The ICC is considering expanding the World Test Championship to include Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and Ireland, with a proposal to be presented to the Board of Directors.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has returned to Australia for a final scan on his injured back to gain clearance for the second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is expected to rejoin the squad on April 17 if cleared.
ESPN had paid Rs $ 1.1 billion for broadcaster rights in 2006 for the telecast rights till 2015.
Inderjit Singh Bindra served as the BCCI president from 1993 to 1996, and was also the president of the Punjab Cricket Association from 1978 to 2014
As he is laid to rest, Indian cricket bids farewell to one of its greatest administrators -- a visionary who understood that breaking monopolies and building stadiums were about the same thing: Giving millions of cricket-loving Indians the infrastructure worthy of their passion.
Siraj, who bowled 185.3 overs in five Tests, ended with 23 wickets and his nine-for in the final Test at the Oval earned India a memorable series levelling six-run win over England.
Adding another layer of controversy to an already strained India-Pakistan cricket ties, a fan wearing a Pakistan cricket jersey was reportedly asked to cover it up by security officials during the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester.
England's 22-run victory against India at Lord's was a shining example of the team's ability to break free from their one-dimensional aggressive brand of cricket and adapt as per the need of the hour, pacer Brydon Carse said ahead of fourth Test starting in Manchester on Wednesday.
'You can imagine for India what Shuks means not just to the billions of people in India but the entire Indian diaspora around the world.'
'And there are very clear indicators of what fans want. There is enough data to suggest what direction the game is going in.'
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Irked by the Cabinet decision which asked television channels to share the cricket rights with Prasar Bharati, private sports broadcasting major ESPN Star Sports
'I think Bumrah is that good... he's so much better than the other bowlers they had in the team.'
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes Rohit Sharma has earned the right to walk away from Test cricket on his own terms.
Litton Das believes that facing the red 'SG Test' in India would present an entirely different and more difficult test for the team.
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) plans for a high-profile event in Lahore next week to unveil the 2025 Champions Trophy schedule have been derailed.
P V Sindhu won the ESPN's 'Female Sportsperson of the Year' award while young shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the honour in the male category.
'I just wanted to...bring attention to what's happening in Manipur...to urge everyone in India and Manipur to embrace peace and avoid conflicts.'
India will start their T20 World Cup campaign on June 5 against Ireland at the newly constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Taskin was dropped from T20 WC match against India after missing team bus, pacer denies
The public broadcaster accused ESPN-Star Sports of misuse of cricket footage in the ongoing Indian-Pakistan series.
Michael Clarke expressed that if star India batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli fail to perform during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, they could retire
The Kerala high court on Wednesday permitted Doordarshan to telecast the India-Bangladesh ODI series.
It could deprive viewers the action in the India-Bangladesh and Pakistan-Australia series.
The broadcaster had already signed up with cable operators, including Incable and Siticable and DTH service providers Tata Sky and Dish TV.
The two sports broadcasters are hoping to win the telecast rights for the Asia Cup and and international matches played in India.
The Bombay high court said the highest bidder would be granted the rights to broadcast national and international cricket matches played in India between October 2004 and September 2008.
Zee Network were the highest bidder but did not qualify since they did not have prior experience of broadcasting live matches.
The Bombay high court said if the conditions of BCCI's tender are strictly adhered to then both are ineligible to bag the telecast rights.
ESPN-Star Sports is willing to match Zee Telelfilms' bid of $260 million for the rights to telecast cricket matches conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the country for the next four years.
Managing Director Rik Dovey said ESPN-Star Sports were not give any opportunity for discussion, further clarification or to alter their bid.
Star Cricket will be the second 'only-cricket' channel after Neo Sports from Nimbus Communications, the company that has television rights for all the first-class cricket being played in the country.
Last month, Manu Sawhney took charge as executive vice president, programming and marketing, ESPN-Star Sports.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is recommending the cancellation of sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports' downlinking licence for non-compliance with the DTH platform's pricing formula.TRAI's proposed action follows its direction and a show cause notice to ESPN Software India in the last two months asking it to fall in line with its DTH pricing formula.
Australian and RCB all-rounder Glenn Maxwell expressed that his franchise cricket teammate and Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli is the "most clutch player" he has played against.
We are left with no other option but to resort to the law ' Rik Dovey, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, Asia, said.
The bid includes a commitment by ESPN Star Sports to spend $75 million to market the tournament, which is the international version of the popular Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.
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