Pakistan are scheduled to host the Champions Trophy next year. This is the first ICC event they will be hosting since 1996 ODI World Cup. Pakistan are also the defending champions having won the previous edition played back in 2017 in England.
Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals suffered their first defeat of the ongoing season on Wednesday as Gujarat Titans defeated them by three wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in a last-ball thriller.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was keen on picking the brains of team owners at the meeting ahead of the mega auction next year. Reportedly, the main agenda of the meeting was around the number of retentions with many being in favour of reinstating RTM option.
Champions League was last played in 2014 after starting in 2009. But the idea was dumped later due to low response from the fans. Cricket Victoria CEO Nick Cummins confirmed that the conversations are taking place between India, England and Australia cricket boards.
Lack of ODI matches might turn out to be an issue for India ahead of Champions Trophy next year. The tournament is set to be played in Pakistan while India's stance on the matter is still unknown. However, lack of proper match preparation might create concerns in the Indian camp.
Mumbai won their record 42nd Ranji Trophy title this season as they defeated Vidarbha by 169 runs. The announcement from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is set to encourage the senior men's team.
Ishan Kishan was one of the biggest cricketers who didn't feature in a single Ranji Trophy game for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy 2024 season despite not playing for India.
Both Dhruv Jurel and Sarafaraz Khan made successful international debuts during India's five-match Test series against England and played three matches to fulfil BCCI's criteria to earn an annual central contract.
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is set to return to competitive cricket after a gap of 14 months since the nasty car accident he was involved on December 30, 2022. Pant has recovered from the injury and the surgeries and is set to continue as the captain of Delhi Capitals.
Prasidh Krishna didn't play in IPL 2023 due to injury and is set to miss the upcoming season as well. The Royals had retained him for this edition despite his injury but they will have to look for replacement now.
"This is an ICC event and Pakistan went last year to India for the World Cup. Chairman Naqvi will try to convince the ICC and BCCI that they need to confirm that India will be coming to Pakistan as early as possible as it will help promote the CT for them," a PCB source told PTI.
Team India captain Rohit Sharma has hailed the BCCI's move to introduce the 'Test cricket incentive scheme' in order to promote and encourage the longest format of the game amongst youngsters and those wanting to play for the country in the future. The announcement came after India's 4-1 series win.
The BCCI excluded seven cricketers, including Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, from their annual central contracts to the men's senior team, recommending 'all athletes give precedence to participating in domestic cricket' when not playing for the national team.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced its latest list of centrally contracted players on February 28. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer who were a part of the list earlier have been left out of it.
The BCCI pulled up Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan rather decisively as the board left both of them out of the Indian men's team's annual central contracts list. 30 players were handed central contracts for 2023-24 across four categories with 11 new players getting it for the first time.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced revised central contracts for the men's senior team on Wednesday, promoting KL Rahul and Shubman Gill from Grade B to A. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja remain in the A+ contract category.
The Indian Board is considering bringing in a pay structure where the players who will play all the Test series in a year will be granted additional bonus apart from their annual retainer contract. The decision will be due to centrally-contracted players' absence from domestic cricket.
Executive Director of Australia's Lowy Institute, Michael Fullilove, said that UNSC membership can be based on ICC Test rankings. EAM Jaishankar gave a witty response to the dignitary at the Raisina Dialogue 2024.
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