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Mohammed Azharuddeen, who scored 37-ball ton, to be rewarded by KCA

Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has decided to reward opening batsman Mohammed Azharuddeen after he scored a 37-ball century against Mumbai in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

BCCI Apex Council meet: Domestic cricket, ICC tax issue on agenda

A curtailed Ranji Trophy season, extension of window for IPL in the FTP 2023-31 and ICC tax issue for 2021 T20 WC are on agenda for BCCI Apex Council Meeting slated to take place virtually on Sunday

Most Bengal players have experience of living in bio-bubble: Laxman

Bengal players have the advantage of having spent time in a bio-secure bubble, thanks to the recent Bengal T20 Challenge, says VVS Laxman, Bengal batting consultant and former India batsman

BCCI approves addition of two new IPL teams from 2022 season in its AGM

In other decisions, veteran Congress leader Rajiv Shukla has officially anointed the Board's vice president in place of his protege Mahim Verma from Uttarakhand

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Karthik to lead Tamil Nadu in domestic T20 league

Indian batsman Dinesh Karthik will captain Tamil Nadu in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, set to begin from January 10

Yuvraj Singh named in Punjab's probables list for Syed Mushtaq Ali T20

World-cup winning former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is set to come out of retirement and play domestic cricket again after being named in Punjab's 30-strong list of probables

Sreesanth named in Kerala probables list for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Former India fast bowler Sreesanth moved closer to a return to competitive cricket after being named in a 26-strong probables list by Kerala for the upcoming Syed Musthaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournamnent to begin from January 10: BCCI to states

The BCCI will start its much-delayed domestic season with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from January 10 to 31 in six different states where bio-secure hubs will be created

Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha players to start training for domestic season

After around eight months of Covid-19 enforced break, the Vidarbha Ranji Trophy probables will starting training once again, starting this week

Former India seamer Sudeep Tyagi retires from first-class cricket

Former India fast bowler Sudeep Tyagi has announced retirement from first-class cricket and is likely to ink a contract with Lanka Premier League for the island league's inaugural season

BCCI planning domestic cricket from Jan 1, group-wise bio-bubble likely for Ranji Trophy

The much-awaited domestic cricket season will start from January 1 with the Ranji Trophy, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said on Saturday

Yuvraj Singh still awaiting BCCI's nod for his comeback: PCA secretary

Yuvraj Singh and the Punjab Cricket Association are waiting for the BCCI's nod that would allow the southpaw to stage a comeback in domestic competitions, a year after quitting the game

PCB revamps pay structure, announces hike for Pak domestic cricketers

PCB unveiled a revamped pay structure for its domestic cricketers, under which the top performers stand a chance of earning Rs 3.2 mn through the season, a whopping "83% more" than last year

England vs Pakistan 3rd test playing 11, and Southampton weather forecast

The Southampton weather is again expected to play spoilsport during England vs Pakistan third test as rainfall is expected in all the five days

Australian cricket will need to make sacrifices to keep game going: Langer

The Australian men's team is scheduled to leave for England on Sunday for its white-ball tour

DDCA to discuss proposal to have a Kotla stand named after Chetan Chauhan

A proposal to dedicate a spectators stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in the honour of late Chetan Chauhan will be discussed at the next Apex Council meeting of the DDCA, body's joint secretary Rajan Manchanda said on Wednesday. Chauhan, who played 40 Test matches for India, breathed his last on Sunday, succumbing to COVID-19 related complications. He was a Delhi stalwart, who also served in various capacities at the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) from being a vice president, to chief selector. "I have got numerous requests from our members that DDCA should do something in honour of Chetan ji's memory. Most members want a stand to be named after him. I would take up the matter in next apex council meeting," Manchanda told PTI on Wednesday. DDCA has two gates in the name of Virender Sehwag and Anjum Chopra where as there are four stands in the name of MAK Pataudi, Mohinder Amarnath, Bishan Singh Bedi and Gautam Gambhir with pavilion named after current India ...

There's no question of any farewell match for Dhoni: Rajeev Shukla

Rajiv Shukla's remark comes as Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren urged the BCCI on Saturday to host a farewell match for former skipper Dhoni, who announced his retirement from international cricket

Inaugural Lanka Premier League postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic

Sri Lanka Cricket has postponed inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League due to unavailability of top foreign players who would have had to undergo 14-day compulsory quarantine

Use expertise of former players as much as possible: Dravid to state units

Dravid enlightened the administrators with various situations and effective ways of trouble shooting mechanisms

Age-cap is presumed to be temporary, no change in support staff: CAB chief

It is presumed that the restrictions for individuals above a certain age or with underlying medical conditions mentioned in the advisory is of a temporary nature, says Avishek Dalmiya