Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will join the six other teams in the auction this year, after serving two-year suspensions.
Having directly retained three capped players already, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings cannot use the RTM card for Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin, respectively.
When asked by the mediapersons about fielding the best possible playing XI and his team's overseas record, the Indian skipper was at his combative best.
The last batsman to get run out in both innings of a Test match was Stephen Fleming while playing against Zimbabwe in the year 2000.
Ben Stokes, 26, Ryan Ali, 28, and Ryan Hale, 26, are all due to appear before Bristol Magistrates' Court on a date to be fixed in relation to this charge.
"Mr Yusuf Pathan has been suspended for a doping violation. Mr Pathan had inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups," the BCCI said in a statement.
While South Africa grabbed a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, the visitors squandered a golden opportunity to script a memorable win outside the sub-continent.
From Hardik Pandya's entertaining 92 to Vernon Philander's match-winning 6-wicket haul, here are some of the key players that shaped the first Test in Cape Town.
Indian bowlers ripped through the South African batting line-up on Day 1 of the Cape Town Test before ending the day at 28/3.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting will join Delhi Daredevils as the Head Coach while Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper Gautam Gambhir has been released.
Year 2017 sprang up special moments in the game including Virat Kohli's milestones, Rohit Sharma's 3rd double-ton, Indian women's team reaching the World Cup final and cricket's return to Pakistan.
Updates from the second Twenty20 International between India and Sri Lanka happening at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
Updates from the first Twenty20 International between India and Sri Lanka happening at Baramati Stadium, Cuttack.
The Men in Blue would be also hoping to use this to prepare and take corrective measures ahead of their important tour of South Africa.
The series could be the perfect opportunity for Rohit Sharma to exhibit his captaincy skills.
The decision enables former Indian captain MS Dhoni to return to the Chennai Super Kings franchise from the 2018 season without being placed in the auction pool.
The Competition Competition today imposed a fine of Rs 52.24 crore on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for anti-competitive practices with respect to IPL media rights.
The number 10 jersey was worn by Tendulkar throughout his 24-year-long career in all One Day Internationals and in the single Twent20 International he played.
This Indian side is earning a reputation of being a ruthless machine and will be pushing to take an unassailable lead in Nagpur.
Keeping in sync with skipper Virat Kohli's uncompromising training regimen, the Indian cricketers are now undergoing DNA test that reveals the genetic fitness blueprint of an individual.
The Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram will be hosting its first ever international cricket match. It will also become the 50th international cricket venue in the country.
India will be looking to clinch the series while the visitors will be hoping to force the hosts into a decider in Thiruvananthapuram.
India will be looking to bury the ghost of having never won against New Zealand in T20Is, while the visitors would be hoping to not only keep their marvelous record intact, but also bag a bilateral title on Indian soil.
The 68-year-old former cricketer was filmed passing on information to two reporters posing as bookies.
"Kochi Tuskers has demanded Rs 850 crore as compensation. Today we discussed the matter at IPL GC meeting and we will now place the matter before general body. Let them take a call but obviously some negotiations are needed," IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said after the meeting.