MS Dhoni (Photo Source: X) The ball, it seems, is now in MS Dhoni‘s court after the Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Regulations announced by the IPL Governing Council (GC) on Saturday re-introduced the ‘uncapped player‘ rule that had been scrapped in 2021. The rule, which applies to Indian players only, states that a player…
PROMISING START: Akash Deep has been impressive against both England and Bangladesh. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) With uncertainty over Shami‘s fitness, selectors need to zero in on pace slots for all-important 5-Test tour of AustraliaKANPUR: Akash Deep is only into his third Test match but he has managed to bring assurance and…
Each franchise to have purse of Rs 120 crore; Impact rule to stayBENGALURU: Ahead of the mega auction in Nov, the IPL governing council has decided that the 10 franchises can retain a maximum of six cricketers. Also, the Right to Match (RTM) card, which was done away with before the 2022 mega auction, has…
IPL Trophy (Getty Images) The new Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Regulations for the 2025-27 season include significant changes to the purse of the 10 franchises for the ‘Big Auction’.The regulations were finalized at the IPL Governing Council meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday and later made public in a press release. While each of the…
Rohit Sharma after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup (BCCI Photo) After leading India to victory in the T20 World Cup earlier this year, Rohit Sharma decided to quit the format in the international arena, while many felt he is still fit enough to play both the white-ball formats besides Test cricket.India defeated South Africa…
GALLE: Sri Lanka were just five wickets away from a crushing second Test and series victory over New Zealand on Saturday with the tourists 199-5 at stumps on third day, having followed on after collapsing to 88 all out in their first innings.Tom Blundell was not out 47 and Glenn Phillips on 32 when bad…
Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Kane Williamson achieved a personal milestone during the ongoing Test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, surpassing Virat Kohli in the all-time Test run-scoring chart. Despite a frustrating first innings, where he was dismissed for just 7 off 53 balls by spinner Prabath Jayasuriya, Williamson…
(Photo credit: Hardik Pandya Instagram) NEW DELHI: A few days back, swashbuckling India all-rounder Hardik Pandya posted a video of himself on Instagram, practicing with a red ball. Injury-prone Hardik, who hasn’t played Test cricket since September 2018 and had a back surgery in 2019, caused quite a lot of interest with the video as…
Jason Gillespie (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan Test team’s head coach Jason Gillespie on Saturday said he is focused on giving players a fair chance to secure their place in the tradational format but remained clear that the opportunity will not be indefinite.“If performances are not at the required level over a prolonged period,…
NEW DELHI: BCCI secretary Jay Shah‘s announcement introducing a hefty match fee of Rs 7.5 lakhs per game for Indian Premier League (IPL) players has sparked a flurry of reactions on social media. In a post shared on Saturday, Shah revealed that players featuring in every match of the IPL season could earn up to…
