Kohli in, Pant out, SRH retain 5!

All the IPL retentions, AUS’s opener-that-should-have-been, & Khawaja on playing IND.

Kohli should be back for RCB, and probably as captain too.

Kohli in, Pant out, SRH retain 5!

All the IPL retentions, SA’s batters bulldoze BAN, & AUS’ coach gets an extension.

• Today is the IPL retention deadline, and ESPNcricinfo have a list of all the confirmed retentions and retention rules. Other strong rumours include Virat Kohli’s return to RCB, & DC letting Rishabh Pant go. Meanwhile, in the WPL, RCB have signed Danni Wyatt Hodge from the UP Warriorz.

• South Africa lead by 537 runs as Bangladesh’s fell to 38/4 at the end of day two. ESPNcricinfo’s Sampath Bandarupalli has all the stats from the match, Firdose Moonda writes about the Proteas’ batting improvement, & Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan reports on the poor conditions in the stadium.

• Cricket Australia have extended Andrew McDonald’s contract as head coach until 2027.

Reddy talks India & SRH

Nitish Kumar Reddy is ready, AUS’s opener-that-should-have-been, & Livingstone’s take on the captaincy.

• INDIA: Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam talks to Nitish Kumar Reddy about his ascension to the Indian team and SRH’s influence on his career, while ESPNcricinfo’s Alagappan Muthu lays out the Indian plan to avoid their first home series whitewash in nearly 25 years.

• AUSTRALIA: Fox Cricket’s Nic Savage reports on the rise of Sam Konstas, Cricket Australia’s Louis Cameron writes about how Australia has historically selected new openers, & The Guardian’s Jonathan Horn reflects on Will Pucovski and the fleeting nature of sports potential.

• ENGLAND: ESPNcricinfo’s Cameron Ponsonby talks to Liam Livingstone about his role as stand-in captain for the West Indies tour, while BBC’s Matthew Henry lays out the argument for Jos Buttler to give up the keeper’s gloves.

• Cricket Et Al’s Gideon Haigh writes about the pleasure of reading a cricket book, and how the industry has changed.

Who’s going to partner Khawaja?

Khawaja on playing IND, & a roundup of the WBBL action.

• The Grade Cricketer’s Ian Higgins & Sam Perry talk to Usman Khawaja about the opening role for Australia, having never beaten India in a series, & his take on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

• She’s in the Game’s Hannah Darlington & Maitlan Brown discuss the matches from the first week of the Women’s Big Bash League. [Apple Podcasts]

---