Anshul Gupta

The one-off Test between England and Zimbabwe will kick off on May 22 at Trent Bridge. Sikandar Raza was named in the Test squad for the first time since January after completing all his franchise league commitments.

England will take on the West Indies in three T20Is, followed by as many ODIs in their first assignment since the change in guard with a new chief selector in Lydia Greenway and new captain and coach in Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards.

Virat Kohli, as a Test player, was as much a charismatic leader as he was the ambassador of the game. Kohli missed out on scoring 10,000 Test runs by 770 runs and there was an evident freefall in his returns and performances but the time he peaked, he made sure he owned the format.

Cricket South Africa and head coach Shukri Conrad were adamant that the Proteas players returning by May 26 for the preparation for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. However, the board has reportedly had a change of mind as the preparations will now begin on June 3.

Jos Buttler has returned for the final phase of the league stage of the 2025 edition of the IPL for the Gujarat Titans. However, with the England-West Indies ODI series set to kick off on May 29, Buttler, along with Will Jacks and Jacob Bethell are set to leave the tournament before the playoffs.

Scotland batter Brandon McMullen is riding on a high horse in white-ball cricket in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. McMullen completed the milestone of 1,000 runs in ODIs in the game against the UAE as Scotland fight it out for a spot in the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Hansi Flick's outfit has done more than anyone expected in his first season in charge of Barcelona with a domestic treble, including the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup titles, while reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0 to seal the La Liga title.

Cricket West Indies has allowed a couple of their players, Romario Shepherd and Sherfane Rutherford, to finish the 2025 edition of the IPL for their respective franchises. West Indies are scheduled to play Ireland and England in back-to-back white-ball series, with both of them being selected.

Mitchell Starc was one of the several Australians part of that PBKS vs DC clash in Dharamsala, who witnessed the chaos of air-raid sirens in nearby areas with blackout protocols being followed and the stadium being evacuated in the middle of a live game. Starc was one of the top performers for DC.

Delhi Capitals' overseas roster took a major hit after as many as three players confirmed their unavailability for the rest of the IPL. The Capitals are set to resume their IPL 2025 campaign against the Gujarat Titans on Sunday, May 18.