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KL Rahul Century, Piyush Chawla Retires And SA Squad – June 6 Cricket Highlights

Aakash Saini

KL Rahul and Piyush Chawla [Source: @CricCrazyJohns, @MIPaltanFamily/x]KL Rahul and Piyush Chawla [Source: @CricCrazyJohns, @MIPaltanFamily/x]

South Africa named a youthful squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. India’s multi-World Cup winner Piyush Chawla announced his retirement from all forms of the game. In other news, KL Rahul composed a fighting century for India A against England Lions bowlers to boost up his preparations before the senior men’s Test series.

Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Friday, June 6.

Mark Wood Likely To Return For 4th Test Vs India

England fast bowler Mark Wood will likely be making his return to the national line-up in time for the fourth Test against India next month. Wood was ruled out of competitive cricket for four months earlier this year after undergoing a knee surgery after the conclusion of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and UAE earlier this year.

The fourth Test of the series between hosts England and India will be played between July 23 and July 27 at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Dewald Brevis Called Up As SA Name Squad For ZIM Series

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has named South Africa’s 16-player squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo later this month. In a youth-packed Test line-up, CSA named as many as five uncapped stars, including Dewald Brevis and Prenelan Subrayen for the series. Temba Bavuma is set to continue as captain of the South African team. The series will launch from June 28 onwards, and it will mark South Africa’s first Test assignment after the WTC 2025 final match against Australia.

Piyush Chawla Retires From International Cricket

Wily Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. Having made his international debut back in 2006 as a teenager, Chawla played three Tests, 25 ODIs and seven T20I matches in his career. He was part of the Indian cricket team that lifted the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa and the 2011 ICC ODI Men’s World Cup in India.

Piyush Chawla also played 192 IPL games for four different franchises, and was part of KKR’s title winning unit from 2014. He will conclude his career as one of the most successful bowlers in the history of the tournament.

Shubman Gill, Gambhir Jet Off For England Test Series

Indian captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir departed from Mumbai on June 6 along with the rest of their Indian colleagues for the impending five-match Test series against England. The series marks a new chapter for Indian cricket after the sudden retirements of legendary batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, as well as that of seasoned all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin.

Apart from Gill, other players like Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and Sai Sudharsan were also spotted at the Mumbai Airport.

KL Rahul Fights On For India A Vs ENG Lions

Making his return to red-ball cricket, KL Rahul composed a fighting century at the top of the order against England Lions in the second unofficial Test in Northampton. After losing two early wickets, Rahul shared a cautious 86-run partnership with Karun Nair, and another vital century-plus stand with wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel.

The cricketer reached his half-century from 102 balls with seven elegant boundaries, before picking up the pace to slap an unbeaten 100* from 150 deliveries. By the time of his century, India A reached a commanding 235-3 from 56 overs.