Tue, 21-Oct-2025

IPL can be have 140 matches a year, split into half: Aakash Chopra

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) press and transmission rights for the next five-year cycle will be auctioned in June, with the property’s value anticipated to surge. Could the IPL grow even bigger with more matches and matchdays? It’s not out of the question. However, this means that the international calendar may become more limited. So … Read more

Mushfiqur Rahim to miss WI tour for Hajj pilgrimage

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Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the upcoming tour to West Indies, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The right-hand batsman will likely travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj as this year’s pilgrimage will be in July. “He informed us before the Sri Lanka series that he wants to perform Hajj this year,” Jalal … Read more

Afghanistan women cricket’s future to be decided in ICC meeting

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With the power in the hands of the Taliban now, the future of women’s cricket in Afghanistan is in the dark as the issue will be disclosed in the ICC meeting on April 10. The rising turmoil also threatened the careers of the national men’s cricket team as there was a debate over whether their … Read more

CA confirms Pakistan tour, Cummins hoping to lead full-strength side

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Pakistan fans are excited and looking forward to the historic tour of Australia after 24 long years, where they will be playing three Tests, as many ODIs and a T20I. Since the time when the tour was announced, there were speculations regarding who will join the Australian squad and who will not. However, Test captain … Read more

Indian spinner Ashwin considered retirement over injuries

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NEW DELHI: India’s third-highest Test wicket-taker Ravichandran Ashwin says that he nearly quit several times between 2018 and 2020 due to injury and because he did not “feel backed”. “I contemplated retirement for a lot of reasons,” the star spinner told ESPN Cricinfo. “I felt like people were not sensitive enough to my injuries. I felt like … Read more