This bilateral series played a crucial role for these emerging players
Has any cricketing legend asked the all-powerful BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah how selections are taking place without a chief selector in place for the last four months? Who takes all the important decisions at selection meetings?, asks Harish Kotian.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians claimed their fifth Indian Premier League title after romping to a five-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in Tuesday's final in Dubai.
Alex Carey was eagerly waiting to share the Delhi Capitals dugout alongside the great Ricky Ponting but the Australian wicketkeeper now feels he is unlikely to get the opportunity this year with the IPL indefinitely postponed. Carey, who was scheduled to make his IPL debut with the Ponting-coached Delhi outfit, said only time will tell whether the T20 World Cup and the IPL can happen this year with coronavirus wreaking havoc across the globe.
Suresh Raina said that he cannot wait to be back on the field and is looking forward to the upcoming IPL with the CSK family.
The T20 World Cup is expected to be postponed due to the challenges of hosting 16 international teams amid the pandemic, and the Indian board hopes to use that window for the IPL.
Lord's, Oval, Edgbaston and Emirates Old Trafford are understood to be part of the group who wrote to the ECB expressing their interest.
Jofra Archer has aggravated his troublesome right elbow and Morgan said he's not sure of his participation in the ODI series
The IPL is likely to start in the second week of April and its knockout matches may stretch till early June, potentially clashing with New Zealand's first Test in England
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said he wants to help Tripura to flourish in cricket, besides promoting the state's tourism sector as its brand ambassador.
While there were speculations that IPL will start from September 26, the BCCI decided to advance it by a week in order to ensure that the Indian team's tour of Australia is not jeopardised.
In a statement by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, 'the move was made considering the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October this year'.
Australia pacer Pat Cummins believes that players tend to learn a lot from playing the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Among the 11-point agenda, is a discussion on domestic cricket season, which is likely to be a curtailed one considering the rapidly rising COVID-19 case load in the country.
The Bombay High Court will hear, on Thursday, the PIL seeking direction to Board of Control for Cricket in India to cancel or postpone IPL 2021 due to the current COVID-19 situation in the country.
Both the new teams Gujarat Titans and the Lucknow Super Giants play their first match, against each other, at the Wankhede on March 28.
Kane Williamson is due to leave, on Thursday, to link up with the Hyderabad Sunrisers in the United Arab Emirates, which is hosting the tournament this year due to the growing number of infections in India.
Wadia wants to know from the BCCI that why his team's base in Mohali has not been picked among the potential venues for the 2021 edition despite a low COVID-19 caseload.
First phase from Feb 10, knockouts from May 30.
Rohit Sharma has taken a break after the World Test Championship final and hectic IPL 2023.
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Bombay high court stating that IPL matches must be shifted out of Maharashtra owing to the acute shortage of water in the state. Advocate Ankita Verma, Partner, DM Legal Associates, advocates for the petitioners, tells Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf how hosting the IPL in Maharashtra is tantamount to wasting huge amounts of water.
Earlier this month, the BCCI had decided to postpone the IPL to April 15, 2020, as a precautionary measure. But on Monday the Board said that no final decision has been taken on the fate of this year's IPL yet even as the country is under a 21-day COVID-19 lockdown.
Australian Peter Handscomb will replace Rahane. Handscomb has extended his stay with the Foxes to feature in next month's Metro Bank One Day Cup.
Bumrah, Shami to be rotated during home Tests vs England
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".
India's sports minister on Sunday said any decision to allow the Indian Premier League to go ahead this year would be taken by the government, not the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and would be based on how well the country has contained the novel coronavirus. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the IPL would go ahead only if there is no risk to public health.
The series starts with the first T20I in Mohali on Thursday, and Afghanistan will look to take inspiration from their impressive outing in the ODI World Cup in October-November last year to prepare in earnest for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Chennai Super Kings' IPL-winning head coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday joined the New Zealand camp for a short stint to help the Kiwis prepare themselves for the T20 World Cup.
My criticism for BCCI was about ticketing, scheduling and not against any individual: Prasad
The Indian team were rewarded with a bonus as the BCCI announced the launch of the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme'.
BCCI wants to hold the IPL in the October window after the tournament was postponed indefinitely earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CSK bowling coach L Balaji's positive test inside bubble puts Delhi IPL games in fix.
The UAE has little over 6000 active cases of COVID-19 and the overall situation around the pandemic is under control.
'Obviously everyone is still really keen for it to go ahead, but the priority is to minimise risk of (the virus) spreading.'
The BCCI should consider postponing the IPL, says Kings XI Punjab's owner Ness Wadia even as BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says 'status quo remains'.
Australia head coach Justin Langer on Wednesday hinted that the Indian Premier League could be responsible for the large number of injuries suffered by India in the ongoing four-match Test series.
Mithali, Poonam welcome Ganguly's announcement.
One of the important issues expected to be discussed is the scheduling of domestic Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship, including its inter zonal phase which is in progress in Cuttack.
The BCCI insisted that the event will continue and it wouldn't come in the way of those wanting to leave.
The third and final T20 International between India and Ireland here on Wednesday was washed out without a ball being bowled.
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