Former captain MS Dhoni became one of the five players retained by Chennai Super Kings on the deadline day. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana are the other players to be retained by the highly successful IPL franchise.
The Indian cricket team plans more net practice instead of playing a warm-up match against India 'A' during their Australian tour. Led by head coach Gautam Gambhir, the team aims to prepare on WACA's bouncy pitch, resembling Perth Stadium. India will defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a five-Test series, beginning November 22.
RCB's Director of Cricket Mo Bobat explained the decision to retain Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal for IPL 2025. Notably, they have released captain Faf du Plessis, all-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Will Jacks, and fast bowler Mohammed Siraj. Bobat explained the reasoning behind not retaining seamer Mohammed Siraj.