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Tilak Varma and Kieron Pollard [Source: AFP]
Tilak Varma stormed Team India to a thrilling win over New Zealand in the second T20I of the series. In other news, the Mumbai Indians franchise has appointed Kieron Pollard as their new head coach for IPL 2027.
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 Saturday, October 24.
Tilak Varma takes India 1-0 up vs New Zealand
Team India doused New Zealand by four wickets and a ball to spare in Christchurch to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. Chasing 181 runs for a win, India’s middle-order batters Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy shared 69 runs together from just 30 balls for the seventh wicket.
Tilak himself bagged the ‘Player of the Match’ award for smashing 51* off just 26 deliveries with six cracking boundaries and a six.
Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 schedule unveiled
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has unveiled the entire schedule of the upcoming Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 in Qatar. The upcoming second edition of the tournament will be hosted by two Qatar venues between November 19 and November 29.
The blockbuster Group B match between arch-rivals India A and Pakistan A will be organized on November 22 at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.
Mumbai Indians appoint Kieron Pollard as head coach for IPL 2027
The Mumbai Indians franchise has appointed Kieron Pollard as their head coach for next year’s IPL 2027 season. The legendary West Indies all-rounder will be replacing outbound Mahela Jayawardene, who recently stepped down from the role.
Upon becoming new coach, Pollard said “We have not been as great as you (fans) want us to be and the first step to getting better is acknowledging, and we acknowledge that you are still the most loyal fans to us, the Paltan, and hopefully, we can continue to show that passion that you have seen over the years.”
Salman Agha returns to Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka series
Pakistan all-rounder Salman Agha has been brought back to the national squad for their upcoming home Test series against Sri Lanka. Babar Azam will continue to lead the side, and the 14-member group also includes Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori, Sameer Minhas, Saud Shakeel among others.
As many as 12 players who recently toured England were dropped from the side, including Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub and Imam-ul-Haq.
Anrich Nortje out of SA squad for 3rd Test vs Australia
The CSA has unveiled the complete South Africa squad for the impending third Test match against Australia, set to be played this month from October 27 onwards in Cape Town. Temba Bavuma will lead the side and he will be joined by Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj among others.
Lanky paceman Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the match owing to a mild groin injury.
