The Indian cricket team continue to witness a downfall since the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as the head coach. India lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka, suffered an embarrassing 0-3 Test series loss to New Zealand and are on the verge of WTC final race elimination under Gambhir's reign.
The ICC confirmed a hybrid model for the Men's Champions Trophy 2025 after the PCB agreed to host India games at a neutral venue. In return, Pakistan will play their ICC tournament games hosted by India at a neutral venue till 2027.
India's modern-day spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket at the end of the Gabba Test. Soon after his announcement, several former and current Indian cricketers took to X to wish the off-spinner to reminisce playing days with him.
The Pakistan Cricket Board have reportedly retained full hosting rights for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 but will not be compensated for agreeing to a hybrid model. However, the ICC has promised Pakistan a Women's tournament after 2027.
The impasse over the Champions Trophy continues to stay as there is still no confirmation about the hosting of the tournament. Pakistan are the official hosts while India are not travelling there due to security issues and want to play their set to matches at the other venue.
Devajit Saika acted as a joint-secretary in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He has now been appointed as the acting secretary of the Board following Jay Shah's departure from BCCI.
Jay Shah officially took over the duties as the ICC Chairman from December 1. For the same reason, he had to be relieved from his other roles as he has stepped down as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). His replacement as the BCCI Secretary is yet to be announced as well.
The Pakistan Cricket Board had reportedly asked the ICC to implement the hybrid model for all of its global tournaments in India after the world cricket body pushed for the hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
"Cricket should win, that's most important but with respect for all. We are going to do what's best for cricket. Whichever formula we go for, it would be on equal terms," PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi told reporters after the virtual meeting with the ICC on Saturday.
India made some big changes to their ODI jersey ahead of the senior women's team tour of Australia on Friday. Manufactured by Adidas, the new jersey has a tri-colour added to the shoulder straps.
Devdutt Padikkal was slotted in at No 3 as the left-handed made his Test comeback after being added as cover to the squad with no Rohit Sharma for the first game in Perth against Australia. After the toss, the BCCI provided an update on Shubman Gill, who missed the game after copping a blow on hand.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is under tremendous pressure to accept a hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after the Board of Control for Cricket India informed the ICC their decision to not travel to Pakistan.
The drama surrounding the ICC Champions Trophy is not ending. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had stated that the trophy would be visiting destinations like Skardu, Hunza and Muzaffarabad. However, ICC has refused Pakistan from taking it to conflicted PoK cities.
Pakistan are scheduled to host the Champions Trophy next year from February 19 to March 9. But India's refusal to travel has put their hosting rights into jeopardy. Meanwhile, the ICC has sent the Champions Trophy silverware to Pakistan for an official Trophy tour.
Pakistan are the current ICC Champions Trophy holders, having won it in 2017 after beating India at The Oval in the final by 180 runs. Sarfaraz Ahmed was the captain of Pakistan.
“Unless the PCB decides to pull out of hosting the Champions Trophy the current plan is to hold India’s matches in UAE and the final in Dubai. The Indian Cricket Board has told the ICC that a Hybrid Model is acceptable to them only if the final is held in Dubai," the PCB source told PTI.
The off-field battle between India and Pakistan has begun ahead of the Champions Trophy with BCCI making it clear that the team India will not tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025. The PCB is now seeking its government's advice over the matter.
All 10 teams announced their list of retained players on October 31 and are now set for the much-anticipated mega auction. After looking for multiple options, BCCI seems to have settled down on Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to host the mega auction.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is sending a strong team for the upcoming five-match series against Australia. While most of the core remains intact, the Indian Board has given opportunities to a few players for the first time in Test cricket.
Suryakumar Yadav will be leading India in the four-match series against South Africa. The BCCI has named a 15-member squad for the series that gets underway from November 8.
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