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India.com
20-05-2025
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- India.com
Ravi Bishnoi to Akash Deep: 5 BIGGEST culprits in disastrous show by Rishabh Pant's LSG
In these collection of pictures, we find out about the biggest non-performers in Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants after they failed to qualify for the Playoffs. Rishabh Pant has failed with bat after being bought for Rs 27 crore by LSG at IPL 2025 mega auction. Pant has only scored 135 runs in 12 match at a strike-rate of 100. Rishabh Pant has failed with his tactics as captain too, failing on numerous occasions. Akash Deep was bought for Rs 8 crore by LSG but has struggled with injuries throughout the season. "Definitely it could have been one of our best seasons but coming into the tournament we had a lot of gaps, injuries and as a team we decided to not talk about that, but it became difficult to fill those gaps for us," LSG captain Rishabh Pant said after Monday's match. Akash Deep played in only 5 matches in IPL 2025 so far and claimed 3 wickets. Rishabh Pant's LSG has high hopes from Delhi Ranji captain Ayush Badoni after buying him for Rs 4 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction. Badoni has only scored 329 runs in 12 matches with 2 fifties. Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was retained for Rs 11 crore by LSG. He claimed just 9 wickets in 11 matches so far. Shardul Thakur was signed as replacement for injured Mohsin Khan for Rs 2 crore. Although Shardul is second-highest wicket-taker with 13 scalps but he has an economy-rate of over 11.
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First Post
15-05-2025
- Sport
- First Post
Delhi coach drops shocker: 'Virat Kohli was planning for England tour, had no plans to retire from Tests'
Former Team India selector and Delhi Ranji team coach has revealed that Virat Kohli has no plans to retire from Test cricket and he was planning to hit at least 'three or four hundreds in England'. read more Advertisement Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket despite having plans to play on for India. Image: PTI Virat Kohli had no plans to retire from Test cricket and he was aiming to score at least three to four hundreds in the upcoming Test tour of England, claimed former Indian spinner Sarandeep Singh. Kohli's decision to retire from Test cricket at the age of 36, just a few days before the squad for the England tour is to be picked, has left the cricketing world in shock. Kohli's love for Test cricket is well known and after the retirement of Rohit Sharma , it was felt that Kohli should stay on with the team for a while as the Indian cricket team gets ready for the transition. But the former captain stunned the world by quitting the longer format on Monday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Kohli forced to retire form Tests? Was the decision to retire from Test cricket forced on Kohli? We may never know what happened behind the scenes but Delhi's Ranji Trophy coach and former Team India selector, Sarandeep, has confirmed that Kohli has no plans to retire at least till February. In January, Kohli also turned up in a Ranji match for Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium against Railways as he continued to struggle with form. Sarandeep claimed during their conversation at the time, Kohli confirmed plans to play for India 'A' team in England to prepare for the five-match Test series that starts on 20 June. 'Only he knows the reason (for his retirement). Everyone is shocked,' Sarandeep said. 'There was no sign of it. Neither did I hear from anyone else about this. Look at the way he is performing in the IPL. He is in good form. 'I asked him if he would play a couple of County Cricket matches before the England tour. He said, 'No Paaji, I am looking to play India A matches. Two India A matches where I will prepare for the Test series.' He had a settled plan. Suddenly, seeing him end his red-ball career is surprising. He doesn't have any fitness issues, no form issues,' he said. Kohli said 'I want to score three or four hundreds in England' Sarandeep also revealed that Kohli was aiming to hit a few hundreds on the England tour. 'If you look at the Australia tour, Virat is known for his big runs Down Under. He started with a century and didn't get it. He was not satisfied with it,' he said. 'During the Ranji Trophy, he told me, 'I want to score three or four hundreds in England. I have to take responsibility being the senior batter in the team',' Sarandeep added. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Kohli has pulled the curtains down on a highly successful career in which he scored 9,230 runs in 123 matches. In his last Test series in Australia, Kohli scored just 190 runs in five matches.
India.com
15-05-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Not BCCI, THIS is massive reason for Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests, it involves...
In these collection of pictures, we try to find out the real reason behind former India captain Virat Kohli's real reason behind Test retirement earlier this week. Former India captain Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, Kohli has already retired from T20I cricket last year. Reports suggested that Virat Kohli wanted Test captaincy back for India's five-Test tour of England from next month. But that is reportedly not the case why he decided to retire. Virat Kohli wasn't concerned about his batting form before Test retirement. According to Delhi Ranji coach Sarandeep Singh, he was preparing himself for the tour of England. Virat Kohli had expressed concerns about BCCI's decision on bringing family on foreign tour after Border Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia earlier this year. Indian Test captain Rohit Sharma also announced his Test retirement earlier this month before Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli is reportedly not happy with the dressing room environment in Indian team, especially when it comes to the Test format, according to media reports. Kohli was reportedly feeling stifled when it came to Test cricket. Virat Kohli could be hinting at differences with head coach Gautam Gambhir. BCCI didn't have any role to play in Kohli's retirement.
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13-05-2025
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- First Post
Delhi coach drops shocker: 'Virat Kohli had no plans to retire from Tests, was eyeing 3-4 tons in England'
Former Team India selector and Delhi Ranji team coach has revealed that Virat Kohli has no plans to retire from Test cricket and he was planning to hit at least 'three or four hundreds in England'. read more Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket despite having plans to play on for India. Image: PTI Virat Kohli had no plans to retire from Test cricket and he was aiming to score at least three to four hundreds in the upcoming Test tour of England, claimed former Indian spinner Sarandeep Singh. Kohli's decision to retire from Test cricket at the age of 36, just a few days before the squad for the England tour is to be picked, has left the cricketing world in shock. Kohli's love for Test cricket is well known and after the retirement of Rohit Sharma , it was felt that Kohli should stay on with the team for a while as the Indian cricket team gets ready for the transition. But the former captain stunned the world by quitting the longer format on Monday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Kohli forced to retire form Tests? Was the decision to retire from Test cricket forced on Kohli? We may never know what happened behind the scenes but Delhi's Ranji Trophy coach and former Team India selector, Sarandeep, has confirmed that Kohli has no plans to retire at least till February. In January, Kohli also turned up in a Ranji match for Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium against Railways as he continued to struggle with form. More from First Cricket BCCI confirms resumption of IPL 2025 from 17 May, announces revised schedule and venues Sarandeep claimed during their conversation at the time, Kohli confirmed plans to play for India 'A' team in England to prepare for the five-match Test series that starts on 20 June. 'Only he knows the reason (for his retirement). Everyone is shocked,' Sarandeep said. 'There was no sign of it. Neither did I hear from anyone else about this. Look at the way he is performing in the IPL. He is in good form. 'I asked him if he would play a couple of County Cricket matches before the England tour. He said, 'No Paaji, I am looking to play India A matches. Two India A matches where I will prepare for the Test series.' He had a settled plan. Suddenly, seeing him end his red-ball career is surprising. He doesn't have any fitness issues, no form issues,' he said. Kohli said 'I want to score three or four hundreds in England' Sarandeep also revealed that Kohli was aiming to hit a few hundreds on the England tour. 'If you look at the Australia tour, Virat is known for his big runs Down Under. He started with a century and didn't get it. He was not satisfied with it,' he said. 'During the Ranji Trophy, he told me, 'I want to score three or four hundreds in England. I have to take responsibility being the senior batter in the team',' Sarandeep added. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Kohli has pulled the curtains down on a highly successful career in which he scored 9,230 runs in 123 matches. In his last Test series in Australia, Kohli scored just 190 runs in five matches.
Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Virat Kohli was preparing for England tour, his retirement is 'shocking': 'He said, I'll play 2 India A matches...'
Delhi Ranji cricket coach Sarandeep Singh weighed in on Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests, expressing his surprise given what he thought the batter's future would be in the wake of his brief Ranji stint earlier this year. Kohli brought the curtain down after playing 123 Tests for India. The batter finishes his Test career with 770 runs short of the 10,000 mark. He ends his career as the fourth-highest run-scorer for India, only behind Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar. Speaking on JioStar, Singh explained how he was caught unaware by Kohli's announcement, despite rumours in recent days regarding Kohli's decision. 'This morning when I heard this news that Virat Kohli has announced his retirement. This was a big surprise for me,' explained Singh. 'And as far as we were talking about the Delhi Ranji Trophy, the way he was playing the matches, 4-5 days before that, we started talking to him about the matches he wants to play. He showed his involvement.' Singh explained how Kohli's relatively quiet series in Australia was a pressure point for the batter, leading the coach to believe that he will be extra motivated to perform in England in June-July this year. 'The way he started his preparation for the red ball, he was talking about how the Australia tour would have been, but he was preparing for the England tour, how we would win the Test match. But suddenly, now we see that the person who was ready to go to England will not be going to England. That announcement that has been made today, I think everyone is shocked,' explained the Delhi coach. 'I didn't even get to hear it from him. I was talking to him a few days ago, I was talking to him on messages, but I didn't get any such intention that he is thinking about something like this,' explained Singh. 'And the way he is going to the IPL, he is making runs and is in great form.' Singh also provided context that Kohli was seemingly geared towards strong preparation for the England tour, including being involved in India A's tour games ahead of the series proper beginning on June 20 in Leeds. 'I had asked him if he would play county cricket after this. He said, no, brother, I want to play matches for India A. He said he would play two matches for India A, and then I will prepare for the Test match,' explained Singh. 'So he was planning to play for India A. But suddenly, I heard that he was not playing. This is surprising.' Kohli's decision means he will now only represent India in ODI cricket, having announced his T20I retirement in 2024. Before that, he will play a central role in trying to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru win their first IPL title.
