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17 Dec

Sourav Ganguly’s reply on Virat Kohli’s comment

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India Test captain Virat Kohli triggered a storm by publicly contradicting him, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly refused to comment on the matter, saying the BCCI will deal with it. Virat Kohli, during his pre-departure press conference before the tour to South Africa, said that he was never asked to stay as T20 skipper when he made his intent clear on skipping the post. This was in complete contrast to Sourav Ganguly’s assertion a few days back that Virat had been requested to not quit the position. "No statements, no press conference. We will deal with it, leave it to the BCCI,"…

09 Dec

Virat refuses to step down, BCCI chooses Rohit as the captain

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It was waiting to happen after India's unceremonious World Cup exit and on Wednesday the BCCI ended Virat Kohli's run as India's captain with a rather matter-of-fact statement, handing the reins to Rohit Sharma "going forward". The BCCI, waited for the last 48 hours for Kohli, who has already gave up T20 captaincy, to voluntarily step down from ODI leadership as well but he did not. By the 49th hour, losing the position to Rohit Sharma was simply 'fait accomplish'. The BCCI and its national selection committee sacked the decorated Kohli, who perhaps nurtured the ambition of leading India at home in the…

12 Nov

India vs New Zealand Tests announced,Rahane to lead; Rohit, Pant, Bumrah rested

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Ajikya Rahane will lead India in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, starting November 25, before skipper Virat Kohli returns to take charge from the second Test in Mumbai. Newly appointed T20 captain and opener Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, and pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have all been rested as part of BCCI's workload management policy. "Virat Kohli will join the squad for the second Test and will lead the team," BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a statement. Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer made a comeback in the Test squad along with off-spinner Jayant Yadav. The Test series will be preceded by a three-match…

26 May

Smriti Mandhana Revisits Her “Morning Rituals”

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India women's opening batter Smriti Mandhana, is working for the upcoming tour to the UK, took to Instagram to revisit her "morning rituals" in a throwback video. In this video, Mandhana can be seen driving a roller on the field. She captioned, "Morning rituals at my ground!! #aatmanirbhar #throwback,". The 24-year-old cricketer, last month, got four million followers on Instagram on the same day she made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut. She was recently awarded with Grade A contract by the BCCI as the cricket board announced annual contracts for senior women's team. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Smriti…

06 May

Sourav Ganguly says that “It is very difficult to say” how the IPL bio-bubble was breached

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he BCCI asserts that organising the Indian Premier League (IPL) in India this year was not a mistake. BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly spoke about the thought process behind organising it at home, why the Board chose six cities as venues, and that Indian domestic players will be compensated irrespective of the fate of the 2021 IPL season. Excerpts: In hindsight, do you think it was a mistake to organise the IPL in India this year? No. When we decided, the number was not even close to this. We did the England tour successfully. Was there a discussion to hold it…

27 Apr

BCCI ensures that foreign players competing in the IPL will reach their respective countries seamlessly.

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The BCCI on Tuesday said it would do everything to ensure that foreign players competing in the IPL reach their respective countries seamlessly once the tournament ends, a day after three Australians quit the event amid an upsurge of COVID-19 cases in India. Andrew Tye (Rajasthan Royals) and the duo of Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa (both Royal Challengers Bangalore) withdrew as apprehension set in after a couple of weeks went by smoothly for the league held in front of empty stands across six venues. “We understand that many of you are apprehensive about how you will get back home once the tournament concludes……