Cricket news roundup – December 23 (Top stories): Ravindra Jadeja to play VHT, England U19 WC squad named, Shubman Gill attacked

On Tuesday 23 December 2025, several major cricket-related news stories took the internet by storm, and in this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most important news and updates of the day.

From Australia announcing their squad for the fourth Ashes Test, to changing the venue for the Vijay Hazare Trophy match in Delhi – a lot happened that day, but some other major news stories also kept fans talking about the game.

Ravindra Jadeja has been confirmed for the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Veteran Indian pacer Ravindra Jadeja has made it quite clear to the BCCI selection committee that he wants to participate in the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

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Hence, to make his case strong for selection and fully prove his dedication, Ravindra Jadeja is all set to feature in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Saurashtra.

According to a report in Times of India, the all-rounder is likely to feature in the two matches on January 6 and 8 against Services and Gujarat, respectively, in Alwar.

“Yes, he has confirmed to play these two matches on January 6 and 8. That is the plan at the moment,” a senior SCA official told TOI.

The England Under-19 Cricket Team has announced its World Cup squad

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the England Lions squad for the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman Thomas Rio has been appointed captain, while Farhan Ahmed will be his deputy.

Team: Thomas Rio (c), Farhan Ahmed, Ralphie Albert, Ben Dawkins, Caleb Falconer, Ali Farooq, Alex French, Alex Green, Luke Hands, Manny Lumsden, Ben Mayes, James Minto, Ishaq Mohammed, Joe Morris, Sebastian Morgan.

Sunil Gavaskar believes in protecting the rights of personality

Indian national cricket team batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has become the first Indian athlete to secure personality rights protection. He received court-backed protection for his personality and rights of publicity.

Senior lawyer Gopal Jain makes an appearance for the batting legend, briefly from Krida Legal, featuring Managing Partner Vidushpat Singhania and his team.

The Delhi High Court has issued a strict order to everyone using Sunil Gavaskar’s name and photo to remove all such posts, videos and related content from social media and e-commerce platforms within 72 hours.

If individuals do not follow the court order, the platforms themselves will be required to remove the offending content. Also, the court noted the misleading content being shared online and stated that sharing of posts that cannot be harmful to an individual’s public image cannot be allowed.

Sanjay Manjrekar launches attack on Shubman Gill

Former Indian National Cricket Team batsman Sanjay Manjrekar launched an attack on star batsman Shubman Gill after he was omitted from the Indian T20I squad.

Shubman Gill was recently left out of India’s T20I squad despite being vice-captain, and Axar Patel has been named as Suryakumar Yadav’s deputy for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Gill’s exclusion came on the back of his terrible run in T20I cricket since his return to the format. Meanwhile, Sanjay Manjrekar took an indirect dig at Gill in a social media post discussing his exclusion. He said:

“He hasn’t gotten to 50 once in 20 innings. Statistics are often cited to point to a loss of form. T20s are and will always be about strike rates. The last thing you want is for an out-of-form batsman to play cautiously when he approaches 50. That will lose you the game.”

He did not get 50 in 20 innings. Statistics are often cited to indicate loss of form. T20s will always be about strike rates.
The last thing you want is for an out-of-form batsman to play cautiously as he approaches 50. This will lose you the game.

– Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) DeCeMforep 23, 2025

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