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‘It’s a real honour’: Harry Brook named England white ball captain | Cricket News

‘It’s a real honour’: Harry Brook named England white ball captain | Cricket News

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Harry Brook, who recently pulled out of the 2025 Indian Premier League to concentrate on his country’s matches, was on Monday appointed England’s white-ball captain, replacing Jos Buttler, who had stepped down after the Three Lions’ disastrous Champions Trophy campaign. The 26-year-old made his debut in 2022 and has been a key part of England’s white-ball set-up since, spending the past year as the vice-captain in both ODIs and T20Is. He also led England in the ODI series against Australia last September in Buttler’s absence. “It’s a real honour to be named England’s white-ball captain. Ever since I was a kid playing cricket at Burley in Wharfedale, I dreamed of representing Yorkshire, playing for England, and maybe one day leading the team. To now be given that chance means a great deal to me,” Brook said. Story continues below this ad He has played 26 ODIs scoring 816 runs at an average of 34.00, with a top score of 110. In T20s, he has earned 44 caps and a highest score of 81 and was …

When Ravindra Jadeja was banned for a season for trying to join Mumbai Indians

When Ravindra Jadeja was banned for a season for trying to join Mumbai Indians

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When Chennai Super Kings start their Indian Premier League 2025 campaign against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday in a battle of the five-time IPL, Ravindra Jadeja will be one of the players that the Chennai franchise will hope comes good. Over the years, Jadeja has become an integral part of the CSK franchise and has won them many games. But if things had worked out a different way, he could have been turning out for the Mumbai Indians instead of the Chennai team! That’s because the left-hander was in agreement to join the Mumbai Indians back in 2010 after two successful seasons with the Rajasthan Royals, the first of which had led to an IPL title. However, the league did not solemnize the union and instead had banned Jadeja for a full season for trying to join Mumbai Indians. Story continues below this ad “The IPL governing council has arrived at this decision after due deliberations done after taking into account Ravindra Jadeja’s representation to the president of the BCCI and a further representation by …