Team India is set to tour the Caribbean Islands after the conclusion of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed the schedule, with the Men in Blue slated to play 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is against the Men in Maroon from July 22. The
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In the latest developments, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday slapped a two-year ban on sports journalist Boria Majumdar after he was found guilty of intimidating and threatening wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha. Notably, Saha, who is a centrally-contracted player, had shared a screenshot of messages on February 23, which showed a
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has set a jaw-dropping price for the media rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) regarding the next five-year period from 2023 to 2027. Notably, the previous five-year cycle of IPL broadcasting rights that BCCI had signed with Star Sports ends in 2022. According to a
S Sreesanth, who was a part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup 2007 and the 2011 ODI World Cup, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The Kerala pacer played his last first-class game against Meghalaya in the 2021-22 edition of the Ranji Trophy, finishing with 2/40 and 0/57
In the latest BCCI central contracts that the Board’s Apex Council ratified on Wednesday, some of the prominent names have been downgraded. Test veterans like Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha have all been demoted in the annual contracts as reported by Cricbuzz. While Pujara, Rahane and Ishant have been put in
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) faced heavy criticism from all corners for disallowing the crowd for the upcoming first Test between India and Sri Lanka – which happens to be superstar Virat Kohli’s 100th game in the longest format. The BCCI and Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) had decided to conduct the
The format of Indian Premier League (IPL) has been changed ahead of the upcoming 2022 season, starting March 26. The IPL Governing Council announced on Friday that all the 10 teams would be divided into two groups with five sides in each group. The 10 teams will play a total of 14 league matches (7
On Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s Test and T20I squads for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, which is set to begin from February 24. Notably, India will play three T20Is followed by the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma was named captain in the
On Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the T20I and Test squad for the upcoming multi-format series against Sri Lanka. As anticipated, white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the Test captain as well by the apex Indian board. At the same time, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be
On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed a change in the schedule for the upcoming multi-format home series against Sri Lanka. The battle between the two nations will start with the three-match T20 series, beginning at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on February 24. The second and third T20I will be
The day has arrived, which the fans were waiting for. The much-awaited mega-auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is all set to start today in Bengaluru. Ahead of the bidding event, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed that they have added 10 players of the U19 World Cup to
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) announced the cash-rewards for the young Indian team that won the Under-19 World Cup on Sunday. After losing the toss at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, the Yash Dhull-led side packed English rivals for 189 in 44.5 overs, with all-rounder Raj Bawa (5/31) picking up
Former India skipper Kapil Dev has urged star cricketer Virat Kohli and BCCI to sort out their issues for the betterment of Indian cricket. Since Kohli’s withdrawal from T20I captaincy after the 2021 T20 World Cup, few issues seemed to have taken place between the two parties. Firstly, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly stated that he
On Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed a change in the schedule for the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies. The limited-overs fixtures consist of three ODIs and as many T20Is. While the ODI leg will take place in Ahmedabad, T20Is will be played in Kolkata. Earlier, the matches were
It has come to light that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly wanted to send a show-cause notice to former Test captain Virat Kohli after the latter’s controversial press conference in December last year. Notably, ahead of the Indian team’s departure for South Africa, Kohli had claimed that no one
Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of the Indian Test team, he confirmed on Saturday (January 15). The 33-year-old had earlier stepped down as India’s T20I skipper after the 2020 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and was subsequently removed from ODI captaincy ahead of the South Africa tour. “It’s been 7 years of hard
On Wednesday, the All-India Women’s Selection Committee announced India’s squads for the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2022. Batter Jemimah Rodrigues and pace bowler Shikha Pandey were dropped from the squad. Pandey has so far played 55 ODIs and picked up 75 wickets at an average of 21.9,
Captaincy comes with a lot of responsibility and KL Rahul is used to it as he has already captained Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two consecutive years. Team India’s newly-appointed white-ball captain Rohit Sharma was on Friday ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against South Africa due to a
Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has fired some shots at ex-India skipper MS Dhoni and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), terming them responsible for his exit from Team India. Harbhajan said he had taken 400 scalps upon reaching 31 and could’ve played for another 4-5 years and easily taken 100-150 wickets
On Friday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 18-member India squad for the upcoming three-match One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa. KL Rahul will be leading the ODI side in the absence of regular white-ball captain Rohit Sharma. Meanwhile, frontline pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been named Rahul’s deputy.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) dropped a bombshell on Wednesday when they named Rohit Sharma as the full-time captain of the One-Day Internationals (ODIs), replacing Virat Kohli. The turn of events occurred when the apex Indian board announced the Test squad for the upcoming India tour of South Africa. Although, BCCI
In the second Test match against New Zealand, India defeated the Black Caps by a big margin of 372 runs. The leading run-scorer of the contest, Mayank Agrawal’s name was inscribed on the Honours Board at the Wankhede. Mayank scored 150 and 62 runs in both the innings of the 2nd Test match and played
Team India will soon travel to South Africa for the multi-format series, confirmed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Secretary Jay Shah, on Saturday. In a chat with ANI, Shah announced that India would tour South Africa for three Tests and as many One-Day Internationals (ODIs). At the same time, the T20I
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to start the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on April 02, 2022. According to a Cricbuzz report, the fixtures have not been finalized, but BCCI has internally conveyed to the key stakeholders that the board is planning to start IPL 2022
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the 16-man squad for India’s upcoming T20I series against New Zealand. As expected, senior batter Rohit Sharma will captain the side while his opening partner KL Rahul will be his deputy. After India’s win over Namibia in their last game at the 2021 ICC
Indian opener Rohit Sharma has shared his views to the appointment of Rahul Dravid as Team India’s next head coach. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially confirmed the news when India-Afghanistan match of the ongoing T20 World Cup took place in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, November 03. Dravid will replace Ravi
India’s embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan in their opening match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 opened up a lot of questions, especially featuring all-rounder Hardik Pandya. The Baroda cricketer failed with the bat in the game and didn’t bowl either as he injured his shoulder during the contest. But it wasn’t the first
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the two new franchises for the Indian Premier League (IPL) following an open auction in Dubai on Monday . There were nine bidders including two from foreign countries. While RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group bagged Lucknow IPL team for Rs 7090 crore, Private Equity firm CVC
Rahul Dravid is all set to be appointed as the new head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team replacing Ravi Shastri, whose tenure ends after the upcoming T20 World Cup in UAE. The 48-year-old Dravid, who is one of the greatest batsmen ever to play for India, has been in charge of the India
On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to social media to reveal the new jersey of Team India ahead of the T20 World Cup 2021. The multi-team tournament will be played from October 17 to November 14 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. India will start their campaign