sports.ndtv.com - BCCI Told Rohit Sharma His Test Career Was Over, Virat Kohli's Call 'Personal' For Board: Report

BCCI Told Rohit Sharma His Test Career Was Over, Virat Kohli's Call 'Personal' For Board: Report

As the Indian cricketing spectrum comes to terms with the possible exit of the stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Test cricket, a report has shared behind-the-scenes details of the conversations that took place between all the involved parties. Parallel to a BCCI meeting in Mumbai on May 7, involving the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar, Rohit's announcement of Test retirement was made public. A bigger bomb was dropped on Indian fans after reports of Kohli informing the board of a similar intention was made.

How Virat Kohli's Test Retirement Might Open The Door For This India Star's Return

Shreyas Iyer is currently not in selector's the scheme of things, as far as India's Test side is concerned, according to a report. Shreyas recently earned a recall into BCCI's annual retainership list, but that doesn't guarantee him a place in the Test squad for the upcoming tour of England. The 30-year-old, who has played 16 Tests so far, last featured for India in the whites back in February last year. According to a report in Cricbuzz, Shreyas is currently not in the plans of the selectors for India A or India squads.

Delhi Capitals Set For Major Blow As Rs 11.75 Crore Overseas Star Might Not Return For IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals' (DC) Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is unlikely to return to India even if the currently-suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) season resumes. In fact, most of the top Australian cricketer's are likely to skip the IPL , which was suspended for a week on Friday amid escalating regional tensions between India and Pakistan. Sources close to the BCCI told NDTV on Sunday that the IPL could restart as early as May 16, with the final likely to be shifted from May 25 to May 30.

Ayush Shetty, Unnati Hooda Lose In Semifinal At Taipei Open

Rising shuttlers Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda ended their impressive runs with semifinal finishes in the men's and women's singles respectively, bringing curtains down on India's campaign at the USD 240,000 BWF Taipei Open Super 300 in Taipei on Saturday. Ayush, 20, a bronze medallist at the 2023 World Junior Championships, fought hard before going down 18-21, 17-21 to local favourite and world No. 7 Chou Tien Chen, a veteran of nearly two decades on the international circuit.

Ange Postecoglou Hopeful Over Dejan Kulusevski Injury Ahead Of Tottenham's Europa League Final

Ange Postecoglou is confident Dejan Kulusevski will be fit for the Europa League final after the forward was injured in Tottenham's 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Eberechi Eze struck twice for the FA Cup finalists at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to leave Postecoglou's side languishing in 17th place in the Premier League. Tottenham booked a Europa League final with Manchester United on May 21 after they sealed a 5-1 aggregate victory over Bodo/Glimt on Thursday.

La Liga: Raphinha's Brace Overshadows Kylian Mbappe's Hat-Trick As Barcelona Beat Real Madrid 4-3

Barcelona mounted a spectacular comeback to beat Real Madrid 4-3 on Sunday and move to the brink of the La Liga title. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for Los Blancos but Raphinha's double and goals from Lamine Yamal, Eric Garcia and Fermin Lopez gave Barcelona a seven-point lead on reigning champions Madrid with three matches remaining. Hansi Flick's side were knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-finals by Inter Milan on Tuesday and risked their season collapsing if they were beaten by Madrid, but they resisted after Mbappe's early brace.

Arsenal Near Champions League Qualification, Draw 2-2 Against Champions Liverpool

Arsenal fought back from two goals down to rescue a valuable 2-2 draw against Liverpool as the Gunners moved a step closer to qualifying for the Champions League on Sunday. Mikel Arteta's side trailed to first-half goals from Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz at Anfield. But Gabriel Martinelli reduced the deficit before Mikel Merino grabbed the visitors' equaliser. Although Merino was sent off for a second booking with 11 minutes left, Arsenal clung on for a vital point in the battle for a top-five finish in the Premier League.

Top-Seeded Players Make Winning Start In All India Chess Masters FIDE Classical

Top seeded players, including Daksh Jagesia and Yash Kapadi, made winning starts in the All India Chess Masters Mumbai FIDE Masters Classical tournament on Saturday. Jagesia, playing with the black pieces, defeated Mayan Jha 1-0 on the top board. On the second board, Kapadi defeated Sandeep Arth with the white pieces. The other winners were Darsh Shetty, Om Gada, Jahavi Soneji, Abhishek Patil, Sidharth Kumar, Swaminathan Vageesh and Mayuresh Parkar.

Contacts

Sports.ndtv.com Sport News

BCCI Told Rohit Sharma His Test Career Was Over, Virat Kohli's Call 'Personal' For Board: Report

How Virat Kohli's Test Retirement Might Open The Door For This India Star's Return

Delhi Capitals Set For Major Blow As Rs 11.75 Crore Overseas Star Might Not Return For IPL 2025

Ayush Shetty, Unnati Hooda Lose In Semifinal At Taipei Open

Ange Postecoglou Hopeful Over Dejan Kulusevski Injury Ahead Of Tottenham's Europa League Final

La Liga: Raphinha's Brace Overshadows Kylian Mbappe's Hat-Trick As Barcelona Beat Real Madrid 4-3

Arsenal Near Champions League Qualification, Draw 2-2 Against Champions Liverpool

Top-Seeded Players Make Winning Start In All India Chess Masters FIDE Classical