Mustafizur Rahman has been expelled from IPL, Bangladesh has refused to come to India to play the T20 World Cup. Apart from this, Bangladesh has also banned the telecast of IPL in its country. India and Bangladesh are at loggerheads on this issue, and reacting to this entire controversy, former cricketer Aakash Chopra said that he fully supports BCCI’s decision to release Mustafizur Rahman.

Akash Chopra said in clear words that within the last one year, minorities have been treated cruelly in Bangladesh. He also said that if these incidents are not stopped in Bangladesh, Hindu people will be wiped out from there.

Aakash Chopra showed mirror to Bangladesh

Aakash Chopra has fully supported BCCI’s decision to expel Mustafizur Rahman from IPL. Explaining the reason behind BCCI’s instruction to suddenly release Mustafizur, he said that for this it is important for people to understand the situation in Bangladesh.

This former Indian cricketer said, “For the last one year, cruelty against minorities has been going on in Bangladesh and these days Hindus are being killed. That entire community will disappear, they have already been reduced to half. On our left side, the same has happened in Pakistan. The population of minorities used to be quite large, but now they have almost disappeared. Now Bangladesh is also moving on the same path.”

gave example of pakistan

Aakash Chopra said that it is not Mustafizur Rahman’s fault here, but the incident of 26/11 was also not done by Pakistani cricketers, but the whole of Pakistan had to suffer its consequences. After that Pakistani players were banned from IPL. Akash also said that cricketers need to understand that if their country does wrong, they will personally have to suffer the consequences.

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The Indian women’s cricket team was to play a series against Bangladesh in December, which was decided to be cancelled. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has planned a new series in December itself. Let us tell you that Team India was going to play its first series against Bangladesh after winning the World Cup title, but considering the situation there, the board decided to cancel it.

According to the report of RevSportz, a 5-match T20 series will be played between India and Sri Lanka from December 21 to 30. All the matches of the series will be played at 2 venues (Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram). The first 2 matches of the series will be played at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium and the remaining 3 matches will be played at Greenfield International Stadium.

India and Bangladesh were to play a T20 series of 3 ODIs and the same number of matches, this was part of the ICC Future Tour Programme. The matches of the series were to be played in Kolkata and Cuttack. PTI quoted a BCCI source as saying that the board has not received approval to play the series against Bangladesh.

BCCI had written a letter

BCCI had written a letter to Bangladesh Cricket Board informing about the cancellation of the series. PTI quoted a Bangladesh Cricket Board official as saying, “We received a letter from BCCI, in which it has been said that the series will be cancelled. We are now waiting for the new dates.”

Indian men’s cricket team’s tour was also canceled

In August this year, the Indian men’s cricket team was to tour Bangladesh, a series of 3 ODI and 3 T20 matches was to be held between the two countries. Fans were curious about this tour, because Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were likely to play in it. This tour was also canceled due to the ongoing geopolitical tension in Bangladesh.

The date of the auction for Indian Premier League season 19 has been announced. The retention list of all the teams has come on Saturday, now it is clear how many slots of which team are vacant and how much money is in their purse. KKR has the highest purse balance and Mumbai Indians has the least.

On which date is IPL 2026 auction?

The auction for IPL 2026 will take place on Tuesday, December 16.

Where will IPL 2026 auction take place?

IPL auction will not be held in India this time also. It was told in the official statement that the auction will be held in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi

Mark your calendars folks, #TATAIPLAuction 2026 is coming your way

Which player will attract the highest bid?#TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/BhKnunTzvu

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 16, 2025

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The Indian cricket team is currently practicing at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, where the first Test against South Africa is to be played from November 14. While preparing for this, Gambhir told what kind of dressing room Team India has right now. He also gave a big statement regarding the T20 World Cup, he said that right now Team India is not at the place where we want to be.

Let us tell you that after Gautam Gambhir became the coach, the Indian team has not lost any T20 series yet and has also won the Asia Cup title. India has just defeated Australia 2-1 in the T20 series. Now the next big tournament is the T20 World Cup, which will be held in February.

What did Gautam Gambhir say?

Before the start of the India vs South Africa Test series, BCCI shared a video of Gautam Gambhir, although it was a small part of the interview. In this, Gambhir is saying, “As a nation and individually we should never celebrate a series defeat.”

Then he said, “Just throw the players into the deep sea. We did the same with Shubman when he was appointed Test captain.” Regarding the dressing room, Gambhir said, “This is a very transparent dressing room, and now we want this dressing room to remain like this.”

Regarding the T20 World Cup, Gautam Gambhir said, “By the World Cup, we have still not reached the point where we want to be. So hopefully the players will know the importance of staying fit, so we still have three months to get to where we want to be.”

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Get inside the mind of #TeamIndia Head Coach @GautamGambhir as he shares his vision in

Stay tuned for the full exclusive interview pic.twitter.com/nmvG9x2YUW

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 10, 2025

India vs South Africa Head to Head (Test)

This is the 8th time that the South African cricket team has come to India to play a Test series. Out of the 7 series played before this, India has won 4 times and South Africa has won 1 time. 2 series ended in a draw.

• Total matches- 44
• India won- 18
• South Africa won-
• draw-10

After the Test series, a 3-match ODI series will be played between India and South Africa, followed by a 5-match T20 series. The T20 series will start from 9th December, whose last match will be on 19th December.

BCCI is considering organizing the IPL auction outside India. Although the IPL franchises have not been officially informed about the city yet, they have definitely been given a hint about it. Gulf countries are being considered as possible venues. It is likely to take place in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, but other Middle Eastern locations such as Oman and Qatar are reportedly also being considered.

Reason for IPL auction being held outside India

According to the report of Cricbuzz, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wanted to organize the auction in India only. However, now there are challenges in finding an ideal venue because at that time (December) it is the festival and wedding season in the country.

On which date will IPL 2026 auction take place?

The auction for Indian Premier League Season 19 may take place in mid-December, it may happen in the second week or third week. There is a possibility that BCCI will formally announce the date and venue of IPL auction before November 15. Before this, all the 10 franchises have to submit the list of retention and released players to BCCI.

The franchises still have about 2 weeks to submit the list of retention and release players. Before this, discussions regarding trade of players are intensifying. There is talk of trade of wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson, who is the captain of Rajasthan Royals. Although Sanju has not impressed in the Asia Cup or the currently ongoing T20 series against Australia, he is considered a big player in the IPL.

The discussion about Mohammed Shami is also intense, but according to the report, Sunrisers Hyderabad is not able to make up its mind to release him. According to the report of Cricbuzz, Hyderabad received some trade offers for Shami, which were rejected by the franchise.

Indian Premier League (IPL) is the biggest and most expensive cricket league in the world. The success of this league is also one of the reasons why BCCI became the richest cricket board in the world. Be it elections, pandemic or any other reason, the venue of the event changed but the tournament has been held every year since 2008. Every year this tournament has been touching new heights, but from a recent report it seems that the shine of this T20 league is fading.

According to the report, there has been a decline in the brand value of the Indian Premier League. Compared to last year, the brand value of IPL has declined by 8 percent to Rs 76,100 crore, whereas last year it was Rs 82,700 crore.

The reason behind this is said to be the merger in the broadcasting area and the ban on real gaming. In the media report, quoting DD&& Advisory, which releases the annual valuation, it has been said that this is the second consecutive year of decline in the value of this T20 league. It was Rs 92,500 crore in 2023.

Why did IPL suffer such a big blow?

In the report ‘Beyond 22 Yards’ it was told that there are two main reasons for this. The merger of major broadcasting companies Disney Star and Viacom 18 in 2024 is expected to reduce competition for media executives. Second ban on real money gaming apps, which the Government of India imposed this year. Many such companies were sponsors in IPL.

Rs 92,500 crore to Rs 76,100 crore

The report says that due to these two main reasons, the value of its ecosystem has reduced by approximately Rs 16,400 crore. In 2023 it was Rs 92,500 crore which has now become Rs 76,100 crore.

Talking about IPL, it is like a festival for cricket lovers in India. For 2 months, fans get to see exciting matches one after the other. Players like to see players playing together for the country face to face, the thrill of it is different.

Team India has been announced for the ODI and T20 series on Australia tour. Rohit Sharma has also been removed from the captaincy of ODI, in his place the board has appointed Shubman Gill as the captain. Many people are also raising questions about Mohammed Shami, including former cricketer Manoj Tiwari. Describing the selection of Harshit Rana in place of Shami as wrong, Tiwari has demanded from BCCI that the selection committee meetings should be live. He also targeted coach Gautam Gambhir.

Mohammed Shami has not been able to make a place in Team India since the Champions Trophy this year. On the other hand, Harshit Rana has been given a lot of opportunities but his performance has been ordinary. Talking to a website on this, Manoj Tiwari said, “If you talk too much on this issue, it will create controversy. However, Harshit Rana has proved to be expensive on many occasions and the answer to this can be a live selection meeting. Everyone is talking about this. If you do an opinion poll that which bowler is better between Shami and Harshit Rana? Then a large number of people will take the name of Shami only.”

Gautam Gambhir also targeted!

Manoj Tiwari further said, “The question is, why is Mohammed Shami being ignored? I also want to know the reason for this and hope that the reason will also be revealed in a few days. I do not want to reveal because it will start a debate. There is no doubt that Harshit Rana is a talented player, but if we look at his performance, he often proves to be expensive. But still he is given priority over bowlers like Shami. Why is this so? Only the coach can answer this. can give.”

Harshit Rana has made his debut for India in all three formats, he has played 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20 matches. In this he has 4, 10 and 5 wickets in his name respectively. His economy is more than 10 in 3 T20s.

The first time a winning team was not handed over the trophy, but an officer took him with him by deception. This was done by Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the President of PCB and the ACC (Asian Cricket Council) chief. In fact, due to his flashy statement against India, Team India did not want to take the trophy from his hand, after which Naqvi took the trophy with him. Now BCCI is taking legal advice on this matter.

Top sources of BCCI to ABP told that BCCI is taking legal advice regarding the Asia Cup Trophy. Earlier, Mohsin Naqvi had said that the trophy is with him and the captain of Team India can come and take it. While the BCCI had refused it clearly.

According to the report, the Asia Cup Trophy did not reach the ACC office till Wednesday, but it was kept in his hotel with Mohsin Naqvi. It was to reach the ACC office. Let me tell you that Mohsin Naqvi wanted to give a trophy to Mohsin Naqvi, the winner of Asia Cup 2025, but Suryakumar Yadav and team refused. After this dispute, in the press conference, Suryakumar Yadav made it clear that it was his team’s decision to take the instructions from Naqvi to take the trophy.

Trophy issue raised in ACC meeting

The issue of the trophy arose in the ACC meeting held on September 30 after the Asia Cup final. According to the report, Mohsin Naqvi refused to give the trophy to BCCI and said that captain Suryakumar Yadav can come to his office and take the trophy. On this, the BCCI refused and questioned that when you were on the ground, they did not take the trophy, so what do you think now?

Now the BCCI is taking legal advice in this case how action can be taken on Mohsin Naqvi and how to bring the trophy as soon as possible.

Former cricketers Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh have joined the selection committee of the men’s national team. During the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (AGM), it was also decided that no under-16 players could play the IPL until they have represented their kingdom in the Ranji Trophy for at least one match. Mithun Manhas has been elected unopposed BCCI President along with other officials.

Amita Sharma of Delhi has been appointed as the chairman of the Women’s Selection Committee, while Sulakshana Naik of Mumbai and Shravanti Naidu of Hyderabad will also join it. The Mahila Samiti also includes Shyama Dey and Jaya Sharma. Meanwhile, S. Sharat has been appointed as the chairman of the junior selection panel. Sharat was part of the senior panel from 2023.

Member of BCCI Men’s National Team Selection Committee

• Ajit Agarkar (Chairperson)
• Shiva Sundar Das
• Ajay Ratra
• RP Singh
• Pragyan Ojha

RP Singh’s cricket career

Former fast bowler Rudra Pratap Singh played cricket for India for many years in all three formats. He played 14 Tests, 58 ODIs and 10 T20 International matches for Team India. In this, his names were 40, 69 and 15 wickets respectively. He was part of the 2007 T20 World Cup winning team.

Apart from this, he played 94 First Class, List A 136 and 132 T20 matches. RP Singh, 39, played his last international match in 2011. He is currently seen in the commentary. And now we will play an important role in the selection of Team India.

Pragyan Ojha Cricket Career

Pragyan Ojha has also played cricket in all three formats for India. He made his international debut in 2008 and played the last international match in 2013. Spin bowler Ojha took 24 Tests, 18 ODIs and 6 T20 wickets for India respectively. Ojha took 424 wickets in 108 first class matches. Apart from this, he took 123 wickets in 103 matches of List A and 156 wickets in 143 T20 matches.

Former captain of the Indian cricket team Sourav Ganguly has been elected president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). He was in this post till 2019, after 6 years he has been appointed to this post again. Ganguly also held the post of President of BCCI from 2019 to 2022. After becoming CAB President, he said to increase the capacity of Eden Gardens Stadium to 1 lakh on Monday. He also included the hosting of important matches of the T20 World Cup in his priorities.

Sourav Ganguly was elected unopposed the next president at the 94th annual general meeting of the Cricket Association of Bengal on Monday. He has been the CAB President from 2015 to 2019, he left the post before becoming BCCI President. After which Aishtek Dalmiya became the new president.

Sourav Ganguly again became president

Ganguly has promised that the return of Test cricket at Eden Gardens will ensure smoothly. Let us know that in October, Bengal team will play 2 matches of Ranji Trophy with Uttarakhand and Gujarat. Tests will be played between India and South Africa here in November.

After being appointed to the post, Ganguly said that his first responsibility will have to be prepared for India vs South Africa Test. After the pink ball test against Bangladesh in 2019, there will be the first Test here. The day and night test started with a pink ball in India while holding the post of president of Sourav Ganguly.

Ganguly said, “This will be a good test, because South Africa has recently become the World Test Champion by defeating Australia in the final. Everything exists in the Eden Gardens Stadium. Good pitches, good fans and infrastructure are also good. Both India and South Africa are good teams, so I am sure that it will be a good test.”

Ganguly will represent Cab in BCCI meeting

Sourav Ganguly told that he will be discussed soon with the new team members of BCCI. Ganguly said, “I will talk to the BCCI. They are not even members. I wish the new BCCI president.

The annual general meeting of BCCI will be held on 28 September. Ganguly will represent CAB in this. On increasing the capacity of Eden Gardens Stadium, Ganguly said that it will be only after next year’s T20 World Cup. it will take time.