The Indian Premier League's Governing Council is likely to meet on August 2 to give a final shape to the schedule and discuss other arrangements for the T20 league to be held in the UAE this year. The 13th edition of IPL, forced out of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held in the United Arab Emirates from September 19 to November 8.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah confirmed on Monday that the T20 World Cup, which was scheduled to held in India later this year, will be shifted to the United Arab Emirates due to the COVID-19 situation in the country.
Sourav Ganguly, who is set to be the new Board of Control of Cricket in India president, wants the Virat Kohli-led national team to reverse the trend of losing the knockout games in ICC events.
The BCCI on Tuesday told the Indian Premier League franchises that the T20 league stands "postponed indefinitely" after the lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic was extended till May 3, leaving no scope for the tournament to take place during its designated window. While the development hasn't been officially announced as yet but it is learnt that the BCCI has reached out to all the stakeholders, including the eight franchises and the broadcasters, to convey that the event stands "postponed and not cancelled".
The Board did not specify any timeline for Bhuvneshwar Kumar's recovery but it is learnt that he will return to action during the Indian Premier League
The Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI has proposed six major amendments to the existing constitution which was adopted last year keeping in tune with the reforms suggested by the Justice Lodha committee.
The original petitioner in the 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case Aditya Verma will appeal to the Supreme Court to exempt BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's compulsory three-year cooling off period which starts in July. As per the new BCCI constitution based on Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha committee's reforms, any person who has been an office bearer in state as well as BCCI for consecutive period of six years will have to go for compulsory cooling off period of three years.
The new IPL title sponsor to replace Chinese mobile phone company VIVO will hold the rights for only a four-and-a-half-month period and the highest bid may not necessarily end up being the winning one, the BCCI stated on Monday.
'A lot of people who are playing cricket currently know what mental health is, but it is also important to accept that if the system is not doing anything to offer you mental-health assistance, you can and must find the support for yourself if you can afford it.'
He was diagnosed with three blocked coronary arteries, following which a stent was inserted in one to remove the blockage.
News agency ANI claimed that Bots can be behind rise in Rahul Gandhi's twitter popularity.
The BJP chief also came down heavily on the Congress, which had seized on the report to attack him as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India's limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma was on Monday ruled out of the upcoming ODI and Test series against New Zealand after sustaining a calf injury in the fifth T20 International on Sunday. Rohit retired hurt after scoring 60 off 41 balls after he pulled his calf muscle while going for a quick single during the fifth and final T20 International in Mount Maunganui.
The former India captain was speaking at a felicitation function organised for CSK for winning the 2021 edition of IPL.
The BCCI is mulling November 19 as the tentative date for start of domestic season with Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament but Indian players in various IPL teams won't be able to play first few rounds due to quarantine protocols in place.
It is understood that both the BCCI and Cricket Australia are on same page as far as playing one Day/Night Test in Australia is concerned.
The 67-year-old Patel had played 21 Tests for India with little success but was a stalwart for Karnataka at the first class level.
'You will see how tears again flow from the eyes of this actor 2-3 days before the elections,' he said.
Chinese mobile giant VIVO have pulled out of their sponsorship of this year's Indian Premier League to be staged in UAE, according to reports on Tuesday. VIVO is IPL's title sponsor paying Rs 440 crore annually for the five-year deal.
Neetu David played 10 Tests in which she had taken 41 wickets. She retired from international cricket in 2008.
Sunil Joshi replaced MSK Prasad (South Zone), who had an extended run after completing his four-year tenure. Joshi's selection from South Zone and Harvinder getting picked from Central Zone also shows that the Board has stuck with the zonal policy.
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul was named vice-captain of the ODI and T20I teams. He also makes a comeback to the Test team, as Shikhar Dhawan was named only in the limited-overs' side.
India's first World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev suffered a heart attack and underwent an angioplasty in New Delhi on Friday but is expected to be discharged in the next couple of days, said the hospital where he is currently admitted.
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday suffered a "mild" heart attack and had to undergo a quick "primary angioplasty" to clear a blocked coronary artery, a doctor said.
But the IPL management and the Indian cricket board are optimistic.
How the cricket fraternity celebrated the 5-0 rout of New Zealand on Twitter.
Flamboyant India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was on Saturday ruled out of the upcoming Test series against New Zealand after failing to regain full match fitness. He is unlikely to come back before this year's Indian Premier League, which is scheduled to start on March 29.
Former medium pacer Kuruvilla, who was backed by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) bigwigs, was preferred over a more decorated Ajit Agarkar from the west zone.
Mithali, Poonam welcome Ganguly's announcement.
The Congress president also hit out at Modi's Gujarat model of development, describing it as "good propaganda" and marketing, but "hollow from within".
The voting for the second and final phase of Gujarat assembly elections is underway for 93 seats of North and Central Gujarat.
At a press conference, the Congress president-elect also said, "What Modiji has said about former PM Manmohan Singh is not acceptable."
Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra, Railways, Services and Association of Indian Universities (AIU) will not have any voting rights in case there is an election during the BCCI AGM on October 23.
Kolkata-based business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka's RP-SG Group claimed the Lucknow franchise for a whopping Rs 7090 crore, while international equity investment firm CVC Capital won the bid for Ahmedabad with a Rs 5600 crore offer.
Sunil Gavaskar, who appeared for the first time in Test cricket 50 years ago today, March 6, 1971, was presented with a special India cap by BCCI secretary during the lunch interval on Day 3 of the fourth and final Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi stadium.
Harbhajan Singh spoke about his journey and also the infamous 'Monkeygate'
Amid speculation that the currently-suspended IPL could be held in the United Arab Emirates due to the rising COVID-19 cases in India, Dubai Sports City's Head of Cricket and Events Salman Hanif has said they are keeping the facilities ready for such an eventuality. The IPL is aiming to secure the September-October window, which it might just grab as there is immense uncertainty surrounding the fate of the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15.
The T20 Challenge, to be played during the IPL play-offs, will begin with last year's finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game.
Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the big surprise in India's squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates next month.
Jasprit Bumrah's much-awaited comeback to competitive cricket was halted due to "over restriction mandate" from the Indian team management. The Indian team's support staff's unofficial guideline that Bumrah "shouldn't be bowling more than 8 to 9 overs" didn't amuse the Gujarat team management which wants to win a match.
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