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DRS, 13 May: The collapse of a failed dialect to defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia has ended. But the cost has been very good. This is the disadvantage of Test cricket as Taliz Virat Kohli has announced his retirement. Ravichandran Ashwin was the first wicket to fall in Australia. Then, Rohit Sharma called it Quits and now Kohli. However, unlike two other people, Kohli was the real ambassador to Test cricket. And perhaps, more impressive than Sachin Tendulkar, as Greg Chappell placed it.
In other news, BCCI has announced the IPL 2025 revised fixtures. The abandoned PBKS vs. DC match will be resumed on 24 May. The tournament, which was suspended after the increasing tension between India and Pakistan, will resume on 17 May. The Pakistan Cricket Board is also preparing to resume PSL 2025 in Pakistan, which after transferring Sto Sto to UAE after failing to move matches.
Virat Kohli retires
123 matches, 210 innings and 14 years later, Virat Kohli announced his test retirement before India’s tour of England. While fans and former cricketers are still coming with their “sudden” announcement, it was coming. Kohli’s post-pandemic era was not the same. While many believe it was a forced retirement and he could continue for another test cycle, Kohli had different views. He scored 9230 runs, 30 centuries and 31 half -centuries in his test career at an average of 46.85. While his statistics are decent and not the greatest, it was his influence as captain that people would remember. He made Team India a world-liver with a percentage of winning 58.82%. Kohli, however, will continue to play ODIs. His next India assignment is still unspecified as India is unlikely to play Bangladesh.
IPL 2025 to resume on 17 May
With tension between India and Pakistan, BCCI has announced a revised program for IPL 2025. Six cities – Delhi, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mumbai will host the remaining 13 league matches. The final of the tournament will be played on 3 June. However, the BCCI did not announce places for the playoffs. The IPL will resume with RCB vs KKR match in Bengaluru on 17 May.
- League Stage: 17-27 May
- Qualifier 1: 29 May
- Eliminator: 30 May
- Qualifier 2: 1 June
- Last 3 June
Gautam Gambhir New King
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have a power vacuum in the cricket team due to both Tests and retired from T20I. As Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are not yet achieving superstar status, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir is now the new king of Indian cricket. He will hardly command the team with anyone to oppose his decisions in the dressing room. The previous coach did not have such power earlier. The previous Greg Chapel was the one who demanded such power. But he was dismissed by the BCCI after a link to poor performances including the World Cup 2007. Now, everyone’s eyes will be on Gambhir. Can he uplift the team without his heroes?
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More impressive than Tendulkar: Chappell
Former India coach and Australia captain wrote a column column for Virat Kohli. In his column on ESPN Cricinfo, he called Kohli more impressive than Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli ensured that India is a great team fitness-wise and fast-bouling-wise. ,This shuts down the chapter on the most transformative figure in Indian cricket since Sachin Tendulkar; Perhaps Kohli also receives him in terms of cultural impact and psychological impact on India’s cricketing identity.Chapel wrote.
Pbks vs. DC to be rebuilt
Pesar Arshdeep Singh of Punjab Kings announced that the PBKS vs. DC match would be resumed. The PBKS vs. DC match was released after 10.1 overs due to security reasons between India and Pakistan. Now, BCCI has confirmed that instead of leaving the match, it will be resumed on 24 May in Jaipur. There will be no match in Punjab and Dharmasala. Instead, PBK will play the remaining three games in Jaipur.
PSL 2025 to start again
Along with increasing tension along the border with India and Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board is also preparing to resume PSL 2025. PCB suspended PSL with eight matches. While the PCB announced that it would convert all the rest of the games into UAE, the plan failed as the authorities rejected the proposal. Instead, PSL will be played in Pakistan. The PCB is now scratching to get foreign players back. However, if some of them do not come back, it will still be completed. The PCB has not yet been announced to resume, but is likely to be around May 16–17 like the IPL.
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