The BCCI Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) DK Jain has found former Board president N Srinivasan‘s daughter and Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) president Rupa Gurunath guilty of “Conflict of Interest” in an order passed on Thursday. Rupa, the first woman president of a BCCI affiliated unit, is a full-time Director of India Cements Limited (ICL).
News “But at the end of the day, I’m not being ungrateful, I’m grateful that we’re still playing, we’re still doing our job” Bubble life has “definitely taken a toll” on West Indies allrounder Andre Russell because of the restrictions, quarantine rules imposed on players as more and more international series and T20 tournaments are
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News Former Australia bowling coach says he ‘had no idea there was any sandpaper involved’ and that he said everything to officials David Saker has called for Cricket Australia (CA) to make the report into the Newlands ball-tampering scandal public to try and put the issue to bed after it recently resurfaced following Cameron Bancroft’s
Ollie Robinson has “unreservedly apologised” after admitting posting “racist and sexist” comments on Twitter while a teenager. The Tweets, sent between April 2012 and June 2013, included use of the N word, comments suggesting Muslim people were linked with terrorism, and derogatory comments about women and people of Asian heritage. Robinson was aged 18 and
News Having waited so long for Test debut, opener etches his name on away room board at first attempt Devon Conway has had to wait a long time for his chance in Test cricket. He moved from his native South Africa in his mid-20s to try to establish himself in a new country, then had
News Shastri and Kohli believe the upcoming one-off final final won’t change what India have done over the last few years India believe the World Test Championship should be decided in a best-of-three series, a fitting finale after two years of hard work around the world. The inaugural WTC final is a one-off Test between
Trevor Bayliss and David Saker are back in the BBL © Sydney Thunder and Getty Images Trevor Bayliss and David Saker have returned to the BBL in head coach roles for Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades respectively. Bayliss, the former England coach who led them to the 2019 World Cup, has signed for three years
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News “You’re literally going to the ground and coming back to the room, and you don’t have a space where you can just disconnect from the game” Virat Kohli believes that mental health management will become “a norm of the future” alongside the physical workload management that is already prevalent in cricket. The India captain
News Kusal Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva also move up after 97-run win in final ODI against Bangladesh Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has moved up by 27 places to get to a best-ever 33rd spot in the ODI bowlers’ rankings after his career-best 5 for 16 in the third ODI against Bangladesh in
Two India squads travelling to different places at the same time could become a norm in the mentally draining world of bio-bubbles that cricketers are forced to live in amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hinted India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday. While the Kohli-led side leaves for the WTC final against New Zealand and a five-Test
#DushmanthaChameera grabs 3 wickets at the 5th ODI vs England
News SLC also confirmed that it is looking at arranging “one or two” tours for women in the next few months Former Sri Lanka captain and batter Hashan Tillakaratne has been appointed the new head coach of the Sri Lanka women’s team, SLC confirmed on Wednesday. He took up the role officially on June 1
News The left-armer is excited at the prospect of using the Duke ball against India Trent Boult is eyeing the chance to “create a bit of history” as he prepares to travel to England to join his team-mates ahead of the World Test Championship final against India later this month. Boult opted to return to
Broad in conversation with Joe Root and Chris Silverwood © Getty Images Stuart Broad has been named England’s vice-captain for the Test series against New Zealand, which starts at Lord’s on Wednesday. Ben Stokes is Joe Root’s usual deputy, and stood in for him in the first Test against West Indies last summer, but will
News All tournaments over the next cycle starting in 2023 will be selected by the board Hosts for ICC events will not be determined through an open bidding process, and instead will be selected by its board. In what amounts effectively to a u-turn, the ICC said after a board meeting on Tuesday that a
Pakistan are set to play six white-ball internationals in England in July © AFP The ECB has agreed to delay the start of Pakistan’s tour of England to accommodate the PSL. The PCB announced that Pakistan, who were originally scheduled to arrive in England on June 23, will now land on June 25. There will
News Voted by team-mates and support staff as the side’s ‘cricketer of the year’ Kyle Jamieson won the 2021 edition of the Players’ Cap, which is awarded to the player who has been voted by the New Zealand players and support staff as their ‘cricketer of the year’. The inaugural Players’ Cap was won by
Amol Muzumdar scored 11,167 first-class runs at an average of 48.13 © Hindustan Times via Getty Images Getting Mumbai “back on track in the red-ball format” is at the front of Amol Muzumdar‘s mind as he takes over as the team’s head coach ahead of the yet-to-be-announced domestic season. Mumbai, the 41-time Ranji Trophy champions,
News Skipper reveals in-form batter has beaten Blundell, Young for opening spot alongside Latham Kane Williamson has confirmed that Devon Conway, the top-order batter, will make his Test debut in the first match of the LV=Insurance Test series against England at Lord’s. Conway, the 29-year-old South African-born player, has been preferred to Tom Blundell or
News The fast bowler had cited issues with team management while abruptly retiring last year Pakistan captain Babar Azam offered a glimmer of hope for Mohammad Amir’s potential return to the national team, saying he will “talk to him about his issues”. In an interview with Cricket Pakistan, Azam said he hadn’t yet spoken to
Big picture Twenty-three months on from a day of agony and ecstasy, New Zealand are back at Lord’s. Nine of their 19-man squad, seven of whom played in that final, are returning to the scene of their World Cup near-miss, and just in case they needed reminding of the granular detail, they arrived at the
News The tournament is scheduled between mid-October and November 14 in India, subject to the BCCI fulfilling various obligations The ICC has given BCCI until June 28 to decide about hosting T20 World Cup. The ICC board is also believed to have agreed that the governing body should simultaneously step up its preparations vis-à-vis UAE
Joe Root keen to ensure moment is no empty gesture © Getty Images Joe Root has confirmed that both teams will “be taking a moment of unity” ahead of the first LV=Insurance Test between England and New Zealand as part of a wider commitment to combat issues around inclusion within the game. Root, the England
News Former head coach Jamie Siddons could be in line to return as batting coach The BCB are very close to appointing a spin bowling coach while a new batting coach is also expected to be appointed soon, according to cricket operations chairman Akram Khan. The front-runner for the spin bowling coach’s role is Rangana
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Stuart Broad will be England’s vice-captain for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s starting on Wednesday, with the hosts set to field at least one debutant in wicketkeeper James Bracey. Fast bowler Broad was dramatically dropped from the first Test of the 2020 English season only to end that campaign having averaged a
News Batter expects Kane Williamson to find a way past the plans England’s bowlers have worked out for him Ahead of England’s two-Test series against New Zealand, fast bowler Ollie Robinson has detailed several plans to deal with Kane Williamson. But Ross Taylor downplayed Robinson’s assertions, saying that “a lot of teams” have tried to
News Mustafizur Rahman unlikely to get clearance too, keeping in mind Bangladesh’s busy international schedule Shakib Al Hasan will not get a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the BCB to take part in the remainder of IPL 2021 for the Kolkata Knight Riders, most likely in September-October this year. Board president Nazmul Hassan has pointed to