The Indian team has received good news as Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the Asia Cup due to a knee injury. He must be fit for the T20 World Cup, which starts in October after the Pakistan Cricket Board's medical advisory council ordered "four to six weeks rest."
Following the Indian Premier League or IPL 2022, Danish Kaneria chastised Virat Kohli for missing several international tours, including the West Indies tour and the One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Zimbabwe. This criticism was made in light of the Asia Cup competition, which will be held later this month.
The IPL organizers are looking for a trade window in November following the conclusion of the T20 World Cup in Australia. India star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will reportedly be the biggest name to enter this year.
Due to Pakistan's packed schedule from 2024–25, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is on track to become the first T20 league to clash with the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has set the March-May timeframe for PSL 2025, which coincides with the IPL 2025 season.
Sources have reported that Ravindra Jadeja is set to leave Chennai Super Kings and will list himself on the IPL Trading Window.
Four Indian cricket top broadcasters—Disney Star, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), Viacom18, and Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE)—have separately written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about specific clauses of their media rights tender. They claimed the current tender document discouraged them from submitting a bid.
Ross Taylor, the senior New Zealand batsman, revealed that one of the Rajasthan Royals' owners slapped him three or four times during the IPL 2011 season. This moment happened after the defeat to Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in Mohali.