IPL 2025 auction to feature record five retentions, one Right-to-Match option

IANS | September 28, 2024 9:30 PM

Kanpur, Sep 28 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set for one of its biggest shake-ups yet ahead of the 2025 season, with the tournament’s governing body likely to approve a major change to the retention rules in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Rain in Kanpur threatens India’s push for WTC final spot

IANS | September 28, 2024 2:03 PM

Kanpur, Sep 28 (IANS) Rain and a wet outfield have played spoilsport in the second Test between India and Bangladesh at Green Park Stadium, with the weather threatening to derail India’s quest for a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

Aleem Dar set to retire at the end of the 2024-25 domestic season

IANS | September 27, 2024 7:58 PM

Lahore, Sep 27 (IANS) Veteran umpire Aleem Dar will retire at the end of Pakistan's 2024-25 domestic season, concluding a career that has spanned nearly a quarter of a century. A true gentleman both on and off the field, Dar is also a three-time winner of the prestigious David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year (2009-2011).