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RCB Out Of Playoff Race, MI Sign Corbin Bosch And Amir’s IPL Desire – March 8 Cricket Highlights

Aakash Saini

Corbin Bosch and UP Warriorz [Source: @mufaddal_vohra, @wplt20/x]Corbin Bosch and UP Warriorz [Source: @mufaddal_vohra, @wplt20/x]

The Mumbai Indians franchise roped in South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch as an injury replacement for the IPL 2025 season. In Pakistan, legendary fast bowler Mohammad Amir expressed his desire and eligibility of participating in IPL next year. Furthermore, Georgia Voll packed 99 punches to knock RCB out of the WPL 2025 playoffs race.

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 Saturday, March 8.

MI Sign Corbin Bosch As Injury Replacement For Williams

The Mumbai Indians franchise roped in South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. Bosch is set to join the five-time winning franchise as a replacement for injured Lizaad Williams. The 30-year-old made his international debut for South Africa just a couple of months ago with a home ODI against Pakistan.

Notably, Corbin Bosch also plays for MI Cape Town, a sister franchise of Mumbai Indians, in Cricket South Africa-backed SA20 competition.

Shaheen Afridi Accused By PCB Official: Report

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has been accused of not following proper instruction of the team management at the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. As reported by Cricket Pakistan, an official made a claim at the PCB meeting, stating that Afridi was specifically asked to bowl yorkers at certain junctures of the tournament by Pakistan coaches, however, the senior fast bowler stuck to his own game plan instead.

As it turned out, Shaheen Afridi picked up just two wickets in Pakistan’s winless 2025 ICC Champions Trophy campaign, at an expensive bowling average of 71 no less.

Shubman Gill Makes Big Claim On Rohit Sharma’s Retirement

Addressing the rumors surrounding Rohit Sharma’s potential retirement from ODI cricket following India’s 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand, vice-captain Shubman Gill claimed that his senior opening partner will be making his own decision after the title clash. While speaking with the reporters, Gill also added that neither he nor his Indian teammates are aware of Sharma’s retirement plans.

The dazzling opening batter confirmed that at the moment, Team India is only focused about winning the impending Champions Trophy final.

Mohammad Amir Shares Desire Of Playing IPL 2026

Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has expressed his desire of playing the IPL 2026 season in India. In an interview, the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy winner stated that he will also be eligible to compete in the league as he will likely receive his British passport by then.

It is worth noting that the BCCI has barred all Pakistani nationals from participating in IPL owing to the strained geo-political tensions shared between the two countries.

Georgia Voll Knocks RCB Out Of WPL 2025 Playoffs Race

UP Warriorz pummelled RCB by 12 runs in a high-scoring finish to knock the defending champions out of the WPL 2025 playoffs race in match 18 of the competition in Lucknow. Batting first, the Warriorz mounted 225-5 from 20 overs, with blistering opener Georgia Voll whacking a WPL record knock of 99* off 56 balls. Grace Harris smeared 39 from 22 deliveries at the top of the order, while number three Kiran Navgire blasted 46 from just 16 balls.

In response, Richa Ghosh helmed a major part of RCB’s defiance with a cracking 33-ball 69. Sneh Rana also stunned one-and-all with a fiery six-ball 26-run cameo, but three wickets each for Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, and timely breakthroughs from Chinelle Henry kept RCB down to 213 in 19.3 overs.