August 11, 2023
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There will be no extra costs involved for broadcasting India women's games in the next bilateral cycle. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has grouped the women's international games with 'Other Series', part of which includes the board's domestic fixtures like the Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup, Duleep Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy among others. The ITT, regarded as the Holy Grail of media rights tenders, mentions, "The term 'Other Series' shall...

August 11, 2023
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Towhid Hridoy, the young Bangladesh batter, feels that he will be better prepared in the upcoming Asia Cup following his stint with Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League - his maiden appearance in an overseas franchise-based T20 tournament.. The right-handed batter returned home without completing the entire tournament despite being requested by the franchise to stay till the end following his impressive outing in the middle, making 155 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 135.96 including a...

August 11, 2023
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New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult is looking to "play a big role" in the upcoming World Cup in India. The 34-year-old had opted out of the central contract around this time last year but finds himself back in the national fold after he was named in the ODI squad for the England tour, a tourney that will earmark New Zealand's final preparations to achieve what they fell just short of in 2019. "I've always had it in my mind to come back,...

August 11, 2023
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Prithvi Shaw was earmarked for greatness from a very young age. His rise to the top was expectedly smooth. He won the Under-19 World Cup as captain and marked his international debut with a Test century. However, despite all the promise and performances, he hasn't been able to cement a place in the national side. Despite being a prolific run-getter in domestic cricket and making his impact in the IPL, he hasn't played an international match in the last two years. He...

August 11, 2023
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Litton Das hasn't ruled out the possibility of being appointed full-time ODI captain of Bangladesh even as the country's cricket board attempts to convince veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan to take over from Tamim Iqbal. The captaincy post is up for grabs following Tamim's decision to step aside from the role on August 3. Murmurs around the team suggest that Shakib is not interested to lead the side in the Asia Cup and wants to see how Tamim's original deputy, Litton, handles the...

August 11, 2023
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"Please welcome Australia's opening pair, Steven Smith and David Warner." Several ifs and buts would have to be settled before that could become true, but it would be remiss not to raise the prospect as the Australians' white-ball tour of South Africa looms. And not only because of the long, lingering shadow cast by Sandpapergate. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Smith has never opened the batting in his 358 international innings across the formats. But he will, selection chair George Bailey said on Tuesday, do...

August 11, 2023
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There will be no extra costs involved for broadcasting India women's games in the next bilateral cycle. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has grouped the women's international games with 'Other Series', part of which includes the board's domestic fixtures like the Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup, Duleep Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy among others. The ITT, regarded as the Holy Grail of media rights tenders, mentions, "The term 'Other Series' shall...

August 10, 2023
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Pakistan have recalled allrounder Faheem Ashraf, and handed a maiden call-up to middle-order batter Tayyab Tahir in the 17-member squad for the upcoming series against Afghanistan and the Asia Cup. Faheem last made an ODI appearance back in 2021 after which he was sidelined due to injuries and loss of form. Pakistan's affinity for seam-bowling allrounders sees him making a comeback to the squad while Tahir has been rewarded for his impressive domestic performances. He was also amongst the runs in...

August 10, 2023
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The highly-anticipated men's ODI World Cup fixture between India and Pakistan has been confirmed to take place on October 14 in Ahmedabad, one day earlier than originally scheduled. The ICC also confirmed the changes made to eight other fixtures at the showpiece event, starting on October 5. With India and Pakistan playing on October 14, both the games on that double-header Saturday have been moved. While the originally scheduled day fixture between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Chennai will be played on October...

August 10, 2023
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The situation surrounding KL Rahul's availability will likely become clearer by the weekend or early next week when the Indian batsman is scheduled to participate in a practice game in Bengaluru. There's even a possibility that he might feature in a couple of matches before a final decision is reached regarding his readiness for an international comeback. As of the present moment, it can be stated that Rahul isn't at 100 percent fitness. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru has...