England’s former number one ranked T20I batter, Dawid Malan on Wednesday, August 28 announced retirement from international cricket. Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar congratulated BCCI secretary Jay Shah on his appointment as the ICC chairperson. After a long meeting between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner, Sanjiv Goenka and wicketkeeper-batter and captain, KL Rahul, the Lucknow-based franchise appointed former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan as their mentor for IPL 2025.
In this article, we will go through all the major news that took place in the world of cricket on Wednesday, August 28.
Daw id Malan retires from international cricket
England’s former number one ranked T20I batter, Dawid Malan on Wednesday, August 28 announced retirement from international cricket. The English batter, who is aged 37, confirmed his decision after being omitted from the upcoming white-ball series against Australia, set to commence from September 11 with a three-match T20I series. Speaking to The Times, Malan said that he had “excelled all expectations of myself in white-ball formats”, but also admitted that his inability to forge a more consistent Test career, led to this decision. “Test cricket was always the pinnacle for me growing up. At times I played well but in between just wasn’t good or consistent enough, which was disappointing because I felt I was a better player than that,” Malan said.
Heinrich Klaasen withdraws from CPL 2024 due to family emergency
Heinrich Klaasen, the South African wicket-keeper batter, has withdrawn his name from the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 due to a family emergency. The 33-year-old, who was slated to play for St Lucia Kings in the upcoming season of the CPL, set to begin from August 30 onwards, will be replaced by Tim Seifert from New Zealand. Notably, as per the report from Cribuzz, St Lucia Kings have signed Heinrich Klaasen in June of this year ahead of the CPL 2024 draft before his withdrawal from the tournament. The South African has been a part of the CPL in the 2022 season with the Guyana Amazon Warriors, scoring 118 runs at a strike-rate of 137.20 with a fifty.
Yash Dhull underwent surgery for hole in his heart before returning to cricket at DPL 2024
In a major development from the world of cricket, Yash Dhull, the former India U-19 captain, underwent surgery for a hole in heart recently. The congenital heart condition of Yash Dhull got spotted during a routine check-up at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru a couple of months ago before the surgical procedure was executed in Delhi. As per the report from News18, Yash Dhull, who led India to a U-19 Cricket World Cup 2022 win, received a fitness certificate from the NCA after rehabilitating from the heart surgery. Since then, he made his return to cricket during the inaugural season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2024 as the captain of Central Delhi Kings before giving the reins to Jonty Sidhu.
His endeavours made BCCI a pioneer: Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Jay Shah on appointment as ICC chairman
Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar congratulated BCCI secretary Jay Shah on his appointment as the ICC chairperson. On Wednesday, August 27, Shah was elected unopposed as the next Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Shah has been serving as the BCCI Secretary since October 2019 and Chair of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) since January 2021. Since his appointment, several personalities from the cricketing fraternity extended their wishes to Shah. Cricketing legend, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar also took to X to congratulate Shah who will assume the role on December 1, 2024. Shah, who will be the youngest ICC chairman in history at the age of 35, will replace current Chair Greg Barclay.
Shreyas Iyer copies Sunil Narine’s bowling action during Buchi Babu invitational tournament
Shreyas Iyer, the Indian middle-order batter, has gone viral on social media after copying the action of Sunil Narine, his KKR teammate, during the Buchi Babu invitational tournament. The moment happened when Shreyas Iyer was playing for Mumbai against TNCA XI at the Sri Ramakrishna College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore. The bowling action of Shreyas Iyer looked quite similar to West Indies player Sunil Narine in terms of hiding the ball behind his back in the run-up before delivering it side on. He only bowled one over in his short spell, conceding seven runs without picking up a wicket for Mumbai against TNCA XI.
R Ashwin calls out RTM rule in IPL; suggests changes to it ahead of 2025 mega auction
Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the feasibility of the Right To Match (RTM) rule in its current form ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, suggesting changes to it. The IPL officials are currently deliberating about whether to re-introduce the RTM rule in the league, and the 37-year-old weighed-in with his take on it. After being introduced for the first time in 2014, the Right to Match (RTM) rule hasn’t been used in the IPL auctions in 2018. RTM rule allows a team to automatically sign a player in the IPL auction, who has represented them in the previous season of the tournament, if they match the highest bid by the other team.
Pakistan add Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam in Test squad ahead of second Test vs Bangladesh
After suffering a thrashing at the hands of Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh at their home venue in Rawalpindi, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday, August 28 named two more additions to the side with the final Test set to be played from August 30. Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulan have been added to the side ahead of the second Test after the two were left out initially and were seen featuring in a four-day match for Pakistan Shaheens against Bangladesh A at the Islamabad Club. The side, who played without a spinner during their 10-wicket defeat, have added Abrar, who is said to have a control on subcontinent pitches and Ghulan, to add depth.
Shakib Al Hasan to continue playing for Bangladesh amid legal proceedings; to feature in India tour
Former Bangladesh skipper and veteran all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan is set to continue playing for the country until proven guilty in the murder allegations. This decision was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), confirming that the veteran will continue to feature until he is proven guilty despite being named in an FIR. It is to be noted that Shakib has been named among the 147 people accused of a murder during the violent protest back in Bangladesh. However, the decision from the BCB follows a legal notice demanding his immediate withdrawal from all forms of cricket.
Zaheer Khan set to join LSG as mentor for IPL 2025
After a long meeting between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner, Sanjiv Goenka and wicketkeeper-batter and captain, KL Rahul, the Lucknow-based franchise is set to appoint former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan as their mentor for IPL 2025. However, the reports around talks between LSG and Khan had emerged earlier this month, the official announcement around the same is set to come on Wednesday, August 28. Notably, the former India speedster will replace former India cricketer and the current head coach, Gautam Gambhir in the franchise. Moreover, he is set to play an important role with Morne Morkel also leaving the side to assume the role as India’s bowling coach.