MUMBAI: As expected, there was plenty of discussion on player retentions in the 10 IPL owners’ meeting with BCCI’s top officials at the BCCI headquarters on Wednesday evening, with some franchises even questioning the need for a mega auction later this year, but no consensus was achieved in the nearly four-hour long meeting.BCCI secretary Jay…
NEW DELHI: India’s star wicketkeeper-batter and T20 World Cup champion Rishabh Pant has extended his best wishes to the Indian contingent for the upcoming Paris Olympics. The Indian contingent, comprising 117 athletes, will be aiming for their best-ever medal haul at the Summer Games, which will commence on July 26.Ahead of the prestigious event, Pant…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has expressed strong opinions regarding India’s reported reluctance to travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025. Speaking on his official YouTube channel, Ali criticized several international cricket boards for aligning with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).“5-6 boards jo haina dum hilate…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir, the newly appointed head coach of Team India, held his inaugural press conference alongside chief selector Ajit Agarkar, discussing his vision and recent strategic decisions for Indian cricket. Gambhir emphasized prioritizing the progression of Indian cricket over his personal agenda, while Agarkar clarified leadership choices and player selections, such as appointing…
Hardik Pandya relieved of vice-captaincy; Rohit, Virat in for ODI series in Sri LankaNEW DELHI: The national selectors have opted for stability as they announced Suryakumar Yadav as T20I captain and handing over the vice-captaincy to Shubman Gill in both T20Is and ODIs for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka later this month. Hardik Pandya…
The raging debate over who between Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav should lead India in T20Is has left the Indian cricket corridors abuzz with speculations, as the BCCI and the team’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir get ready to announce the white-ball squads for the tour of Sri Lanka.While there have been reports of Gambhir…
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…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir would make a “good coach” for the Indian cricket team, according to former captain Sourav Ganguly, if he had sought for the role. Ganguly also supported the hiring of a domestic player to the prominent role.During his speech at the International Procurement and Supply Chain Conference’s opening in Mumbai, Ganguly discussed…
NEW DELHI: With Kolkata Knight Riders clinching their third IPL title under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, the appointment of the former India skipper as the next India head coach has gained momentum.The deadline for applying for the post of Indian men’s cricket team chief coach ended on Monday and Gambhir’s name for the top…
NEW DELHI: Amidst reports that former Australian cricketers Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer turned down offers to coach the Indian senior men’s team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah categorically denied the board approached any former Australian cricketer with a coaching offer.Jay Shah said in a statement on Friday,…
