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India to host West Indies for the three-match T20 International series starts on February 16. All three matches are to be played at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. The second and final match will be played on February 18 and 20. Squads: India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav West Indies: Kieron Pollard (captain), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (wicket-keeper), Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh, Rovman Powell, Roston Chase, Kyle Mayers, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes

IPL auction 2022 will be a combat between 10 teams, it was 8 before but two new teams have been added to the competition. Lucknow and Ahmedabad will be the two new teams featuring in the IPL 2022. 10 teams will bid for their favourite players in the IPL auction 2022. IPL auction 2022 is going to be held this month in February. 1214 players have registered their names for the mega auction comprising 896 Indian players and 318 overseas players. Every team will be provided with a salary package of Rs. 90 crore for the mega auction.  The 8 franchises which have featured in the IPL over the years have been allowed to retain a maximum of 4 players, the teams have retained 27 players. Out of the four players allowed to retain, a franchise can retain a maximum of 3 domestic players and a maximum of 2 overseas players. 61 capped Indian players and 209 capped international players have signed up their names in the mega auction. 41 associate players and 143 uncapped Indians who were part of previ

Former England all-rounder Tim Bresnan has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Monday. He last represented England during an ODI match against Ireland in 2015. The 36-year-old played 142 international games for England, including 23 Tests, 85 ODIs and 34 T20Is.  The Pontefract-born cricketer, who made his Test debut against West Indies at Lord's in 2009, has played a pivotal role in the Ashes victory in Australia in 2010-11. During his first-class career, Bresnan has scored 7,138 runs and took 575 wickets with seven centuries and nine five-wicket hauls.