India and Australia are ready to face off against each other in the World Test Championship final at the Oval, England. The WTC final will be played between June 7 to June 11.
Adidas India has unveiled the first look of the new Team India jerseys for ODI, T20I and Test formats ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia
Batting all-rounder Shweta Sehrawat will lead a 14-member Indian 'A' squad in the upcoming ACC Emerging Women's Asia Cup beginning in Hong Kong on June 12. India 'A' will begin their campaign on June 13 against hosts Hong Kong at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground. "The All India Women's Selection Committee on Friday announced the India 'A' (Emerging) squad for the upcoming ACC Emerging Women's Asia Cup 2023," BCCI said in a release. The tournament will feature eight teams which are divided into two groups. India 'A' (Emerging) is a part of Group A which also features hosts Hong Kong, Thailand 'A' and Pakistan 'A', while Bangladesh 'A', Sri Lanka 'A', Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates are in Group B. The final will be played on June 21. India 'A' (Emerging) Squad: Shweta Sehrawat (Captain), Soumya Tiwari (vice-captain), Trisha Gongadi, Muskan Malik, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wicketkeeper), Mamatha Madiwala (wicketkeeper), Titas Sadhu, Yashasri S, Kashvee Ga
According to media reports, Zee Entertainment Enterprises is in talks with the creditors to repay its debt and clear the last obstacle in completing its merger with Sony Pictures Network India
Partnership gives German sportswear giant exclusive rights for manufacturing kit across all formats of the game
In January, KKPL had replaced e-sports platform MPL Sports as the kit sponsor, its contract will expire on May 31
The Indian cricket board will ratify its new Prevention Of Sexual Harassment (PSH) policy at a Special General Meeting (SGM) in Ahmedabad on May 27 while a core "Working Group" will be formed to oversee preparations for the 2023 ODI World Cup in October-November. The PTI has accessed the five point agenda of the SGM agenda including "Formation of Infrastructure Development and Subsidy Sub-Committee, Guidelines for appointment of Physiotherapists and Trainers in state teams, Formation of Working Group for ICC World Cup 2023, Formation of committee of Women's Premier League and Ratification of Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy". After the sexual harassment accusations against former BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, the BCCI had formed a four-member Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) but more members could be included in the new committee as per revised policy. The Working Group for the ODI World Cup will comprise BCCI president, secretary, treasurer along with acting CEO and other senior .
PCB proposed ACC play under a Hybrid model and asked ACC to let them host the first four matches in Pakistan and the remaining matches at a neutral venue.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match in Lucknow on May 1 was marred by an on-field altercation involving Kohli, Naveen, Amit Mishra and Gambhir
While many have come forward and voiced their concerns, Ganguly said, he would not like to talk on the matter without having complete knowledge
Harbhajan Singh believes that Team India should move forward and invest in future rather than moving back to find the next test leader
As things turned sour, at one point, Kohli and Gambhir two had to be physically stopped from approaching each other
BCCI announced the annual player contracts of senior India women's team for the 2022/23 season, under which captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma are in Grade A
Young wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues have been elevated to B category in the BCCI central contracts for the 2022-23 season while the likes of Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia have been dropped. The contract period runs from October to September but the BCCI made the announcement on Thursday. A player in A category gets paid Rs 50 lakh over and above match fees and Rs 30 lakh and Rs 10 lakh are allotted for B and C category respectively. The board has kept only three players in the highest category and they include skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, star batter Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma. All three have been retained in the same category while spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has been demoted to B category. Leg spinner Poonam Yadav, who was in the A category last year, doesn't have a contract at all after falling down in the pecking order. She last played for India in March 2022. Veteran pacer Shikha Pandey, who had made a surprise comeback for the T20 W
Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of Asia Cup and World Cup 2023, reports claimed that it would take him weeks to walk without support
Ajinkya Rahane, who has added a dash of aggression to his batting style, made a comeback to the Indian team on Tuesday for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia as the BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the one-off contest. The WTC final will be played in London at the Oval from June 7 to 11. Aggressive batter Suryakumar Yadav, spinner Kuldeep Yadav and young stumper-batter Ishan Kishan, who were all part of the home series against Australia, have been dropped for the contest. BCCI's five-man selection panel, secretary Jay Shah along with skipper Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid met on Monday evening to decide on the squad. Rahane's comeback after 15 months was on predictable lines following Shreyas Iyer's back injury that ruled him out of the grand finale. Iyer recently underwent a surgery in the UK to treat stress fractures in his lower back. That Rahane was in contention was reported by PTI in its report on April 10. Rahane last played a Test in January, 2022 .
His batting style made each ball he played a sight to behold and he played innumerable memorable shots that are etched in the memories of cricket fans
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar played 200 test matches and 463 ODIs, amassing 15,921 runs in test matches and 18,426 runs in ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar turned 50 today, the "god of cricket" receiving well wishes from all over the world. Here's what people from the cricket fraternity are saying on this occasion
This comes after the same template used for the broadcasting rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for five years fetched the BCCI $6 billion last year