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Coming back to the challenge cricket is facing, Chappell felt the expansion of T20 leagues at a rapid pace will cause huge damage to Test cricket and its future.

Koertzen officiated in 331 international matches, a record at the time of his retirement in 2010 - Pakistan's Aleem Dar has since gone past Koertzen. Along with Dar and West Indies' Steve Bucknor, Koertzen was one of only three umpires to stand in over 100 Tests.

The game’s much-anticipated inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has received a shot in the arm recently with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) short-listing it for a review along with eight other sporting disciplines.

Given the current turn of events, the game will become more diverse and inclusive.

BCCI sources said at this point of time, the proposal is still being discussed as there are a lot of operational and logistical elements associated with procuring the services of international players.

The Eoin Morgan-led England team broke their own record in men's cricket that they previously created when they scored 481 against Australia in June 2018 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

Besides India, Bangladesh and New Zealand are also scheduled to tour the West Indies in the coming months.

Behera announced the date while addressing a press conference following a preparatory meeting held at the OCA office which was attended by Sports Secretary R Vineel Krishna and Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi.

It has been learned that the cultural ceremony, involving Bollywood celebrities, is scheduled to start at 1830 hrs and will run for 50 minutes. The toss will be held at 19:30 hrs and the match will start 30 minutes later.

In an exclusive interview with OTV, Azharuddin said, “Odisha has plenty of talents."

The historic Barabati stadium in Cuttack might welcome back spectators to watch their favorite cricketers in action during the T20 match between India and South Africa scheduled to be held on June 12.

The Pattapur police in Ganjam district arrested six persons on Thursday for their alleged involvement in illegal betting on the outcome of the T20 cricket matches in the Indian Premiere League (IPL).

"I am immensely proud to have captained my country and will look back on the past five years with enormous pride. It has been an honour to have done the job and to have been a custodian of what is the pinnacle of English cricket," said Root.

For the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, eight countries will book berths to the showpiece event automatically, including the top three teams from each group of the 2023 event besides the host (if not in the six) and the next highest-ranked team(s) on the ICC Women's T20 rankings table at a pre-determined date.

Women's Twenty20 cricket has been included at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham following on from the men's competition at the Kuala Lumpur CWG in 1998.