A Pakistani media baron, the 45-year-old is the 37th full-time chairman of the PCB.
Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has successfully completed his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy following a back injury and will join India's squad ahead of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia, beginning New Delhi on Friday.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will need more time to recover from his hamstring injury and along with pacer Mohammed Shami could miss the remainder of the five-match Test series against England.
Shikhar Dhawan caught up with Delhi and India team-mate Rishabh Pant at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Babri has in the past also worked with some players helping them understand how to handle pressure situations and get through bad performances and personal issues.
Mohammed Shami said his prime focus is to achieve optimum fitness keeping in mind the upcoming five-match Test series against England.
The promotion to No 4 has proved to be a turning point for Riyan Parag.
The two players have reported to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli has hardly ever set foot at the Bengaluru-based National Cricket Academy for any fitness-related rehabilitation work, said Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who wants aspiring cricketers to follow the ace batter's exemplary work-ethic.
K L Rahul has been ruled out of after failing to recover from injury to his right quadriceps
V V S Laxman hasn't applied for the post which will be both physically and mentally a taxing for next three and half years.
'An inspiration to so many people across the country. Thanks for everything you have done for Indian cricket.'
Sachin Tendulkar said playing in the Ranji Trophy provides national players an opportunity to go back to basics.
Hardik Pandya injured his left ankle during the match against Bangladesh in Pune.
K L Rahul, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, provided fans with an update on his recovery.
K L Rahul is back in action in the cricket nets, as seen in a video posted on his Instagram account.
Hardik likely to return for Afghanistan T20Is next month and Dravid's contract to be discussed after South Africa tour, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told media on Saturday.
Achieving a staggering time trial score of 17.2 on the Yo-Yo test, the star batter instantly garnered attention.
Wicketkeeper-batter K L Rahul will miss India's first two matches of the upcoming Asia Cup after failing to recover fully from a niggle.
Rahul Dravid's two-year contract ended after the World Cup and he is unlikely to seek an extension or accept one if offered by the BCCI.
'I was travelling with Ricky a lot during the Ashes, and he was texting Rishabh, and Rishabh was in the gym, and he was getting updates.'
Jasprit Bumrah, who has been out of action since September last year, could finally make a comeback to the Indian team next month.
Meanwhile, the sports ministry has asked the PCB not to offer a long-term contract to its incumbent director of cricket Mohammad Hafeez yet, who came into the role after the 50-overs World Cup last year.
Patidar, who was one of the top performers for RCB last season, is currently undergoing rehab at the NCA
He captioned the post with, 'Starting to feel like me again'.
As he travels on the long road to recovery from a horrific car crash in December, Rishabh Pant startled fans with his latest update on Instagram.
'Rishabh is very confident that he's going to be right to play.'
Keeping in mind the recent spate of injuries among Indian cricketers, the BCCI has decided to ask its state units to appoint their own strength and conditioning coaches.
"Happy NO MORE CRUTCHES Day!" Pant captioned the post along with the video.
Khurrum Shahzad was one of the few success stories for Pakistan in the first Test against Australia in Perth.
Ravindra Jadeja and wife Rivaba visited the Ashapura temple in Mata no Madh village in Gujarat's Kutch district.
India's centrally contracted players will have to play domestic red-ball cricket: Jay Shah
Commenting on the post, Ishan Kishan jokingly asked, 'Why is Mr. Rajni doing so extra?'
'The boys who are part of the Under-16 high performance camp at NCA Bangalore had the opportunity to interact with Rishabh Pant on cricket, life, hard work and much much more. It was very generous of @RishabhPant17 to spare time for interacting with these young boys.'
India will be sending a second string squad for the T20I series in Ireland but a fit-again pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is expected to be tested during the three matches in Malahide.
Rishabh Pant reveals he feared leg amputation after life-threatening car crash
'I (had) never read a book in my life and I started doing that as well. Getting up in the morning, spending a good quality time at the rehab centre and focusing on everything, connecting myself, my brain and my body with the rehab and it helped me really well to recover a little faster.'
Ravi Shastri believes that K L Rahul's inclusion for the Asia Cup could be 'asking a little too much' of the wicketkeeper-batter.
Ponting said Pant had done a mountain of work to try and return to the cricketing scene and the recent hitouts at the NCA should keep him in good stead for Delhi's opening match of the IPL against the Punjab Kings in Mohali on March 23.
Having been a pillar of support for Afghanistan cricket for close to a decade now, the BCCI is set to extend infrastructure and exposure-related assistance to Nepal's talented players with the aim to maintain a robust cricketing eco-system in the South Asian region.
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