The BCCI has cleared the air on the quarantine process for players joining IPL bio-bubble from CPL 2021 and SL vs SA series. Both sets of players coming from the CPL and SL vs SA series will need to serve two-day quarantine instead of a mandatory six-day. However, the franchises will be bringing them in two separate charter flights.

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BCCI, an official said although the bubble-to-bubble transfer is happening for CPL 2021. However, the same is yet to be approved by the UAE authorities for the contingent coming from Sri Lanka. Moreover, he said that there will be clarity on the matter by tonight before the players take the charter flight from Colombo. As for players in the CPL 2021 including Tim David (RCB) and Faf du Plessis (CSK), Imran Tahir(CSK). Also along with West Indies players will be joining teams' bio-bubble directly as St Lucia is not on the red-list.

What the source said to ANI about IPL 2021 quarantine rules :

"The players coming in from the bubbles in CPL and from the SA-SL series will undergo two days of isolation. They will come in and go into their rooms on the first day, they will then get tested the next day and once the results come in, they will join the squad members in the bubble," 

a source told to ANI

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The confusion was regarding Sri Lanka's Covid status in UAE. Although BCCI had convinced UAE authorities on bubble-to-bubble transfers without needing to go through quarantine. Since Sri Lanka is still on the UAE's red-list, the plan didn't materialise. Instead, the players, who are fully vaccinated will now need to self-isolate for two days. And they will be available from the first match.

A stand at the iconic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata will soon be named after India's legendary fast bowler Jhulan Goswami. 

According to ICC, the Block B Gallery of Eden Gardens will be renamed in her honor. This stand will be inaugurated during the Indian women's team's first T20I match against England on January 22 next year.

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Stands have also been built at Eden Gardens in the names of former Indian captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, former Indian cricketer Pankaj Roy, and former BCCI presidents Jagmohan Dalmiya and Biswanath Dutt.

Highest wicket-taker in women's ODI

Jhulan Goswami retired two years ago after an illustrious 20-year career with the Indian women's team. She was considered one of the best fast bowlers in women's cricket. Her career is still reflected in the impressive record that she maintains even after her retirement. Goswami holds the record for taking the highest number of wickets (255) in women's ODI.

Jhulan Goswami ended her career after appearing in 12 Tests, 204 ODIs and 68 T20Is and taking 355 wickets across all formats. In the women's Test format, Goswami has taken 44 wickets in 12 matches at an average of 17.36 and an economy of 2.02.

Goswami has 56 wickets to her name in the women's T20I format, with an average of 21.94 and an economy of 5.45. In the ODI format, she has taken 255 wickets in 204 matches at an average of 22.04.

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Working as bowling coach of MI

The 41-year-old Goswami is currently working as the bowling coach and mentor of the Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League (WPL), which won the inaugural season of the league. Earlier this year, Goswami was the team mentor at the Women's Caribbean Premier League franchise Trinbago Knight Riders. 

After retirement, Goswami has worked as a mentor for the senior Bengal women's team and has also been involved in the Women's Premier League.

A mega auction is to be held before the IPL 2025 season. This auction may take place in late November or early December this year.  But before that, all the 10 franchises will have to prepare and submit the list of their retained and released players. Its last date is tomorrow (31st October). 

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently issued new rules regarding retention. According to this, a franchise can retain maximum of 6 players. If a team retains less than 6 players, then in that case the franchise will get a chance to use the Right to Match card during the auction. 

Speculations have started even before the official list of retained players is revealed. If reports are to be believed, Gujarat Titans (GT) may release Mohammed Shami and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul can join the IPL 2025 auction pool.  

Let's take a look at which players all 10 franchises can retain.

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IPL 2025 probable retention list

Gujarat Titans

• Shubman Gill
• Rashid Khan
• Sai Sudarshan
• Shahrukh Khan
• Rahul Tewatia (RTM)

Lucknow Super Giants

• Nicholas Pooran
• Mayank Yadav
• Ayush Badoni
• Ravi Bishnoi (RTM)

KL Rahul is expected to be included in the auction pool.

Mumbai Indians

• Rohit Sharma
• Hardik Pandya
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Tilak Varma

Chennai Super Kings

• MS Dhoni (Uncapped) 
• Ruturaj Gaikwad
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Rachin Ravindra (possibly)
• Matheesha Pathirana

Sunrisers Hyderabad

• Pat Cummins
• Heinrich Klaasen
• Abhishek Sharma
• Travis Head
• Abdul Samad

Royal Challengers Bangalore

• Virat Kohli
• Mohammed Siraj
• Yash Dayal (conditional)

Delhi Capitals

• Kuldeep Yadav
• Axar Patel
• Rishabh Pant (DC wants to retain him, but there is a lot of talk about his inclusion in the auction pool) 

Kolkata Knight Riders

• Sunil Narine
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Rinku Singh
• Harshit Rana

There is a big question mark on Shreyas Iyer as many players are ahead of him in KKR's priority list, but talks have taken place between Iyer and the KKR management.

Punjab Kings

• Arshdeep Singh 

Instead of retaining all the players, the Right to Match (RTM) can also be used.

Rajasthan Royals

• Sanju Samson
• Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Riyan Parag

 There is a big question mark over Jos Buttar due to injuries, so it will be interesting to see what RR does. 

BCCI men's selection committee announced the squads for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and India's tour to South Africa. Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy were among the few new names announced in the squads.

India will play a four-match T20 I series against South Africa starting on 8th November till 15th November 2024. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team while Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson will be the senior players in the squad. Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal, and Ramandeep Singh received their maiden T20I call-up.

Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dube were unavailable for the selection due to injuries. Meantime, Riyan Parag was sent to the BCCI Centre of Excellence to treat his his chronic right shoulder injury.

Indian squad for South Africa tour

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.

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For the high-profile Border-Gavaskar trophy, India named an 18-men squad with a few new names getting their maiden test call-up. Opener Abhimanyu Easwaran was rewarded for his excellent first-class form while Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy were called up as the pace bowling all-rounders. Kuldeep Yadav missed the selection due to his chronic left groin issue.

India's squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.

Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed

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The first match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is going to be played from 19 September 2024 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. IND vs BAN series is very important for the upcoming World Test Championship, so both the teams can prepare themselves for the ultimate Test.

India will play five Tests in Australia later in the year in what will be a tough series, so India will be looking to win all the home matches including three against New Zealand to boost their hopes. 

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On the other hand, Bangladesh would like to register their first Test win over India. It will not be easy by any means, but Bangladesh have proved that they can pose a tough challenge on their day. The Tigers recently defeated Pakistan 2-0 and their confidence will be sky high before the game.

All the matches of the IND vs BAN Test series can be easily watched for free in India. The full information is given below.

When will IND vs BAN first Test match be played? 

The first Test will start on 19 September 2024 at 9:30 AM IST.

Where will IND vs BAN 1st Test match be played? 

The match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

How to watch IND vs BAN Test match live on TV?

The Test series can be watched on TV on Sports 18 channel.

How to watch IND vs BAN Test match live on mobile?

Jio Cinema will provide free live streaming for the Test series on both its app and website.

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IND vs BAN Match Preview- 1st Test

India

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.

Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mominul Haque, Shadman Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Zakir Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed.

Since lots of players who played in the first round of Duleep Trophy 2024 will feature in the India vs Bangladesh Test series, the selection committee has decided to replace players for the next round of the tournament. Rinku Singh was one of the few prominent names who were called as replacement for the second round of the matches.

The second round of Duleep Trophy 2024 matches will be played from 12th September in Anantapur.

Updated India A squad

From India A, captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav and Akash Deep will represent the Men in Blue in the Bangladesh Test series. Hence replacements have been called by the selection pannel.

Pratham Singh (Railways) replacced Gill, Akshay Wadkar (Vidarbha CA) came in for KL Rahul and SK Rasheed (Andhra CA) was called in as a replacement for Jurel. Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani will replace Kuldeep Yadav while Aaqib Khan (UPCA) will replace Akash Deep.

Squad: Mayank Agarwal (C), Riyan Parag, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kushagra, Shaswat Rawat, Pratham Singh, Akshay Wadkar, SK Rasheed, Shams Mulani, Aaqib Khan

Updated India B squad

India B were victorious against India A in the first round match in Bangalore. From their squad Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Yash Dayal and Sarfaraz Khan have been named in the India vs Bangladesh series.

Suyash Prabhudessai will reaplce Jaiswal in the squad while Rinku Singh will come in place of Rishabh Pant. However, both Yash Dayal and Sarfaraz Khan will play in the second round of the tournament. Himanshu Mantri of Madhya Pradesh CA has been added to the squad.

Squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, R Sai Kishore, Mohit Awasthi, N Jagadeesan (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai, Rinku Singh, Himanshu Mantri (WK)

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Updated India C squad

No changes have been made to the India C squad who won their match within three days against India D in the first round. 

Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (WK), B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Gaurav Yadav, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (WK), Sandeep Warrier

Updated India D squad

Only Axar Patel was named in the Bangladesh series squad and hence he has been replaced by Nishant Sindhu of Haryana.

Fast bowler Tushar Deshpande has recieved a niggle and was reaplced by Vidwath Kaverappa, who initially was with India A squad in the first round.

Squad: Shreyas lyer (C), Atharva Taide, Yash Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Ricky Bhui, Saransh Jain, Arshdeep Singh, Aditya Thakare, Harshit Rana, Akash Sengupta, KS Bharat (WK), Saurabh Kumar, Sanju Samson (WK), Nishant Sindhu, Vidwath Kaverappa