vinod Kambli was present at the Wankhede Stadium for the ground's 50th anniversary celebrations. Kambli has been suffering from several illnesses in the recent past and he had to be admitted to the hospital where he was diagnosed with brain clots. However, he was discharged after a few days and on Sunday, he was seen being helped by wife Andrea Hewitt to walk into the stadium for the ceremony. Few days ago, Kambli also attended a felicitation event at the stadium where a number of former cricketers were awarded by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar revealed, "Before the series for my last match was announced, I reached out to the BCCI with one request: I wanted my final match to be held in Mumbai for a very special reason. Despite playing cricket for nearly 30 years-24 of them for India-my mother had never seen me play live.
India's squad for the upcoming ODIs against England and the Champions Trophy 2025 were announced on Saturday and some of the selections left everyone shocked. Batter Shubman Gill was named as skipper Rohit Sharma's deputy in the series over all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Apart from this, another big shock came in the form of Sanju Samson's exclusion from the squad. Despite giving breakthrough performances in both ODI and T20I cricket in 2024, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul were chosen over Samson as India's wicketkeeping options for the tournament.