- Saturday, May 04, 2024
THE Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2024 has allocated 77 pages to obituaries to “celebrate 200 lives”, among them Indian legends Bishan Singh Bedi and Salim Aziz Durrani. The former merits four pages. Wisden says that Bedi, “who died on October 23, aged 77, was one of a small group of…
The Indian Premier League, or IPL as it is commonly known, is sporting extravaganza that is at par with the likes of club football tournaments in Europe and Super Bowl in the United States, due to its immense popularity. According to the data released by India’s top broadcasting body, Broadcast…
ENGLAND and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould has dismissed suggestions the governing body wants to cut any of the 18 first-class counties adrift as a "totally mad conspiracy theory". With the global growth of lucrative franchise leagues and their knock-on effects on the domestic schedule, fears have been…
SHREYAS IYER and Ishan Kishan were not considered for annual contracts for the 2023-24 season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said last Wednesday (28). Iyer was on a Grade B contract last year while Kishan had a Grade C contract. But despite playing in the 50-over…
INDIA's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will return for the final Test against England after missing the team's series-clinching win in the fourth match, the country's cricket board said Thursday (29). Bumrah was rested in the previous Test, which India won by five wickets in Ranchi to take an unassailable 3-1…
THE money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL) will likely begin its next season on March 22, but will keep its fixtures flexible to accommodate the country’s general election, the national cricket board announced last Thursday (22). Defending champions Chennai Super Kings, led by 42-year-old former India captain MS Dhoni, will face…
INDIA seamer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the fourth test against England, while wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul remains out due to fitness issues, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. The 30-year-old right-arm fast bowler, the leading wicket-taker of the five-match series with 17 wickets in six…
THE former chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Modi, has presented a proposal to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), offering a blueprint that could revolutionise the cricketing landscape, the Cricbuzz reported. While the specifics of his plan remain undisclosed, Modi's vision aims to inject substantial revenue…
Star batsman Virat Kohli's absence from the India squad for undisclosed "personal reasons" will extend to the remaining three Tests against England, the country's cricket board said Saturday. The series is level at 1-1 after two matches that Kohli also missed, and will resume without him in Rajkot for the…
INDIA wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant revealed he feared the amputation of his right leg after being involved in a horrific car crash 13 months ago. Pant was driving from Delhi to his hometown of Roorkee, in north India, to meet his family when his car crashed into the median divider on…
FINOLEX Industries Limited, a leading player in the Indian PVC pipes and fittings industry, along with its CSR partner, the Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF) has announced the title sponsorship for the upcoming physical disability Cricket T20i Trophy 2024 between hosts India and England. The two teams will contest in five…
INDIA'S Tata Group has again been awarded title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League for five years, for a record sum of $300 million (£236m), the national cricket board said. Tata already holds the title sponsorship for the IPL and its sister competition, the Women's Premier League, which staged…
RAHUL DRAVID will stay on as coach of India, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday (29), having led the hosts to the final of the World Cup earlier this month. It was "unanimously agreed to further the tenure" of the 50-year-old former skipper, the Board of Control for Cricket…
ROHIT SHARMA's undefeated India will look to end a 10-year global title drought in front of 130,000 fans in the World Cup final against five-time champions Australia on Sunday (19). India have racked up 10 straight wins at the tournament as they seek a third World Cup triumph to add…
Superstar Rajinikanth on Wednesday attended the first semifinal of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup being played between India and New Zealand in Mumbai. The Jailer star and his wife, producer Latha were spotted exiting the airport in Mumbai on Tuesday night. The highly anticipated semifinal is underway at the…
INDIA are the favourites to lift a third World Cup, but a star of the country’s 1983 breakthrough triumph has warned of the threats posed by cricket’s “glorious uncertainties”. Rohit Sharma’s side have cruised into the semi-finals, where they will face New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday (15), with nine…
INDIA all-rounder Hardik Pandya will reportedly miss the World Cup match against England in Lucknow on Sunday (29) as he continues to recover from an ankle injury. Pandya, 30, twisted his ankle last Thursday (19) during the game against Bangladesh in Pune and limped off the field in pain. He…
INDIA’S competence to stage the Olympics, which prime minister Narendra Modi wants to do, has been questioned by Simon Wilde, cricket correspondent of The Times, who has written a blistering article about the alleged mismanagement of the World Cup currently under way. Wilde took the Board of Control for Cricket…
Legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi passed away on Monday at the age of 77 in Delhi after a prolonged illness. A day after his demise, his son Angad Bedi and daughter-in-law Neha Dhupia paid tribute to him via an official statement. The heartwarming note read, "Isn't it completely in Dad's…
Cricket fans have been waiting for the hotly anticipated India- Pakistan cricket match with bated breath. And now, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has added more excitement to the much-awaited clash and fans will be greeted by a special performance by well-known Indian playback singer Arijit…
CRICKET fever has gripped Ahmedabad ahead of Saturday's (14) World Cup group stage clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan and a visit to the hospitals near the venue of the match in the western Indian city clearly shows the degree of excitement. Quite a few of the hospitals have seen…
PAKISTAN's first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup will be played behind closed doors in Hyderabad for security reasons, India's cricket board (BCCI) said. Babar Azam and his men will meet 2019 runners-up New Zealand on Friday (29) but fans will not be allowed inside the stadium in Hyderabad…
ALL too often ignored in favour of the big-name sport stars, cricketing ground staff who kept the rain-hit Asia Cup running were promised a $50,000 shared bonus by organisers on Sunday (17). Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj, who returned figures of 6-21 to lead India's rout of Sri Lanka by 10…
INDIAN billionaire Mukesh Ambani's broadcasting unit grabbed rights to televise and live stream the national cricket team's bilateral matches for $721.41 million, in its latest win over Walt Disney that had previously held the rights. Reliance Industries-owned joint venture Viacom18 won the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI)…
INDIA's cricket board earned a surplus of around $1.5 billion (£1.2bn) in the five years to 2021-22, the country's parliament heard during a rare look into the sporting body's finances. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does not typically publish its finances in detail. But it is…
INDIA pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will return from a lengthy injury absence to lead the side against Ireland in the Twenty20 series next month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday (31). The 29-year-old right-arm seamer has not played international cricket since last September and…
With less than three months remaining until the commencement of the 50-overs World Cup, the Indian cricket board, responsible for organising the event, has announced that the schedule will be adjusted. Among the matches that could be affected is the highly anticipated India versus Pakistan clash in Ahmedabad on October…
FAST bowler Jasprit Bumrah, recuperating from a back injury, is bowling with full intensity in the nets, India’s cricket board said last Friday (21), boosting his chances of playing in the ODI World Cup. Bumrah, 29, has been out of action since September and had surgery in New Zealand in…
INDIAN women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur was criticised on Tuesday (25) for being a bad example after she smashed the stumps and took a verbal swipe at umpires in a match against Bangladesh. Media reports said Kaur could be fined 75 per cent of her match fee and is also…
THE International Cricket Council (ICC) announced last Thursday (14) that it will distribute equal prize money to men’s and women’s teams from now on at its events. In a statement, the governing body said teams at events such as the T20 and ODI World Cups will receive equal prize money…
The revenue generated by fantasy gaming platforms during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches experienced a 24% increase compared to the previous year, reaching over 28 billion rupees ($342 million), a report by the Redseer consultancy said. The report also highlighted that more than 61 million users actively participated in…
FANTASY gaming company Dream11 will be the lead sponsor of India's national cricket team for three years, the country's cricket board announced on Saturday (1). The Dream11 logo will be seen on India's jerseys starting from the test series against the West Indies this month, which will be the team's…
Asia Cup matches involving India could be played in Sri Lanka after the cricketing powerhouse refused to visit arch-rival and official host Pakistan, a board official said Sunday (11). The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is due to make a formal announcement in the coming week after calls for a different…
Heavy rain and thunderstorms in Ahmedabad on Sunday (28) forced the Indian Premier League (IPL) final between holders Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings into a reserve day for the first time. Rain began 35 minutes before the toss and went on for over two hours and 40 minutes before…
India's cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday (23) its kit sponsorship deal with Adidas would run until March 2028 and that players would wear the new apparel for the first time when they face Australia in the World Test Championship final next month. BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who confirmed the…
THERE is a "very real possibility" that Pakistan will boycott this year's World Cup in India if they lose rights to host the Asia Cup, the chairman of the country's cricket board Najam Sethi said. Bilateral cricket has been a casualty of the soured political relations between India and Pakistan…
The Pakistan cricket team would prefer playing bulk of its 2023 ODI World Cup matches in Chennai and Kolkata, the two venues where the team has felt safe during its earlier tours, according to ICC sources. The tournament is set to begin on October 5 and will include 46 matches,…
Six months out from the likely start of the Cricket World Cup in India, the match schedule for the tournament is still under wraps as geopolitics cloud the buildup to the showpiece event. The delay is in stark contrast to the 2019 event, when the dates and venues for the…
TRIBUTES poured in on Sunday (2) for former cricketer Salim Durani, a hero of India's maiden series victory over England, who has died at the age of 88. An attacking left-hand batsman and a left-arm orthodox bowler, Durani played 29 Tests for India between 1960 and 1973 and scored his…
MUMBAI INDIANS, armed with big-money signing Cameron Green, will bid for a record-extending sixth title when the Indian Premier League (IPL) starts on Friday (30), in what could be Chennai veteran MS Dhoni's swansong. The 16th edition also returns to its pre-Covid glory days, with 74 matches scheduled at 12…
Indian cricket experts and officials have praised the Women's Premier League as a massive success following the conclusion of the inaugural tournament, which saw the Mumbai Indians claim victory in front of a large crowd. The franchise and media rights for the women's edition of the Indian Premier League were…
Natalie Sciver-Brunt, a player of Mumbai Indians, praised her team as a "special group of girls" after her unbeaten 60 led them to a seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the final of the Women's Premier League. Mumbai successfully chased down Delhi's total of 131-9 with three balls remaining, thanks…
Unlike India-Pakistan, Australia-India, and especially the “Ashes” (England vs. Australia), the cricketing rivalry between India and Bangladesh is relatively new. The two countries share linguistic, cultural, and political connections. Bangladeshis enjoy their cricket, but the nation’s on-field prowess had been patchy for too long, thus any victory was referred to…
CRICKETER Sonam Yadav could not afford sports shoes when she was younger but now the 15-year-old is set to play in India's Women's Premier League and says the money will transform life for her family. Sonam was the youngest player drafted for the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 tournament when…
The chairman of the BCCI's national selection committee Chetan Sharma landed in a major soup after he disclosed behind-the-scenes talks regarding team selection and also made startling revelations on star batter skipper Viral Kohli's alleged feud with former Board president Sourav Ganguly, to a television channel, during a sting operation…
The world's most affluent cricket board, India, got further richer by $572.72 million after unveiling five franchises for an Indian Premier League-style T20 tournament for the women on Wednesday. Since 2018, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has been staging a three-team Women's T20 Challenge alongside the hugely popular IPL for…
Viacom 18 will pay 9.51 billion Indian rupees ($117 million) for the media rights of the women's Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five years, the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced on Monday. Viacom 18 outbid Disney Star, Sony and Zee among other broadcasters in a closed-bid auction in…
Suryakumar Yadav was well past 30 when he made his India debut, but the swashbuckling batter says his belated selection had only strengthened his resolve and made him even hungrier to succeed in top-flight. Surya produced yet another incredible knock in the shortest format - a 51-ball 112 not out…
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Friday slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi over the comments made by him targeting Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah following the announcement of ACC Calendar 2023-24 and the pathway structure.…
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are in the same group for the Asia Cup 2023, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah confirmed on Thursday. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah on Thursday announced the cricket calendar of the…
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, on Wednesday, sent good wishes to cricketer Rishabh Pant for his speedy recovery. During an #AskSRK session on Twitter, a user asked the 'Chak De India' actor," Please send good wishes to Rishabh pant for his speedy recovery." To which he replied, "Inshaallah he will…
Star India batter Rishabh Pant is all set to "undergo surgery for ligament tears", the BCCI stated on Wednesday, effectively ruling him out of competitive cricket for an indefinite period. Pant has been airlifted from a Dehradun hospital to Mumbai where he will undergo extensive treatment for ligament injuries in…
Ahead of the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to increase the focus on players’ fitness and has thus, reintroduced the Yo-Yo test and Dexa scans as criteria for the selection of the Indian national team. India is set to…
India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has recovered from a back injury and has been included in the one-day international (ODI squad to play Sri Lanka in a three-match series this month, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday. Bumrah has been out of action since September due to a…
India's cricket board (BCCI) will increase its focus on player fitness and consider who has played a substantial domestic season when making selections for the national team, it said on Sunday following a review meeting ahead of the 2023 World Cup. The board said that the National Cricket Academy will…
Star Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan extended his wishes and prayers to Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who met with a car accident on Friday. Pant escaped the near-fatal accident on Friday with burn injuries among others that will require plastic surgeries and he could be airlifted to Delhi if required. He…
Cricket bat and pad exports from the UK to India could be in line for a big boost if a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries gets finalised, the UK government has said. The Department for International Trade (DIT) issued the update on Saturday following the sixth round…
England all-rounder Sam Curran became the most expensive player bought by the money-spinning Indian Premier League on Friday when Punjab Kings paid £1.85 million to bring him back to his debut team. The left-arm quick and attacking middle-order batsman was among a selection of the world's top cricketers going under…
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has said that if India chooses to opt-out of the Asia Cup which will be held in Pakistan next year, then Pakistan will also not travel to India to take part in the 2023 50-over World Cup. Earlier in October, BCCI secretary Jay…
India's T20 squad will undergo a major transition in the next 24 months because senior players such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin will be gradually eased out, BCCI sources said on Thursday. While it appears that Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik have played their last games in the…
Bollywood stars Taapsee Pannu and Anushka Sharma on Thursday welcomed the BCCI's landmark decision of equal match fee for its centrally-contracted female and male players in a bid to promote gender equality in cricket. As per the newly introduced system, the Indian women cricketers will now receive Rs 15 lakh…
Indian women cricketers took to social media to laud the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for introducing equal match fees for both men's and women's cricketers in a huge step to introduce pay equity in the sport. In a historic move by the Board of Control for…
Following India’s sensational four-wicket win over Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup, all-rounder Hardik Pandya praised Virat Kohli for hitting consecutive sixes off of Haris Rauf in the innings’ 19th over. An explosive half-century by star batter Virat Kohli and a century stand with Hardik Pandya helped India defeat…
India's star batter Rohit Sharma said that the Men in Blue would focus on the World Cup and stick to guidelines set by the apex board for cricket in India referring to BCCI secretary Jay Shah's remarks concerning India's travel to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup. "My focus is…
Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah on Tuesday (18) said that Team India will not travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023 and the prestigious tournament will be held at a neutral venue. Flagship tournaments are supposed to be held in Pakistan as the Asian giants will host the…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wished India's ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah a speedy recovery on Tuesday after the bowler expressed his disappointment after he was ruled out from the T20 World Cup due to an injury. Sharing the message via its Twitter handle, BCCI said, "Speedy…
Stretchered off the field due to a career-threatening back injury against the same opponents at the same venue four years back, Hardik Pandya feels a “sense of achievement” after guiding India to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener here. Hardik dished out an all-round effort, first…
Cricket is a game that revolves around the bat and ball. Here you will get to know about cricket news taja. A ball is estimated to weigh between 155.9 to 163 grams, and its circumference is between 22.4 to 22.9 centimeters. In the past, the red ball was utilized for both Test…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday finally unveiled the host countries for the next major ICC tournaments in the women's category, with India to host the marquee 50-over 2025 World Cup. The next ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025 will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka will…
Following wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s match-winning knock, many Indian cricketers took to social media to heap praises on the heroics of the star batter in Manchester. Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 125* and his 133-run partnership with Hardik Pandya helped India chase down 260 in the final ODI of three-match series at Manchester.…
Ahead of the Asia Cup scheduled to be held in August in Sri Lanka, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said that the board will keep monitoring the situation in the island nation amid the ongoing political and economic crisis there. "I cannot…
While India and England were involved in an intense battle on the fourth day of a test match at Edgbaston on Monday evening, several fans in the stands allegedly faced racist slurs and complained of inaction by stewards.India supporters took to social media claiming they were called ‘smelly p**’, ‘curry…
Flamboyant India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's sublime counter-attacking ton on the opening day of the rescheduled fifth Test against England earned praise from the cricket fraternity, which described the knock as "a special one under pressure". India was staring down the barrel at 98 for 5 before Pant (146 off 111…
A former ICC elite panel umpire now runs a second-hand clothes shop in Lahore, Pakistan, and says he has no interest in cricket anymore, media reports said. Asad Rauf, 66, umpired 170 international games from 2000 to 2013, is now an owner of a shop in Landa Bazaar, Lahore. "I’ve…
The much-awaited trailer of Taapsee Pannu's upcoming film Shabaash Mithu is finally out and the actor looks fierce as she steps into the shoes of former Indian women's cricket captain Mithali Raj. In the trailer, Taapsee Pannu portrays the role of Mithu, a small-town girl with many big dreams in…
U.S. media behemoth Walt Disney and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries were the major winners in a high-stakes bid to broadcast the IPL, the world's richest cricket league, for the next five years in deals fetching the organisers $6.2 billion. Disney-owned Star India DIS.N retained the television broadcast rights to the…
Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has crossed the 200 million followers mark on the social media site Instagram. Former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain entered the 200m club on Tuesday. With this, he became the first Indian to have 200 million followers on Instagram. "200 mil strong, thanks…
THE Test and ODI captain of the Indian women's national cricket team, Mithali Raj, on Wednesday (8) announced her retirement from all formats of international cricket. Mithali is retiring as the leading run-scorer in the women's ODIs. She represented India in 232 matches, scoring 7805 runs at an average of…
Star Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy has backed the BCCI's plan of launching a Women's IPL next year and said India can become unbeatable in 10 years owing to the franchise-based T20 league. Last week, the BCCI announced that it is planning to start the Women's IPL by 2023, though the…
India's cricket board is planning to launch the women's edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament next year. "It has to be approved by the (annual general meeting)," Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told reporters on Friday. "We plan to start…
THE Indian Premier League (IPL) returns for its biggest season on Saturday (26), with a galaxy of top names and two new franchises expanding the world's richest cricket competition to 10 teams for its 15th edition. But crowds in the cricket-mad nation will, initially at least, be limited to 25…
INDIAN cricketers past and present from Virat Kohli to Sachin Tendulkar led tributes Friday (4) to Shane Warne after the Australian spin maestro died suddenly of a heart attack at 52. "Life is so fickle and unpredictable. I cannot process the passing of this great of our sport and also…
THE entire 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played in a bio-secure environment in the western state of Maharashtra from March 26, the organising Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday. Mumbai will host 55 matches in three stadiums in and around the city, while Pune…
WHEN India’s cricket captain Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup on the Lord’s balcony in 1983, the erstwhile cricket board president and one of the powerful ministers in the Indira Gandhi cabinet, the late NKP Salve had a different worry. Members of the team needed to be celebrated but the…
A full-fledged women's Indian Premier League (IPL) could begin as early as next year, with the Indian cricket board (BCCI) saying it is working on delivering the tournament "soon". A three-team Women's T20 Challenge is staged alongside the men's IPL, but many believe women deserve their own expanded tournament with…
FOUR Indian players, including senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan, have tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the home series against the West Indies, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday (2). Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Navdeep Saini (standby player) returned positive tests along with three support staff members with…
Rohit Sharma will return to lead India in the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies after recovering from his hamstring injury, as the country's cricket board named the squad on Wednesday. Rohit, who was recently appointed white-ball captain, missed the team's tour of South Africa and KL Rahul stood in…
ALLROUNDER Hardik Pandya will lead Ahmedabad and batsman KL Rahul will captain Lucknow when the franchises make their debuts in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in March. The 15th edition of the world's richest Twenty20 league will be a 10-team affair with the inclusion of the two new franchises. "I…
VIRAT KOHLI needs to shed his ego to play under a new leader after giving up the Test captaincy, cricket icon Kapil Dev said as uncertainty swirled about the future of the national team. Kohli, 33, announced his surprise departure late on Saturday (15) having already quit as T20 captain…
AFTER Virat Kohli's sudden resignation the spotlight turned to his likely successor as India Test captain on Sunday (16), with white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul favourites to take over the high-pressure job. Kohli, 33, shocked the cricket-crazy nation on Saturday (15) by stepping down following the team's 2-1…
TATA Group will replace Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from this year, the event's governing council decided on Tuesday (10)."Tata group is coming in as IPL title sponsor," the cricket league’s chairman Brijesh Patel said.The money associated with the deal is…
INDIA captain Virat Kohli was on Monday (3) ruled out of the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg just before the start of the game because of an upper back spasm, leaving KL Rahul to lead the side in the crucial match. Rahul said at the toss that Kohli…
INDIA opener KL Rahul has been named captain for the three-match one-day international (ODI) series in South Africa with newly appointed skipper Rohit Sharma still unavailable due to injury, the Indian board's (BCCI) selectors said on Friday (31). Rohit, who replaced Virat Kohli as India's white-ball skipper earlier this month,…
INDIAN cricket board president Sourav Ganguly has been discharged from Kolkata's Woodlands Hospital, where he had been admitted following a positive Covid-19 test, ESPNcricinfo website reported on Friday. The former India captain's brother Snehasish told Reuters that the 49-year-old tested positive for the virus on Monday. According to ESPNcricinfo, the…
FORMER India captain Sourav Ganguly, who heads the country's cricket board (BCCI), has been admitted to hospital in Kolkata after testing positive for Covid-19, his brother Snehasish told Reuters on Tuesday (28). "Sourav has got Covid but he is feeling fine," Snehasish said by telephone, adding that the positive result…
Former India captain and chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar feels that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly wasn't right in airing his views on behalf of national selectors Virat Kohli's captaincy saga which has triggered a controversy. Ahead of their departure to South Africa, Virat Kohli in a media conference said that…
THE legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels Sourav Ganguly is the best person to clear the air on Virat Kohli's contradictory statement on the issue of captaincy, saying the BCCI president "surely should be asked" how the difference in perception arose. Days after Kohli quit T20I captaincy, Ganguly said that the BCCI…
VIRAT KOHLI said on Wednesday (15) that he was told only 90 minutes before the official announcement that he had been sacked as India's one-day captain. Kohli quit as T20 skipper after the recent World Cup and last week was removed as ODI captain, with India's cricket board saying it…
INDIA batsman Rohit Sharma has been ruled of the three Tests in South Africa due to a hamstring injury he suffered while training, the country's cricket board said on Monday (13). Rohit, who has replaced Virat Kohli as the national limited-overs skipper, was earlier named vice-captain of the Test squad…
India cricketers expect to know in the next few days whether their tour of South Africa later this month will go ahead following the emergence there of the Omicron coronavirus variant, captain Virat Kohli said on Thursday. Sport in South Africa began to shut down last week following the emergence…
THE South African government has pledged to "take all precautions necessary" and praised the "solidarity" of India's cricketers ahead of a high-profile cricket tour to the republic in the next two months. India are due to play three Tests, three one-day internationals and four Twenty20 internationals between December 17 and…
FORMER Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi feels India captain Virat Kohli should step down from the leadership role in all formats of the game to flourish as a batsman. Speaking on the Samaa television channel, Afridi said that the BCCI's decision to appoint Rohit Sharma as India's T20 captain was a…
INDIA'S regular captain Virat Kohli will skip the opening Test against New Zealand this month as the hosts named a depleted side for the two-match series on Friday. The team will be led by Ajinkya Rahane in the Nov. 25-29 Test in Kanpur with Kohli returning at the helm for…
Indian legend Kapil Dev accused the country's cricket players of prioritising the cash-rich Indian Premier League over national duty, after the pre-tournament favourites were dumped out of the T20 World Cup. "When the players prefer to play IPL over playing for the country, what can we say? I believe that…
RAHUL DRAVID has been officially appointed head coach of Team India and will succeed Ravi Shastri after the ongoing T20 World Cup in the UAE. He will take charge from the upcoming New Zealand home series, which starts November 17. "The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh…
INDIA are struggling from 'bubble fatigue' amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the players are feeling the effects of being on the road for six months, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah said after their second loss at the Twenty20 World Cup. India slumped to fifth in Group II after losing to New…
FAST bowler Rubel Hossain has replaced injured Mohammad Saifuddin in the Bangladesh squad after the event technical committee of the T20 World Cup approved the change. Hossain, who has played 159 international matches including 28 T20Is, was named as a replacement after Saifuddin was ruled out due to a back…
THE Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday (25) unveiled two new teams for the Twenty20 competition, with the Lucknow and Ahmedabad franchises. The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, which owned the now-defunct Pune franchise for two IPL campaigns, bid 70.9 billion Indian rupees (£675.2m) for the Lucknow outfit while Irelia Company Pte.…
ENGLAND will play the coronavirus-delayed final match of their 2021 Test series against India in July next year at Edgbaston, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Friday (22). The match was due to take place last month at Old Trafford but the tourists said they were unable to…
Former Pakistan all-rounder Mudassar Nazar insists his country will once again be the kings of Asian cricket despite India's rise as world beaters on the back of the riches of the IPL. Pakistan were kings of the sub-continent from the mid-1980s to 1990s with their on-field brilliance under Imran Khan,…
MANCHESTER United (Man U) owners’ interest to be a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) may be a reason behind the Indian cricket board’s decision to extend the date for purchasing the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the right to own and operate one of the two proposed new…
INDIAN cricket board president Sourav Ganguly expects next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) to be played in the country after the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to stage the second half of this year's tournament in the United Arab Emirates. The eight-team tournament with an estimated brand value of $6.8 billion…
FORMER Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid is set to take over as the senior team's head coach after the T20 World Cup, local media reports said Saturday (16). The Times of India newspaper quoted an anonymous official at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as saying that…
India batting star Rohit Sharma risked controversy Monday (4) by claiming that his country won a recent Test series in England that was cut short by a coronavirus scare before the final match could be played. With England and India still negotiating over whether the fifth match in the series…
STADIUMS in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate at 70 per cent of capacity for the Twenty20 World Cup, the organisers said, though conditions in Oman, where preliminary rounds are due to be played, have still to be fully assessed following a cyclone. Tropical Cyclone Shaheen struck coastal areas…
Indian left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav underwent knee surgery on Wednesday for an injury that he sustained during the ongoing IPL in the UAE. Kuldeep posted the update on his official Twitter page. "Surgery was a success and the road to recovery has just begun. Thank you so much to…
VIRAT KOHLI will continue to captain India in all three formats, a top national cricket board official said on Tuesday (14), after speculation that the batting great could be replaced as skipper for limited-overs games. Kohli's recent sketchy form with the bat has led to reports that changes could be…
INDIA'S cricket board (BCCI) chief Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final Test against England due to Covid-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming Indian Premier League had played any part in the decision. The Old Trafford Test was cancelled last Friday (9) barely two…
WHAT HAPPENS NOW? That was the question cricket fans around the world were asking after the dramatic last-minute cancellation of the deciding fifth Test between England and India in Manchester. Following all-night talks, it was not until shortly before 9:00 am local time (0800 GMT) Friday (10), just over two…
The fifth and deciding Test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled just hours before Friday's scheduled start because of Covid-19 concerns within the tourists' camp. Eastern Eye picks out some of the reaction from leading cricket figures after the dramatic announcement. "I feel a bit robbed that…
England cricket chief Tom Harrison said the looming restart of the lucrative Indian Premier League had no part to play in the dramatic cancellation of the fifth Test between England and India on Friday. The final game of an absorbing series was called off just over two hours before the…
INDIA cricket chiefs offered to reschedule the fifth Test against England on Friday (10) after it was "jointly decided" to cancel the match just over two hours before the scheduled start of play over coronavirus fears. The tourists were 2-1 up in the five-match contest after a 157-run win in…
THE fifth and deciding Test between England and India was cancelled on Friday (10) just hours before the scheduled start over Covid-19 concerns in the tourists' camp. The England and Wales Cricket Board said fears over the coronavirus, related to an outbreak among backroom staff, had left India unable to…
THE fifth Test between England and India in Manchester starting Friday (10) is set to go ahead as scheduled after the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday (9) there had been no further positive coronavirus cases within the Indian camp. The match was under threat after the tourists…
A few months ago, there were reports that a biopic on former Indian cricketer and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, is on the cards. On Thursday (09), the biopic was officially announced. Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg will be producing the…
INDIA on Wednesday (8) called in national legend MS Dhoni to act as team mentor for the Twenty20 World Cup starting next month. The 40-year-old, who retired from international cricket last year, is India's most successful captain having won the World Cup, the inaugural T20 World Cup and the Champions…
As the Caribbean Premier League plans to resume on August 28, fans are hoping for a thrilling event like the previous years despite the risk that Covid-19 place. The venue of this event has been set for St. Kitts and Nevis. All 33 games will be played in the same…
HE appeared in his very first India series in the long format as a tragic hero. Last November, Mohammed Siraj was in Australia, expecting to bag the Test cap for his country. The quarantine rule was at play at the height of the coronavirus pandemic and amid the restrictions, the…
ARCH-RIVALS India and Pakistan will clash on October 24 at this year's Twenty20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday (17) as the delayed tournament's fixtures were announced. The 16-nation tournament - to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman - will begin on October 17…
Unmukt Chand, captain of India's victorious Under-19 World Cup team in 2012 when he smashed a century, has become the latest out-of-favour player from South Asia and beyond to decamp to the United States. Chand, now 28, drew comparisons with Virat Kohli but never broke into the adult national side…
IPL 2021 had been postponed after several COVID-19 positive cases across the franchise. However, no official announcement had been made on whether the remaining tournament would be held, for a long time. It has now been announced that the tournament will resume in September 2021. Previously, the BCCI had announced…
SRI Lanka's national board has said it is going ahead with arrangements to host a T20 series between Afghanistan and Pakistan, even as a top cricket official in Kabul expressed the optimism that the sport “will not be a casualty” of political changes. However, there was also an element of…
Indian companies and governments promised cash and gifts worth more than two million dollars to javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra after he won India's first ever Olympic athletics gold medal. The 23-year-old farmer's son, who two years ago underwent surgery on a career-threatening elbow injury, threw 87.58 metres in the Tokyo…
India opener Mayank Agarwal will miss the first Test against England after showing signs of a concussion. Agarwal was hit on the helmet while batting during India's nets session at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Monday. The BCCI Medical Team assessed the 30-year-old and concussion test was conducted. "Agarwal has…
INDIAN cricketers Krishnappa Gowtham and Yuzvendra Chahal have been forced to stay back in Sri Lanka after testing positive for Covid-19 in pre-departure tests, joining allrounder Krunal Pandya who is already in isolation after being infected earlier. A BCCI official had earlier in the day said that the squad has…
THE remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended in May due to Covid-19, will resume from September 19 in the United Arab Emirates, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) said on Sunday. The IPL was suspended on May 4 with 31 matches left to play after several…
BEFORE going out to bat in his debut ODI against Sri Lanka, young Ishan Kishan had announced in the dressing room that he would hit the first ball for a six, irrespective of the bowler and where the ball would be pitched. And he did what he had promised, by…
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is "on his way to recovery" after testing positive for Covid-19 as the squad prepares for a Test series in England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said Thursday. India's players, led by captain Virat Kohli, are currently in London but will enter a…
WICKETKEEPER-BATSMAN Rishabh Pant and throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani have tested positive for Covid-19, while three others have been placed in precautionary isolation as the virus hit the Indian cricket team ahead of next month's Test series against host England. Bowling coach Bharath Arun, reserve wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha were put in…
Former Indian Cricket team captain and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that a biopic chronicling his eventful cricketing career is in the works. To be produced by a leading banner, the upcoming project will be made in Hindi. Ganguly confirmed the news during a conversation with News18. “Yes,…
There is no reason to remove Ravi Shastri from Indian cricket team's head coach's position if he continues to produce results, feels legendary former captain Kapil Dev. The 59-year-old Shastri's contract comes to an end after the completion of T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October-November and…
THE Twenty20 World Cup will be moved to the United Arab Emirates from India due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly told local media on Monday (28). The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it had told the world body of its decision…
Rahul Dravid on Sunday (27) said separate teams for different formats is a short-term solution to easing the pressure on India's cricketers during the coronavirus pandemic. Dravid, who has coached India A and Under-19 teams and is currently director at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), will travel with a second-string…
THIS year's Twenty20 World Cup is set to be shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the Covid-19 situation in India, Indian cricket board sources told Reuters on Saturday (26). The pandemic swept the world's second-most populous nation last year, resulting in a lengthy shutdown. Infections have rocketed…
India captain Virat Kohli said his team wanted to play first-class games to build up for the five-Test series against England in August but their request was turned down for reasons not known to him. The Indian team, which lost the Word Test Championship final against New Zealand, came into…
AFTER India's National Olympic Committee dropped Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning as its official kit partner citing public sentiment ahead of the Tokyo Games, the country's cricket board (BCCI) has offered £9.73 million in financial support. Chinese companies have faced a backlash in India since 20 Indian soldiers were killed…
THIS year's men's T20 World Cup could be moved from India to the United Arab Emirates, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday (1). The move appears to have been prompted by the rising number of Covid-19 cases in India, although this was not mentioned directly in a statement issued…
THE families of players and support staff of both the Indian men's and women's cricket teams will be allowed to accompany them during their long tour of England this month, a senior BCCI source said on Tuesday (1). The BCCI had put in a request that the players be allowed…
THE remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended earlier this month because of Covid-19 surge in India, will now be completed in the United Arab Emirates in September and October, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) said on Saturday (29). The BCCI said in a statement that…
Former England cricketer Isa Guha on Sunday said disparities still existed between men's and women's cricket but expressed optimism that the Indian women's team will do as good as their their celebrated male counterparts if "equal amount of thought" goes into it. In a couple of tweets, she pointed out…
THE BCCI has not made any official request to alter the schedule for India's five-Test series against England for completing the postponed IPL, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday (21). British media had reported about a possible approach from the BCCI to advance the first Test,…
THE India women's team will play their maiden pink-ball Test later this year, against Australia in Perth, cricket boards of both the countries announced on Thursday (20). Mithali Raj's team will take on Meg Lanning's squad at the WACA ground from Sept. 30 in what will be only the second…
NATIONAL Cricket Academy (NCA) chief and former India captain Rahul Dravid is set to be the head coach of the Indian white-ball squad that will tour Sri Lanka in July. Dravid, who stopped travelling with the India A and U-19 teams after taking over as NCA head in Bengaluru, will…
THERE is a "small possibility" that the remainder of the suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) season can be played in the United Kingdom or the Middle East later this year, Rajasthan Royals owner Manoj Badale said. IPL was suspended indefinitely earlier this month after several personnel tested positive for Covid-19…
THE remainder of the suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) season will have to be played outside the country, the Indian cricket board said, though it is unclear whether a window can be found to play the remaining 31 games. IPL was suspended indefinitely last week after several players and support…
THE Indian Premier League's Australian cohort is headed for the Maldives after the tournament's abrupt suspension over the coronavirus crisis in the south Asian nation, said Sourav Ganguly, the chief of the Indian cricket board. International cricketers started heading home on Wednesday (5) after the previous day's halt of the…
SEVERAL foreign players started heading home on Wednesday (5) after the suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with tournament organisers planning an airlift to Maldives or Sri Lanka for the stranded Australian cohort. Hours after the IPL was suspended on Tuesday (4) because of India's coronavirus crisis, the English…
THE Indian Premier League has been indefinitely suspended due to the Covid-19 crisis in the country, the IPL said on Tuesday (4). The organising Indian cricket board (BCCI) and the IPL governing council took the decision at an emergency meeting. "These are difficult times, especially in India, and while we…
The Indian Premier League was forced into its first coronavirus postponement this season on Monday (3) after two players tested positive despite the tournament's bio-secure "bubble". The Kolkata Knight Riders' match against Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore was called off just hours before its start in Ahmedabad after Varun Chakaravarthy…
This year's Twenty20 World Cup could be moved to the United Arab Emirates if the COVID-19 crisis does not subside in India, the country's cricket board said. Six months before the showpiece's scheduled start, India reported a record 386,452 new cases on Friday, though medical experts believe actual numbers may…
THE Indian Premier League (IPL) will continue as scheduled, a senior Indian cricket board official told Reuters on Wednesday (28), despite fierce criticism of the popular Twenty20 league being played in the midst of a national health crisis. India's death toll surged past 200,000 on Wednesday (28) and more than…
THE Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday (27) said it would do everything to ensure that foreign players taking part in the IPL reach their respective countries seamlessly once the tournament ends. It said a day after three Australians quit the league amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in India.…
Cricket's bid for Olympic inclusion has received backing from the Indian board which said it was now keen to help the game become part of the world's biggest sporting extravaganza. Cricket last featured in the 1900 Olympics in Paris and the International Cricket Council (ICC) has been pushing for the…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to bring the glitzy Indian Premier League to the British capital as he seeks to establish the city as the "undisputed sporting capital" of the world. The 14th edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament starts behind closed doors on Friday, with champions Mumbai Indians facing…
The International Cricket Council does not yet see the need to activate its backup plan for the Twenty20 World Cup and is sticking to hosting the event in India later this year despite the country experiencing a record COVID-19 surge recently. India reported a record 115,736 new cases on Wednesday,…
Indian cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has stoked the debate on the pressures of bio-secure bubble cricket by saying Indian players are better at handling mental health than foreign stars. The former national team captain said that many England, Australia and West Indies cricketers "just give up on mental health." The…
THE surge in new Covid-19 cases could yet scupper plans to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) in bio-secure bubbles at six venues across the country, starting on Friday (9) in Chennai and climaxing at the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on May 30. Last year's delayed tournament was…
HANUMA VIHARI may have missed the IPL bus, but India's Test specialist is all set for a county stint at Warwickshire. The right-handed batsman in order to prepare for the upcoming six-Test season is believed to have left for the UK and would be featuring in at least three games…
Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin feels swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will be a frontrunner to lead his country in future, having established himself across formats in the past few months. The highly-rated Pant is set to lead the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League this season in the absence…
England's remaining three Twenty20 internationals against India will be played behind closed doors because of a surge in coronavirus cases, authorities said Monday. India's cricket board said the 110,000 capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad would be empty for the games on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. All five games are…
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly kept his cards close to his chest amid mounting speculation that he might take the political plunge ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, saying he will see "where it goes" amid the "opportunities" coming his way. Ganguly, who is still resting at his Kolkata residence…
CHINESE smartphone maker Vivo will be the title sponsor of the Indian Premium League (IPL) cricket tournament this year. It comes back as the main sponsor almost a year after the sponsorship deal with the BCCI was suspended amid the India-China border standoff. Vivo on Wednesday (10) stated that it will…
The popular Indian Premier League will begin on April 9, the country's cricket board said Sunday, with organizers set to eschew crowds initially as coronavirus cases rise in India. The world's richest Twenty20 tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, but its 14th edition this year will…
Skipper Virat Kohli said India were "relieved" to make the inaugural World Test Championship final and would now focus on that "one big game" against New Zealand in June after seeing off England. India crushed Joe Root's side inside three days in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday to…
India said Saturday that star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has left the squad for the England Test series for "personal reasons". The surprise move came only two days after India, with Bumrah in the side, thrashed England in the third Test inside two days to take a 2-1 series lead.…
Eight overseas players and two Indian players have chosen to be slotted in the highest bracket of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction with a base price of two crore rupees ($275,000), India's cricket board (BCCI) said on Thursday. Australia's Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell, England's Moeen Ali, Sam Billings,…
By Murtuza Iqbal India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar series was going on, and today, Team India has won the series. The match was being played at the Gabba, and this victory has surely made every Indian proud. It’s a celebration time for all the Indians and many Bollywood celebs took to…
The Indian Premier League is to be increased from eight to 10 teams as the world's richest Twenty20 event seeks to cash in on its growing television audience. The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India announced the move after its annual meeting on Thursday but did not say…
India and England will play four tests, five Twenty20 matches and three one-dayers in February-March in India with the high-profile series restricted to just three venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both cricket boards said on Thursday. The series will kick off on February 5th with Chennai hosting the opening…
Concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets as India beat Australia by 11 runs in the first Twenty20 match in Canberra on Friday but the win was soured by an apparent hamstring injury to all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. In a contest laced with controversy, Jadeja top-edged into his helmet in the…
India's cricket board will consider adding two new teams to the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise-based tournament, according to the agenda of the governing body's annual general meeting scheduled to be held later this month. The IPL, which has an estimated brand value of $6.8 billion, drew record television…
The robust appeal of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was once again highlighted this year after the world's richest Twenty20 league escaped the economic aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic with only a few minor scratches. The Indian cricket board's (BCCI) league, which has an estimated brand value of $6.8 billion,…
It has been a year of unprecedented challenges and change for many people across the UK and beyond. HSBC UK has launched its latest campaign, The New Different, aiming to spark conversation about what long-term positive change can look like, encouraging communities to stop waiting for “normal” to return and…
India captain Virat Kohli has been granted a paternity leave and will return from the team's tour of Australia after the opening test in Adelaide, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday (9). "The BCCI has granted paternity leave to the Indian captain. He will return after the first…
India's injured opening batsman Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Ishant Sharma have not been named for the upcoming Australia tour after the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced the test and limited overs squads on Monday. India are scheduled to play four test matches for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy along with three…
India's first World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev suffered a heart attack and underwent an angioplasty on Friday (23) but is expected to be discharged in the next couple of days, said the hospital where he is currently admitted. The 61-year-old complained of chest pain on Thursday following which he…
INDIA's cricket anti-corruption chief has said that an investigation has been launched after one of the players in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) revealed that he was asked to leak information about his team. "A player has been approached. He himself immediately reported it," said Ajit Singh, anti-corruption chief…
Prolific Australia opener David Warner wants to see “at least 25 per cent crowds” inside the stadiums when they host Virat Kohli's India in a high-profile tour later this year. Warner said he was looking forward to the big-ticket assignment against one of their biggest rivals. “Well, I am looking…
AFTER months of uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the delayed season of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick off in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday (19) with a clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. The 2020 edition of the world's richest Twenty20…
THE much-delayed Indian Premier League will start on Saturday (19) without its customary glitz and glamour, but the Twenty20 tournament is expected to be a welcome relief to cricket fans during the pandemic. The short-form extravaganza normally starts in March but along with other major international sporting events was postponed…
INDIA pacer S Sreesanth's ban for alleged spot-fixing came to an end on Sunday(13), concluding a seven-year punishment that was originally meant to be for life and was aggressively contested by the flamboyant bowler. The 37-year-old has already made it clear that he intends to resume at least his domestic…
World Cup-winning former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has decided to come out of retirement, giving in to a request from the Punjab Cricket Association more than a year after he called it quits. The Player of the Tournament at the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj had announced his retirement from all…
The Chennai Super Kings will take on defending champions Mumbai Indians in the IPL's opening match, officials said Sunday, despite being the last team to start training after two players tested positive for coronavirus. The fixture list for the league -- which runs from September 19 to November 10 in…
Former India cricketer Suresh Raina, who pulled out of the IPL citing personal reasons, on Tuesday (1) demanded a thorough probe into the violent attack on his aunt’s family in Punjab, revealing that after his uncle, his cousin has also died. The 33-year-old returned to the country last week from…
BOWLING greats Anil Kumble and Shane Warne welcomed James Anderson to the elite group of players who have taken 600 Test wickets as tributes to the England star poured in from around the cricketing world on Tuesday (25). Anderson become the first fast bowler to reach the landmark when he had…
India are committed to hosting England in February next year ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League season, the country's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly said. England's original white-ball tour to India in September-October was a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the International cricket Council's Future Tours Programme (FTP),…
THE Indian Premier League on Tuesday (18) named Indian fantasy gaming company Dream11 as its lead sponsor, replacing China's Vivo which was dumped following a deadly border clash between the countries in June. IPL chairman Brijesh Patel said that the four-month deal for sponsoring the glitzy Twenty20 cricket tournament was…
MS Dhoni on Saturday (15) retired from India's national team ending one of the most heralded international cricket careers ever. The 39-year-old wicketkeeper and batsman is India's most successful captain having won the World Cup, the inaugural T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy. Dubbed 'Captain Cool' because of his…
India's cricket board (BCCI) has received government permission to stage this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates, the league's chairman Brijesh Patel told Reuters on Monday. The BCCI had earlier announced the popular Twenty20 competition, which could not begin in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
India's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly says the Indian Premier League's decision to suspend a lucrative contract with its main sponsor, the Chinese phone maker Vivo, following a deadly border clash between the two nations is "just a blip". The IPL last week suspended the agreement with Vivo, which signed a…
THE Indian Premier League on Thursday (6) suspended a deal with its main sponsor, Chinese phone maker Vivo, amid a backlash after a deadly border clash between the two countries in June. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said the deal had been called off for the tournament…
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan has urged England to send a team to the country before their scheduled return in 2022 after Azhar Ali's side agreed to travel to Britain during the coronavirus pandemic. England have not visited Pakistan since 2005/06. An attack by armed militants on…
The Chinese headline sponsor of the Indian Premier League, the world's richest cricket tournament, is set to withdraw amid mounting hostility after a border clash between the Indian and Chinese armies, reports said. Phonemaker Vivo was to pull out from backing at least this year's tournament, which has been switched…
The Indian Premier League's Governing Council on Sunday (2) decided to retain all its sponsors, including Chinese mobile company VIVO, and approved COVID-19 replacements in the event to be held in UAE this year. The tournament will be played from September 19 to November 10 in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu…
Mohammad Azharuddin's rehabilitation from life ban is more than complete in many ways but the former India captain says he "doesn't really know the reasons" for banning him in the first place. In December 2000, Azharuddin was handed a life ban by the BCCI for his involvement in match-fixing. However,…
Sri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara has backed Sourav Ganguly for the ICC chairman's post, saying the BCCI president's “astute cricket brain” and vast experience as an administrator make him a “very suitable” candidate for the role. Admitting that he is a big fan of Ganguly, Sangakkara said the former…
The lesson of "forward press against fast bowlers" from Sachin Tendulkar and a tip from head coach Ravi Shastri to stand outside the crease led to his transformation as a prolific Test batsman after a disastrous England tour in 2014, feels India captain Virat Kohli. Kohli had a nightmare of…
The star-studded Indian Premier League cricket will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates, its chairman told AFP on Friday (24), adding that players may need to undergo quarantine. Although India's cricket authorities are still awaiting government approval, Brijesh Patel said the world's richest cricket tournament will be…
India will have to abide by Australia's 14-day quarantine requirement ahead of the test series starting in December but arrangements will be made to ensure their players can prepare as well as possible, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday. The Indian board's (BCCI) chief Sourav Ganguly told local media earlier…
The Indian Premier League on Tuesday (21) seized upon the postponement of the Twenty20 World Cup to propose holding its cash bonanza tournament in the United Arab Emirates from September. IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told AFP that the Board of Control for Cricket in India was seeking government permission to…
A court has ordered India's cricket board to pay more than $640 million to former Indian Premier League champions Deccan Chargers for illegal termination of the franchise. The Chargers, which were owned by the Deccan Chronicle newspaper group, were kicked out of the IPL in 2012 by the Board of…
India's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly said on Wednesday (8) the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament has been called off amid the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which had Pakistan as original hosts, was scheduled for September with the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka frontrunners to stage the tournament. "Asia Cup has…
INDIA's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has come out against playing four-day Tests, proposed by the world governing body as a way to squeeze more cricket into a packed calendar. The International Cricket Council has floated the idea of reducing matches in the World Test Championship by one day from 2023,…
India's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly says improved fitness standards and a change in culture have led to the country developing one of the world's best pace attacks. Spearheads Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah are part of a battery of five formidable quick bowlers that have helped change India's traditional reliance…
India captain Virat Kohli faces an inquiry into a potential conflict of interest over his positions in two business ventures. DK Jain, ethics officer for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said late Sunday that a complaint by a state association member will be examined. Sanjeev Gupta,…
India's cricket leaders are becoming impatient with the world body's delays in deciding whether the Twenty20 World Cup will go ahead this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The World Cup holdup is stopping the Board of Control for Cricket in India from setting a date for its biggest earner, the…
India's Shashank Manohar stepped down as chairman of the International Cricket Council on Wednesday after four years in office. The 62-year-old successfully spearheaded efforts to restructure the ICC while in office, curbing the dominance of Australia, India and England -- cricket's three wealthiest nations. He became the ICC's first independent…
THE Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) will review their sponsorship deals following a public backlash against Chinese companies. Chinese companies in India are facing a backlash after the killing this week of 20 Indian soldiers by Chinese forces in a Himalayan border dispute. China has maintained silence over its casualties.…
Staging the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia this year is "unrealistic" in the midst of a global coronavirus pandemic, Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings admitted Tuesday. The tournament is scheduled to take place from October 18 to November 15, and officials have previously said they are planning for it to…
The Indian Premier League could be moved out of the country if the coronavirus pandemic does not ease in the next two months, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told AFP on Friday. "Let us first see, we will try to stage it in India and if the situation does not allow…
INDIA will not travel to Zimbabwe for a one-day international series in August due to the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah said on Friday (12). The move follows the BCCI's decision on Thursday (11) to postpone India's…
INDIA have postponed their limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka scheduled later this month over Covid-19 fears, cricket boards of both the countries said on Thursday (11). Virat Kohli and his men were scheduled to play three one-day matches and an equal number of Twenty20 internationals but the Indian board (BCCI)…
INDIAN cricket chief Sourav Ganguly has indicated that this year's IPL could be conducted in empty stadiums in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The BCCI president said he was "optimistic" about the plans for IPL 2020, which had been indefinitely suspended because of Covid-19, which has claimed more than 8,000…
International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar is to step down when his term ends this year, the governing body said on Wednesday (27). The ICC is set to discuss the process to elect its new chief at its board meeting on Thursday (28) with media reports saying that the…
Top Indian players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma could be left stranded in pandemic-stricken Mumbai when senior players start training again, an official has warned. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could allow outdoor training as early as next week when a further easing of the government's…
Scrapping the money-spinning Indian Premier League this year because of the coronavirus pandemic would cost more than half a billion dollars, but cutting players' pay was not yet being considered, a top official has told AFP. The world's richest Twenty20 tournament is staring at a first wipeout in its 12-year…
India's 2011 World Cup-winning batsman Suresh Raina has called on the country's cricket board (BCCI) to lift its ban on players participating in overseas Twenty20 leagues. The BCCI does not allow active players to sign for franchise-based leagues outside the country in a bid to protect the prestige of its…
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is deeply saddened and intimidated by the devastation caused because of the COVID-19 pandemic and has equated the unprecedented crisis to playing a Test match on a dangerous wicket. The decorated former player opened up on life under lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic that…
A blistering 143 scored against Australia in 1998 was voted Sachin Tendulkar's greatest one-day innings in an International Cricket Council poll released for his 47th birthday. The 131-ball knock, with nine fours and five sixes, became known as the 'Desert Storm' after a sand storm in Sharjah interrupted India's chase.…
Cricket chiefs announced on Friday (24) that no professional cricket would be played in England and Wales until July at the earliest as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked fresh havoc on the international sporting calendar. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said attempts would be made to reschedule international fixtures…
The world's richest cricket tournament, the Indian Premier League, has been indefinitely suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials confirmed on Thursday (16). The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said the Twenty20 competition, already pushed back from its original start date of March 29, "will only commence…
The Indian Premier League, the world's richest cricket tournament, has been indefinitely postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, a team official told confirmed on Wednesday (15). Though India's cricket board made no official announcement, the further delay of the Twenty20 tournament, which draws top players from around the world, was…
The legendary Kapil Dev on Thursday slammed Shoaib Akhtar’s idea of a made-for-television three-match ODI series between India and Pakistan to raise funds for the COVID-19 pandemic, saying “India doesn’t need the money” and it is not worth risking lives for a cricket match. Akhtar on Wednesday proposed a closed-door…
There is no larger symbol of the global sports shutdown than cricket's 110,000-seater Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, opened by US president Donald Trump, but yet to see a ball bowled. India's newest and the world's biggest cricket stadium lies empty because of the coronavirus pandemic. Where there should be…
Australian cricketers "sucked up" to India and Virat Kohli by holding back on verbal sledging to protect lucrative Indian Premier League deals, according to former Australia captain Michael Clarke. Clarke said players were "too scared" to play a normal game against India because of the influence of the world's wealthiest…
Prime minister Narendra Modi will on Friday be speaking to India's top athletes—including cricket stars such as current captain Virat Kohli, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar—amid a national lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A total of 49 athletes, along with sports minister Kiren…
The BCCI should not “wait forever” to start the women’s IPL, India’s women’s ODI captain Mithali Raj has said, urging the board to make it happen next year on a smaller scale before gradually developing it. “I personally feel they should start a women’s IPL by next year, even if…
The cancellation of this year's IPL looks inevitable with the BCCI under tremendous pressure after the declaration of a 21-day nationwide lockdown to contain the the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. When the BCCI postponed the IPL to April 15 earlier this month, it said conducting the tournament would only come into…
A West Midlands-based pharmacy chain has been lambasted on social media for allegedly charging three times more than the normal price for a bottle of Calpol. Councillor for Bromford and Hodge Hill in Birmingham Majid Mahmood on Wednesday night posted on Twitter a photo that showed bottles of the liquid paracetamol…
India's cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly said on Saturday (15) the Indian Premier League will be truncated with the Twenty20 tournament pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. The world's richest cricket league was postponed Friday, meaning instead of starting on March 29, it will begin on April 15 at…
INDIA'S cricket board has said that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been postponed till April 15 over coronavirus. The news comes after the government on Thursday (12) called for the IPL be cancelled to help slow the coronavirus pandemic after organisers said they were ready to play in empty…
The Indian Premier League could be played behind closed doors because of the new coronavirus, an official said on Thursday (12), as calls grew to cancel or delay the world's richest tournament. Cricket leaders will meet on Saturday to decide whether the Twenty20 tournament featuring top international players will start…
India has rallied behind its women's cricket team, hailing their efforts in the T20 World Cup despite a crushing loss to Australia in the final. Harmanpreet Kaur's side lost to the defending champions by 85 runs in front of more than 86,000 fans -- a record attendance for women's cricket…
INDIA have to win the battle of nerves in the all important game against Australia when they meet in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday (8). Australia, who had beaten India in the preceding tri-series final, find themselves in familiar territory having made their sixth successive…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is "very much on schedule"," BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said on Friday (6), asserting that all measures will be in place to tackle the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus threat which has wreaked havoc on sporting calendars globally. The glitzy T20 event, featuring both Indian and international…
Gearing up for a return to competitive cricket with the IPL, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited his franchise for making him a better player and helping him tackle some difficult situations both on and off the field. Dhoni, who has been on a sabbatical since India’s semifinal…
As a young girl, Shafali Verma pretended to be a boy just so she could play cricket. Now, the 16-year-old rose to the top spot in the ICC women's T20 International rankings, thanks to her performance at the ongoing World Cup in Australia. She took over New Zealand's Suzie Bates, who had…
By Rithika Siddhartha WHEN he took to the stage at the Asian Business Awards in March 2018, it was the first and only time that Ramniklal Solanki was the recipient of an accolade at an AMG event – usually it would be him who had the honour of presenting awards…
AS Indian women continue their winning streak in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, the 16-year-old Shafali Verma remains the pillar. The team management has given Shafali Verma the freedom to play her natural game, which has set the Women's T20 World Cup ablaze, said India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on…
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Friday (28) confirmed that Dubai will host the upcoming edition of Asia Cup and both India and Pakistan will take part in it. Pakistan was the designated hosts for the tournament scheduled for September, but with the BCCI making it clear that the Indian team…
India will play a day-night Test in Australia this year and another during England's visit in 2021, cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly said. The decision of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) follows January's meeting with a Cricket Australia delegation led by chairman Earl Eddings. Australia have…
The head of Indian cricket's anti-corruption watchdog said on Friday Britain's extradition of accused match-fixer Sanjeev Chawla was "a legal landmark". Chawla, one of the central figures in the scandal surrounding the late Hansie Cronje, was sent back to India on Thursday after spending four years fighting extradition. It is…
Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev on Monday raised fresh doubts over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future in international cricket, saying "I don't think you can come back from anywhere" after not playing for so long. The two-time World Cup winning captain, who has not played since India's semifinal loss in the World…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is unlikely to play for India again even if he has a fabulous IPL season for Chennai Super Kings, feels Harbhajan Singh, reacting to the news of former skipper being dropped from BCCI's list of centrally contracted players. Dhoni was in the category A during last season…
Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday (11) questioned MS Dhoni's sabbatical from the game since the World Cup semifinal loss in July, asking "does anybody keep himself away from playing for India for that long?" Dhoni's future has been a subject of intense speculation since India's World Cup semifinal loss to New…
Former Pakistan sTAR Shoaib Akhtar has rubbished the idea of making Test cricket a four-day affair, alleging that it is a conspiracy against Asian teams and the BCCI will not let it happen. The ICC is considering introducing four-day Tests during the next FTP cycle between 2023-2031 in order to…
"To hell with those who don't understand" was Ravi Shastri's inimitable response to the skeptics, who have constantly made conjectures about his alleged frosty relationship with BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. A week back, it was Ganguly who had cleared the air on his part making it clear that rumours of…
India's Shashank Manohar has said he won't seek a third term as chairman of the International Cricket Council and will step down next year, according to a report on Tuesday. Manohar was elected unopposed for a second two-year term last year after a tenure marked by broad reforms. But the…
Mohammed Rafi: Words cannot describe the legacy which Mohammed Rafiji left behind with his amazing work, blessing generations. I was blessed to be listening to his magical songs from a young age and one of the first songs taught to me by my guruji was Tumhari Zulf Ke Saaye, which…
Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly believes pink-ball tests are here to stay and wants the team under Virat Kohli to play at least one such match in every series. India became the last major cricket nation to embrace day-night tests when they hosted neighbours Bangladesh in front of a…
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will take a call on his future after next year's Indian Premier League (IPL), a source close to the star cricketer said on Tuesday, seeking to quash the endless speculation surrounding his career. Dhoni has been on a sabbatical since India's semifinal exit from…
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar took exception to Virat Kohli's comment that India began to stand up to tough Test challenges during Sourav Ganguly's era, arguing that the team was winning even when the current captain was not even born. After India's crushing win in the second Test against Bangladesh, Kohli…
India will become the last major cricketing nation to enter the pink-ball Test era Friday after long resisting innovations to the five-day format. The second Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata will be a day-night affair -- partly played under floodlights, and with a pink ball rather than red for better…
Mushfiqur Rahim on Sunday (3) said pollution did not bother him after his unbeaten half-century powered Bangladesh to their first-ever Twenty20 international victory over India in smog-hit New Delhi. Mushfiqur made 60 to anchor Bangladesh's chase of 149 as the tourists achieved their target with three balls to spare. They…
The Indian cricket team will play its first ever Day-Night Test match in Kolkata against Bangladesh, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed on Tuesday, ending days of speculation surrounding the game. The Test is scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens from November 22-26 and will be the second game…
Sourav Ganguly was one of the most astute captains ever and his move to take over the world's richest cricket body could be just another step to becoming one of India's future leaders. The 47-year-old took over Wednesday as head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),…
Sourav Ganguly will lead the Indian board like he led the national team, the former captain said as he promised a fair and untainted administration after taking over as president of the world's richest cricket board on Wednesday (23). One of India's most successful captains, Ganguly took over the reins from a court-appointed panel…
India captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday (22) said he hasn't had any conversation with Sourav Ganguly with regards to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's international future and believes that the BCCI's President-elect will get in touch with him when he needs to. Dhoni, who is on a sabbatical from international cricket, is…
Bangladesh's upcoming tour of India was on Monday (21) thrown into jeopardy after their national team players refused to participate in any cricketing activity until their demands, including a hike in salary, are met. The boycott plan was announced by the country's top players such as Test and T20 captain…
The BCCI president-elect Sourav Ganguly has made it clear that he would like to know the national selection committee's plans with regards to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future and then give his opinion on the matter. The 39-year-old Dhoni has been on a sabbatical post India's World Cup exit and is…
Former captain Sourav Ganguly is set to take charge as the head of India's cricket board this month, completing his transition from star player to a top administrator. The 47-year-old, who retired from international cricket in 2008, filed his nomination for the president's post of the Board of Control for…
India's first-choice all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to miss the upcoming T20 International series against Bangladesh since his acute lower-back injury has resurfaced and may force him out of action for a long period. According to BCCI sources, Hardik will soon fly to the UK for an assessment of the…
Former India captain Rahul Dravid will appear before BCCI Ethics Officer D.K. Jain on Thursday to explain the conflict of interest allegations against him. Dravid is currently the Director of National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, besides being a vice-president in the India Cements group, which owns the IPL franchise…
India's premier paceman Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against South Africa with a stress fracture in his lower back, the country's cricket board said Tuesday. Umesh Yadav will replace Bumrah, who tops the bowling chart in one-day rankings and is placed third in Tests,…
Indian women's cricket star Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from Twenty20 internationals to focus on the one-day World Cup in 2021. The 36-year-old Raj, the highest run-scorer in the women's international game, made a surprise exit after she had made herself available for selection for the home series against…
India fast bowler Mohammed Shami was Monday (2) ordered to appear before an Indian court in 15 days or face arrest, after he was accused of various crimes including assault and sexual harassment by his estranged wife. Shami -- who is representing India in the West India Test series in…
Former Saurashtra captain Sitanshu Kotak and ex-India seamer Paras Mhambrey have replaced Rahul Dravid as head coaches of India A and U-19 sides respectively following a reshuffle in the support staff for juniors. Dravid has recently been appointed as the National Cricket Academy's head of cricket operations and will be…
Former skipper Anil Kumble's ability to boost confidence of the players makes him an ideal candidate for the role of chairman of selectors, said Virender Sehwag, who also advocated a hike in remuneration for the job. Never to mince his words, former opener Sehwag said BCCI needs to pay more…
INDIA'S cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday (21) it will earn 58 per cent more per match for the next four years as Paytm retained the title sponsorship rights for international and domestic matches, underlining the game's undiminished popularity in the country. Cricketers are the highest-profile athletes and enjoy rockstar…
Indian fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth's ban for alleged spot-fixing has been reduced to seven years, with the sanction period coming to an end on Sep. 13, 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said. The decision comes after the Supreme Court of India set aside the…
Former India opener and national selector VB Chandrasekhar passed away in Chennai, in a case of suicide, police said on Friday. It was initially reported that he died following a massive cardiac arrest. According to a senior police official, Chandrasekhar hung himself at his house in Chennai on Thursday evening…
The BCCI is set to seek advice from an English law firm after the ICC threatened to deduct a part of the Indian cricket board's annual revenue share in a continuing tussle on tax exemptions for events held in India. The Shashank Manohar-led International Cricket Council (ICC) wants complete tax…
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Tuesday (13) cleared Rahul Dravid's appointment as Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), ruling that there is "no conflict of interest" case against the former India captain. Lt General Ravi Thogde, the new member of the CoA, said the ball is…
Cricket could be part of the 2028 Olympics as the ICC is working towards getting the sport included in the roster for the Los Angeles Games, MCC World Cricket Committee chairman Mike Gatting said. The BCCI recently coming under the ambit of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), an affiliate of the…
India's cricket board has agreed to have their players tested by the country's anti-doping agency, an top government official said Friday, ending years of defiance. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had long voiced concerns about the quality of testing by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and…
India's powerful cricket board is under pressure to bring its anti-doping procedures into line with world standards after questions were raised over the ban handed to teenage star Prithvi Shaw. Shaw, the 19-year-old prodigy often compared to Sachin Tendulkar, last week received an eight-month ban after the Board of Control…
Prithvi Shaw was on Tuesday (30) suspended for eight months by India's governing body for a doping violation, with the teenage batting sensation saying he was shaken by the news and would return to the game "faster and stronger". the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ruled that…
India skipper Virat Kohli said on Monday (29) that talk of a rift with star batsman Rohit Sharma was "ridiculous" and "baffling" and insisted all was well in the team camp ahead of the West Indies tour. Rumours of cracks within the Indian team were reported by local media after…
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday questioned the omission of veteran Ajinkya Rahane and young Shubman Gill from the ODI squad for the tour of West Indies, urging the selection committee to be consistent with their policies. An inconsistent Kedar Jadhav has been retained while Gill, who has been…
Former India captain MS Dhoni is to skip his country's tour of West Indies to spend two months in the Army but is not planning retirement, reports said. The 38-year-old Dhoni, a national hero having led India to their 2011 World Cup triumph, is an honorary lieutenant colonel in a…
Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald. Joining Tendulkar and Donald in the Hall of Fame was two-time World Cup-winning Australian women's cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick. "It is an honour to be inducted into the…
India's cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday invited applications for the position of head coach and support staff for the men's side, with incumbent Ravi Shastri and his team given automatic entry in the recruitment process. The contract of the current coaching staff is set to expire after the tour of…
The Indian team for next month's tour of West Indies will be announced on July 19 but there is no clarity over the future of Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of the limited-overs leg beginning August 3. Dhoni's future has been widely speculated ever since India lost to New Zealand in…
A complete revamp of the brittle Indian middle-order is expected with stop-gap solutions like Dinesh Karthik and Kedar Jadhav gone for good in the upcoming Indian squads as focus will firmly shift from ODIs to the shortest format, keeping next year's World T20 in mind. The policy from the time…
Former India captain Rahul Dravid has been appointed Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, the country's board (BCCI) said on Monday (8). Dravid was a prolific batsman having represented India in 164 tests and 344 one-day internationals with over 10,000 runs in both formats. He…
They remember most of the things. They may forget a few just like senior citizens tend to but then comes June 25 and they are all back in that Lord's balcony. They are 'Kapil's Devils', who brought a nation to a standstill on a Saturday night, which remained young forever.…
India's cricket board were criticised on social media after a tweet from their official account used the word "thump" to describe the team's tense 11-run World Cup victory over minnows Afghanistan on Saturday. Gritty Afghanistan gave title contenders India a big scare in Southampton after restricting Virat Kohli's side to…
India on Tuesday put Shikhar Dhawan under observation over a hand injury that could sideline the batsman for at least two weeks at the World Cup. Dhawan led India to their second win of the 50-over tournament with his 117 against holders Australia on Sunday, but the opener took a…
YUVRAJ SINGH, India's middle-over batting lynchpin in two World Cup triumphs, retired from international cricket with immediate effect on Monday (10) although he will look to play on in Twenty20 leagues around the world. The 37-year-old all-rounder, accompanied by his wife and mother, told reporters of his decision at a…
Cricket's governing body insisted on Friday that India's MS Dhoni will not be allowed to wear an apparent military insignia on his World Cup wicketkeeping gloves. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had defended Dhoni after he sported a dagger logo on his green gloves in India's…
Indian batsman KL Rahul would never prefer a forced break but self-introspection during his time off from the game helped him bounce back well from the chat show controversy, he admitted. Rahul has more or less guaranteed his place in India's World Cup playing XI with a hundred against Bangladesh…
All-rounder Hardik Pandya has talent unmatched by any other player in the Indian cricket team, says big-hitting former opener Virender Sehwag. According to Sehwag, Hardik is one that has become irreplaceable in recent times. Hardik has played a pivotal role in Mumbai Indians' record fourth title triumph in the IPL…
Batsman Ajinkya Rahane has missed out from India's World Cup squad but is doing everything possible to keep himself ready if an opportunity arises by joining English County Championship side Hampshire. Rahane will be the first Indian to represent the club and the right-hander is set to play eight County…
Former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman were on Wednesday served notices by BCCI's Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer D.K. Jain for their alleged 'conflict of interest' by serving as mentors of IPL franchise as well as member of Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). Tendulkar is Mumbai Indians mentor and Laxman is in the…
Seven of India's Test specialists may play a few games for various English county sides to prepare for the inaugural World Test Championship series in July and August. The players that BCCI have zeroed in are Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Mayank Agarwal, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant…
India batsman KL Rahul is "very respectful towards women" and it was sad to see him become a subject of nationwide criticism in the wake of his and Hardik Pandya's sexist remarks on a chat chow, Kings XI Punjab co-owner and noted actor Preity Zinta said on Friday. Both Rahul…
SPIN legend Shane Warne led criticism of India's Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday (26) after a controversial run-out which put cricket's unloved 'Mankad' dismissal in the spotlight. Warne was among a number of leading figures to fault the Kings XI Punjab captain who, coming into bowl in the Indian Premier League,…
India's Supreme Court scrapped cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth life ban for match-fixing on Friday but stopped short of acquitting the paceman. The court said Sreesanth's long-running case had been badly handled and gave the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) three months to reconsider his punishment. Sreesanth, 36, was…
INDIAN police filed charges today (14) against fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who has been accused of various crimes including assault and sexual harassment by his estranged wife. Shami, who is expected to lead India's pace attack in the upcoming cricket World Cup in England and Wales, has been locked in…
BORDER tensions between India and Pakistan are casting a cloud over this year's cricket World Cup with the threat of a boycott hanging over their highly-anticipated clash in England. There have been calls for India to forfeit their June 16 match against Pakistan after a suicide bomb attack in Indian-administered…
An Indian snooker tournament has been indefinitely postponed in a row over visas for Pakistani athletes following a suicide bomb attack New Delhi has blamed on Pakistan. The 10 Reds Asian Tour event, scheduled to be held in Bangalore next month, looks likely to be cancelled after organisers said they…
India's cricket team were "shocked" by the recent suicide bomber attack in Kashmir and will follow the nation's lead on whether to boycott a World Cup match against Pakistan in June, captain Virat Kohli has said. An attack claimed by Pakistan-based militants killed dozens of Indian paramilitary troops in the…
All-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to join India's touring squad in New Zealand after his suspension over sexist comments on a TV show was lifted by the country's cricket board. Pandya talked about his encounters with multiple women in a chat show earlier this month as teammate K. L. Rahul…
India's cricket board lifted on Thursday suspensions on Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul, imposed after comments about women during a talk show saw the players ordered home from a tour of Australia. Pandya boasted on the TV celebrity show earlier this month about his success with multiple women as Rahul…
India's Supreme Court has been asked to decide the future of two international cricketers suspended for their comments about women in a TV show interview last week, stirring a debate over whether they were being treated too harshly. Indian cricket administrators recalled all-rounder Hardik Pandya and batsman KL Rahul from…
India on Friday (11) suspended all-rounder Hardik Pandya and batsman Lokesh Rahul over comments made about women on a TV show and could force them to leave the team's Australia tour. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has told the team management that the duo will not…
The Indian Premier League will be held in India, the cricket board said Tuesday, quelling speculation that the Twenty20 extravaganza could be held elsewhere owing to a clash with a general election. The money-spinning competition that lasts two months would be held from March 23 with a detailed schedule to…
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar paid a glowing tribute on Thursday (3) to Ramakant Achrekar, his childhood coach and lifelong mentor who has died aged 87. Achrekar, a club-level coach, discovered a 12-year-old Tendulkar's extraordinary talents in Mumbai and nurtured him on his way to becoming cricket's most prolific run-scorer of all…
Former Indian opener WV Raman has been appointed as the coach of the Indian women's team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Thursday (20). The 53-year-old Raman will be the fourth coach of the women’s team in 20 months. Welcoming his appointment, Raman tweeted: “Thanks…
India skipper Virat Kohli was undaunted on Thursday (13) despite losing prolific spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and batsman Rohit Sharma to injury as he looks to twist the knife in the second Test against Australia. The visitors went 1-0 in the four-Test series after a tense, 31-run win in Adelaide earlier this…
The acrimonious exit of India's cricket coach last year was given a fresh twist on Wednesday (12) as a leaked email suggested captain Virat Kohli had "frequently" worked behind the scenes against him. Former coach Anil Kumble quit over a rift with Kohli in June 2017, saying his relationship with the…
The Indian Premier League team known as Delhi Daredevils has been renamed Delhi Capitals. The team has never won the IPL and the new name may bring a change in fortunes for the 2019 edition of the game. They have retained their old red and blue colours but added three…
India suffered a big blow Friday with young batting phenomenon Prithvi Shaw ruled out of the opening Test against Australia after injuring his ankle trying to take a catch. The 19-year-old, who scored a sparkling debut century against the West Indies in October, landed awkwardly near the Sydney Cricket Ground boundary…
Indian cricket star Mithali Raj said on Thursday (29) she was "deeply saddened" by accusations that she threw tantrums and threatened to quit before being controversially dropped during the Twenty20 World Cup. Raj, the highest run scorer in the women's international game and still India's one-day captain, was left out of…
India great Farokh Engineer has called on former Pakistan captain-turned prime minister Imran Khan to use his political clout to help restore Test match links between the border rivals. Despite wild enthusiasm about cricket in both nations, the two have not met in a five-day Test match since they played out a draw in Bangalore in 2007. Bilateral cricket ties between…
Indian government minister M J Akbar filed a defamation suit on Monday (15) against one of at least 10 women who have accused him of sexual harassment, calling her allegations false and malicious. The lawsuit, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters, names journalist Priya Ramani as the sole accused and says that she "intentionally put…
The chief executive of India's powerful cricket board has been given a week to explain allegations of sexual harassment against him, as the country's fledgling #MeToo movement gathers pace. Rahul Johri, CEO of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), was named in an account shared by Indian author Harnidh Kaur…
THE World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has warned the International Cricket Council (ICC) it will intervene if it does not resolve a stand-off between Indian cricket chiefs and the country’s drug-testing body. A WADA spokesman confirmed the ICC had been sent a letter in July urging it to settle the dispute…
Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been dropped from India's Test squad for the upcoming West Indies series, the country's cricket board announced on Saturday. Dhawan had a forgettable England tour with the left-handed opener managing just 162 runs in eight innings as top-ranked India lost the Test series 1-4. Uncapped batsman Mayank Agarwal…
Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar, has been named in an Under-19 squad for two four-day matches in Sri Lanka. Arjun, 18, was picked as part of a 15-member squad by the country's junior selection committee, according to a press release by the Board of Control for…
Virat Kohli won India's cricketer of the year award for the fifth time on Thursday (7) for outstanding performances over the past two seasons. Kohli became India's captain in 2015 and led his team back to number one place in the Test rankings the following year. The 29-year-old, who was also named…
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's wax statue was unveiled at Madame Tussauds museum in India's capital city of Delhi on Wednesday (6). The wax statue has the skipper wearing the Indian cricket team jersey and posing with his bat, ready to strike. Kohli, 29, has joined a long list of sporting…
England captain Joe Root and coach Trevor Bayliss both described allegations their side fixed aspects of a Test against India at Chennai in 2016 as "outrageous". After England's nine-wicket defeat by Pakistan in the first Test at Lord's on Sunday, Root was asked to comment on the allegations made in…
India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday (24) pulled out of a month long stint with English county Surrey because of a neck injury and is now in a race to be ready for his country's tour of England. The key 29-year-old batsman will undergo rehabilitation that will decide when he…
Retiring Australian selector Mark Waugh has lashed out at "selfish" India for refusing to play a day-night Test during their tour of Australia, accusing the cricketing power of holding back the game. Cricket Australia wanted the first Test in Adelaide from December 6 played under lights to tap into the…
Former Australia international cricketer Mark Waugh has hit out at India's decision to not take part in a day-night Test during India's tour of Australia in December. Calling India's refusal to play day-night Test cricket a selfish decision, Waugh said it was holding back the future of the game. "It's…
Australian cricket chiefs are still trying to convince reluctant India to play a day-night Test in Adelaide this year after releasing their international playing schedule on Monday. Cricket Australia have scheduled the opening Test of the four-Test India series in Adelaide from December 6-10, with hopes it will be a…
The International Cricket Council has created a dispute resolution panel to hear Pakistan's compensation claim against archrival India for refusing to play a bilateral series. Sporting ties between the cricket-mad South Asian neighbours have suffered in recent years amid rising political tensions, and Pakistani cricket authorities say their Indian counterparts…
Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan capitalised on a reprieve when on nought as he smashed his way to an unbeaten 77 to help Sunrisers Hyderabad thrash Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in their opening match of the IPL-11. Chasing 126 for a win after the Sunrisers' bowlers had produced a disciplined…
The 11th edition of Indian Premier League will kick off on Saturday, April 7, and the grand opening ceremony will feature performances by top Bollywood celebrities. Here's everything you need to know about the opening ceremony: Performances: Padmaavat actor Ranveer Singh was set to entertain cricket fans at Wankhade with…
The billionaire Indian Premier League starts Saturday aiming to prove that it is about the "spirit of cricket" rather than success at all costs, after the banning of Steve Smith and David Warner over a Test cheating storm. The lucrative but scandal-tainted Twenty20 tournament has spent the last few years…
The Indian Premier League on Saturday starts its 11th season of no-expense-spared cricket glitz. Despite numerous scandals hitting the sport since its 2008 debut, here are five reasons the IPL is going from strength to strength: - Global appeal - Steve Smith and David Warner will be missing because of…
The billionaire Indian Premier League starts on Saturday (7) aiming to prove that it is about the "spirit of cricket" rather than success at all costs, after the banning of Steve Smith and David Warner over a Test cheating storm. The lucrative but scandal-tainted Twenty20 tournament has spent the last…
India's cricket board on Thursday (5) struck a record $944 million deal with broadcast giant Star India for the media rights of the national team, adding to their substantial television wealth. The amount was 60 percent higher than the last sale for the rights to India's national teams and domestic…
Disgraced Australia skipper Steve Smith and senior batsman David Warner were Wednesday banned from cricket for 12 months over a cheating scandal that has rocked the sport and dragged their side's reputation through the mud. Both players have also been ejected from this year's Indian Premier League, losing contracts worth…
Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals on Monday (26) replaced Australia's Steve Smith as captain over his role in a ball-tampering controversy. Smith, who is on a $1.9-million contract with the Royals, will be replaced by India's Ajinkya Rahane as skipper for the IPL season starting next month. "Steve believes…
India's cricket board has declined to renew fast bowler Mohammad Shami's contract pending an investigation into "unsavoury" allegations that he cheated on his wife. Shami, who represented India during the tour of South Africa in January, has dismissed the accusations of infidelity as "part of a big conspiracy" to defame…
JASMINDER SINGH REFUTES HIS BROTHER’S CLAIMS OF BEING GROOMED TO TAKE OVER AS HOTEL EMPIRE CEO By Sarwar Alam BILLIONAIRE businessman Jasminder Singh has denied claims that his younger brother was being “groomed” to take charge of his hotel empire and asserted that the Edwardian Hotels Group was run on…
Former paceman Shoaib Akhtar feels cricketers in India and Pakistan are being denied a chance to experience the historic cross-border sporting rivalry between the two countries due to politics. India and Pakistan have not played a full bilateral series since 2007 in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks in…
Foreign stars including England captain Joe Root, Australian paceman Mitchell Starc and South Africa captain Faf du Plessis dominate the list of top-ranking players for this year's IPL auction. Bidding will start at $312,500 for the top 36 to come under the hammer next weekend, with the eight Indian Premier…
England Test skipper and star batsman Joe Root is among 282 foreign players looking to play in this year's big-paying Indian Premier League, the cricket board announced Saturday. The player auction for the 11th IPL Twenty20 tournament is set for January 27-28 in Bangalore, the Board of Control for Cricket…
India on Tuesday suspended former international all-rounder Yusuf Pathan for five months for taking a banned stimulant. The ban on the 35-year-old, who last represented India in 2012, was backdated so that it ends on January 14. The Board of Control for Cricket in India said the explosive batsman was routinely tested during domestic Twenty20…
The news was confirmed by a senior BCCI official that the mega auctions of the Indian Premier League's 11th edition will be held in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28. "Since most of the capped players will be back in auction, it will be a mega auction that will be…
Afghanistan will play their first ever Test match in India, officials from both countries announced Monday, amid speculation that the game could be played as early as next year. Afghanistan and Ireland were given Test status in June by the International Cricket Council. "The Afghans were scheduled to play their first…
On Thursday Mallya's defence counsel, Clare Montgomery sought to back up her opening arguments that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on behalf of the Indian government had failed to establish a prima facie case of fraud against her client. Vijay Mallya's defence today brought in a banking expert at his…
A talented cricketer can only realise his full potential when he has the full backing of the management team - that's why Irfan Pathan has lauded India captain Virat Kohli for believing in Hardik Pandya's all-round abilities. Pandya, who started playing for India last year, has raised expectations just like…
Under the scanner on issues of propriety, the BCCI's general manager (Cricket Operations) M V Sridhar on Wednesday (27) tendered his resignation, a decision that was accepted by the Committee of Administrators (COA). It was learnt that Sridhar submitted his resignation during Wednesday's COA meeting at the Cricket Centre Headquarters.…
The Indian cricket board has nominated Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the country's third highest civilian award - the Padma Bhushan - for his contribution to the game. A senior BCCI official confirmed that the Board has only sent one name for the Padma awards this year and it was a…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today (18) approached the Kerala High Court against a single bench order lifting the life ban imposed on cricketer S Sreesanth in the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. In its appeal, the BCCI said the decision to ban the…
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today (16) said that Virender Sehwag "spoke foolishly" when he claimed that "lack of setting" cost him the national team chief coach's job. "I've got nothing to say. Sehwag spoke foolishly (bokar moton boleche)," Ganguly, one of three members of the Cricket Advisory Committee that…
India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan will miss the first three one-day internationals against Australia to be with his ailing wife, the Indian cricket board said Thursday (14). The Virat Kohli-led India, who edged out Australia 2-1 in a Test series earlier this year, will begin the five-match ODI series in Chennai…
Speculations may be rife that Yuvraj Singh's career is nearing the end but chief selector MSK Prasad clarified on Monday (14) that national team's door is still open for the senior cricketer. The national selectors on Sunday (13) ignored 36-year-old Yuvraj for the ODI series in Sri Lanka, a tough…
Veteran left-hander Yuvraj Singh was on Sunday (13) dropped from the Indian squad for the limited overs series against Sri Lanka in what could possibly signal an end to his illustrious international career. A two-time World Cup winner and one of India's finest limited overs exponent, the 35 year old…
An irate Shanthakumaran Sreesanth today (11) vowed to make a competitive comeback despite BCCI's decision to appeal against the lifting of the life-ban on the tainted fats bowler. Yesterday (10), the BCCI decided to appeal to the Division Bench of Kerala High Court against lifting of life ban on the…
Umesh Yadav had no clue what to do with a red SG Test ball when he made his first-class debut at 20 but India's premier fast bowler said on Thursday (10) he always knew that his ability to generate pace would help him measure up at the highest level. Seven…
The newly elected Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi today (9) said he was optimistic about the resumption of bilateral cricketing ties with India once the relations between the two countries improve. "I have not closed any doors with India. The way I see, as soon as relations improve…
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin today (9) defended Anil Kumble's decision to quit as Indian cricket team's head coach, saying the legendary leg-spinner took the right call in the interest of self respect. Kumble had controversially quit two days after the Champions Trophy final loss against Pakistan in London in…
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar along with other enlisted in the BCCI's panel of commentators will have to sign an undertaking that they don't have any 'Conflict of Interest' as per the recommendations by the Lodha Panel. The BCCI has already zeroed in on four names as their enlisted commentators.…
Left-arm spinner Axar Patel or off-spinner Jayant Yadav could be summoned as the 15th member of the Indian team due to Ravindra Jadeja's suspension from the third Test against Sri Lanka, starting August 12. While Kuldeep is a certainty in the playing XI for the final Test match, the team…
Anil Kumble has been paid his dues of close to Rs 1 crore by the BCCI, marking a closure to his acrimonious episode as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. The BCCI made the disclosure on its official website as part of a monthly exercise of publishing payments…
India captain Mithali Raj said now was time to "create the base" of a female equivalent to the Indian Premier League after her side's hopes of Women's World Cup final glory were snatched away by England at Lord's. Raj's side looked on course to lift the trophy for the first time…
Two popular Indian Premier League teams will be back in action next year after serving a two-year ban over a scandal that involved illegal betting on matches, the cricket board said Friday (14). A Supreme Court appointed panel had barred Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from the Twenty20 competition…
India's cricket board on Saturday (15) made a U-turn on naming former paceman Zaheer Khan and batting great Rahul Dravid as consultants to the national Test team. The move came only four days after Khan and Dravid were named in the team to assist new coach Ravi Shastri. Just days…
India's new coach Ravi Shastri is expected to look for a good working relationship with captain Virat Kohli after a bitter feud saw his predecessor's tenure in charge of the world's top Test side cut short. Shastri, 55, on Tuesday (11) succeeded fellow ex-captain Anil Kumble who resigned from the…
Indian recalled batsman Rohit Sharma and included uncapped all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the squad to face Sri Lanka in a three-test series starting this month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Sunday. Sharma last played in the five-day format against New Zealand in October, 2016 before he…
India prime minister Narendra Modi today (9) pressed upon his British counterpart Theresa May to ensure UK's cooperation to bring back economic offenders, amidst India working hard for the return of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya and former IPL chief Lalit Modi. Mallya has been in the UK for months,…
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels his ex-teammate Ravi Shastri is the favourite to become the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Shastri has become the front-runner for the high-profile job after he formally submitted his application to the BCCI. "Ravi actually was the one (during his tenure as Team…
Former India Team Director Ravi Shastri is set to apply for the post of chief coach of the Indian cricket team after the BCCI decided to extend the deadline till July 9. "Yes, Ravi is very interested and will be applying for the coach's post very soon," a source close…
India's share of world cricket revenues was increased from $293 to $405 million on Thursday (22), under a new deal agreed among other wide-ranging reforms at a meeting of the game's global governing body in London. The deal came after India protested a decision in April to divide revenues more equitably among…
BATTING great Sunil Gavaskar lamented a "sad day" after Anil Kumble stepped down as India coach over a rift with captain Virat Kohli, leaving the hotseat vacant once again. Kumble said yesterday (21) his position was "untenable" after Kohli questioned his leadership style and told the Indian board he had…
Anil Kumble has stepped down as India coach after reportedly falling out with skipper Virat Kohli. Kumble's original contract expired with the team's Champions Trophy campaign, but the former captain was tipped to get an extension after enjoying a successful run during his year in charge. "While the Cricket Advisory…
Those hoping for a thrilling Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan at the Oval on Sunday (18) may take heart from the only other occasion the arch-rivals have met in the climax of a major ICC world event. Twenty20, pioneered as a professional sport in the English county game,…
By Amit Roy Skipper Virat Kohli and the other members of the Indian cricket team attended a reception held their honour on Monday (12) in the historic Long Room at Lord’s. The party to celebrate India-England cricketing ties was hosted by the Indian High Commissioner Yash Sinha and his wife…
Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya yesterday (June 5) landed up at a charity dinner organised by Virat Kohli's foundation but the national cricket team including the skipper maintained a safe distance from him. In fact, Mallya's presence forced the Indian team to leave early in order to avoid any controversy. Mallya,…
Former Australia fast bowler Craig McDermott has applied for the post of India head coach, which will become vacant after the ongoing Champions Trophy campaign. The Indian cricket board (BCCI) advertised the post last month, while maintaining that incumbent Anil Kumble would be considered for a contract extension after the…
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has denied reports of a rift between himself and coach Anil Kumble on the eve of his team's Champions Trophy Group B opener against arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday. Reports of a falling out between Kohli and Kumble emerged after India's cricket board (BCCI) invited…
Tension over the future of India's head coach Anil Kumble grew on Friday (2) after a top cricket administrator resigned slamming the Indian board for its handling of the controversy. Amid a reported battle between team captain Virat Kohli and Kumble, a deadline for applications to become head coach passed…
Signs of a rift between India's skipper Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble have shaken the country ahead of the team's campaign to win a second straight Champions Trophy. As India prepare to launch their tournament against Pakistan in Birmingham on Sunday, Indian media is abuzz with reports of differences…
Virat Kohli says India will go out "to enjoy" their cricket as they aim to defend their Champions Trophy crown against the backdrop of a row over money with the international board. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) backed out of a threat to boycott the 50-over…
Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday (29) made it clear that the government will not allow any bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan till the time "cross-border terrorism" does not stop. The minister's firm statement comes on a day the BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board are meeting in Dubai…
India captain Virat Kohli insisted on Thursday (25) he had no qualms about being in England for the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament following the deadly Manchester terror attack. A suicide bomb that exploded shortly after the end of a concert by US pop singer Ariana Grande at the Manchester Arena…
The Indian cricket board has sent a security officer to England amid concerns over team safety in the Champions Trophy following the Manchester bomb attack. Acting president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CK Khanna confirmed that Neeraj Kumar, security in-charge and consultant of its anti-corruption…
India's cricket board on Thursday (25) invited applications for a new head coach, as Anil Kumble's contract draws rapidly to a close. The former Test captain was appointed coach in June 2016 for a year but will automatically be considered for a renewed term. The Board of Control for Cricket…
POLICE in India arrested three men suspected of illegal betting on lucrative Indian Premier League matches, the cricket board said. The trio were arrested yesterday (11) at a hotel where the Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils teams were staying after their match in Kanpur, north India. India's cricket board said…
India recalled fit-again opener Rohit Sharma and spin trump card Ravichandran Ashwin as the holders finally named their squad for next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales on Monday (8). Unhappy with cricket's new revenue model, which considerably slashes their share from global events in the 2015-23 cycle, India…
India confirmed their participation in next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales on Sunday (7) after initially delaying the announcement of their squad over a revenue sharing disagreement with cricket's governing body. The dispute intensified when India failed to submit a squad for the one-day international tournament by an…
A host of former Indian players, including Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, are in favour of the country taking part in the Champions Trophy to be held in the UK next month, according to a report. A report in Espncricinfo said that Tendulkar and Dravid were among a group of 12…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today sent a legal notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), initiating proceedings to seek compensation from the Indian board for not honouring the MoU to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023. "The legal notice has been sent after…
Actress Priyanka Chopra made a bold statement as she walked the Met Gala red carpet in an evening gown, inspired by Ralph Lauren's iconic trench coat. Priyanka's debut appearance at the annual fundraising event, attended by Hollywood A-listers, received mixed reactions. The 34-year-old actress completed the look with metallic danglers…
THE International Cricket Council's (ICC) board has voted to pass a new financial model that will reverse a 2014 decision which effectively put India, England and Australia in control of the game's finances and administration. Under the new financial model and governance structure, the split of revenues from the ICC…
Tainted pacer S Sreesanth's plea for a review of his life ban has been "summarily rejected" by the BCCI, which says it will not compromise on its zero tolerance policy towards corruption. The BCCI has informed Sreesanth of its decision in a letter. The letter was sent by BCCI CEO…
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who is bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, has lavished praise on rookie Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan terming him a “special talent”. Rashid has already taken five wickets in two matches including 3/19 against Gujarat Lions in the second game. “I have seen (Rashid)…
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said he never thought IPL would become so big since its inception in 2008 and lauded the cash-rich T20 tournament for spreading the game to non-cricketing countries. “I can’t believe that IPL has completed 10 years. This is a big achievement and it would not…
The 10th season of the Indian Premier League starts in Wednesday, marking a decade of scandal and success for the flashy Twenty20 competition beloved by India and watched across the globe. The latest edition of the glitzy league -- famous for its pyrotechnics, cheerleaders and huge signing bonuses -- gets…
India's bumper 13-test home season has taken a big toll on its players with a host of them set to miss at least part of the Indian Premier League with injuries. Royal Challengers Bangalore will be without captain Virat Kohli for at least the initial phase of the Twenty20 tournament…
Indian skipper Virat Kohli said he no longer considered Australian cricketers as friends after winning a tense Test series marked by bad blood in Dharamsala on Tuesday (28). Kohli, who remarked before the series that he was "really good friends" with some Australian players, said things had changed during the…
IndIa will begin their four-Test series against the West Indies on July 21 after playing a couple of warm-up matches in their 49- day tour of the Caribbean. India will arrive in St. Kitts on July 6 to play a two-day warm-up fixture at Warner Park on July 9 and…
Making India the top team in all formats of the game will be the priority for Indian board (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur, the 41-year-old said after taking charge of the world’s richest cricket board on Sunday. The top BCCI job, often called the most powerful position in cricket because of…
TRINAMOOL Congress will go it alone in next month’s Assembly election in eastern Indian state of West Bengal, party supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday (March 4) said and declared the list of TMC candidates which included sports personalities, actor and journalist. Soon after the Election Commission announced the six-phase poll…
India will tour West Indies in July-August for a four-match test series which will mark the resumption of bilateral ties between them, the cricket boards announced on Saturday. Relations between the two boards turned sour after a visiting Caribbean team pulled out midway through their 2014 tour of India over…
India is planning to host its first day/night Test match later this year as cricket’s global powerhouse seeks to reverse a decline in attendances, according to senior officials. Anurag Thakur, the secretary of the Indian board, said that matches in the domestic Duleep Trophy would be played in the evening…
India’s cricket board has dropped a $42 million (£29 million) damages claim against the West Indies over an abandoned tour in 2014 after the new World Twenty20 champions agreed to return next year. The huge damages claim lodged by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had threatened…
India’s Shashank Manohar has been elected unopposed as the first independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body said on Thursday. Under reforms Manohar himself had initiated within the ICC as its former chief earlier this year, the chairman must be an independent candidate with no formal…
Shashank Manohar resigned on Tuesday as president of the Indian cricket board, reports and a senior source within the organisation said. “I hereby tender my resignation with immediate effect as BCCI President,” Manohar wrote in a letter to the board secretary Anurag Thakur, according to a transcript obtained by the…
India Test captain Virat Kohli remains sceptical on the accuracy of ball-tracking technology, but hinted India might be ready to finally embrace the Decision Review System (DRS). The influential Indian cricket board (BCCI) has been a staunch opponent of the DRS system, which aims at reducing umpiring howlers by detecting…
INDIA’S top court slammed the country’s powerful cricket board on September 28 for failing to comply with stipulated reforms following corruption scandals, saying its officials were “behaving like lords”. The supreme court instructed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to “fall in line” with a retired judge’s…
DENIED another stint as India’s head coach, Ravi Shastri has been embroiled in an ugly spat with former captain Sourav Ganguly, who was part of the panel which awarded the job to Anil Kumble two weeks ago. The coach’s post was vacant since Shastri’s 18-month tenure as the team director…
INDIA played a key role in sinking a proposal for a two-tier structure in Tests according to Indian cricket board president Anurag Thakur, but he said it should never have been up for discussion at the International Cricket Council’s meeting. The proposal was shelved after strong opposition from India and…
INDIA’S cricket board is planning a miniature overseas version of the Indian Premier League in September with all the eight teams set to participate. The decision to hold a shorter version of thecashrich league overseas was taken in a IPL governing council meeting chaired by Rajeev Shukla and later ratified…
ICC PONDER NEW DIVISION FORMAT ONE of the biggest shake-ups in cricket history could take place when the sport’s global governing body convened in ed- inburgh on Monday (27). Radical plans for the creation of two divisions in Test cricket and a one-dayinternational league will be on the agenda of…
INDIA’S newly appointed coach Anil Kumble is keen to fol- low in the footsteps of his predecessors, John Wright and Gary Kirsten, and keep a low-profile in the job, he said last Friday (24). The 45-year-old spin great, who played a lot of his cricket under New Zealand’s Wright and…
India will use the Decision Review System (DRS) on a trial basis in the upcoming five-test series against England to assess improvements made to the technology, the country’s cricket board said on Friday (21). The influential Indian board (BCCI) has long been a staunch opponent of the DRS system, which…
India have called up wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel for the third Test against England after Wriddhiman Saha was ruled out of the match in Mohali with a thigh strain, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday (November 23). Saha replaced Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India’s Test wicketkeeper after the former…
THE influential Indian cricket board (BCCI) is facing a possible leadership crisis after the country’s supreme court demanded it accept sweeping changes by October 7. The BCCI finds itself on a sticky wicket after it agreed to implement only part of a raft of changes recommended by a court-appointed panel,…
INDIA must play exciting Test cricket to entertain the crowds, skipper Virat Kohli said after defeating New Zealand, amid waning interest in the game’s longest form. India regained the top spot in the world rankings in Tests and sealed the three-match series against New Zealand with a comprehensive 178-run victory…
INDIAN cricket boss Anurag Thakur warned on October 3 that a key reform demanded by the country’s highest court may force India to miss next year’s Champions Trophy in England and Wales. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) opposes a recommendation that would prevent cricket from being…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has agreed “in principle” to reverse the 2014 decision which effectively put India, England and Australia in control of the game’s finances and administration. Unsurprisingly, the influential the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) voted against the new proposal after failing to defer…
“Split captaincy does not work in India”, said Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he explained his shock decision to step down from India’s limited-overs leadership, and asserted that the team under Virat Kohli will rewrite history by becoming the most successful ever. Dhoni, who stunned the Indian cricket fraternity with his…
Not just a leader, former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was also a saviour for his successor Virat Kohli, who revealed that the talismanic former skipper prevented his ouster from the Indian team many a times. Kohli has played his entire international cricket under Dhoni’s captaincy since his ODI…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped down as India’s limited-overs captain on Wednesday (4) after a trophy-laden nine-year reign. The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who rose from the cricketing backwaters of India’s Jharkhand to lead the game’s most passionately-followed team, will stand aside as captain immediately, but will remain available to play in the…
Judges ordered the dismissal on Monday (2) of the Indian cricket board’s president over the failure to enact a series of recommended reforms, plunging the game’s most powerful body into turmoil. In a shock ruling, a panel of supreme court judges said Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)…