A day after India announced their squad for the all-important tour of South Africa, former spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday questioned Yuzvendra Chahal's selection for the tour, and said that they gave him a "lollypop to suck on."
BCCI to lock in broadcast deal by August-end before series against Australia; Afghanistan ODIs moved to January
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI)'s working committee will meet, in Kolkata, on Saturday, apparently to discuss issues related to the Indian Premier League and the India-England series.
Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene, a member of the ICC's Cricket Committee, said going forward the third umpire should intervene in case the on-field officials get above-waist no-balls wrong in the course of a match.
Pakistan's sacked and retired captain Shahid Afridi on Thursday refused to apologise for his alleged violation of the PCB's Code of Conduct, but said he is ready to accept any verdict of the disciplinary committee.
Quoting Greek philosopher Socrates, Justice Bopanna emphasised that there are four qualities that are expected of a judge -- to hear courteously, to consider soberly, to answer wisely and to decide impartially.
The BCCI on Tuesday announced India's international fixtures at home for the upcoming season. Team India's home assignment will get underway with India hosting Australia in September.
The BCCI top brass will be hoping to convince Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in T20 Internationals despite his reluctance.
Should international cricket 'toss away' the toss to ensure an even playing field?
Edulji, who was accused of bias by ODI captain Mithali Raj following a bitter fallout with Powar, said Rangaswamy has backed her in an email that was sent to the COA as well as BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary.
The Committee of Administrators (COA) on Saturday said the finance committee, which is currently headed by Jyotiraditya Scindia, will cease to exist once the new constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is adopted.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was retained as member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Technical Committee, headed by Sunil Gavaskar, at the Board's 80th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai on Thursday. The panel includes former Test umpire V K Ramaswamy and ex-India opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who was retained as the head of the senior selection committee for the 2009-10 season.
They took the centre-stage in the showpiece, showed the world what they are made of and walked away from the global meet with honour and distinction.
The BCCI Working Committee will meet in Delhi on July 16 to discuss and ratify the recommendations made by the technical committee for an overhaul of domestic cricket.
The Indian cricket team's chief selector Ajit Agarkar lauded the 28-year-old chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav and said that he will be one of the trump cards for the Men in Blue in the ODI WC.
'The IPL should form the selection basis for the T20 team and at the most the ODI team.'
An outdated batting approach, dismal performance of the spinners, lack of back-up options and selection blunders have led to another early World Cup exit for the forever unpredictable Pakistan unit.
The central contracts stand-off between Pakistan Cricket Board and top national players ended on Wednesday.
Former cricketer Bishen Singh Bedi, on Monday, said that all things nasty in cricket administration over the last few decades were by "design" and the reforms suggested by the Lodha committee should have been brought in 50 years ago.
The BCCI urged the fans and media to refrain from speculating about the reason for his forced break. The five-match series begins in Hyderabad on January 25.
Rajasthan Royals players Ajit Chandila and Siddharth Trivedi, accused in the IPL 6 spot-fixing and betting scandal, appeared before the Justice Mudgal Probe Committee on Thursday.
Led by Quinton de Kock, South Africa's 44 cricketers, who are part of a men's high performance squad, have returned to training amid the COVID-19 pandemic after getting approval from the country's sports ministry. South Africa has reported more than 1,38,000 COVID-19 cases with over 2,400 deaths.
BCCI denied the claims that BCCI has agreed to Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) hybrid model for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023, said sources.
Afghanistan cricketer Usman Ghani has decided to put a pause on his international career following his exclusion from Afghanistan's international squad.
India's newest batting star Sarfaraz Khan and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel were inducted into Group C of BCCI's central contract with an annual retainership fee of Rs 1 crore, having fulfilled the criteria of playing three Tests in a current season.
Zimbabwe's cricketers are willing to 'play for free' to keep the game alive in the country, expressing their desperation to compete in the upcoming World Twenty20 Qualifiers.
Yorkshire should be fined 500,000 pounds ($636,600) and have points deducted over their handling of racism allegations made by former player Azeem Rafiq, the ECB told a hearing.
Pakistan team's current media manager Umar Farooq Kalson and board's GM (International Cricket) Adnan Ali are under scanner after pictures and video footages emerged of the duo visiting a Colombo casino.
Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel complex to be venue, says Amit Shah
The BCCI working committee will meet in New Delhi on Monday to discuss and ratify the technical committee's recommendations for overhauling domestic cricket.
In a serious turn of events, a Senate Committee recommended President Asif Ali Zardari to remove Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt from his post after finding him guilty in two privilege motions.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag on Monday said he resigned from the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association's cricket committee keeping the body's interests in mind.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, India skipper Virat Kohli have also opposed the idea of four-day Tests.
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar and Dilip Vengsarkar are among 39 international players eligible to vote in the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on October 4.
'Two things that keep us close are friendship and food.'
The integrity committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board has exonerated former captain Shoaib Malik of "any questionable source or activity" vis-a-vis his earnings, paving the way for his inclusion in the national team.
Issues like the telecast rights of cricket matches in the country for the next three years and the contract system of payments for cricketers will be taken up.
PCB unhappy with ACC President Jay Shah revealing Asia Cup schedule before official ceremony.
Member boards from England and Australia are open to the idea while BCCI boss Sourav Ganguly has said that 'it is too early' to talk about it.
BCCI has summoned 20 potential all-rounders for a near three-week camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
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