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Deodhar Trophy: Rana to lead North Zone; Abhishek, Prabhsimran in squad

Left-handed batter Nitish Rana from Delhi will lead North Zone in the Deodhar Trophy to be held in Puducherry from July 24. Rana, who had led Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2023, will be eager to make an impression here and return to the national reckoning. The 29-year-old Rana has played one ODI and two T20Is for India in 2021 during the tour to Sri Lanka. Rana had a good outing in the IPL for KKR as well, amassing 413 runs from 14 matches at a strike rate of 140.95 with 3 fifties. In fact, he was the second highest run-getter for the Knight Riders behind Rinku Singh (474 runs) in this IPL. Promising batter Abhishek Sharma, wicketkeeper batter Prabhsimran Singh and Harshit Rana too have been added to the 15-member squad. However, the trio is also part of the India squad for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka between July 13 and 23. In the event of India reaching the final in that tournament, they will join the North Zone squad at a later date. "If

Deodhar Trophy: Shivam Dube picked in West Zone squad, Deshpande ignored

India and Mumbai all-rounder Shivam Dube was on Monday included in the 15-member West Zone squad while fast bowler Tushar Deshpande was among the standby players for the Deodhar Trophy beginning July 24. The Deodhar Trophy was last organised in the 2019-20 season and was not held in the subsequent seasons owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The upcoming edition of the inter-zonal 50-over Deodhar Trophy will be held this year entirely in Puducherry from July 24 to August 3. The left-handed batter Dube had a terrific season with the bat for the Indian Premier League winners Chennai Super Kings, scoring 418 runs in 16 matches with a strike rate of 158.33. The 15-member squad features right-handed India and Delhi Capitals' batter Prithvi Shaw, though he is also expected to fly out for his County stint with Northamptonshire after the conclusion of the Duleep Trophy. Priyank Panchal was named the captain of the West Zone squad which also includes Sarfaraz Khan and Rahul Tripathi. Right-arm

Former Indian cricketer Praveen Kumar escapes unhurt in major accident

Kumar's Land Rover Defender collided with a speeding canter near the commissioner's residence in Meerut and his son was with him during the accident

BCCI appoints Nooshin Al Khadeer as interim coach for women's team: Report

Al Khadeer, who was the bowling coach of Gujarat Ginats during WPL 2023, will accompany the Indian team for the Bangladesh tour

BCCI sets Rs 350 crore as base price for Team India sponsorship rights

The tender for the sponsorship rights of the national cricket team was released by the BCCI on June 14

Thought it was clean: Cameron Green on taking Shubman Gill's catch

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green is sure that he held on to the catch that ended India opener Shubman Gill's innings during a pivotal moment of the ICC World Test Championship final

Wasim Akram compared Gill with Sachin Tendulkar, praised Indian opener

Pakistan's former cricketer praised Indian opener, says Shubman Gill is like Sachin Tendulkar. Shubman has scored 890 runs in IPL 2023.

BCCI announces 14-member India 'A' squad for ACC Emerging Women's Asia Cup

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

Shubman Gill's exceptional knock draws praise from Sachin Tendulkar

Talking about Gill's performance, Sachin Tendulkar said that the innings was nothing short of an unforgettable event

Yashasvi Jaiswal replaces Ruturaj Gaikwad as standby player for WTC final

Yashasvi Jaiswal is to replace Ruturaj Gaikwad as one of three standby players for the WTC final to be played at the Oval on 7-11 June.

Indian Premier League: Uncapped players look to carry the India baton ahead

Meanwhile, the big buys of the season have performed modestly with PBKS's Rs 18.5-crore buy Sam Curran's (most expensive buy of the season) scoring an average of 27.6 with a strike rate of 135.9

Adidas appointed kit sponsor for Indian cricket team till March 2028

Partnership gives German sportswear giant exclusive rights for manufacturing kit across all formats of the game

Adidas to replace KKPL as the new kit sponsor of Indian cricket team

In January, KKPL had replaced e-sports platform MPL Sports as the kit sponsor, its contract will expire on May 31

IPL franchises try to convince 6 English players to quit Int'l cricket

Owners of top IPL franchises are trying to convince as many as six premier England players to quit international cricket and take up handsome annual contracts ranging up to 5 million pounds in order to play T20 leagues round the year, the 'Times London' reported. Almost all the 10 IPL franchises have branched out in various leagues, including CPL (West Indies), SA T20 (South Africa), Global T20 League (UAE) and the upcoming Major League T20 in the US. The report, however, doesn't state which are the franchise that have approached and who are the players involved in the discussion. There will also be an ambitious Saudi T20 league where some of the IPL franchises might be investing. 'The Times' report quotes: "Initial discussions have taken place after at least six English players, including some international stars, were approached by IPL franchise owners and asked whether, in principle, they would accept a deal that would make an Indian team their main employer, rather than the ECB

Dravid will fly to London for WTC final against Australia on May 23

Rahul Dravid will leave for London on May 23-24 for the WTC final against Australia. Indian squad is yet to be announced, while Australia has already announced their squad for the WTC final

Sachin Tendulkar's 50th Birthday; fans greeting him across the Globe

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

Former Indian cricketer Salim Durani passes away after prolonged illness

Durani had undergone a proximal femoral nail surgery after he broke his thigh bone in a fall in January this year

IPL Opening Ceremony 2023: Performers, schedule, all other details

In addition to Rashmika Mandanna, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Arijit Singh, the opening ceremony of IPL 2023 is expected to be attended by numerous other Hollywood and Bollywood stars

Talent for the game: Kohli's innings in winning endorsements continues

He has had a few match-winning knocks recently but gets more ad deals than teammates performing better

India vs Australia ODI series begins today: Check full details here

India vs Australia 1st ODI begins today at Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai. Rohit Sharma is to miss the 1st ODI, and Hardik Pandya will lead the team