Ajay Ratra appointed member of Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee
Cricket | Sep 03, 2024, 07:58 PM ISTAjay Ratra has been named as a new member of the Ajit Agarkar-led men's selection committee. Ratra replaces Salil Ankola in the post.
Ajay Ratra has been named as a new member of the Ajit Agarkar-led men's selection committee. Ratra replaces Salil Ankola in the post.
Jay Shah was elected unopposed as ICC Chairman and the world body confirmed the same on Tuesday. Shah will take over the top post from Greg Barclay on December 1 and will also be the youngest ICC Chairman at 35.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup and Smriti Mandhana will assist her as vice-captain. India will begin their campaign against White Ferns.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has announced that the player of the match and player of the tournament award winners will be receiving prize money in the women's and junior competitions. The secretary posted a statement on social media platform X.
Due to protests against the previous government and security concerns in Bangladesh, the ICC is reportedly considering moving the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. The ICC first approached India but the BCCI firmly rejected the offer.
"We have heard everyone out and the decision rests on BCCI. We must take the majority view on it. But the minority view is also important. The teams that are settled do not want a mega-action but the unsettled team want one," Jay Shah said.
The ICC had announced the fixtures for the upcoming Women's T20 World on May 5. The tournament is going to witness the participation of 10 teams who will be divided equally into two groups of five each.
India are set to host Bangladesh, New Zealand and England in the International home season 2024-25. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has issued a revised schedule for the home season, with changes to the series against Bangladesh and England.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking to ensure that the Indian women's cricket team gets the ideal preparation in the lead-up to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024.
Team India players are enjoying a break from the sport now after a hectic season. Even though most of the players were rested after winning the T20 World Cup, they returned to play in the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka away from home.
"The new NCA will feature three world-class playing grounds, 45 practice pitches, indoor cricket pitches, Olympic-size swimming pool and state-of-the-art training, recovery and sports science facilities," BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said.
Various surveys have found that the age of initiation for tobacco consumption in India is as low as seven years, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Atul Goel, said in a letter to BCCI and SAI.
"My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr Aunshuman Gaekwad. Heartbreaking for the entire cricket fraternity. May his soul rest in peace," the BCCI general secretary Jay Shah confirmed Anshuman Gaekwad's demise.
Preceding the respective global events, the T20 World Cup in 2026 and the ODI World Cup in 2027, the 2025 Asia Cup will take place in the T20 format and the 2027 edition will happen in the 50-over format. India won the last ODI Asia Cup in 2023 and Sri Lanka won the T20 one in 2022.
Mega auction is set to take place ahead of next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and the BCCI is in touch with franchise owners for the same. There are different opinions on the number of retentions and usage of RTM card and a final decision is expected in next meeting.
Byju's and BCCI entered into a sponsorship agreement in 2019 through which the Edtech company got exclusive rights to display its trademark on the kit of the Indian cricket team, however, it failed to pay the sponsorship after June 2022.
Rinku Singh has so far played for India only in white-ball cricket featuring in 20 T20Is and two ODIs. He has excelled in the shortest format as a finisher striking at 176.27 and averaging 83.2 in 15 innings while remaining not out 10 times.
A Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) source recently stated that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) now wants the BCCI to give written proof of the government's denial on the same matter.
India's 1983 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev had urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to step in and provide financial aid to his former Team India teammate Anshuman Gaekwad.
Team India landed in Delhi to heroes welcome as they were greeted by thousands of fans at the airport. The T20 World Cup winning team also met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in the national capital where the latter also received India's jersey with NaMo written on its back.
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