Josh Hazlewood said he was taken aback by news of the financial pressures CA was under situation, given that the Australian cricket season was all but over when the national lockdown brought sport to a halt in March. Former Test players have already forecast swingeing cuts for cricketers' salaries as the sport faces an expected financial crisis.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision to revive Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties, saying Pakistan is not cooperating with the Mumbai terror attacks probe.
Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.
A look at how the cricket fraternity wished Dhoni his 42nd birthday
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Jagdale on Thursday said Indian cricket has managed to survive the innumerable brush with controversies in recent years because of the robust system put in place by the BCCI's past masters such as M A Chidambaram and Jagmohan Dalmiya.
The Pakistan government has restrained its Cricket Board from initiating any dialogue with the Board of Control for Cricket in India on the issue of a long-pending bilateral series, which has been scuttled repeatedly on account of volatile political ties between the two nations.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has instructed match referees to ensure that none of the India players -- current or discarded -- sport the India logo either on their helmet or on their gear in domestic matches.
BCCI finally agreed to come under the ambit of NADA, in the process becoming a National Sports Federation despite being financially autonomous.
- Media reports had claimed on Sunday that BCCI was sent a letter by international cricket's governing body about Thakur being seen with an alleged bookie Karan Gilhotra - 'Former BCCI president, N Srinivasan is trying to malign Thakur's image'
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur on Friday ruled out any possibility of resumption of India-Pakistan cricketing ties after the recent Pakistan-backed terror attack on Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. Thakur called Pakistan a 'sponsor of terrorism' and said there was 'no question of playing cricket with such a nation'. "Priority is to expose Pakistan as a country which sponsors terrorism. No question of playing cricket which such a nation", Thakur said
Virat Kohli and Indian cricket remained an enduring love story and Sourav Ganguly held out promise for a path-breaking reign off the field in a year during which the country finally embraced pink ball Tests. There were the heartbreaks, the biggest one being a World Cup semi-final exit, and not to forget the anxious wait on what Mahendra Singh Dhoni might do next after being on a sabbatical for half the year.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday announced Mobile Premier League (MPL) as the official kit sponsor of the Indian cricket team.
ICC confirmed it was investigating the registration of company names which it regarded as of 'concern to the sport of cricket'.
The BCCI withdrawing the women's national team from a tri-series in England is not a case of neglect, Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy asserted on Monday, urging those doubting the board's commitment towards the side to wait for normalcy before passing judgements. The BCCI's decision to not send the team for the tri-series involving England and South Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic has raised a few eyebrows at a time when it is preparing to host the IPL in the UAE in September-November.
The 59-year-old, former BCCI president, mailed his resignation letter to ICC CEO Dave Richardson without clarifying the exact reason for this sudden move to end what was to be a two-year-tenure.
'The lack of a majority isn't the issue. He has enough in 240, especially as none of his allies can pull down his coalition.' 'That's why he's started as if this were just another, normal term. That pretence is vital for him.' 'The change for Modi 3.0 comes not from numbers, but from the new environment of contestation,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag there can't be a better 'mentor' than Dhoni when it comes to young players, who are a bit introvert and need someone to guide them as they try to express themselves on the field.
Shastri paid Rs 1.20 cr for three months
Former India captain Rahul Dravid was unanimously appointed Head Coach of Team India's senior men's team by the Cricket Advisory Committee, comprising Ms Sulakshana Naik and R P Singh, on Wednesday.
Board officials from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, Australia and India will meet on Thursday to discuss the finer points.
Pujara already has a three-year contract with Yorkshire and is set to play there again.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) administrative staff, under the supervision of chief executive officer (CEO) Rahul Johri, has taken over the day-to-day functioning of the board, two days after the removal of its president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke by the Supreme Court. Johri will also convene the senior selection committee meeting to pick the ODI and T20 teams for the upcoming series against England later this month.
The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will see the favourite IPL fan parks make a comeback after 2019.
The fate of India's upcoming tour of South Africa amid the trepidation triggered by new COVID-19 variant Omicron will be addressed when the Board of Control for Cricket in India holds its 90th Annual General Meeting in Kolkata on Saturday.
Ravi Shastri sounded sceptical about the possibility of players getting extended gap after the IPL or practice games ahead of future WTC final matches.
Star's maths is simple: It expects to make something close to Rs 40 billion from the two properties in the first year (2018) itself, which is pretty close to its break even point
Legendary Indian skipper Mithali Raj feels the COVID-19 forced break may have pushed back the growth of women's cricket by at least two years. Mithali, Indian women's ODI captain and the world's highest run-getter in 50-over cricket, also said that a full-fledged women's Indian Premier League is still at least three years away although a fourth team can be added for the Challenger series.
The former India all-rounder and member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team's name appeared on the BCCI's Draft Electoral Rolls (on the BCCI's website) for the October 18 elections and Annual General Meeting as a representative of the Karnataka State Cricket Association, instead of KSCA secretary Santosh Menon.
Jasprit Bumrah will definitely be a part of India's plans for the T20 World Cup but there is not clarity on the T20 future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar is hopeful that with T20 becoming popular, the sport has a chance of figuring in the Games in future.
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Sunday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India could have ensured dope testing of the Indian cricketers by NADA but put the onus on WADA to make the Indian Board compliant of its Code.
On the show, Pandya had boasted about hooking up with multiple women and being open about it with his parents. Rahul was, however, a little more restrained in his responses on relationships and women.
Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has come down heavily on the Board of Control for Cricket in India and its selectors, saying ignoring Sarfaraz Khan for the upcoming Test series against Australia is "unfair" and "an abuse of domestic cricket".
The ICC Board, at its first meeting of 2016 in Dubai on Wednesday, considered amendments made to the ICC's constitution in 2014 and agreed that, in order to avoid any potential conflicts of interest and follow best practice principles of good governance, it will seek to re-establish as quickly as possible the 'independent' position of ICC chairman.
Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies. At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready wit and is a rare cricketing treasure.
After initial reluctance, the Board of Control for Cricket in India accepted the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators' decision to give one-time benefit of Rs 35 lakh to 13 former cricketers, including Atul Wassan and Lalchand Rajput.
The 14-member Indian team left for Australia early on Thursday, October 6, 2022, to take part in the T20 World Cup.
Refusing to react to Sunil Gavaskar's criticism of the Board Of Control For Cricket In India's decision to resume bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan, senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla said that the former India captain was entitled to his opinion.
A state-of-the-art indoor cricket facility was inaugurated on Friday at Bandra-Kurla Complex at Mumbai Cricket Association Indoor Cricket Academy by BCCI and MCA President Sharad Pawar.
'We are going to write the BCCI president to take a call on Srinivasan's continuing as the president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association despite the apex court's order'
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