Team India’s left -handed batsman Tilak Verma finished third in the ICC men’s T20 International batting rankings, while spinners Varun Chakraborty and Ravi Bishnoi retained the third and seventh position in the latest bowling chart respectively, which was released on Wednesday.

Tilak is now behind Abhishek Sharma (second place) with 804 rating points. Australia’s Travis Head is at the top of the batting chart, while Suryakumar Yadav moved to the sixth position. He is the only other Indian player in the top 10. Apart from Chakravarti (706) and Bishnoi (674) in the bowling rankings, left -arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is also among the top 10 with 653 points.

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Hardik Pandya tops the top with 252 rating points in the list of all -rounders. Among other players, England’s Adil Rashid finished second by jumping one place in the bowling rankings after a spectacular performance in a 3–0 T20 series against the West Indies. Rashid, 37, recorded figures of 1/22 in Chester-Le-Street, 1/59 in Bristol and 2/30 in Southampton, defeating Vanindu Hasranga and Varun Chakraborty. Rashid now has 710 points, which is just 13 points behind New Zealand’s Jacob Dafi (723).

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Rashid’s partner Bridan Cars jumped 16 places with two wickets in the last two matches and is now in 52nd position with 493 points. England’s Ben Docket rushed to 16th position after leaping 48 runs after playing a fiery innings of 84 runs off 46 balls in the final T20 match. At the same time, Harry Brook jumped six places to a joint 38th position.

West Indies captain Shai Hope jumped 14 places in two innings by scoring 14 places, while Rowman Powell joined the top 20 after scoring an unbeaten 79 off 45 balls in the final match. All -rounder Jason Holder also made progress, jumped at the series by 70 runs and 16 places with a wicket to move 26th in the all -rounder rankings.

The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 has started and this time the match is between Australia and South Africa. The special thing is that for the first time, India is not included in the WTC final, due to which many questions are being raised among the fans.

Is this time Reserve Day? What will happen when the draw is? Which ball is being used? We are going to tell you here the answers to all the questions related to WTC Final 2025. With the result of the WTC final, the winner of the biggest title in Test cricket will be decided.

The ICC introduced the World Test Championship (WTC) in 2019, which is a two -year cycle. At the end of the WTC cycle, the top 2 teams in the points table are face to face.

Australia is the current WTC Champion, who defeated India at the Oval ground in the final of 2023. In that match, Steve Smith and Travis Head scored centuries, with the help of which Australia won a big win by 209 runs. Australian bowlers stopped India on less than 300 runs in both innings. The head was chosen as the Player of the Match. A few months later, in November 2023, he also performed brilliantly against India in the ODI World Cup final and won the team.

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What if the WTC final draw, tie or canceled?
If there is no result of the match, whether it is a draw, tie or canceled – both Australia and South Africa will have to share the trophy. However, a reserve day (sixth day) has been kept to avoid such a situation.

Will Reserve Day use only if the match is drawn?
No, Reserve Day (June 16) will be used only when time has been wasted in five days due to bad weather and it has not been compensated. If there is no result till the fifth day and a lot of time is wasted, then the match can be extended on the sixth day.

It also happened in 2021, when the first day was completely washed away due to rain in Southampton. Reserve Day was then used as the match was affected due to rain and bad lights in the rest of the days.

How will the weather be during the WTC final 2025?
There will be light clouds in the sky on the first day, while there may be some rain on 12 June (second day). The remaining three days will be more clean and better for sports, with sunlight and light clouds.

Which ball will be used in the match?
This time too, the dux ball will be used as before. This ball is usually used in Test cricket in England, Ireland and West Indies. Whereas Australia and South Africa usually play with Kukabura ball in their home matches.

South Africa-Australia Head to Head
So far 101 Test matches have been played between Australia and South Africa. Australia has won 54 matches, while South Africa won 26. 21 matches were drawn.

When Australia Played South Africa Neutral Tests
Three neutral Test matches have been played between Australia and South Africa so far, and all three were held in 1912. Two of these matches were won by Australia at Manchester and Lords, while Nottingham match was a draw. In Lord’s, Australia has played 40 Tests so far, out of which 18 have won, 7 have lost and 15 have been drawn. At the same time, South Africa has played 18 Tests there, in which 6 have won, 8 are lost and 4 are drawn.

South Africa’s playing for WTC finals 11: Temba Bavuma (Captain), Eden Markram, Ryan Ryan Ricelton, Vian Mulder, Triston Stabs, David Bedingham, Kyle Varin, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngid

Australia’s playing for WTC finals 11: Usman Khwaja, Marnas Labushen, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Bu Webster, Alex Carrie, Pat Cummins (Captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Leon, Josh Hazlewood.

The World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 is being played between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s. In this match, South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada created history with 5 wickets. Rabada has become the third bowler of South Africa to take five wickets twice in Lord’s. Before him, Alan Donald and Makhaya Antini did this feat.

With this match, Rabada completed 156 wickets equal to Jaspreet Bumrah of India in WTC history. If he takes another wicket in the second innings, he will overtake Bumrah and become the fifth highest wicket bowler in WTC.

The highest wicket -taking bowlers in WTC

Nathan Leone: 210 wickets
Pat Cummins: 200 wickets
R Ashwin: 191 wickets
Pat Cummins: 172 wickets Jaspreet Bumrah: 156
Kagiso Rabada: 156 wickets

Rabada, who took five wickets in the WTC final, became only the second bowler in the world. Prior to him, New Zealand’s Kyle Jaymison did this feat against India in 2021. Apart from this, Rabada has also become the fourth highest wicket -taking bowler in Test cricket. He has left Alan Donald behind and has taken 331 wickets so far.

Australia’s first innings condition: **

Due to Rabada’s tremendous bowling, the entire team of Australia was reduced to just 212 runs. For Australia, Bu Webster scored the highest 72 runs, hitting 11 fours. Steve Smith also scored 66 runs and hit 10 fours. For South Africa, Rabada took 5 wickets for 51 runs in 15.4 overs. Marco Yenson got 3 wickets. Keshav Maharaj and Aden Markram took 1-1 wickets.

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Most Test wickets for South Africa
439 – Dale Stan
421 – Sean Pollock
390 – Makhaya Natini
332 – Kagiso Rabada
330 – Alan Donald

South Africa-Australia Head to Head
So far 101 Test matches have been played between Australia and South Africa. Australia has won 54 matches, while South Africa won 26. 21 matches were drawn.

When Australia Played South Africa Neutral Tests

Three neutral Test matches have been played between Australia and South Africa so far, and all three were held in 1912. Two of these matches were won by Australia at Manchester and Lords, while Nottingham match was a draw. In Lord’s, Australia has played 40 Tests so far, out of which 18 have won, 7 have lost and 15 have been drawn. At the same time, South Africa has played 18 Tests there, in which 6 have won, 8 are lost and 4 are drawn.

South Africa’s playing for WTC finals 11: Temba Bavuma (Captain), Eden Markram, Ryan Ryan Ricelton, Vian Mulder, Triston Stabs, David Bedingham, Kyle Varin, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngid

Australia’s playing for WTC finals 11: Usman Khwaja, Marnas Labushen, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Bu Webster, Alex Carrie, Pat Cummins (Captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Leon, Josh Hazlewood.

Australia’s star batsman Steve Smith achieved another big position in Test cricket at Lord’s on Wednesday. Steve Smith has now become the highest run -scorer among foreign batsmen in Lord’s. He set this record during his half -century playing against South Africa on the first day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

Smith scored 51 runs in the second session and brought his total runs to 578 in Lord’s. During this time he overtook veterans like Warren Bardasley (575), Sir Garfield Sobers (571), Sir Don Bradman (551), Shivnarayan Chandrapaul (512), Dilip Vengsarkar (508) and Alan Border (503) and reached the top of the list of foreign batsmen in Lord’s.

His half -century was completed in 76 balls, in which he hit 9 fours. This innings was very important for Australia as South African fast bowlers bowled strongly in the morning session and took the champion Australia at the loss of 4 wickets for 67 runs till lunch. However, Smith was dismissed for 66 runs. Australia’s first innings was reduced to 212.

Smith’s record in Lord’s

Smith has so far scored 3 half -centuries and 2 centuries in Lord’s. His highest score is 215 runs, which he made in the 2015 Ashes series. This was his fifth 50+ score on this ground, which he made in equal to Chandrapaul.

South Africa-Australia Head to Head
So far 101 Test matches have been played between Australia and South Africa. Australia has won 54 matches, while South Africa won 26. 21 matches were drawn.

When Australia Played South Africa Neutral Tests
Three neutral Test matches have been played between Australia and South Africa so far, and all three were held in 1912. Two of these matches were won by Australia at Manchester and Lords, while Nottingham match was a draw. In Lord’s, Australia has played 40 Tests so far, out of which 18 have won, 7 have lost and 15 have been drawn. At the same time, South Africa has played 18 Tests there, in which 6 have won, 8 are lost and 4 are drawn.

South Africa’s playing for WTC finalMob Bavuma (Captain), Eden Markram, Ryan Ryyan Ricelton, Vian Mulder, Triston Stabs, David Bedingham, Kyle Varin, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngid

Australia’s playing for WTC finals 11: Usman Khwaja, Marnas Labushen, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Bu Webster, Alex Carrie, Pat Cummins (Captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Leon, Josh Hazlewood.

India’s five -match Test series on England tour is going to start from June 20. But before that, in the practice match played between India A and England Lions, three batsmen of the Indian team have given great relief to the team management by performing brilliantly. Karun Nair, KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurael played brilliant innings in this match, which has increased the confidence of the Indian team.

Karun Nair scored double century

India A veteran batsman Karun Nair also batted brilliantly in IPL 2025. He has also reached England with this form. In the first unofficial Test against England Lions, Nair showed his class by hitting a double century. He played an unbeaten innings of 204 runs and made a strong claim for his place. Karun’s performance is considered very important for playing in England because the pitches there are often challenging for the batsmen. In such a situation, when Rohit and Kohli are not part of the team, the role of Karun Nair is going to be very important.

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KL Rahul hit a brilliant century

KL Rahul, who has been selected for the tour of England after passing the fitness test, also showed his form by scoring a brilliant century in the second unofficial Test. There has been a long debate about KL Rahul’s form in Test cricket, but Rahul scored 116 runs and proved that he can also play on England’s swing and seam pitches. The team needed a trusted opener after the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and Rahul’s performance is big news for the team.

Dhruv Jurlel’s half -century also plus point for the team

Young wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurlel also performed brilliantly in both matches. Jurael scored 82 runs in the first Test and also played a half -century innings of 52 runs in the second Test. His performance suggests that he can strengthen the team in wicketkeeping as well as batting.

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What does this performance say?

It is a good sign for Team India that these players are scoring fierce runs on the challenging pitches of England. After Rohit and Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket, there could be a lack of experience in the batting order, but the performance of Karun, Rahul and Jurail suggests that India has a good bench of young players.

The bowlers on England’s pitches get help and it has always been difficult to bat and bat there. In such a situation, the good performance of these three players can bring the team into a strong position in the Test series against England.

Team India ready under the captaincy of Shubman Gill

This is also a positive news for Team India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill. Now, if players like Karun, Rahul and Jurail maintain their form in the Test series too, then the Indian team can show good game against England. Let us know that the first Test match between India and England will start from June 20. Earlier, these players are busy in giving more edge to their preparations in nets and practice matches. Team management also hopes that these players will make a big contribution to the team in the difficult situation of England.

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

Full schedule of India vs England Test series

First Test: 20-24 June, 2025- Handingley, Leeds
Second Test: July 2-6, 2025- Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025- Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025- Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August, 2025- The Oval, London

10 Superstars May Not Be Seen in IPL 2026: The 18th season of IPL is over. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings and won the title for the first time. In this tournament, young players as well as experiences rocked. This season was not good for some veterans and now their IPL career is in danger. This tournament can prove to be the last for them. Teams will now gradually get involved in the preparations for IPL 2026. This year was quite embarrassing for five -time champions Chennai Super Kings. The team finished 10th for the first time and started preparations for the upcoming season.

You can retire for these reasons

Many big stars who play in IPL 2025 can retire due to age, performance and fitness or can be released by their existing teams. We are telling you about 10 such players whose IPL career is almost over.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)

There has been speculation about the retirement of Chennai Super Kings veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the last several years. After the conclusion of IPL 2025, Dhoni has indicated that he will consider his future in the world’s largest T20 league. There is every possibility that he will retire before or at the end of IPL 2026. If this happens, it will end the end of an era of IPL.

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Ravichandran Ashwin (Chennai Super Kings)

In IPL 2025, Ravichandran Ashwin’s return to Chennai Super Kings did not remain as expected. He announced his retirement from international cricket in 2024. Chennai Super Kings bought him in a mega auction for Rs 9.75 crore, but he could not do justice to his price tag. By the next season, Ashwin will turn 39 years old. There is a possibility that the franchisee may relax them before the next season. In such a situation, he can decide to retire from IPL.

Moeen Ali (Kolkata Knight Riders)

England star all -rounder Moin Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket. He was bought by KKR for Rs 2 crore. He played only five matches this season. Moin scored five runs and took six wickets. KKR can make him rely before the next season and it will be very difficult for him to find a new team.

Glenn Maxwell (Punjab Kings)

Australian all -rounder Glenn Maxwell has retired from ODI cricket citing fitness concerns. His recent performance with Punjab Kings in the IPL has been poor. Due to the previous injury, he had to withdraw in the middle of the tournament. Many major Indian cricket analysts have criticized Punjab Kings to buy Maxwell. Although Maxwell’s international record is strong, his IPL performance has lacked continuity, in which he has failed many times. If they are released by Punjab Kings, as any other team can hesitate to achieve them.

Faf duplessis (Delhi Capitals)

After Akshar Patel’s injury, Faf Duplessis captained the team and could not perform as expected during the season. In 9 matches at the age of 40, he scored 202 runs at a strike rate of 123. It is possible that Duplessis ends its league cricket career.

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Ishant Sharma (Gujarat Titans)

Ishant Sharma was bought by Gujarat Titans for ₹ 75 lakh. Even at the age of 36, he bowls at a good speed, but this season he played only 7 matches and took 4 wickets. His economy rate was also high, which proved to be a expensive bowler to keep him in the team. In such a situation, Gujarat Titans may consider releasing them before the next scene.

Karn Sharma (Mumbai Indians)

Veteran leg -spinner Karn Sharma once again got a chance to play for Mumbai Indians. He was taken in 6 matches by the team and he was able to take only 7 wickets. By next season, Karn Sharma will turn 38 years old. In such a situation, the franchise can relax them and bet on a young spinner. Karna has played 90 matches in the IPL and has taken 83 wickets.

Richard Glison (Mumbai Indians)

England fast bowler Richard Glison got a chance to play for Mumbai Indians after Chennai Super Kings. Glison, who took 1 wicket in 2 matches in 2024, was able to get into only one match this time. Nobody bought him in the auction and Mumbai instead of Corbin Bosch included him in his team. He was able to take only one wicket in a match. He will be 38 years old by the next season. In such a situation, it is difficult to play again in the IPL.

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Vijay Shankar (Chennai Super Kings)

Veteran all -rounder Vijay Shankar was bought by Chennai Super Kings with great expectations. For him, the team spent Rs 1.20 crore in the auction. Shankar could not do anything special during the season. He scored 118 runs in 6 matches at an average of 39.33, but his strike rate was 129.67. Due to not scoring fast runs, the team expelled him from the playing-11. Now it is difficult to play in the upcoming season of IPL.

Manish Pandey (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Kolkata Knight Riders bought their veteran player Manish Pandey in their base price for Rs 75 lakh. He got a chance in three matches and he was able to score only 92 runs. Manish will turn 36 in the next season. Kolkata’s team can relax them and then it will be surprising if someone bought them.

Nicholas Poran Retirement: A big news is coming out from West Indies cricket. At the age of just 29, the star batter and famous Nicholas Puran for his stormy batting has called the Alvida of International Cricket. He has once been the captain of the West Indies ODI and T20 team.

By deciding the reservation at such a young age, he has shocked the fans. Puran scored 1983 runs in 61 ODIs in his career and 2275 runs in 106 T20 matches. Recently, he had taken himself out of selection for the T20 series against England and he was not even part of the ODI team since the 2023 ODI World Cup qualifiers.

But his decision is shocking, because when he played his 100th T20 International match in November 2024, he said that he can play 100 and T20 International matches.

Nicholas Puran announced his review on his social media on Monday. He wrote- After much thinking and introspection, I have decided to retire from international cricket. This game, which we all love, have given me a lot and will continue to give me further. Happiness, purpose, memorable moments and a chance to represent the West Indies people …

Wearing a maroon jerseys, standing for the national anthem and taking everything on the field every time … It is very difficult to describe these moments in words. It has been an honor for me to be the captain of the team, which I will always cherish with heart.

Nicholas Puran further wrote- Thank the fans wholeheartedly, loved you unconditionally. You supported me in difficult times and celebrated with full enthusiasm in good moments. Thanks of family, friends and players playing with you … You supported me at every step in this journey. Your trust and support always gave me strength. Even though my interchal cricket career is ending now, but my love for West Indies cricket will never end. I wish only success and strength for the team and the entire Aria.

Nikolas Puran made his debut in 2016 …
Nicholas Puran made his debut for the West Indies against Pakistan in 2016. Three years later, he played his first ODI against England. In 2022, he was made the captain of the West Indies ODI and T20 team, but the same year he gave up the captaincy after the team’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup in Australia. He played the last match for the West Indies in December 2024 in the domestic T20 series played against Bangladesh in Kingstown.

But he was the best performance in 2024 when he hit the most sixes (170) in a calendar year and then scored 524 runs in IPL 2025 with five half -centuries at a strike rate of 196.25. However, early next year, he was expected to play an important role in the West Indies’ schemes for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

What will Nikolas Puran do now
Nicholas Puran now plays continuously in franchise cricket and in this summer he can be seen in tournaments like MLC (USA) and The Hundred (England). Apart from this, he also plays continuously in CPL (Caribbean Premier League), IPL (Indian Premier League) and ILT20 (UAE).

In T20 International, Puran is the highest player of West Indies and scoring the most runs. He scored 2275 runs in 106 T20 matches, where his average was 26.14 and the strike rate was 136.39. In the ODI, he scored 1983 runs in 61 matches, his average was 39.66 and the strike rate was 99.15.

Cricket West Indies statement on Puran’s retirement
Cricket West Indies (CWI) said in a statement on Monday- We express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the great contribution of Nicholas Puran for West Indies cricket. We salute his performance so far and thank for the memorable moments he gave to fans around the Caribbean region and the world. We wish a lot of best wishes for his upcoming journey.

At one time of the West Indies team used to speak in the cricket world. In the 1970-90s, this team had an army of great fast bowlers. It was not easy for the batsmen to face fast bowlers like Malcolm Marshal, Joel Garner, Kurtley Ambros, Andy Roberts. However, gradually the graph of West Indies cricket fell significantly. Many of the fast bowlers came out, but most of them could not succeed as successful at the international level.

Best made record with bat, remained in the headlines other than the field

Tino Best was also among the West Indies fast bowlers whose international career was ‘out of track’. Tino Best, born in Barbados, was compared to the West Indies great bowler Ves Hall, but he could not leave his influence in the cricket world like this legend. 5 feet 8 inch long Tino Best Best could play only 57 matches for the West Indies in his career.

However, Tino Best set a special record in batting. Best scored 95 runs in the Birmingham Test on this day i.e. 10 June 2012, batting against England on this day i.e. 10 June 2012. Then this was the biggest score of a batsman on number-11 in Test cricket. In July 2013, Australian spinner Ashton Egger broke Tino Best’s record by playing 98 runs in the Nottingham Test against England.

Tino remained in the headlines due to other reasons other than the best cricket. Best claimed in his autobiography (Autobiography) ‘Mind the Windows: My Story’ that during his career he was with more than 500 women. He jokingly called himself ‘Black Brad Pit’. Best also mentioned that his lifestyle did not impress his performance on the field and he always worked hard. His revelations had created a lot of controversy.

Tino Best writes in his autobiography, “I like girls very much and girls also like me very much. I think I am the best -looking bald man in the world. I jokingly say that I am a ‘Black Brad Pit’. As a cricketer I went as a cricketer, I talked to girls, dated girls and sleep with girls.

Tino Best says, “My first love, I have a beautiful girl named Tamani, but things got spoiled for us. After the breakup from Melisa I became a playboy. I had become a kind of women crazy. If I liked a girl, I used to go and talk to her, no matter what she was. What is your name? No girl could scare me. “

Best told the girls here their weakness

Tino Bests were particularly attracted to Australian girls. Best writes, ‘The most beautiful girls are Australians. I think they are amazing. She really focuses on her fitness and her bodies are amazing. ‘ Tino Best says that during the Australian Tour in 2005, he formed relations with more than 40 women.

Tino Best brought him aggression, confidence and energy in the West Indies bowling, which had been missing for a long time. Tino Best used to fight till the last ball. In May 2003, he made his Test debut against Australia at his home ground, where he could not take any wickets. Due to poor performance, Tino continued to be in-out of the best team. In February 2008, he joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL) due to lack of contract from the West Indies Cricket Board (CWI).

However, the following year Tino Best unexpectedly returned to the Test Squad. Tino Best took 12 wickets in the two -match Test series against Bangladesh in 2012, which was the most memorable performance with the ball in Test cricket. The last match of Tino Best’s International Career was against New Zealand in January 2014 in Wellington.

This was the Best’s International Record

Tino Best played 25 Tests, 26 ODIs and 6 T20 Internationals for the West Indies. In Test matches, Best took 57 wickets at an average of 40.19. During this, he took five or more wickets in innings on two occasions. At the same time, 34 wickets have been recorded in the name of Tino Best in ODI International from the average of 34.02. Tino Best took 6 wickets in T20 International. Best scored a total of 494 runs in international cricket.

The date was 2 June 2025, in this one day, two star cricketers announced their retirement. The first news came about Glenn Maxwell, he announced his retirement from ODI International and said that he would focus on T20 cricket. The 36 -year -old Maxwell was a member of the team winning the ODI World Cup in 2015 and 2023.

Just a few hours after this news, another news came to the South African cricket team. 33 -year -old Henrik Klassen called International Cricket as Alvida. And after the retirement of these cricketers, another shocking news has come related to Nicholas Puran a week after a week. He too announced retirement from international cricket at the age of just 29 years.

The special thing is that all these cricketers have decided to withdraw from international cricket and someone has decided to withdraw from some format. But none of these cricketers have decided to withdraw from franchise cricket. In such a situation, it is clear that in franchise cricket, money makes more money and in just a few days, why will they play international cricket?

If we look at these 3 retirements in 8 days, then one thing to notice whether Maxwell, Klassen or then Puran… These three are big names of franchise cricket. All three play tremendously in T20 cricket.

Talking about the Indian Premier League (IPL) only, they got a lot of money to play a season. Klassen was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 23 crore. Puran was retained by Lucknow Supergiants for Rs 21 crore. At the same time, Maxwell was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 4.20 crore. Although in Indian cricket too, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rawichandran Ashwin have also left different formats of cricket, but they are also playing franchise cricket fiercely.

Heavy franchise cricket fees on board fees
According to a report- Klassen used to get a match fee of $ 1,900 (about 1 lakh 60 thousand rupees) per ODI and $ 911 (about 77 thousand) per T20 match. At the same time, under the Central Contract, there was a payment ranging from 55 lakh to 1 crore 30 lakhs.

According to a report by CRICKET.com.AU, the top contracting earnings had fixed more than $ 3 million (about 25 crore) per year in 2024-25 every year, in which the minimum retainer amount (3 crore) was probably fixed at $ 367,000 (3 crore), except for tour payments and match fees.

At the same time, players playing at least two formats (Test, ODI, T20) in the West Indies Cricket Board can earn a minimum of 240,000 US dollars (about Rs 1.97 crore) per year. Three format players can earn up to US $ 300,000 (about 2.5 crore rupees) per year. The match fee for Test matches is around US $ 5,000 (about 4 lakh rupees) per game. At the same time, under the Central Cricket, players in the West Indies get salary fixed every year, which varies according to their rank.

That is, one thing is clear that recently, all the cricketers who have retired, they want to play franchise cricket, but do not want to play cricket related to the national interest. Because no one is a cricketer, he is taking the first retiring international cricket on the occasion and is performing franchise cricket.

Is everything money, the country is nothing
Klassen retired from Test cricket in January 2024, but he was active in T20 International and ODI. In April this year, he was ignored for the Central Contract of Cricket South Africa (CSA). On June 2 (Monday), Australia all -rounder Glenn Maxwell also said goodbye to ODI International. Now Nikolas Puran has done the same. One thing is common in all this that all these franchises will continue to play cricket, no one has decided to withdraw from them.

Apart from Australia and South Africa, the West Indies team are a group of islands, where many islands form a team together. The West Indies include Leward Island, Windward Island, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana etc. The cricket boards of these islands jointly form the West Indies cricket team and represent the West Indies in international cricket.

In such a situation, not only Puran, but there are many Windies cricketers who are focusing on franchise cricket by not playing international cricket. These include names like Andre Russell and Sunil Naren.

ICC Hall of Fame 2025: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former captain of the Indian cricket team, has received great honor. He has been included in the ICC Hall of Fame. It was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday. He is the 11th player from India to join the ICC Hall of Fame. Before them, legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have also received this honor. Apart from Dhoni, 6 other players have also been honored.

Honors to these veterans too

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden, former South African captain Graeme Smith, former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, former South African batsman Hashim Amla have also been included in the hall of fame. Apart from these, former Pakistan woman cricketer Sana Mir has also been included in the ICC Hall of Fame. She is the first female player in her country to get this honor. Former England cricketer Sarah Taylor has also been honored.

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Dhoni superhit from ODI to20 to Test

Dhoni is the only captain to win three big tournaments in Limited over cricket. He won India in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. Not only this, Team India reached the first place in the ICC Test rankings for the first time while Dhoni.

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A destructive opener who instilled fear in the opposition and became a two-time World Cup winner

Matthew Hayden enters the ICC Hall of Fame

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— ICC (@ICC) June 9, 2025

Unorthodox, unconventional and effective

A cricketer beyond numbers and statistics

MS Dhoni is inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame

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Cool, calm and composed

Hashim Amla takes his place in the ICC Hall of Fame

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A stylish batter and a gifted captain

A leader who made the Proteas believe

Graeme Smith enters the ICC Hall of Fame

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The dependable Kiwi spin maestro

An adept all-rounder and a stellar leader

Daniel Vettori enters the ICC Hall of Fame

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— ICC (@ICC) June 9, 2025

Revolutionising the sport for young girls around the globe, both on and off the field

Sana Mir becomes the first Pakistan women’s cricketer to enter the ICC Hall of Fame

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Titles and accolades for England across the globe

One of the finest wicket-keepers to have played the game

Sarah Taylor enters the ICC Hall of Fame

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— ICC (@ICC) June 9, 2025

What did Dhoni say?

Dhoni, who played 538 matches in all three formats for India after being honored by the ICC, scored 17,266 runs. During this, 829 hunted. On being included in the ICC Hall of Fame, the former Indian captain said, “It is an honor to be nominated in the ICC Hall of Fame, which recognizes the contribution of various generations and cricketers from all over the world. Remembering your name with such all -time great players is a wonderful feeling. This is something that I will always cherish. ”

India’s left -arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is ready for the five -Test series against England starting on 20 June. He is happy to return to Kent where he has played county cricket. Arshadeep is trying his best to get rhythm in this long format of cricket.

26 -year -old Arshdeep has been selected in the Indian squad who went to England. This fast bowler of Punjab is on playing the first Test. The Indian team will play a four-day practice match against India-A at Kent from June 13.

Arshdeep, who performed well in limited overs format, has played a county championship for Kent two years ago. He also bowled brilliantly for the runners -up Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL this year.

Arshdeep told BCCI TV, ‘My goal was to achieve rhythm in today’s practice session. We were constantly playing the format of the white ball, so now it was nice to play with the red ball. He said, ‘We will get better further and it will not be easy for the batsmen to play the ball.’

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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 10, 2025

Arshdeep said, ‘Bowling enjoyed. We were playing for practice, but with a completely competitive expression. It enjoyed it even more. We tried to dismiss them by making a strong strategy. Sai (Sudarshan) is associated with the team for the first time and is also in excellent form. We tried hard to dismiss him.

Arshdeep said that he will try to enhance his skill by bowling with Jaspreet Bumrah.

He said, ‘Whenever I hold the ball, I think I am the best. But everyone knows that when Jaspreet is Bumrah in your bowling attack, then a word like comparison cannot be there. The focus is on how to improve our game and help the team.

In the recently concluded IPL-2025, Arshdeep took 21 wickets for Punjab Kings and took 21 wickets. Arshdeep has not yet made her debut in Test cricket. He has played 9 ODIs for the Indian team and 63 T20 Inderanels.

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Vice-Qetan/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohmad, Karun, Karun Nair, Akash Deep, Vaashingon Sundar, Akash Deepa, Vaasingon Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav.

ICC Hall of Fame 2025: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the great captain of the Indian cricket team, joined the ICC Hall of Fame on Monday (June 9). He is the 11th Indian player to be awarded this special honor by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Apart from Dhoni, six other players have also been given this honor in 2025. South African legendary captain Graeme Smith, batsman Hashim Amla, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden, former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, Pakistan’s female cricketer Sana Mir and England’s Sara Taylor were included in the hall of fame.

Dhoni’s career

Dhoni played in international cricket for India from 23 December 2004 to July 10, 2019. He announced his retirement on 15 August 2020. Dhoni represented Team India in 90 Tests, 347 ODIs and 98 T20s. He also played three ODIs for Asia XI in 2007.

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 9, 2025

We are telling you about all the 11 Indian players joining the ICC Hall of Fame till now …

Bishan Singh Bedi: The great spinner and former captain Bishan Singh Bedi was included in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009. Bedi died in 2023. He played 67 Tests and 10 ODIs for Team India and dismissed 266 and 7 batsmen respectively. Apart from this, 656 runs in Tests and 31 runs in ODIs.

Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar, the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, was also included in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009. Gavaskar played 122 Tests and 108 ODIs for India and scored 10,122 and 3,092 runs respectively. Apart from this, took one wicket each in both Test and ODI.

Kapil Dev: The great all -rounder Kapil Dev won India in the 1983 ODI World Cup. He was also included in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009. Kapil Dev played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs for India from October 1978 to October 1994 and took 434 wickets in Tests and 253 wickets in ODIs. He also contributed significantly with the bat. This all -rounder scored 5248 runs in Tests and 3783 runs in ODIs.

Anil Kumble: Anil Kumble is the highest wicket -taker for India in Test, ODI and International cricket. He was included in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2015. The former Indian Test captain played 132 Tests and 271 ODIs during his 18 -year long career. Get 619 wickets in Tests and 337 wickets in ODIs. Kumble scored 2506 runs in Tests and 938 runs in ODIs.

Unorthodox, unconventional and effective

A cricketer beyond numbers and statistics

MS Dhoni is inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame

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— ICC (@ICC) June 9, 2025

Rahul Dravid: Former Indian captain and head coach Rahul Dravid was included in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2018. Dravid scored 13,288 runs in 164 Tests, 10,889 runs in 344 ODIs and 31 runs in a T20.

Sachin Tendulkar: The greatest batsman so far played 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and 1 T20 for India during his 24 -year long career. Tendulkar scored 18426 runs in ODIs, 15921 runs in Tests and 10 runs in T20. Apart from this, took 201 wickets in all formats.

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Vinu Mankad: Vinu Mankad was included in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021. Mankad was one of the best players till date. He played 44 Tests from 1946 to 1959 and scored 2109 runs. Apart from this, he also took 162 wickets.

Diana Adulji: Former captain of the Indian women’s cricket team Diana Edulji was included in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2023. Edulji played 20 Tests and 34 ODIs in which he scored 404 and 211 runs respectively. Apart from this, 63 and 46 wickets were also taken in their names.

Virender Sehwag: Former India batsman Virender Sehwag was included in the ICC Hall of Fame with Adulji in 2023. Sehwag scored 8586 runs in 104 Tests, 8273 runs in 251 ODIs and 394 runs in 19 T20s. During his international career, Sehwag also took 136 wickets for India in all formats.

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Neetu David: Former spinner Neetu David was included in the ICC Hall of Fame in 2024. He took 41 wickets in 10 Tests and scored 25 runs. In 97 ODIs, 141 batsmen were dismissed and scored 74 runs.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni: India’s greatest captain is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He played 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20s during his 15 -year long career and scored more than 17,000 runs. Dhoni is the only captain to win three big tournaments in Limited over cricket. He won India in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. Not only this, Team India reached the first place in the ICC Test rankings for the first time while Dhoni.