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After the Supreme Court mandated the RM Lodha Committee recommendations in 2016, eventually resulting in BCCI amending its constitution, Gupta has accused several prominent cricket personalities – players, administrators, IPL franchise owners – of flouting conflict of interest requirements. Among the list of these people, which is over 20, are former India captains Virat Kohli,

The ICC are about to discover how much their cricket is worth when they open bids for the Indian market from various broadcasters on Friday. At stake are the rights to broadcast ICC events – men’s and women’s – for the next four or eight years, on TV and digital, straight to your device of

Also part of the squad are Rajat Patidar, who scored a century in an IPL knockout match this year; Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been travelling with India’s white-ball teams as back-up opener; KS Bharat, widely regarded as Rishabh Pant’s understudy in Test cricket; and Sarfaraz Khan, the top run-getter in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy with

If all goes to plan, Gill will be the seventh India player to be signed by a county team this season, after Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex), Washington Sundar (Lancashire), Krunal Pandya, Mohammed Siraj (both Warwickshire), Umesh Yadav (Middlesex) and Navdeep Saini (Kent). He will be the third Indian to feature for Glamorgan in County Championship after

VVS Laxman will fill in as India’s head coach at the Asia Cup, although his appointment is only on a temporary basis. As soon as the regular head coach Rahul Dravid recovers from a bout of Covid-19, he is expected to link up with the side in the UAE. Laxman, who is in charge of

Mayank Agarwal, who had a disappointing run in IPL 2022 with the bat while leading Punjab Kings, has been working on trying to turn his white-ball game around by “opening up four-five areas”. Agarwal tallied just 196 runs in 12 innings for Kings in IPL 2022, averaging 16.33 and striking at 122.50 – he was

Wasim Akram believes Pakistan’s win over India in the 2021 T20 World Cup has made them believe “they can compete against India day in and day out”. He feels what was once a one-sided rivalry at World Cups has suddenly come alive. “Pakistan team is on the rise for the past couple of years,” Akram

Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is not travelling with the rest of the team that will assemble in Dubai today for the Asia Cup. It is believed Dravid had mild symptoms, which have receded. He will test again in two days’ time. Paras Mhambrey, the bowling coach, will step

A groin injury has cut short Krunal Pandya‘s stint with Warwickshire. The allrounder, who was signed by the county team for the Royal London One-Day Cup, is due to return to India on Monday evening. Krunal picked up the injury while scoring 37 during Warwickshire’s match against Nottinghamshire on August 17. He didn’t come out

50 overs India 289 for 8 (Gill 130, Kishan 50, Evans 5-54) vs Zimbabwe Shubman Gill‘s maiden ODI hundred, which he scored at a much quicker rate compared to any of his team-mates, powered India to 289 in the third ODI in Harare. India saw their openers fall in the first half of the innings

To say that Zimbabwe’s batting woes start at the top would be an understatement. Their last century partnership for the first wicket in ODIs was way back in 2014, when Hamilton Masakadza and Sikandar Raza added 224. Since the start of 2020, Zimbabwe have used 14 different opening combinations – the most among all teams

India 167 for 5 (Samson 43*, Jongwe 2-33) beat Zimbabwe 161 (Williams 42, Burl 39*, Thakur 3-38) by five wickets A complete bowling performance led by Shardul Thakur‘s three-for, followed by a 56-run partnership between Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson helped India inflict a 14th straight ODI defeat over Zimbabwe to take an unassailable 2-0

Goswami, 39, had missed the tour of Sri Lanka in July amid speculation about her international future. Rodrigues, meanwhile, was ruled out of the Hundred on the same day that the squad was named because of a wrist injury she sustained during the Commonwealth Games. Kiran Prabhu Navgire, the batter from Maharashtra who plays for

We may continue to wonder whether ODIs are still relevant but Shikhar Dhawan clearly loves the format. He said so before the series. He reaffirmed his love by scoring an unbeaten 81 in the first ODI on Thursday, his third half-century in four matches over last month. “It is a balanced format where you should

In the third WTC cycle, India play away series in South Africa, Australia and the West Indies; and in the 2025-2027 cycle, they will tour New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka as part of the WTC. With most teams being strong at home, away Tests become crucial for WTC points. Two out of three of

After a near three-month layoff due to a sports hernia and Covid-19, KL Rahul is enjoying just being back in the Indian change room. Six years after he broke through in white-ball cricket in Zimbabwe, Rahul returns to the country as India’s stand-in captain. When he takes the field on Thursday, it will be only

India 192 for 0 (Gill 82*, Dhawan 81*) beat Zimbabwe 189 (Chakabva 35, Ngarava 34, Axar 3-24, Chahar 3-27, Prasidh 3-50) by 10 wickets Deepak Chahar‘s probing new-ball spell on his impressive return after six months followed by a century stand between in-form openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill hurtled Zimbabwe to their 13th straight

“For me, cricket is important – whatever be the format,” Rohit was quoted as saying by the Indian Express. “I would never say that ODI is getting finished or T20 is getting finished or Tests are nearing an end. I wish there is another format as well, because for me, playing the game is most

Less than a week away from the bid submission date for ICC’s broadcast rights in its biggest market, significant concerns remain among media companies in India, concerns that manifested themselves through the absence of four major broadcasters from ‘mock auctions’ organised by the ICC on Wednesday. Disney Star*, Zee, Sony and Viacom, the companies which

Chandrakant Pandit, the former India wicketkeeper, has been appointed as head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders. He takes over from Brendon McCullum, who quit after a three-year stint to take charge of England’s Test team. Pandit, who played five Tests and 36 ODIs for India between 1986 and 1992, is a highly regarded coach on

Washington Sundar has been ruled out of India’s ODI tour of Zimbabwe because of an injury to his left shoulder, with Shahbaz Ahmed called up as his replacement*. It is the first national call-up for Shahbaz, the 27-year-old batting allrounder. In his short career at the representative level so far, Shahbaz has made a name

Shikhar Dhawan loves playing the flute. It gives him a sense of calm. He has also embraced spirituality, which he believes has opened his eyes to a world of positivity. “I learnt it through spirituality,” Dhawan said, when asked how he has maintained a sense of calm through the several highs and lows in his

India are set to play two Tests, both at home, in the 2022-25 women’s FTP cycle. The first, against England, will be in December 2023, and the second, against Australia, will be part of the tour from December 2023 to January 2024. England (five) will play the most Tests, in this FTP, followed by Australia

Ponting suggested that Suryakumar should bat at No. 4 in the Indian line-up. “Surya (Yadav) scores 360 degrees around the ground, a bit like an AB de Villiers did when he was in his actual prime. The lap shots, the late cuts, you know, the ramps over the keeper’s head. He can hit down the

FairBreak Invitational, the women’s T20 event that brought together some of the best cricketers from around the world in a six-team, 19-match event in Dubai in May this year, was expected to take place in March next year, but has been pushed back to April. The organisers didn’t name the women’s IPL, which is likely

The shoulder injury is the latest setback for Washington in his quest for an India comeback. In February, he had missed India’s T20Is at home against West Indies and Sri Lanka because of a hamstring injury. During his IPL stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this year, he had hurt his webbing twice and played just

While Laxman and Bahutule were part of the support staff group for the Ireland T20Is and the first T20I in England that followed, this will be Kanitkar’s maiden tour with the senior team in a coaching capacity. From the coaching staff that oversaw those T20Is, Kanitkar replaces Sitanshu Kotak, the former Saurashtra captain, who is

Former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will lead India Maharajas in an exhibition match against a World Giants team, which will be led by former England captain Eoin Morgan, on September 16. The game, set to be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, is part of Legends League Cricket (LLC), a private

The BCCI has earmarked a window in March 2023 for the inaugural women’s IPL, and the process to get the show on the road is underway. The BCCI has already tweaked its women’s domestic calendar to accommodate the women’s IPL. The women’s season that generally stretches from November to April has been advanced by a

KL Rahul has been drafted in as the 16th member of India’s squad that will tour Zimbabwe for three ODIs between August 18 and 22. Rahul will also captain the squad, with Shikhar Dhawan, who was earlier set to lead, now named his deputy. Rahul’s inclusion follows a clearance from BCCI’s medical team that has