The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen a considerable drop in viewership as the tournament’s 2022 edition continues. According to a report by Financial Express, viewership has dropped by 35%. According to India’s Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), IPL 2022’s first week experienced a drop in TV viewership, with the first eight matches’ TVR of … Read more
Arif Malik, the president of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL), and Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan wicketkeeper and Director of Operations, have both expressed interest in inviting Virat Kohli to play in the tournament’s second edition. Latif was recently hired as the KPL’s Director of Cricket Operations, with the goal of raising the league’s standards. … Read more
A significant Grade III hamstring injury has forced Ajinkya Rahane to withdraw from the India tour of England in June and July. The former India captain and vice-captain have already lost his place in the India Test XI, with Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer usurping Cheteshwar Pujara’s places, but the latest loss could keep him … Read more
After a positive Covid case was discovered in the most recent round of testing in IPL, the Delhi Capitals were obliged to remain in isolation once more. A net bowler has tested positive, according to sources within the team and the BCCI. The news broke just hours before the Capitals were set to play Chennai … Read more
BCCI announced on May 3 that the Women’s T20 Challenge, which would feature Trailblazers, Supernovas, and Velocity, will begin on May 23. The round-robin phase’s final two games will be played on May 24 and 26. The round-robin phase’s first and third games will begin at 7.30 PM IST, while the second match will begin … Read more
Following the annual update on Wednesday, 4 May, India has consolidated their place at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings. India now enjoys a five-point advantage over England at the top of the charts, up from one previously. The new rankings take into account all T20I series played since May 2019, with … Read more
Deepak Chahar’s injury issues could be about to get a whole lot worse. He has been ruled out of not only the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022, but also in the near future. He is unlikely to return to action for at least the next three months. The 29-year-old pacer is out for 12 … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja will attend the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Dubai. He is hopeful of positive interaction with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), as per reports. ICC meeting is scheduled to take place from April 7 to 10. Reports said that the officials from … Read more
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said that Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has all the qualities of being a successful leader. Pant has been appointed as the skipper of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals. Capitals will begin their IPL campaign against five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Sunday (Mar 27). Ponting, head coach of … Read more
India’s cricket board is playing to start the women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) from next year onward. “It has to be approved by the (annual general meeting),” Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told reporters on Friday. “We plan to start it by next year hopefully.” The process to launch … Read more
Batsman Suryakumar Yadav and fast bowler Deepak Chahar were on Wednesday ruled out of India’s three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka because of injuries. India, led by new all-format skipper Rohit Sharma, will play the opening Twenty20 international in Lucknow on Thursday followed by two matches in Dharamsala. Yadav, who scored 107 runs to be … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday revised the schedule for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, bringing the Twenty20 internationals forward to precede the two Tests, the country’s cricket board said. The change in itinerary was reportedly at the visitors’ request to simplify their transfer from their current short-format series in Australia, which ends on Sunday. White-ball … Read more
Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has dismissed Ramiz Raja’s proposal for a four-nation T20I Super Series, calling it a “short-term commercial initiative.” During an interview with Reuters, Shah made these comments. He said, “The interests of the chief of cricket bodies across the globe should be … Read more
A full-fledged women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) is expected to begin next year. The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) said that the tournament will be held “soon”. Women’s IPL will be held alongside men’s IPL with three teams, However, many believe that women should have their own separate tournament with more teams. … Read more
Four cricketers and three supporting staff members of the India team have been tested positive for the Covid-19 ahead of the home series with West Indies scheduled to get underway on February 6, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. The tour includes three One Day internationals at Ahemadabad followed by three … Read more
India’s cricket experts called for changes in the team after South Africa’s one-day series whitewash following Virat Kohli’s exit as skipper. India lost their third and final ODI by four runs in Cape Town to end a disappointing tour that also saw the tourists lose the Test series 2-1. Quinton de Kock’s 124 set up … Read more
Virat Kohli was compelled to step down as captain of the Indian team, according to former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Kohli declared last year that he would step down as India’s T20I captain following the conclusion of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. He was then relieved of his ODI captaincy … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s domestic Ranji Trophy has been postponed after a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, the country’s cricket board said in a statement. The first-class competition — named for Maharaja Ranjitsinhji, an Indian prince who played for England in the 1890s — was scheduled to start this month. But the long-format tournament and February’s Twenty20 women’s league … Read more
KOLKATA: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid, a senior doctor said Tuesday. Ganguly, who underwent minor heart surgery in January, was admitted on Monday suffering from a mild fever, a senior doctor of the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata said. “His condition is stable. There is no cause … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday, announced a 17-member squad for the Under-19 World Cup 2022, and batter Yash Dhull has been appointed as the captain of the side. The tournament is set to be held in West Indies from 14th January to 5th February. Andhra’s SK Rasheed … Read more
NEW DELHI: India batsman Rohit Sharma has been ruled of the three Tests in South Africa due to a hamstring injury he suffered while training, the country’s cricket board said on Monday. Rohit, who has replaced Virat Kohli as the national limited-overs skipper, was earlier named vice-captain of the Test squad scheduled to begin the series on … Read more
India’s new captain Rohit Sharma hopes to win a world title for India, an achievement that eluded his sacked predecessor Virat Kohli. During Kohli’s five-year tenure India rose in ODI, T20 and Test rankings but missed out on securing a single international tournament. India last won the Champions Trophy in 2013, but failed to make … Read more
NEW DELHI, Dec 4, 2021 (AFP) – India’s cricket board on Saturday delayed the national side’s South Africa tour over the heavily mutated Omicron strain of Covid-19, it said in a statement. Omicron was first discovered in South Africa and has led to global panic, uncertainty and fresh travel curbs in the last few days, raising … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Dubai Cricket Council (DCC) Abdul Rahman Falaknaz, believes UAE could be the perfect neutral venue for Pakistan-India to hold the bilateral duels saying the game of Cricket brings people together. After hosting the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and then the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup, DCC has expressed … Read more
ICC announced the roadmap for its upcoming mega-events from 2024 to 2031. for the first time in three decades, Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy (CT) 2025. Days after the announcement, the Indian government is concerned about their participation in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Anurag Thakur, sports minister Indian and former BCCI president, said … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma has been named the new captain of India’s T20 side, replacing Virat Kohli, the cricket board said Tuesday after the side were dumped out of the World Cup. The Board of Cricket Control of India tweeted that the 34-year-old opening batsman was “named the T20I Captain for India” as it announced the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indian legend Kapil Dev accused the country’s cricket players of prioritising the cash-rich Indian Premier League over national duty, after the pre-tournament favourites were dumped out of the T20 World Cup. “When the players prefer to play IPL over playing for the country, what can we say? I believe that every player should feel proud … Read more
Sania Mirza was seen in the stadium cheering for husband Shoaib Malik, who smashed a sensational 54 off just 18 balls. Malik smashed a whirlwind fifty to keep Pakistan unbeaten in the Super 12 stage of the tournament. Malik’s half-century was the fastest ever by a Pakistani batsman in T20I cricket. This was the joint-fastest … Read more
