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New Delhi: Former Indian cricketers, including Chetan Sharma, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Nayan Mongia, Abey Kuruvilla and Ajit Agarkar are among the ones who have applied for two positions in the Indian men’s selection committee in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The BCCI last week invited applications for the posts of selectors for […]

Lahore: PCB chief executive Wasim Khan has dismissed reports that Pakistan has given up its hosting rights of the T20 Asia Cup. In fact, he has bartered that if the Men in Blue would not turn up for the Asia Cup, then Pakistan could also refuse to participate in the 2021 T20 World Cup slated […]

New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will have concussion substitutes from this season, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said on the sidelines of the league’s governing council meeting here on Monday. Under the new ICC rule, a player who has been concussed either while batting, bowling or on the field, can be withdrawn from the […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is clear that while they have no problem with the Pakistan Cricket Board hosting the 2020 edition of the Asia Cup — set to be a preparatory ground for the World T20 in Australia — the venue needs to be a neutral one as […]

New Delhi: Former India cricketers Rudra Pratap Singh, Madan Lal and Sulkashana Naik were on Friday appointed members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) by the BCCI. The CAC’s immediate task will be to pick replacements for outgoing selectors MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda. “The term of appointment will be for one year,” BCCI Secretary […]

New Delhi: Former India international and member of BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), Madan Lal, on Monday called for 10-15 days rest between each series of the Indian team, asking the BCCI to plan better while scheduling India’s yearly calendar. “When BCCI schedules India’s yearly calendar, it must see to it that players have 10-15 […]

New Delhi: India will be looking to win the ICC U19 World Cup a record-extending fifth time on Sunday when they take on Bangladesh in the final in Potchefstroom. The Priyam Garg-led side are yet to lose a match in the tournament and are firm favourites going into the final against Bangladesh who are the […]

New Delhi: BCCI ethics officer D K Jain on Sunday confirmed that he has rendered the conflict of interest complaint against Kapil Dev as “infructuous” after the former India captain stepped down from his multiple cricketing roles. Jain, who is into the last month of his one-year contract with the BCCI, had earlier rendered infructuous […]

Sydney: Wrist spinner Poonam Yadav returned with a four-wicket haul as India outwitted Australia by 17 runs in the opening match to make a resounding start to the Women’s T20 World Cup here on Friday. Put into bat, India posted a below-par 132 for four in their stipulated 20 overs, riding on Shafali Verma’s 15-ball […]

Wellington: New Zealand beat India by 10 wickets in the opening Test, finishing the game with one full day and a half to spare for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series here on Monday. New Zealand knocked off the required nine runs in 1.4 overs. Resuming on overnight 144 for four in their second […]

Kolkata: Both India and Pakistan will play in the Asia Cup which will be held in Dubai, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said here on Friday. “Asia Cup will be held in Dubai and both India and Pakistan will play,” Ganguly told reporters at Eden Gardens before leaving for Dubai for the ACC meeting on March […]

Mumbai: There is no threat to the Indian Premier League due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, said BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. He also asserted that the South Africa series is on as per the schedule and there is no threat. The three-match series is beginning with the first ODI on March 12 at Dharamsala. “Nothing […]

Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Friday that it has assessed the risks regarding coronavirus and will go through with South Africa’s tour of India that is set to begin on March 12. CSA said that its chief medical officer will be travelling with the team as the team doctor. “The Standard Bank Proteas […]

Melbourne: India saved their worst for the last as a brutal Australian side outclassed them by 85 runs for an unprecedented fifth T20 World Cup triumph in a final that promised much but delivered very little here Sunday. Batting first after the coin landed in Meg Lanning’s favour, Australia came out in scintillating fashion with […]

New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has made it very clear to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with other national federations that any event that has to be held amid the coronavirus outbreak will have to be behind closed doors. The diktat clearly means that if the board has to hold […]