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Rishabh Pant and Khaleel Ahmed [Source: AFP]
Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of India A squad for the third unofficial Test against New Zealand. In other news, the CSK and SRH franchises completed a four-player deal for the IPL 2027 season.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Thursday, November 5.
CSK, SRH make four-player IPL 2027 trade with Khaleel, Livingstone
The CSK franchise traded off its fast bowlers Nathan Ellis and Khaleel Ahmed to the SRH. In return, the ‘Yellow Brigade’ will receive overseas stars Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards from the ‘Orange Army’ for the IPL 2027 season next year.
Livingstone and Edwards were acquired by the CSK for INR 6 Crores and INR 3 Crores respectively, while Khaleel and Ellis moved to the SRH for INR 4.8 Crores and INR 2 Crores respectively.
Kieron Pollard to step down as MI London coach before Hundred 2027: Report
Former West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard will likely step down as the head coach of the MI London team before the Hundred 2027 season in England next year. The MI London management is expected to announce a replacement coach soon.
After getting appointed as head coach of the Mumbai Indians franchise for IPL 2027, Pollard reportedly wanted “some time off”.
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI moved from Delhi to Vizag by BCCI
The BCCI has relocated the India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI match from Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium to the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on December 13.
As confirmed by the BCCI, the board changed the venue of the India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI at the behest of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) as the association is planning the revamp the stadium.
CWI announce Central Contracts for 2026/27
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced its men’s central contracts list for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Players like Romario Shepherd and Brandon King among a few others lost their places after being named in the 2025-26 list by the board.
However, as many as 13 cricketers retained their places in the list, including captains Shai Hope and Roston Chase as well as Akeal Hosein, Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Keacy Carty, Rovman Powell among others.
Rishabh Pant out of third India A match
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been reportedly ruled out of India A’s third unofficial Test match against New Zealand A this month. The cricketer is yet to receive fitness clearance from the BCCI medical team.
Fellow senior pros like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, however, will join the India A squad for the final A match of the series.
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