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Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA: After being appointed as Delhi Capitals’ mentor ahead of the upcoming IPL 2025 season, former England captain Kevin Pietersen said it was an exciting opportunity for him to step into this new role.

ECB Chief Executive Officer: GMR Group, an Indian conglomerate who are co-owners of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, have completed the takeover of a majority stake in the Hampshire County cricket team.

Whether to have a mega auction for ahead of the upcoming season was the major point of contention in the meeting between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the 10 franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The meeting of the IPL teams’ owners with the BCCI at the latter’s headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday night was inconclusive and with no consensus emerging on the matter.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said it will take forward the recommendations of all ten IPL franchise owners to the tournament’s governing council before finalising player regulations ahead of the IPL 2025 season. The BCCI had called for a meeting with all ten franchise owners at its headquarters in Mumbai on Wednesday evening, where thoughts related to mega auctions, player retention and impact player rule among other issues were discussed.

Indian Premier League: Rishabh Pant will return as Delhi Capitals captain in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, taking back the job he could essay because of a near-fatal accident he suffered towards the end of 2022. Delhi Capitals on Tuesday announced Pant as their captain for the upcoming IPL season.