On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, several major cricket news took the internet by storm, and in this article, we will take a look at some of the top stories and updates of the day.
From Australia announcing their squad for the fourth Ashes Test to shifting the venue of the Vijay Hazare Trophy match to Delhi – a lot happened that day, but some other major news also got fans talking about the game.
Ravindra Jadeja’s participation in Vijay Hazare Trophy confirmed
Veteran Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has made it clear to the BCCI selection committee that he wants to participate in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027.
So, to strengthen his claim for selection and prove that he is completely dedicated, Ravindra Jadeja is all set to play for Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
According to a report in Times of India, the spin-bowling all-rounder is likely to feature in the two fixtures against Services and Gujarat on January 6 and January 8 in Aloor respectively.
“Yes, they have confirmed playing these two games on January 6 and January 8. That’s the plan as of now,” a senior SCA official told TOI.
England Cricket Team U19 World Cup squad announced
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the England Lions squad for the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman Thomas Reeve has been named the team captain, while Farhan Ahmed will be his deputy.
Squad: Thomas Reeve (captain), Farhan Ahmed, Ralphie Albert, Ben Dawkins, Caleb Faulkner, Ali Farooq, Alex French, Alex Green, Luke Hands, Manny Lumsden, Ben Mayes, James Minto, Isaac Mohammed, Joe Moores, Sebastian Morgan.
Sunil Gavaskar secures personality rights protection
India’s national cricket team’s great batsman Sunil Gavaskar has become the first Indian player to get personality rights protection. He has received court-backed protection for his personality and publicity rights.
Senior advocate Gopal Jain appeared for the batsman great, who was briefed by Krida Legal, comprising managing partner Vidushpat Singhania and his team.
Delhi High Court has issued a strict order to all those using Sunil Gavaskar’s name and image to remove all such posts, videos and related content from social media and e-commerce platforms within 72 hours.
If individuals do not comply with the court order, the platform itself must remove the infringing content. Also, the court also took cognizance of the misleading content shared online and said that such posts cannot be allowed to be shared which cannot harm the public image of a person.
Sanjay Manjrekar attacked Shubman Gill
Former Indian national cricket team batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has attacked star batsman Shubman Gill after his exclusion from the Indian T20 team.
Shubman Gill was recently dropped from India’s T20I squad despite being the vice-captain, and Axar Patel was named as Suryakumar Yadav’s deputy for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Gill has been dropped due to his poor performance in T20 cricket since his return to the format. Meanwhile, Sanjay Manjrekar took an indirect dig at Gill while discussing his exclusion in a social media post. He said:
“He has not scored a single 50 in 20 innings. A statistic often cited to indicate a decline in form. T20 is and will always be about strike rate. The last thing you want is for out-of-form batsmen to play cautiously as they approach 50. That will cost you the game.”
He has not been able to score even a single 50 run in 20 innings. A stat often cited to suggest loss of form. T20 is and will always be about strike rate.
The last thing you want is for an out-of-form batsman to play cautiously as he approaches 50. This will make you lose the game.– Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) 23 December 2025
Also read: Shubman Gill’s journey in domestic cricket begins after the defeat in the T20 World Cup; Next move revealed
