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Sarfaraz Khan replaces injured Sai Sudharsan, back in Test squad

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Sarfaraz last played for India in November 2024. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini. Sarfaraz Khan has returned to India’s Test squad after 20 months, with the Mumbai batter replacing the injured B. Sai Sudharsan for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka. The Hindu understands that the selection committee, in consultation with the team management, picked Sarfaraz…

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Number of Duleep Trophy games telecast will be increased: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia

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Number of Duleep Trophy games telecast will be increased: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia

Saikia at a media interaction. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain This time last year, when the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy was held at the BCCI’s sprawling Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the city outskirts, supporters were a disappointed lot. The first-round matches of the domestic cricket season-opener were not broadcast on television and the whole tournament…

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There is brilliant coordination between CoE and Indian team management, insists Laxman

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There is brilliant coordination between CoE and Indian team management, insists Laxman

Laxman, centre, interacts with Saikia, right, during the latter’s visit to the CoE. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain With Indian cricket in the throes of an injury crisis, the latest being Jasprit Bumrah and B. Sai Sudharsan’s absence from the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka, V.V.S. Laxman, head of BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE), defended…

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Sooryavanshi has made a point — let us resolve to leave him alone

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Sooryavanshi has made a point — let us resolve to leave him alone

When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was starting out as an India player, he had a favour to ask of the media. Please don’t rush to my parents’ house every time I score some runs, he pleaded. It is difficult to say which comes first, the public’s obsessive interest in a player or the media’s creation of…

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Bowlers face entire match suspension for deliberate front foot no balls, non-landing balls: BCCI

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Bowlers face entire match suspension for deliberate front foot no balls, non-landing balls: BCCI

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: PTI The BCCI has made a significant change to the playing conditions ahead of the 2026-27 domestic season, and now the bowler will be suspended for the remainder of the match for bowling deliberate front foot no balls or non-landing deliveries. As per the existing rules,…

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BCCI to review recent white-ball setbacks

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BCCI to review recent white-ball setbacks

Devajit Saikia, BCCI Secretary. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Mumbai The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will undertake a comprehensive review of the national team’s recent white-ball setbacks, with a meeting involving the game’s key decision-makers scheduled towards the end of July after the conclusion of India’s ongoing tour to England….

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Mohammed Siraj advised rest, Prasidh Krishna named replacement for Ireland and England tours

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Mohammed Siraj advised rest, Prasidh Krishna named replacement for Ireland and England tours

Prasidh Krishna will be replacing Mohammed Siraj for the upcoming tours of Ireland and England. | Photo Credit: PTI Mohammed Siraj has been rested as part of workload management, with Prasidh Krishna named as his replacement for Ireland and England tours, the BCCI said on Tuesday (June 9, 2026). The BCCI described the move as…

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Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma get all-clear for ODI return from CoE

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Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma get all-clear for ODI return from CoE

File photo of Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma. | Photo Credit: AP Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and senior batter Rohit Sharma have been cleared by the Sports Science team of BCCI’s Centre of Excellence to participate in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan starting on Sunday (June 14, 2026) in Dharamsala. Both Pandya and…

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Hardik Pandya gets all-clear for ODI return; bowls full quota at Centre of Excellence

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Hardik Pandya gets all-clear for ODI return; bowls full quota at Centre of Excellence

File photo of Hardik Pandya. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is fully fit and has been cleared by the Sports Science team of BCCI’s Centre of Excellence to participate in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan starting on Sunday (June 14/, 2026) in Dharamsala. The 32-year-old Pandya, who missed quite…

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BCCI not a public authority under RTI Act: CIC

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BCCI not a public authority under RTI Act: CIC

The CIC said BCCI is a private autonomous body registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act and was not established by the Constitution, Parliament, State legislature or through a government notification. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Information Commission on Monday (May 18, 2026) said the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in…

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