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The rift between Virat Kohli, the former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team, and Sourav Ganguly, the former BCCI President intensified. After Virat Kohli unfollowed Ganguly, he did the same like tit for tat. Kohli and Ganguly have not seen eye-to-eye ever since the former was removed from India's ODI captaincy during Dada's stint as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2021.

Ahead of IPL 2023, Mumbai Indians have roped in Sandeep Warrier, a seasoned right-arm fast bowler, as a substitute player for Jasprit Bumrah, who is currently injured. With more than 200 matches under his belt in the domestic circuit, including 69 T20 games, Sandeep has taken a total of 362 wickets across formats in his career so far. Sandeep will join the Mumbai Indians in first match against RCB.

Former India captain and World Cup winner Kapil Dev said that while he loves Rishab Pant very much he would like to slap him hard once he gets fit. He further added that Pant's unavailability in Tests vs Australia has spoiled the team combinations. It also impacted Pant's career as he'll miss the 2023 Asia Cup. Notably, Rishab Pant recently escaped car accident and is currently recovering.

With the inaugural edition of the Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering having five teams as well as permitting five overseas players in a playing XI. A Cricbuzz source confirmed, apart from these two, the tentative window for Women’s IPL is March 2023, scheduled after the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa, which is from February 10-26.

India's star bowler Mohammed Shami tested negative for COVID-19, the pacer announced on his Instagram account on September 28. The fast bowler had tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of India's T20I series against Australia and was subsequently ruled out of the series.  Umesh Yadav was called in the squad as Shami's replacement. Moreover, Shami has also been ruled out of the South Africa T20Is.