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News Board to also “seek an extension” from ICC “to take an appropriate call” on hosting the men’s T20 World Cup The BCCI has announced that it will conduct the remainder of the 2021 IPL in September and October this year in the UAE. The decision was taken at a special general body meeting held

News Tax exemptions from government and covid-19 pandemic are key factors The BCCI will ask the ICC to defer the decision on where the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup will be played this October-November. Board president Sourav Ganguly is believed to have informed the members at a special general meeting (SGM) on Saturday that the

News “I was playing matches without any sleep. Since I found it taxing, I had to quit IPL and go home midway” India and Delhi Capitals lead spinner R Ashwin was playing the last few days of the truncated 2021 IPL “without getting any sleep” when his family members were down with Covid-19 and a

News From the ball that will be used to playing conditions – here’s a detailed FAQ When is the WTC final and where?  From June 18-22 in Southampton. What type of ball will be used?  Not only will they be playing at a neutral venue, governed by neutral match officials, but India and New Zealand

News Reserve day to be used only if time lost on first five days are not made up on those days India and New Zealand will be crowned joint winners of the inaugural World Test Championship in case the final ends in a draw or a tie, the ICC has confirmed in a release. And

News Meanwhile, the Pandya brothers are also dispatching oxygen concentrators to the centres dealing with the crisis The BCCI will contribute 2000 10-litre oxygen concentrators towards India’s efforts in fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic. India is currently facing a second wave of infections, recording 250,000 new cases every day on average for the last seven

News This, however, could require a rejigging of various boards’ calendars The BCCI is honing in on the possibility of conducting the second half of IPL 2021 in the UAE in a window between September 18 and October 12. For that to happen, however, it would require a rejigging of various boards’ calendars, not least

News The BCCI on Monday asked the players to raise invoices to get their share Nearly 15 months after they finished runners-up in the T20 World Cup, the India Women squad will finally receive its share of the prize money amounting to USD 500,000 (INR 3.5 crore approximately). ESPNcricinfo has learned that the BCCI on

News Before she can think of the pink ball, however, her immediate focus is on tackling the Dukes ball in England Smriti Mandhana has admitted that playing a day-night Test had been inconceivable to her until the announcement of India Women’s first-ever pink-ball Test, against Australia later this year. “Frankly, when I used to watch

News He is expected to fill in for Ravi Shastri, who will be with the Test squad in the UK Rahul Dravid is likely to tour Sri Lanka in July as the head coach of India’s limited-overs squads, ESPNcricinfo has learned. The BCCI is yet to make the formal announcement but Dravid is expected to

News Saha has just recovered from Covid-19, which he contracted during the IPL Andhra wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has been included as a standby for Wriddhiman Saha for India’s tour of England comprising the World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the five-Test series against the hosts. Saha had recently recovered from Covid-19. Bharat reached

News Cites her ability to demoralise opponents as key quality India Women’s outgoing head coach WV Raman believes 17-year-old opener Shafali Verma‘s game-changer of a batting approach could “demoralise” opposition bowlers in Test cricket too. Verma, who has so far represented India only in T20Is, is part of the ODI and Test squads as well

News Kiran Pal Singh had been undergoing treatment at hospitals in New Delhi and Meerut Bhuvneshwar Kumar‘s father, Kiran Pal Singh, died on Thursday at his Meerut residence. He had been suffering from liver cancer. Kiran Pal Singh, 63, was first detected with the illness in September 2020. It is understood that Bhuvneshwar’s return from

Nagarajan Niranjana played a starring role in India’s victory against England in the Wormsley Test in 2014 © Getty Images Niranjana Nagarajan remembers the summer of 2014 for many reasons. In March that year, she had to pull out of the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup on the eve of their departure for

News “I think there will be a lot of cricket boards around the world that’d be pretty nervous about going back to India” Having just returned to Australia after recovering from Covid-19 that he picked up during his IPL coaching stint in India, former Australia batter Mike Hussey believes the UAE should be looked at

News The Delhi Capitals legspinner had tested positive for the virus on May 4 Amit Mishra has recovered from Covid-19. The Delhi Capitals legspinner, who had tested positive for the virus on May 4, tweeted his gratitude to healthcare workers on Tuesday. The real heroes. Our Frontline workers. All I can say post my recovery

News The 17-year-old wants to use her maiden Test and ODI call-ups to improve her decision-making skills India batter Shafali Verma wants to use her maiden Test and ODI call-ups for the upcoming tour of England to improve her decision-making skills around playing and leaving deliveries as well maximising the length of her innings. “[India]

News Former Delhi wicketkeeper Abhay Sharma named as fielding coach Shiv Sundar Das, the former India men’s Test opener, has been appointed as the batting coach of India Women, while Abhay Sharma, the former Delhi wicketkeeper, has been named the fielding coach. Rajkuvardevi Gaekwad, the current Baroda women’s selection panel chief, replaces long-time manager Trupti

News BCCI awaiting exemption for family members of squad The Indian contingent that will head to the UK for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and the five-match Test series against England this summer will undergo a hard quarantine, spanning two weeks, starting May 19. Also part of this plan will be

News He says it will be “extremely disconcerting” if his candidature was rejected due to reasons other than “my incompetency as a coach” India Women’s outgoing head coach WV Raman has alleged that a “smear campaign” against him has gained unwarranted traction and he has urged the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to stop it. In

News The squad hasn’t been named yet, but players have been asked to assemble in Mumbai on May 18 The India Women players are without central contracts from September 30, 2020 and aren’t sure if they will have signed new annual retainers by the time they board their flight to the UK on June 2

Hanuma Vihari created a network of volunteers to help people during the latest wave of Covid-19 in India © Getty Images For India batter Hanuma Vihari, the biggest satisfaction these days comes from being able to arrange a hospital bed or an oxygen cylinder for Covid-19 patients through his network of friends. While a number

News He replaces WV Raman, coming back after his last stint had ended in an acrimonious fallout with Mithali Raj Ramesh Powar has returned as the India Women coach, after his first stint ended in acrimony in late 2018 amid a fallout with Mithali Raj. Powar was replaced by WV Raman, and will now take

Shafali Verma, 17, is set to make her WBBL debut later this year © Getty Images India batter Shafali Verma and allrounder Radha Yadav are set to make their Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) debuts later this year in Australia. ESPNcricinfo understands that Verma, 17, has already signed a contract with two-time champions Sydney Sixers

News Bharat Arun and R Sridhar talk about the challenges posed by quarantine restrictions and how they will plan for the England tour Quarantine restrictions might hamper the Indian team’s preparations for the World Test Championship final in England but bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar feel that the players’ abundant experience

News Those part of England tour unlikely to feature, but expect the likes of Dhawan, Hardik and Bhuvneshwar India are set to tour Sri Lanka in July for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and three T20s. As per SLC’s proposed itinerary to the BCCI, accessed bt ESPNcricinfo, the series will commence with the ODIs

News Ishant, Dhawan, Shikha, Umesh, Rahane are few of the others to have as well Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Shikha Pandey are among a batch of Indian cricketers to get their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. India’s top cricketers are among several athletes in the country, including

News Kanjibhai Sakariya had tested positive during the 2021 IPL Kanjibhai Sakariya, the father of Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Chetan Sakariya, died on Sunday from Covid-19. Kanjibhai had tested positive during the IPL and is the the second family member Sakariya has lost in 2021. Weeks before the IPL auction in February, his younger brother

Rahul Dravid, the last Indian captain to win a Test series in England (in 2007), predicts the upcoming five-Test series between the two teams will end in a 3-2 win for India. The series, scheduled for August-September, will be a “tough” contest overall and a “great series to watch”, he said. “I really do think

Sourav Ganguly also said hosting the remainder of IPL 2021 in India would not be possible © Getty Images BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has indicated India will travel to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series this season. While the exact window for this series is as yet unclear, Ganguly said it would consist of three