Tag: Icc

Visakhapatnam: Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar on Friday criticised the Indian team management for their treatment of ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has been in and out of the Test playing XI in the last two years. According to the legendary Indian batsman, Ashwin should always be certainty whenever India play Test cricket. “Ashwin should […]

New Delhi: The contentious boundary count rule that resulted in England winning the 2019 World Cup despite the final against New Zealand ending in a tie has been scrapped by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will no longer be used at future ICC events. The ICC’s Chief Executive Committee on Monday, however, agreed that […]

New Delhi: New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has poked fun at the International Cricket Council (ICC) after they scrapped the controversial boundary rule which saw the Black Caps lose the 2019 World Cup title to England. “Next on the agenda: Better binoculars for the ice spotters on the Titanic,” Neesham wrote on Twitter on Tuesday […]

New Delhi: Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has joined the list of cricketers congratulating Sourav Ganguly, who is set to be appointed as next BCCI chief. “Congrats on being elected the BCCI President, Dadi. I am sure you will continue to serve Indian cricket like you always have! Best wishes to the new team that […]

Ranchi: Former skipper M.S. Dhoni on Tuesday joined the Indian team in Ranchi following their emphatic victory over South Africa in the third and final Test at the JSCA International Complex. Dhoni in his hometown here, was seen having a word with debutant left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem — also a local — after the match. […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Committee of Administrators (CoA) appointed by it for the purpose of running the BCCI administration, to demit the office as their term ends once the new office bearers take charge. Justice S.A. Bobde, heading a two-judge bench, made the announcement and also clarified that no civil […]

New Delhi: Virat Kohli has been India’s batting mainstay ever since he announced himself on the international stage. When he made his international debut in 2008, Kohli was a chubby-faced youngster. However, those days are far behind him as his remarkable fitness transformation is there for everyone to see. Not only has he become fitter […]

Mumbai: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took over as the BCCI’s 39th president, becoming the biggest name to head the world’s richest cricket board. Ganguly was officially entrusted with the task of heading Indian cricket for the next nine months at the BCCI’s General Body meeting here, ending a tumultuous 33-month reign of […]

Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh): Former BCCI president Anurag Thakur on Sunday lashed out at the International Cricket Council, saying it “has no relevance” without the world’s richest board, which used to give the ICC seventy-five percent of grants to run its affairs. Thakur, a union minister of state for finance and corporate affairs, was in the […]

Dubai: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib-al-Hasan has been handed a two-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for failing to report corrupt approaches made to him on multiple occasions since late 2017. Shakib, who has been found guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, was on Tuesday charged for not reporting approaches from an alleged Indian […]

Bhubaneswar: As the mineral industry is concerned about the lapse of many mining leases on March 31, 2020, Odisha Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick on Wednesday said that the state government is committed to complete mining auctions on time. Over 300 non-captive mining leases across the country are lapsing on March 31, 2020. In […]

New Delhi: The dream of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises to head to countries like the US and promote the game is set to be discussed at the IPL Governing Council meeting at the BCCI HQ in Mumbai on Tuesday. While Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad have supposedly already made their interest […]

Dubai: Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have maintained their respective top spots in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings. Kohli is sitting pretty at the top of the rankings for batsmen with 895 rating points. He is followed by Rohit Sharma who has been in sensational form in all the three formats of […]

Kolkata: Virat Kohli-led Team India have consolidated their position at the top of the ICC World Test Championship, reaching 360 points after completing a 2-0 series victory over Bangladesh. India are yet to drop a point in the nine-team championship. They won 2-0 in the West Indies and defeated South Africa 3-0 in a home […]

New Delhi: The ICC has confirmed that the forthcoming T20I and ODI series between India and West Indies will be contested trialing technology to call front-foot no-balls. Speaking to IANS, BCCI joint secretary Jayesh George had earlier confirmed the same and said: “Yes, it is a work in progress. IPL has always stood for innovation. […]