Champions Trophy fate to be decided on Nov 29, Rishabh Pant-DC “patch up” & Gambhir returns to India

The buzz around the IPL 2025 auction continued on Monday, with the highlight of the day being the patch up between Rishabh Pant and his ex-franchise Delhi Capitals (DC). On the international side, the ICC has finally called for a board meeting to discuss and put to a vote a venue for the Champions Trophy 2025 amid the standoff between India and Pakistan. Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir has returned home from Australia for “personal reasons” as India are currently on a break after the Perth Test. On that note, let’s take a look at the top headlines from Tuesday.

CT 2025 deadlock to be resolved on Nov 29

ICC has reportedly called for a board meeting on November 29 to discuss the schedule of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The fixtures for the marquee event, scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in February 2025 – was supposed to be announced earlier but was deferred. ICC is likely to ask all its members to vote for a solution in the upcoming meeting to decide on the venue for Champions Trophy 2025.

DC, Rishabh Pant bury the hatchet & bid farewell

DC co-owner Parth Jindal admitted that Rishabh Pant’s departure from the side was hard to accept, following IPL 2025 auction. The DC owner brushed aside reports of tiff between the team management and the former skipper with the emotional post and wished Pant luck for his future. Rishabh Pant, who was associated with DC since his debut in IPL, responded kindly to Jindal’s message, admitting that it was never easy to say goodbye.

Sajana Sajeevan traces her fame to glory

 Sajana Sajeevan recalled tough times at the start of her career when she played cricket for the sake of money. Hailing from Kerala, the all-rounder made her senior women’s debut earlier in 2024 after a string of impressive performances for India in the Challenger’s Cup and in domestic tourney prior to that. Sajeevan revealed that she started playing cricket at domestic level to help her family financially.

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IPL’s youngest star ready to undergo age test

13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history by becoming the youngest player to be sold at an IPL auction. Soon after Suryavanshi earned his maiden IPL contract, reports of the young batter involved in an age fraud surfaced. However, the youngster’s father has dismissed such claims

and told the media that his son was ready to undergo an age test.

Gambhir returns home midway through IND vs AUS series

In what could be a big blow to Team India, head coach Gautam Gambhir has reportedly flown back home, after their historic win in the first IND vs AUS Test at Perth. It seems that the move is rather unexpected, as there was no clear plan from Gambhir, to head back home after the first encounter. As per a report, the head of the team informed the BCCI, about his return.

Saudi has no plans to rival IPL

The Saudi Arabia Cricket Federation (SACF) chairman has categorically denied reports of plans to launch the “world’s richest league” to rival with IPL. Earlier, reports had claimed that the wealthy Saudi government was planning to launch a cricket league what would feature international stars.