Two spinners and three fast bowlers? Or one spinner and four fast men including Shardul Thakur as bowling allrounder? Who should be wicketkeeper - the specialist KS Bharat or the X-factor player Ishan Kishan?These are among the key questions that have confronted India since they announced their squad...
Rarely before has a group of players faced such a short turnaround from an IPL straight into a Test match in England but that is the challenge facing players from both India and Australia ahead of the World Test Championship final at the Oval with former Australia all-format...
Yash Dayal, the Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat Titans fast bowler, has distanced himself* from a social-media post containing an Islamophobic cartoon, saying both that post and a subsequent apology "weren't done by me".The original Instagram post was removed, but not before screenshots were shared and debated widely on...
The BCCI's media statement, which was released less than four days prior to the team's scheduled departure for Dhaka, didn't mention the reasons for the omission. Among these names, Pandey was the only player who was not awarded a central contract for 2022-23.Ghosh's absence opened the doors for...
The PCB has written a letter to Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and the interior and the foreign ministry to seek an official clearance to travel to India for the ODI World Cup in October-November. The letter seeks advice on whether the Pakistan team is allowed to travel...
Fourteen out of the 15 India players who feature in the World Test Championship (WTC) final were active in the IPL, which coursed through April and May at high intensity. Only two of the Australians - David Warner and Cameron Green - featured in the IPL, while Michael...
In an effort to reignite his India career, Hanuma Vihari is set to play for Madhya Pradesh in the 2023-24 domestic season. The 29-year-old, who has played 16 Tests, will be one of two professionals in the mix, subject to a No Objection Certificate from his current employers,...
Former India bowler Ajit Agarkar is the frontrunner to be the next India men's chairman of selectors after applying to the vacant spot in the selection committee. The BCCI advertised on June 22 for the vacancy that has not been filled since February when the last chairman of...
Amol Muzumdar, Tushar Arothe and Jon Lewis* are among at least five candidates understood to be part of BCCI's shortlist for the position of head coach of the Indian women's team. It couldn't be confirmed if Hrishikesh Kanitkar, the current interim head coach, is part of the shortlist.The...
Sourav Ganguly cannot understand the process behind Ajinkya Rahane getting the Test vice-captaincy after spending nearly 18 months on the sidelines. The former India captain has called for "consistency and continuity" in the selection process.Rahane, 35, was out of favour for one-and-a-half years but was India's best batter...
