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Dubai: In a setback to the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) demands for monetary compensation from the BCCI for deciding against playing bilateral cricket, the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Dispute Panel on Tuesday dismissed the PCB’s case. The panel was chaired by Michael Beloff QC, an English barrister and a member of Blackstone Chambers, and included […]

Mumbai: Karnataka opener Mayank Agarwal and right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj, who plays for Hyderabad in first-class cricket, are the new faces in 14-member Indian squad for the forthcoming two-Test home series against West Indies that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Saturday. Meanwhile, pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have […]

Mumbai: Star cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Twenty20, the BCCI announced on Friday. The board’s all-India women’s selection committee, which announced the team for the prestigious event, appointed Smriti Mandhana as Harmanpreet’s deputy. The sixth edition of the tournament will be held in the West Indies […]

Kolkata: Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President B.N. Dutt died at his south Kolkata residence on Monday following respiratory ailments, family sources said. Dutt, 92, is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. The veteran cricket administrator was in and out of hospital in the recent past when his […]

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday decided to rest Virat Kohli, and handed the captaincy to Rohit Sharma for the Asia Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 15. Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was named the deputy while Rajasthan’s Under-19 pacer Khaleel Ahmed earned […]

New Dehi: Prithvi Shaw, the 2018 Under-19 World Cup winning skipper, on Wednesday broke into the India Test side even as the BCCI senior selection committee dropped off-colour opener Murali Vijay and Kuldeep Yadav from the squad for the remaining two Tests of the five-match rubber against England. The 18-year-old Shaw, who captained the India […]

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Emirates Cricket Board signed an agreement on Friday for the United Arab Emirates to host the Asia Cup in September. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take part in the tournament. They will be joined by a sixth team represented by […]

London: England rode on and Chris Woakes (120 not out) Jonny Bairstow (93) to reach 357 for six wickets and take a huge 250-run lead over India on the third day of the second Test at the Lord’s here on Saturday. All-rounder Woakes registered his maiden international century, while Bairstow scored his 19th Test fifty […]

London: Veteran quick James Anderson starred with the ball taking five wickets to help England bowl India out for a paltry 107 at stumps on a rain-truncated second day of the second cricket Test at Lord’s here on Friday. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (29) top-scored for the visitors even as the English pacers used the overcast […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday approved the draft Constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and granted full permanent membership to the Railways, the Tri-Services, and Association of Indian Universities among others. This restoration of permanent membership and votes is in reversal of the top court’s earlier verdict mandating […]

Dublin: Refreshed and rejuvenated after a much deserved break, India will look to start the English summer on a high when they take the field in the first of the two-match T20I series against Ireland here on Wednesday. The T20Is against Ireland are only a precursor to the sterner tests in England, where the Virat […]

Bengaluru: India captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday received the Polly Umrigar Award for being the best international cricketer for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons at the annual BCCI awards. Kohli had a brilliant 2016-17 season as he went on to score 1332 runs in 13 games with an average of 74. In the limited overs […]

Kuala Lumpur: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s all-round show helped India notch up their second successive win in the women’s Asia Cup as the women-in-blue defeated Thailand by 66 runs at the Royal Selangor Club here on Monday. After firing a 17-ball unbeaten 27 runs, Kaur starred with her off-spin, scalping three wickets at the cost of […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has slapped a penalty of Rs 121 crore on BCCI, its former Chairman N. Srinivasan, former Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi and others for alleged violation of the FEMA during second edition of the cash-rich Twenty-20 cricket tournament in South Africa. An official said […]

Mumbai: Dousing the debate between age and experience, Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni put “fitness” ahead of any other factor for success. As his side lifted the third Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday, hammering Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets, he opined that its the fitness of players which matters the most. […]