India World Cup squad to be announced on April 15
India’s World Cup squad will be picked in Mumbai on April 15. The meeting is likely to be attended by Virat Kohli, with the India captain scheduled to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore…
ISPR DG trolls Indian cricket team with Usman Khawaja tweet
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor on Friday night trolled Indian cricket team for wearing army caps in third One Day International (ODI) against Australia. From his personal…
India boycott threat looms over cricket’s global showpiece
NEW DELHI: Border tensions between India and Pakistan are casting a cloud over this year’s cricket World Cup with the threat of a boycott hanging over their highly-anticipated clash in England. There have…
Did not write letter to ICC on Pak-Ind World Cup clash: BCCI secretary
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary has denied writing any letter on behalf of the board urging the International Cricket Council (ICC) and its member…
ICC turns down BCCI request on terrorism
The ICC is believed to have turned down the BCCI’s proposal for member countries to “sever” ties with other members that harbour terrorism, saying the ICC was not the appropriate forum to…
India urges ICC to cut ties with ‘countries from which terror emanates’
–India to face embarrassment in ICC, just like it did in shooting World Cup, PCB official responds NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has written to the game’s governing body urging the…
Pandya, Rahul suspensions temporarily lifted
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has temporarily lifted the bans on Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul, pending an inquiry from an ombudsman, which is yet to be appointed,…
IPL 2019 to be played entirely in India, will begin on March 23
NEW DEHLI: The 2019 edition of the IPL will take place entirely in India, and will start on March 23, the BCCI said on Tuesday. The venue had been the subject of…
India rest pace spearhead Bumrah for Australia ODIs, NZ tour
NEW DELHI: India paceman Jasprit Bumrah will be rested for the one-day series in Australia and subsequent tour of New Zealand after playing a key role in their breakthrough test series win…
PM congratulates Indian cricket team for historic win in Australia
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday posted a congratulatory message for the Indian cricket team on Twitter on becoming the first-ever Asian cricket team to beat Australia on their home ground.…
ICC threatens India to pay due $23m
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Indian cricket board to submit US$23m before December 31 to compensate for the tax deductions incurred in hosting the World T20 in 2016.…
ICC asks Pakistan to pay 60% of legal fee to India in lost case
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced its costs award in the legal proceedings between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). BCCI had…
BCCI wants PCB to pay Rs300m as legal fee
The cricket board of India has decided to sue the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for damages in terms of legal fee related to the Indo-Pak series compensation case. According to reports, the…
Ramesh Powar re-applies for India Women head coach position
MUMBAI: Ramesh Powar has re-applied for the role of India Women head coach, saying, “I can’t let the girls down”, reported ICC. Powar was interim coach of the side leading up to…
India’s Raj ‘saddened’ as World T20 row escalates
NEW DELHI: India cricket star Mithali Raj said Thursday she was “deeply saddened” by accusations that she threw tantrums and threatened to quit before being controversially dropped during the Twenty20 World Cup.…
ICC dismisses Pakistan’s compensation claim over India
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council on Tuesday dismissed a compensation claim by Pakistan over India’s refusal to honour an agreement to play bilateral series. “Following a three-day hearing and having considered detailed oral…
Strike beef off Team India’s menu: BCCI to Cricket Australia
AUSTRALIA: An advance party from the BCCI that travelled to Australia two weeks ago to prep for the forthcoming November tour has recommended to Cricket Australia that beef be struck off the Indian team’s…