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New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India should look to incorporate greater number of matches in the Indian Premier League for each team while plan to revive the defunct Champion League. IPL stages 74 matches from March-May among 10 teams in its current format, having expanded from eight to 10 teams in 2022. Its auction is held in December. The BCCI is exploring plans to increase number of matches to 94 from 2028, which has been disclosed by IPL chairman Arun Dhumal. "The BCCI and everyone involved, all the franchises, all of us together, we should look back and be very proud of what has been achieved. Going forward, it would be good to have more matches, we can start with two extra games (for every team)," Wadia told PTI. "Also, at some point, we need to look at reviving the Champions League to shorten the gap between the end of the IPL and the auction and keep that excitement alive. "And bringing in the international exposure by having auctions in Jeddah, Dubai, and Abu...
New Delhi: England pacer Mark Wood has resumed bowling at pace in practice while Australia all-rounder Cameron Green is ready to return to bowling in the Ashes opener that begins in Perth on Friday. Last week, Wood withdrew from a trial match against an English team with a hamstring strain as he looked to return to action from a knee surgery in March. He has been cleared to bowl in nets after medical scans and he bowled for around 30 minutes on Tuesday 's in England 's first practice at the fist Test venue of Perth Stadium. The 35-year-old Wood and fellow quick Jofra Archer are available for selection for England on a track where quality pace attacks have had success in the past. “He was quick enough, I can tell you that from facing him. He 's bowling very good pace, and it 's obviously great preparation for what we 've got in store here,” England wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith said on Tuesday. “I feel our bowling group have a good chance of getting 20...
New Delhi: Star Pakistan batter Babar Azam was fined and handed a demerit point for misconduct in their third ODI against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. He was fined 10 percent of his match for hitting the stumps with his bat after dismissal for breach of International Cricket Council 's code of conduct. The 31-year-old was found guilty of not abiding by Article 2.2 relating to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match". It his Babar 's first offence in a 24-month period, for which one demeit point was added to his disciplinary record. In the 21st over of Pakistan 's innings, Babar hit the stumps with his bat before leaving the crease after getting out on Sunday in the final match of the series. He was charged by on-field umpires Alex Wharf and Rashid Riaz, third umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Faisal Afridi while match referee Ali Naqvi proposed the sanction. "The Pakistan batter...
New Delhi: Injured India captain Shubman Gill has been advised not to travel with the team to Guwahati on Wednesday, making him doubtful for the second Test against South Africa that begins on November 22. The India team, which lost the first Test of a two-match series in Kolkata, have remained in the city and have an optional training session at Eden Gardens on Tuesday. But Gill won 't be a part of it after picking up a neck sprain during batting in on the second day and was admitted to a hospital before being discharged on Sunday, when India lost the match by 30 runs. "He has acute neck pain, and we 're not allowed to further go to details about the injury. He has to keep continuing wearing the neck collar," a source in Cricket Association of Bengal told PTI . "He has been advised three-four days rest and not to take flight. In this situation, he is not advised to travel to Guwahati. But we are monitoring his progress on a daily basis and the picture will be clearer by...
New Delhi: South Africa 's ability to bounce back from absence of star players in key matches led to their victory in the first Test against India. The Proteas were without their premier pacer Kagiso Rabada in Kolkata but managed to register a 30-run win on a turning track at Eden Gardens inside three days. It was the reigning World Test Champions ' first win in a Test in India in 15 years, which gave them an unsurpassable 1-0 lead in the two-match series. South Africa have often battled odds and punched above their weight to win the WTC and have continued in the same vein in this cycle too, with a 1-1 draw in Pakistan. They are now eyeing their first Test series in India in 25 years and Rabada pointed to their fighting spirit for being in an advantageous situation. "No matter who sits out, we can still find a way to win. (Skipper) Temba (Bavuma) has been crucial for us, but he hasn 't played every game. I haven 't played this game," Rabada said in a Cricket South...
New Delhi: Norway qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 with a 4-1 rout of Italy, pushing the four-time champions into the play-offs for the third successive campaign. Norway completed their qualifying campaign with a perfect record of eight victories, six points above Italy, who failed to win in the play-offs in the last two edition to miss out on qualification to the tournament. Italy needed to win by nine goals in Milan on Sunday due to Norway 's superior goal difference and went ahead through Francesco Pio Esposito 's close-range finish in the 10th minute mark. The hosts came close to scoring several times in the first half but the table turned in after the break as Antonio Nusa equalised in the 63rd minute with a left-foot finish from inside the box. From there on Norway wrested control and their star striker Erling Haaland put them ahead in the 78th minute as he was left unmarked to volley home with power and precision. He then wrapped up the points...
New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants will look win crucial moments of matches to qualify for knockouts of IPL 2026, says Aiden Markram after he was retained for next year 's edition. LSG finished outside the top four slots in the league stage that guarantees teams berth in the play-offs but the South African opener said they were very close last year and don 't need to overcomplicate things. Instead, they should focus on winning the crunch moments of matches after being retained ahead of the mini auction next month. Last year, right hander Markram scored 445 runs in 13 matches at an average of 34.23 and a strike rate of 148.83, hitting five fifties as LSG finished seventh among 10 teams. “Yeah, it 's great. I really enjoyed my time with the Lucknow franchise last year. I made some really good friendships and enjoyed just a few months together with the squad. So, I 'm very grateful to be retained and obviously looking forward to another season with them,” he said in...
New Delhi: Maaz Sadaqat impressed with bat and ball as Pakistan Shaheens defeated India A by eight wickets in the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament in Doha on Sunday, in a match where both teams avoided handshakes with each other. Pakistan captain Irfan Khan won the toss and opted to field as he and India skipper Jitesh Sharma went their separate ways without shaking hands. Pakistan then bowled out India for 136 in 19 overs, the lowest score of the tournament so far, before chasing down the score in 13.2 overs, to become the first team to enter the play-offs with their second successive victory. Buzz over Maaz Opener Maaz Sadaqat (79 not out, 47 balls, 7x4, 4x6) led Pakistan 's innings in their chase as Mohammad Naeem (14 runs off 10 balls) and Yasir Khan (11 off 9) were the only two batters dismissed. India began with a bang as their 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed the ball to all parts of the ground, lifting them to 79/2 in 8.4 overs. But once the left hander was...
New Delhi: India A and Pakistan Shaheens avoided avoided handshakes before the start of their Asia Cup Rising Stars match in Doha on Sunday, after a controversy in Asia Cup over senior national cricket teams refusal to do so in September. Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl as India skipper Jitesh Sharma and his Pakistani counterpart Irfan Khan went their separate ways after the national anthems. In the Asia Cup two months ago, Indian players decided not to shake hands with Pakistan players as a mark of solidarity for victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. India and Pakistan met three times in Asia Cup with India 's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav not shaking hands with Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha even once. It started a row between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Pakistan Cricket Board as India won all those three matches. Tensions escalated when PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi refused to hand over the Asia Cup winner 's trophy to India after they beat...
New Delhi: South Africa coach Shukri Conrad hopes spinners will gradually emerge from a country known for being fast-bowling oriented after their 30-run win over India in the first Test in Kolkata. Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram scripted their first test win in India as the hosts were bowled out for 93 in chase of 124 on the third day at Eden Gardens. South Africa came to India after forcing a 1-1 draw in Pakistan and now have taken a 1-0 lead in a tw0-match series. "We are thrilled that we can come here to the subcontinent with a quality pack of spinners. We were always found wanting when we came to the subcontinent. I think it was a mindset change as well, that you 've got to start showing your belief in spin bowlers," Conrad said after their win. "I think it will do wonders for our game back home as well because youngsters can now see there 's a line of sight that we 're keen on spinners as well. It 's not only a fast bowling country.” Last...
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