Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma after the 2025 Champions Trophy final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former national selector Saba Karim has weighed in on the BCCI‘s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) regarding family time for players during overseas tours, stressing the importance of striking the “right balance.”The BCCI’s current policy limits family presence on tour, permitting…
Mumbai: In-form batter Shreyas Iyer is set to regain his BCCI central contract when the top brass of the Indian cricket board announces the full list of retained players for the 2024-25 season sometime this week. It’s learnt that the BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia will meet India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, currently vacationing in France…
Gautam Gambhir (L) and Sunil Gavaskar (R). Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has questioned whether current coach Gautam Gambhir will follow Rahul Dravid‘s example of sharing prize money equally with support staff after India’s Champions Trophy victory.The exact amount of prize money allocated to Gambhir and the support staff remains undisclosed.Go Beyond The Boundary with our…
The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) released its report titled ‘Protecting History, Embracing Change: A Unified, Coherent Global Future’ on Wednesday (March 26) wherein it identified major problems plaguing the sport while proposing solutions for them. The highlight of the 30-page document is how the current revenue sharing model of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a significant decision regarding the use of saliva on the ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. After consulting with the majority of team captains, the BCCI has lifted the ban on the application of saliva to shine the ball.This…
The Indian team’s triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this month has earned them a whopping cash reward of Rs 58 crore from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), who made the announcement on Thursday.“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is delighted to announce a cash reward of…
NEW DELHI: In a move that could potentially influence global cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering lifting the ban on applying saliva to the ball during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, scheduled to commence on March 22. According to PTI, this proposal has been extensively discussed within…
MUMBAI: Even as India’s senior players have hinted at their reservations against the SOPs in the policy towards their family on overseas tours, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) remains firm that the newly-formulated policy will stay in place.In a conversation with TOI on Wednesday, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia asserted that the…
KKR cricketers during a training session at Eden Gardens. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders‘ home match against Lucknow Super Giants, scheduled for April 6 at Eden Gardens, faces the likelihood of rescheduling as local police have declined security clearance due to Ram Navami festivities. The situation stems from BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari‘s announcement…
Head coach wants to monitor reserve pool; prepares blueprint for WTC, T20 and ODI WCsNEW DELHI: There may be no international cricket for India in the next three months, but head coach Gautam Gambhir has already firmed up his prep plan for the five-Test tour of England starting in late June. TOI has learnt that…
