BCCI monitoring off-duty India internationals’ availability in domestic circuit | Cricket News – Times of India

“The BCCI will continue to monitor player availability and participation in the upcoming domestic cricket season, 2024-25.” This statement included in the BCCI press release on Thursday, which announced India’s T20I and ODI squads for the tour of Sri Lanka, is a clear message to India internationals to remain available for competitions in the domestic…

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Are Gautam Gambhir and Jay Shah divided over India’s T20I captaincy? Squad announcement likely today | Cricket News – Times of India

The decision around who will be India’s next T20I captain is the hottest topic on cricket’s discussion boards across platforms and possibly the reason behind the delay in announcement of the white-ball squads for the tour of Sri Lanka beginning July 27.As per various reports, the BCCI was scheduled to announce the squads on Wednesday…

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India vs Sri Lanka: Will selectors hand over T20I captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav? | Cricket News – Times of India

Star batter preferred choice of new coach Gambhir and chief selector Agarkar over PandyaNEW DELHI: Ahead of India’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, the national selectors and new head coach Gautam Gambhir are contemplating taking a hard call on appointing the captain for T20Is. TOI understands that the think-tank has to decide between Hardik Pandya…

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‘I smile when you smile, I cry when you cry’: Gautam Gambhir’s emotional tribute video for KKR | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir, the newly appointed head coach of the Indian cricket team, expressed his gratitude to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and their fans as he steps down from his role as the franchise’s coach. Under his guidance, KKR clinched their first IPL title in ten years during the recent season.The Board of…

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Suryakumar Yadav set to pip Hardik Pandya, emerges as dark horse for India’s T20I captaincy | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, the dynamic batsman, has unexpectedly emerged as a strong contender to lead India’s T20 team until the 2026 World Cup, potentially surpassing Hardik Pandya, who was previously considered the natural choice for the position.Despite Pandya’s availability for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka, it has come to light that Suryakumar,…

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BCCI unsure about appointing Hardik Pandya as permanent T20I captain, mulls this cricketer as an option: Report | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the selection committee members are currently divided over appointing Hardik Pandya as the permanent T20I captain due to concerns about his fitness. Despite Pandya’s key role in ending India’s ICC jinx in the recently concluded T20 World Cup, his history of serious injuries…

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‘The real reason…’: When Sachin Tendulkar recommended MS Dhoni’s name for Team India captaincy – Watch | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: That it was India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar who had recommended MS Dhoni‘s name for captaincy is a known fact.It was in 2007 that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) had offered Tendulkar that captaincy in 2007 but he declined due to his health condition. The batting maestro had recommended MS Dhoni‘s name instead…

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