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IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony: Akshay Kumar, AR Rehman likely to perform

IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony: The inaugural event will be held at MA Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium, Chennai. Akshay Kumar, AR Rehman and others are expected to perform at the event

Cricket presses its field advantage, scores big in Rs 15.7K cr sports biz

The Indian Premier League or IPL, a cricketing event, remains the largest in revenue, reach, and popularity

RCB lifts WPL trophy: Check Women's Premier League winner prize money here

Royal Challengers Bangalore ended their 16-year drought and won their first T20 trophy by defeating table-toppers Delhi Capitals in a spirited show by Smriti Mandhana and co

Watch: Rachin Ravindra becomes youngest recipient Sir Richard Hadlee Medal

The biggest find of New Zealand's World Cup campaign in India, Rachin Ravindra on Wednesday became the youngest recipient of the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal after becoming the country's best male cricketer of the year. Among women, Melie Kerr grabbed the major prizes at the New Zealand Cricket Awards. Kane Williamson was recognised for his outstanding form in the Test arena with the ANZ Test Player of the Year Award, and winning the Redpath Cup for men's first-class batting. At 24, Ravindra is the youngest winner in the award's history, after a season that's seen him become a mainstay of New Zealand's red and white ball sides. After breaking into the side in March last year, Ravindra shone in the ODI World Cup in India, scoring 578 runs at an average of 64, including three centuries and two half-centuries, including an unbeaten 123 in the tournament opener against England in Ahmedabad. As a result, Ravindra was named as the ICC's Emerging Player of the Year for 2023, and also secured

India jump to No.1 in Test rankings, now reign supreme in all three formats

A day after India crushed England in Dharamsala to win the five-match series 4-1, Rohit Sharma's side claimed the top spot in the ICC Test rankings, overtaking Australia in the latest pecking order released by the world governing body for cricket on Sunday. India, who are already heading the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, are now at the summit of the ICC rankings in all three formats of the game. Rohit's side will remain at the top of the chart irrespective of the result of the second Test between New Zealand and Australia currently underway in Christchurch. Australia, the reigning World Test Championship winners are leading the two-Test series 1-0 following their 172-run victory in Wellington. India, with 122 rating points, are five points ahead of Australia in the Test ranking, while England are third with 111 rating points. In ODIs, India have 121 rating points, with Australia a close second with 118 points. In the T20Is, India have 266 rating points, with England (2

BCCI triples per match incentive to Rs 45 lakh for playing red-ball format

Living up to its promise of giving highest priority to Test cricket, the BCCI has decided to give an incentive of Rs 45 lakh per game to all those who would play 75 per cent or more of the scheduled red-ball games in a particular season, Board secretary Jay Shah said on Saturday. A Test player, who appears in a possible 10 Tests in a season will be richer by a whopping Rs 4.50 crore as incentive apart from a possible Rs 1.5 crore (15 lakh per game) in usual match fee. The top cricketers also get an assured retainer fee from their annual central contracts. "I am pleased to announce the initiation of the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' for Senior Men, a step aimed at providing financial growth and stability to our esteemed athletes," Shah stated on 'X'. "Commencing from the 2022-23 season, the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' will serve as an additional reward structure on top of the existing match fee for Test matches, set at Rs 15 lakh," he further stated. The incentives will be ..

Indian Street Premier League: Toss to Powerplay - rules, format explained

Major rules which are different from normal cricket are the 50-over, street nine runs and Tape-ball overs along with a unique combination of playing 11

Jonny Bairstow 100th Test: Blue-eyed boy from Yorkshire who made it big

Making his debut in 2012 for England, even ahead of Joe Root and Ben Stokes, Bairstow, like his father David, who also kept wickets for Yorkshire and England was called Bluey because he had blue eyes

IND vs ENG 5th Test: Dharamsala pitch report, stats, win and loss records

Only one Test has been played here which was won by India against Australia by 8 wickets. The wicket at Dharamsala is contrary to the wintry surroundings, It is dry and generally on the slower side

Indian Street Premier League: Full schedule, teams, owners, live streaming

The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL T10) begins on Wednesday, March 6 2024 and will be broadcast on the Sony Ten network and live-streamed on the Sony LIV app and website

Jharkhand spinner Nadeem calls it quits, wants to play in foregn leagues

Jharkhand left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, who featured in two Tests for India, has announced his retirement from international cricket to try his luck in franchise-based leagues as he does not foresee opportunities in the national team. The 34-year-old said it is better to pave the way for younger talent. "I realise I can't feature for Team India anymore, as I'm not in the selectors' plans, and there is a pool of talented youngsters waiting for their chance," Nadeem told PTI from Dhanbad. "I would have continued playing if there were opportunities for me in Team India... However, I don't foresee any chances in near future. "Hence, I decided to retire from Indian cricket and try my luck in different leagues," added the bowler, who will be seen in action in the upcoming Legends League Cricket in Sri Lanka. Nadeem, who held the world record of best bowling figures (8/10) in an innings in List A cricket in a two-decade long career for Jharkhand, was handed a surprise Test debut again

Can Disney-Reliance combine redefine the Indian advertising market?

The Disney-Reliance combine will have enormous reach, market muscle, and a unique combination of broadcast and digital

WPL 2024: Harmanpreet and top 5 cricketers with jersey number 7 in cricket

Apart from Harmanpreet Kaur, other players have worn the jersey number seven and made it popular in cricket. We find out who are the top five of them

Aus' Will Pucovski and his tale of concussions continues, suffers another

Australian batter Will Pucovski suffered a nasty blow on his head and had to be substituted while playing for Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania here on Sunday. The No. 3 batter retired hurt for 0 after being hit on his helmet from a Riley Meredith bouncer. It was just the second delivery he faced in Victoria's chase of 442 in the second innings. The 26-year-old, who has experienced several blows to the head with the most recent being in a second XI match in January, was struck on the left side of his helmet after he turned his head to a rising delivery from Meredith. The blow left him visibly disturbed as he kneeled on the pitch. The medical staff rushed to the centre. He eventually got up and slowly walked off the field, rubbing his eyes. "Will is currently in the hands of our medical professionals," a Cricket Victoria spokesperson said. "We'll look to provide an update in due course." Reserve batter Campbell Kellaway came in as a concussion substitute. Pucov

WPL 2024 UP vs GG Highlights: Harris, Ecclestone shine in Warriorz victory

WPL 2024 UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants Highlights: Grace Harris (60* off 33 balls) and Sophie Ecclestone (3/20 in 4 overs) helped Warriorz beat Giants by six wickets to register a second win of season

AUS vs NZ 1st Test: Australia 13-2, New Zealand strikes back late on Day 2

The almost comical run out of Kane Williamson for a second-ball duck was one of many setbacks suffered by New Zealand on the second day of the first test Friday as it fell 217 runs behind Australia. That was until the very end of the day when Australia batted for a second time after passing up the chance to make New Zealand follow on. Tim Southee dismissed Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to have Australia 13-2 in its second innings after it had led by 204 on the first. At stumps Usman Khawaja was 5 not out and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon was 6 not out. Lyon was dropped at slip by Tim Southee off the last ball of the day. Smith was out for a duck to the third ball of the innings, bowled by Southee, and Labuschagne fell to Southee in the fifth over for 2. After falling for 1 in the first innings, it was Labuschagne's lowest aggregate score in a test in his career. They were the 12th and 13th wickets to fall in the day which mostly had not gone New Zealand's way. First, New Zealand .

Ranji Trophy SF: Gritty Madhya Pradesh look to outwit formidable Vidarbha

A resolute Madhya Pradesh is faced with the daunting task of taming Vidarbha in their home ground, which the hosts have turned into an impregnable citadel this season, when the familiar foes clash in the Ranji Trophy semifinal here from Saturday. Two-time champions Vidarbha have played four matches at the VCA Stadium this season, and they have won three of them with the solitary defeat coming against Saurashtra. Those victories have come with convincing margins too seven wickets against Services, 115 runs against Haryana and 127 runs against Karnataka in the quarterfinals. The biggest strength of Vidarbha throughout this season has been the collective contribution of their batsmen. They have found different heroes in veteran Karun Nair (515 runs), import from Delhi Dhruv Shorey (496), top-order batter Atharva Taide (488) and skipper Akshay Wadkar (452). All of them have bailed them out of the woods on different occasions. The Nagpur pitch has often acted as an ally of the batters

WPL 2024 RCB vs GG Highlights: Mandhana, Molineux maul Giants in Bengaluru

WPL 2024 RCB W vs GG W Highlights: Smriti Mandhana hit 43 off 27 as Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down 108 with 8 wickets and 45 balls to spare. Sophie Molineux had picked 3 wickets for RCB

Explained: Why Andhra Cricket Association initiated inquiry against Vihari

Following Vihari's announcement to not play for Andhra Pradesh any more, the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA), in a press release said that they are going to launch an inquiry against the cricketer

Namibia's Loftie-Eaton smashes fastest T20I century inj 33 balls vs Nepal

Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton smashed the fastest century in T20I history, achieving the feat off just 33 deliveries against Nepal in the opening match of the Tri-Nation series here on Tuesday. The middle-order batter bettered the record of Nepal's Kushal Malla by just one delivery. Malla had achieved the feat during the Hangzhou Asian Games last year when his side had posted a world-record total of 314/3 against Mongolia. Loftie-Eaton played a knock of 101 off just 36 deliveries, which included 11 fours and eight sixes at an amazing strike rate of 280.55. The left-handed batter scored 92 of his runs in boundaries. The 22-year-old has played 33 T20Is and 36 ODIs so far, with this being his maiden century across formats. The visitors posted 206/4, with opener Malan Kruger remaining unbeaten on 59. In reply, Nepal were dismissed for 186 in the 19th over with Ruben Trumpelmann returning figures of 4/29. Dipendra Singh Airee (48) was Nepal's top scorer. The Netherlands is the third