Varun Chakravarthy ruled out of the Ireland tour due to injury
The ODI series between India and Afghanistan has concluded. Team India will now tour Ireland for two matches. The Indian team for this tour had already been announced, but there has been a major change. Varun Chakaravarthy has been dropped, while a fast bowler has been included in his place. Following the BCCI’s decision, a major question has been lingering in fans’ minds: What exactly led to Varun being ruled out of the series?
The BCCI stated in a press release that Varun Chakravarthy was not dropped by the selectors, but was unable to participate in this series due to injury. Varun suffered a left foot injury during the IPL 2026 season and has been recovering since then. Varun is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.
Joe Root completes 14,000 runs in Test cricket
England’s legendary batsman Joe Root reached 14,000 Test runs in the second innings of the second Test against New Zealand. He is on pace to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most Test runs. He scored 46 runs in the first innings of this Test, missing out on a half-century, but completed his half-century in the second innings.
Joe Root is the second batsman in the world to reach the 14,000-run mark in Test cricket. He is surpassed only by Sachin Tendulkar, who is currently the leading run-scorer in Test cricket. Root is second on this list. Third is Ricky Ponting, who has scored 13,378 runs in 287 innings in his Test career.
WTC final to be held at The Oval!
The ICC is preparing to make a major decision regarding the final match of the World Test Championship. Every WTC final so far has been played in England, and the 2027 final will be played at the historic Lord’s ground. Meanwhile, news has emerged that the ICC may strip Lord’s of the hosting rights for the 2027 WTC final. According to The Telegraph, the ICC and ECB are discussing moving the final match to The Oval instead of Lord’s. No final decision has been made yet, but discussions regarding the final venue change are reportedly advanced. It is being reported that the ICC is unhappy with the pitch at Lord’s.
“I have moved on from Test cricket,” said Virat Kohli
It has been over a year since Team India’s star batter Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket. Kohli had made the surprise announcement of his retirement from the format on May 12 last year, stunning fans and the entire cricketing world alike. Now, there has been ongoing speculation about whether Kohli might make a comeback to Test cricket. .
Virat Kohli has made a significant statement regarding the speculation about his return to Test cricket. He has clearly indicated that he is in no mood to overturn his retirement decision. Kohli said, “I would prefer to sell them at a lower price. I have moved on from Test cricket.”
Ben Stokes returns to squad; ECB hands him captaincy
The third and deciding match of the Test series between England and New Zealand is set to be played in Nottingham starting June 25. Ahead of this, England has announced its squad for the third Test against New Zealand. Before the announcement, all eyes were on whether Ben Stokes would return to the team. The ECB has now included Stokes in the squad and once again entrusted him with the captaincy. Stokes had been left out of the second Test following the victory in the first match against New Zealand due to a controversy involving a visit to a nightclub in violation of the team’s night curfew.
England squad:
Ben Stokes (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Matthew Fisher, Emilio Gay, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, and Josh Tongue
Kieron Pollard sets T20 world record, surpasses Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle’s record for the most runs in T20 cricket history has been broken by Kieron Pollard. Pollard achieved this feat in the Washington Freedom vs MI New York match of MLC 2026. He scored a century for MI New York, setting the record for the most runs in T20 cricket.
Kieron Pollard now has 14,582 runs, while Chris Gayle scored 14,562 runs in his career. Pollard is also the first player in T20 cricket history to play more than 700 matches in this format. Pollard has played 736 T20 matches so far, and the surprising fact is that Chris Gayle scored more than 14,000 runs in just 463 matches.
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