Google’s 2025 date will shock you with its cricket reveals. RR will name a new captain soon. BCCI has been forced to change the SMAT venue. Mohammed Siraj’s exclusion from ODIs has raised a few eyebrows. Tickets have caused chaos in Cuttack, and is India desperate to win in Visakhapatnam?
RR captaincy
Riyan Parag has revealed that he had a conversation with RR co-owner Manoj Badale, and the inaugural champions will name their captain for the IPL 2026 season after the mini auction takes place on December 16. Parag, who was RR’s stand-in skipper last year in Sanju Samson’s absence, is the front-runner to become captain.
IND vs PAK & most googled
Google has released its 2025 statistics. The data indicates that Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the most searched cricketer online in 2025. Shockingly, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma don’t even make the top ten. The statistics also showed that the India vs Pakistan rivalry wasn’t even in cricket’s top three rivalries.
SMAT venue change
BCCI has been forced to change the venue for the SMAT knockout matches, from Indore to Pune, due to the unavailability of hotels for players. That isn’t all, though. Due to the IndiGo flight crisis, BCCI isn’t certain the domestic tournament will continue as planned.
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Siraj
Aakash Chopra has been shocked by BCCI’s treatment of Mohammed Siraj. The pacer was among India’s best bowlers in ODIs, but for some reason, he was dropped for the Champions Trophy and hasn’t returned. The former Indian cricketer doesn’t understand why Siraj has been playing for Hyderabad in SMAT instead of representing India.
India desperate
Ryan ten Doeschate has admitted feeling ‘desperation’ to win the India vs South Africa ODI series after getting whitewashed in Tests. Tied at 1-1, if the Proteas win in Visakhapatnam, it’ll be the first time India will lose a Test and ODI series at home to the touring party.
T20I tickets & Kohli hundred tickets
The Andhra Cricket Association has revealed that Virat Kohli’s hundred in Raipur has seen ticket sales increase for the India vs South Africa 3rd ODI. Regarding tickets, a stampede-like situation occurred outside the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack as offline tickets went on sale.
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