The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has paid a substantial Rs 4,298 crore in income tax over the past five years. Contrary to popular belief, the BCCI, despite being widely perceived to have tax exemption, has consistently fulfilled its income tax obligations. This was revealed by Union Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, during a statement he made in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, August 8. In the last five years alone, the BCCI has contributed a...

Suryakumar Yadav has admitted that his numbers in ODI cricket have been poor for a while even though he continues to dominate the T20 circuit. Despite being ranked No.1 in T20Is in the ICC rankings, Suryakumar has found the going tough in the 50-over format, struggling to fill the void left by the likes of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul recently. Suryakumar scored only 78 runs in the recently-concluded three-match series in West Indies and is averaging just 14.11 in ODIs...

Cameron Bancroft, Matt Renshaw and Marcus Harris are the three leading contenders to replace David Warner in the Australian Test side, admitted Australia A's head coach Adam Voges. Out of the three, it's Bancroft who will be getting first crack to make an impression after being chosen to play for Australia A in the two four-day games against New Zealand A. Bancroft hasn't played a game for Australia since featuring in the 2019 Ashes. Harris on the other hand last played...

Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson have marked their return to New Zealand's One-Day International squad, for the series against England, New Zealand Cricket announced on Wednesday. This will be New Zealand's penultimate series before the 2023 50-over world cup, set to be played in India starting early October. Boult, who has featured in 99 ODIs and been a part of the team in the last two editions of the 50-over world cup in which New Zealand reached the finals, played his...

Mercer County Park (MCP) played host to all the league games in New York tri-state area in the opening week. It was a landmark event for cricket in the region as the teams were welcomed by a brand-new turf pitch facility at the MCP. The newly laid wicket however, wasn't hospitable to the batters as the ball cocked and flew around from unusual lengths, making life difficult for the batters. Evidently, the average first innings score was reduced to 109...

Bengal veteran batsman Manoj Tiwary on Tuesday (August 8) announced that he has decided to come out of his retirement to play one more season for Bengal in the red-ball format with the hope of helping the team bag the elusive Ranji Trophy crown. Tiwary had announced his sudden retirement from the game on social media last Thursday. In a press conference held at the Media Center of the Eden Gardens on Tuesday, Tiwary was accompanied by CAB president Snehashish Ganguly and...

On August 5, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan insisted that they need to know Shakib al Hasan's availability before appointing him as successor of Tamim Iqbal, who stepped down from the post of ODI captain recently. Seventy-two hours have passed since then, but the BCB president is yet to start negotiation with Shakib regarding his availability, likely due to the fact that he needs the board's mandate to make such a move. On Tuesday, August 8, the BCB president received the said mandate from the...