New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will discuss possible changes to the India men’s central contracts system at its next Apex Council meeting, as per proposals from the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee.Sources in the BCCI told IANS on Tuesday that the five-member selection panel has made some proposals, though it is understood that the board’s top brass haven’t received them yet, and a formal discussion will take place at the upcoming meeting.”A pos…
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New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India have added right-handed batter Shreyas Iyer and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi to their T20I squad for the upcoming five-game series against New Zealand, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed on Friday.The five-game series against New Zealand, starting in Nagpur on January 21, is India’s last international assignment before their Men’s T20 World Cup title defence starts on February 7.While Bishnoi comes as a replacement for the injured off-spin bo…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) Devkinandan Thakur, spiritual leader and renowned ‘Kathavachak’, whose questioning of a Bangladeshi player in the Shah Rukh Khan-led franchisee in the Indian Premier League (IPL) triggered a huge outcry and led to his ouster, on Saturday, welcomed the Board of Control of Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to drop him from the T-20 tournament. Hailing the Indian cricket board’s decision, directing Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to bar the Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman …
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Masood Uz Zafar Amini, the coach of India batter Rinku Singh, said the decision taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is something that everyone has to abide by it. This comes after Kolkata Knight Riders released Rahman from their squad for the 2026 IPL following instructions from the BCCI due to recent developments. In recent days, many spiritual and poli…
Rajkot, Dec 31 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Bengal and Baroda stamped their authority in round four of the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy by securing commanding victories each to strengthen their position in the competitionAt Niranjan Shah Stadium, Uttar Pradesh secured a 58-run victory over Assam via the VJD method after rain halted play in a high-scoring encounter. Chasing Assam’s competitive 308, Uttar Pradesh were cruising at 291/2 in 42 overs when the weather intervened.Player of the Match …
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) India batter Rinku Singh smashed an unbeaten century as Uttar Pradesh crushed Chandigarh by 227 runs in their Elite Group B encounter of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 season in Rajkot on Friday.Rinku struck 106 not out off just 60 balls, while wicketkeeper-batter Aryan Juyal anchored the innings with 134 off 118 deliveries as Uttar Pradesh posted a formidable 367/4. Wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel contributed with a brisk 67 off 57 balls in a commanding batting display.Leg-sp…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Sakib Hussain was at Bihar’s Vijay Hazare Trophy camp in Patna when Sunrisers Hyderabad picked him for his base price of Rs 30 lakh at the IPL 2026 auction. The move marks the start of a new IPL chapter for Hussain, the right-arm pacer who tasted championship glory with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2024, though he didn’t get to play a single game. “At the time of the auction, we were at the Vijay Hazare Trophy camp in Patna. When SRH picked me, I felt really good b…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik was shocked after the exclusion of India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill from the T20 World Cup 2026 and the New Zealand T20I series. Along with Gill, Karthik also expressed his disappointment at the removal of Jitesh Sharma from the squad. The squad was announced by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday, and Axar Patel was named as the vice-captain. Ishan Kishan makes…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin expressed delight at India’s T20 World Cup 2026 squad, stating that the team was ready for its “title defence.” He said he was happy for his ‘brother,’ Sanju Samson, and lauded Ishan Kishan’s selection, who has made a comeback to international cricket. In a surprising move, defending champions India have excluded Shubman Gill from their squad for next year’s T20 World Cup and the upcoming T20Is against New Zealand. The s…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee and team management deserves ‘10 out of 10’ for the changes made to the side selected for next year’s T20 World Cup, where they enter as defending champions. Harbhajan also said he was pleased with the return of Rinku Singh and Ishan Kishan, as well as Axar Patel being made vice-captain, but felt that it’s not the end of the road yet for Shubman Gill in the shortest format.Gi…