Oppo and the BCCI had signed a five-year team sponsorship deal worth Rs 1,079 crore which was announced by the Board on March 7 with the contract commencing on April 1.
At the start of the year, not many would have imagined Yashasvi Jaiswal rising up the ranks so rapidly.
'The IPL should form the selection basis for the T20 team and at the most the ODI team.'
India captain Virat Kohli had also made it clear that he and the team will be happy if Shastri was retained.
The ICC Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU)'s co-ordinator of investigations Steve Richardson on Thursday reached Pune to probe the alleged pitch-fixing controversy, involving ousted curator Pandurang Salgaonkar.
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga believes Chris Gayle should continue to play for the West Indies in the T20 format.
'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next few years, you are gonna see a lot of really good fast bowlers coming out from the MRF Pace Foundation again.'
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga is proud of his Indian heritage and has started to trace his family's roots in the country.
'England were going great guns when Kapil threw the ball to Jimmy and then to me.'
Chris Gayle is having a ball in IPL-11.
Batting great Gundappa Viswanath recalls his memories of Salim Durani.
'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.' 'He always stuck to his natural game, he never moved away from that.'
Young Jammu and Kashmir opener Shubham Khajuria hits maiden hundred to put the team from the flood-ravaged Valley in control of their opening Ranji Trophy match against 40-time Mumbai. Harish Kotian reports.
'In India, political parties want to portray their leaders as cinematic heroes critical of their opponents.' 'This is where memes come into play.'
Bengaluru curator says a sporting, Test match pitch being prepared
Does India need two spinners for the Nagpur Test?
Chinnaswamy pitch expected to be batting-friendly
Should the right-hander be drafted into the Indian team for the second Test in place of Abhinav Mukund?
The naming of India's new coach deferred with the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Cricket Advisory Committee announcing on Monday that the decision will take place on a future date after discussions with captain Virat Kohli.
India should bring back Cheteshwar Pujara, Harish Kotian tells Messrs Kohli and Shastri.
Niranjan Shah suggests that the BCCI not rush to take a decision and wait for a couple of months to see how the COVID-19 situation develops before taking a call on IPL 2021.
The Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) Chairman Vinod Rai on Wednesday defended the Board of Control for Cricket in India's anti-corruption unit, saying a three-member team can't be everywhere, after the board suspended MCA curator Pandurang Salgaoncar for allegedly claiming that he could tamper with the pitch ahead of the India-New Zealand ODI.
Since the batting icon has expressed his desire to play his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month in front of his home crowd it is most likely that the BCCI will oblige.
'One of the biggest things I've learned over the years is adaptability. Playing with different partners teaches you that.'
'I was not able to watch that 19th over bowled by Arshdeep.' 'My son and daughter were watching the match and my eyes were closed.' 'When they used to shout 'Dot ball', I used to open my eyes, that is how I saw that Arshdeep over.'
'My bench mate at school was Shashi Kapoor and we were together from KG right up to the 10th standard.'
From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the 24-year-old fast bowler's path to representing domestic giants Mumbai was anything but easy.
'We need to respect our players. Our players are as good as anybody.'
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.
With a fit again Rohit Sharma back to lead the side, Mumbai Indians are setting their eyes on another IPL title.
'Day before yesterday I had spoken to him, asking him to come on my YouTube channel.' 'He had said, 'Anytime for you Kiri bhai'.'
'The two of us got together and we put on a partnership of more than 300, it was amazing.'
Olympic bronze medallist M C Mary Kom has resumed training in Bengaluru post her eight-month long family break from the boxing ring after winning the gold medal in last year's Asian Games.
Or should they include a fast bowler for the Eden Gardens Test against Sri Lanka?
Will the struggling Manish Pandey make way for Dinesh Karthik?
Even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was defeated in the Karnataka assembly elections, the party retained its traditional stronghold in the coastal region by securing victories in 11 of the 13 constituencies in the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi.
Was the losing semi-final the last time we will see Mahendra Singh Dhoni play for India?
India will field a second-string tennis contingent in this month's Asian Games after allowing frontline players, including Leander Paes and Sania Mirza, to play on the professional tours instead to revive their rankings.
'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.'
A look at how Delhi Capitals can upset Mumbai Indians in Thursday's first qualifier match.
