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Bhubaneswar: The online sale of tickets for the much-awaited one-day international (ODI) match between India and West Indies to be played at Barabati stadium in Cuttack on December 22, will commence from today. As per Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) sources, a total of 8,150 tickets will be sold online this time. The fans can book […]

Cuttack: With anticipation building up for the upcoming ODI between India and West Indies at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on December 22, the chief curator of the iconic ground, Pankaj Pattnaik has said that the match will witness even contest between the bat and ball. “The pitch prepared for the match will be a sporting […]

Chennai: Right-arm pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against West Indies beginning on Sunday due to a groin injury. Shardul Thakur has been named as his replacement. In a media release, the BCCI stated that Bhuvneshwar complained of pain in his right groin after the final T20I on Wednesday […]

Visakhapatnam: In-form opener Rohit Sharma achieved another milestone on Wednesday as he joined former India skipper Sourav Ganguly and David Warner in the list of most ODI hundreds in a year. In the ongoing second contest of the three-match rubber against West Indies at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here, Rohit slammed […]

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is giving false and misleading impression about Pakistan players being ignored for the T20 games between the Asia XI and World XI, being organised by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to celebrate the birth centenary of ‘Bongobondhu’ Sheikh Mujibur […]

Mumbai: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will receive the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for his exploits in international cricket in the 2018-19 season, the BCCI announced on Sunday. The world’s leading pacer will be honoured during the BCCI Annual Awards here on Sunday. The world’s No. 1 ODI bowler made his Test debut during India’s tour […]

New Delhi: Charulata Patel, the octogenarian “Superfan” of the Indian cricket team whose exuberant support prompted skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma to seek her blessings during the World Cup in England, has died due to age-related ailments. Patel, 87, passed away on Monday, a post on her official Instagram page, ‘Cricket Daadi’, stated. […]

New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Thursday dropped from the BCCI’s list of centrally contracted players, raising fresh doubts on the future of the former India captain who has not played since the World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand last year. The BCCI announced the central contracts for the period of October 2019 […]

Mumbai: Soon after BCCI announced the Annual Player Contracts for Senior Men’s team for the period between October 2019 and September 2020, all eyes went hunting for one name – Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The Grade A list where the former Indian skipper featured for some years now comprised players like Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar […]

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the annual player contracts for senior women cricketers for the period between October 2019 to September 2020. The contract has been divided into three grades -A, B and C. India’s T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, opener Smriti Mandhana and spinner Poonam Yadav will […]

New Delhi: Veteran cricketer Mithali Raj was on Thursday demoted to Grade B from A in the BCCI central contracts while Radha Yadav and Taniya Bhatia were elevated to the middle bracket. Mithali not being kept in the Rs 50 lakh category was expected as the 37-year-old retired from T20s in September last year. However, […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited fresh applications for the posts of selectors for the senior and junior Indian men’s teams and senior women’s team. While two positions each are open from the men’s senior and junior selection committees, all five positions are open in the women’s committee. […]

Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni “will be retained” by Chennai Super Kings in the 2021 IPL auctions irrespective of whether he plays for India again or not, asserted former BCCI president N Srinivasan. The lack of a BCCI central contract for the two-time former World Cup winning captain has sparked fresh rumours of his retirement in […]

Bloemfontein: Defending champions India outclassed debutants Japan by 10 wickets in their second match to all but secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Tuesday. Opting to field first, four-time champions India bowled out a hapless Japan for 41 runs in 22.5 overs with leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi taking […]

Cuttack: Two cricketers from Odisha have been banned for two seasons by the BCCI from playing domestic cricket after being found guilty of fudging their age in under-23 tournaments. The banned cricketers identified as Somen Chand and Biswajit Mallick who were registered with the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) have been banned from playing in 2021-22 […]