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ICC continues discussion on Champions Trophy schedule with participating nations

November 12, 2024 admin

ICC continued discussions on the Champions Trophy schedule with the participating nations amid speculation that the entire tournament could be moved out of Pakistan following India’s refusal to travel to the country, a source said. The ICC continued discussions on the Champions Trophy schedule with the participating nations amid speculation that the entire tournament could…

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Ahead of ICC security team visit, BCCI says Indian team won’t play in Pakistan for the Champions Trophy

November 9, 2024 admin

A view of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. The BCCI has officially communicated that it will not send the Indian team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Days ahead of a visit by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) security team to Pakistan, to study the situation for the Champion’s…

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Watch: Govt. will decide on India’s travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy: BCCI

September 30, 2024 admin

Watch: Govt. will decide on India’s travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy: BCCI Source link

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Centre of Excellence set to scale up BCCI’s training system

September 29, 2024 admin

For long, the Indian cricket fraternity has been longing for its own Centre of Excellence. On Saturday, the rechristening and relocating of the National Cricket Academy, resulted in a huge step in the direction. A sprawling 40-acre plot that was allotted in 2008 but stuck in disputes and litigations for well over a decade since…

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Two-tier system for Tests is an old idea whose time has come

September 10, 2024 admin

For a long time now, the International Cricket Council has been contemplating a two-tier system for Test cricket. In 2004, David Richardson, then General Manager, hoped it would be in place in 2019 after being endorsed by the board at its 2016 meeting. That’s roughly the pace at which cricket administrators move. Objections were raised…

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Two-tier system for Tests is an old idea whose time has come

September 10, 2024 admin

File picture of India’s captain Rohit Sharma and England’s captain Ben Stokes prior to a Test match in Visakhapatnam. In 2014, India, Australia and England worked out a two-tier Test system where none of the Big Three would ever be relegated. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak For a long time now, the International Cricket Council…

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Ten million ways to give Test cricket the boost it needs

August 27, 2024 admin

In a larger sense, sport is about the strong helping the weak. In a world where it is argued that sport is an artificial construct, a fantasy, we pour into it our ideals. What is essentially meaningless can be transformative if we back it with an ethical purpose. Perhaps I overanalyse. Perhaps sport is only…

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Ten million ways to give Test cricket the boost it needs

August 27, 2024 admin

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In a larger sense, sport is about the strong helping the weak. In a world where it is argued that sport is an artificial construct, a fantasy, we pour into it our ideals. What is essentially meaningless can be transformative if we back it with…

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No global solutions however positive can work without India

August 20, 2024 admin

In theory it is a good move, even overdue. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) is reviewing the game’s global structure to find solutions to the “increasingly disjointed and cramped cricket calendar.” The WCA has no faith in the International Cricket Council (ICC) to do the job. All very good except for one thing — the…

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No global solutions for cricket, however positive, can work without India

August 20, 2024 admin

Image of the BCCI logo for representation only | Photo Credit: Reuters In theory it is a good move, even overdue. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) is reviewing the game’s global structure to find solutions to the “increasingly disjointed and cramped cricket calendar.” The WCA has no faith in the International Cricket Council (ICC) to…

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