On the eve of the first Test between England and South Africa, it has been confirmed that the England skipper Joe Root, who will stand in his first match as skipper, will bat at number four. This means that Gary Ballance will bat at number three on his return to international cricket. Keaton Jennings has […]
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Rameez Raja Asks ICC To Create Test Window, Questions MS Dhoni Grade- A Contract
With the meteoric rise of T20 cricket threatening the popularity of Test cricket, former Pakistan cricketer Rameez Raja has urged International Cricket Council (ICC) to set aside a two-month window solely for Test matches. The popularity of the oldest format of the game has been on steady decline in the last decade or so and […]
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ICC’s Current Distribution Model Will See The Rich Getting Richer And The Poor Getting Poorer: MCC
The MCC World Cricket Committee, an independent committee that frames laws and policies for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to consider, has criticised the governing body’s new revenue-distribution model. The ICC, last month, had announced that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will get $405 million which is $266 million more than second-placed England, […]
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BCCI Keen To Appoint Only Former Players As Team Managers
Just a day after it was learnt that BCCI will appoint the new team manager for the Indian team, it has come to notice that COA will only allow former players to apply for the post of the team manager. The decision has been taken in wake of recent progressions that have taken place in […]
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PCB All Set To Take Compensation Case Against BCCI To ICC
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally decided to take its compensation claim case against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the disputes resolution committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The Indian and Pakistan cricket boards, in 2014, had signed MoUs for six bilateral series to be played between 2015 […]
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Press Release: Star Sports Launches Campaign For Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT)
MUMBAI, July 4, 2017: As the world’s finest table-tennis players battle to be the best in India’s newest franchise-based professional sports league Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), Star Sports has unveiled its campaign for the tournament – ‘See Champions, Be Champions’. The UTT league commences its inaugural season from July 13 to July 30. UTT league promises […]
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Press Release: Star Sports Wins Multiple Honors At Indian Digital Media Awards 2017
Mumbai, July 04, 2017: Star Sports, India’s leading sports broadcaster, won 3 awards at the recently concluded Indian Digital Media Awards 2017 (IDMA), with Kabaddi emerging as a strong performer, off the mat. IDMA recognises and celebrates work in the digital media space, specifically, the internet, mobile, gaming, social media and the blogosphere. Pro Kabaddi Season […]
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Shahryar Khan Invites ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar To Pakistan
Shahryar Khan, Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) outgoing chief, has invited ICC chairman Shashank Manohar to visit Lahore next month. Confirming the news on Monday (July 3), Khan said he had invited the former BCCI president during the ICC meetings in London last month. “Manohar said he will look into the invitation and try to make it. But […]
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Suresh Raina Relives Old Times With Gary Kirsten In The Netherlands
Far from the hustle and bustle of international cricket, India’s out of favour batsman Suresh Raina is spending some quality time in The Netherlands where his wife works. And the 30-year old has been lucky enough to meet some special persons in the European country. Few days after meeting Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the […]
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Bangladesh All Set To Reject BCCI’s Proposal For A Tri-Series
Nazmul Hasan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president, has said that Bangladesh would not be able to accept the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) invitation to play a triangular series featuring New Zealand and the Men in Blue later this year due to its cramped schedule. BCCI had reportedly invited the Tigers to visit India […]