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After the retention deadline for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction had ended, big surprises have come. Is MS Dhoni good enough to make the all-time Indian Premier League (IPL) XI? Venues for the 2026 T20 World Cup have been finalised. Shubman Gill makes headlines, but not in a good way. A Pakistan star has confirmed there isn’t any cricket rivalry with India anymore.
Big WPL retention misses
Retention lists before the WPL 2026 mega auction were announced by all 5 franchises. Fascinatingly, players like Meg Lanning, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, and Renuka Singh Thakur have been released. UP Warriorz shocked a few by retaining just 1 player, and that too an uncapped player.
Venues for T20 World Cup
The BCCI has finalised the venues for the T20 World Cup. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai will host 6 matches in the tournament co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, 2026. Bengaluru remains in limbo in the aftermath of the stampede earlier in the year. The final will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Gill’s knock raises eyebrows
Shubman Gill received a lot of backlash for his sluggish knock in the India vs Australia 4th T20I. Playing as an opener since the Asia Cup, Gill’s performance hasn’t been up to par. In Queensland, he scored 46 (39). Granted, others struggled as well, but of the 6 Indian batters who faced 10 or more balls, Gill had the lowest strike rate.
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No Gayle, Dhoni or Raina in all-time IPL XI?
In an exclusive interview with InsideSport, Abishek Porel named his all-time IPL XI. While usual suspects like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rohit Sharma were there, the DC superstar didn’t pick MS Dhoni as his wicketkeeper and instead opted for Brendon McCullum. Porel didn’t pick others like Chris Gayle and Suresh Raina.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s WPL sacrifice
After Nat Sciver-Brunt was named MI’s top retention for WPL 2026, former India cricketer Reema Malhotra revealed that captain Harmanpreet Kaur had a chat with the franchise after India’s maiden World Cup win. Reema also suggested that perhaps Harman told MI to pay her more to ensure she doesn’t wish to return to the auction.
IND vs PAK, no rivalry
Pakistan wicketkeeper Azam Khan has begrudgingly agreed with Suryakumar Yadav. During the Asia Cup, India’s T20I captain had stated that there wasn’t a rivalry between India and Pakistan since the latter doesn’t beat the former. The comment wasn’t taken well at the time, but Azam has agreed with this assessment.
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