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Kohli refused to remain T20I skipper, selectors didn’t want two white-ball captains: Ganguly

Rohit Sharma was handed the ODI reins of Team India Wednesday. BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly said selectors felt that having two white-ball skippers would be too much of leadership.

Rahul Dravid to take over as head coach of Indian men’s cricket team for 2 years after T20 WC

The 47-year-old former India captain will take charge from the upcoming home series against New Zealand. Dravid was presently working as the head of National Cricket Academy.

Industrialist Sanjiv Goenka wins IPL’s new Lucknow franchise with bid of over Rs 7,000 crore

International equity investment firm CVC Capital won the Ahmedabad franchise with a bid of Rs 5,600 crore. The two new teams will be part of the 2022 IPL tournament.

BCCI could earn up to $5 billion from IPL broadcasting rights for next 5-year cycle

Current rights (TV and digital) from 2018 to 2022 are with Star India, and are valued at $2.55 billion. But in the next cycle, that could double and reach $5 billion.

BCCI formally invites applications for men’s head coach 2 days after Dravid ‘accepted offer’

Rahul Dravid reportedly agreed to take over the post after T20 WC. BCCI needs to put in place a Cricket Advisory Committee, which will formally recommend his name to apex council.

Rahul Dravid set to take over as Indian cricket team coach after T20 World Cup

Former Indian batsman Rahul Dravid has been in charge of the India A and U-19 set up for the past six years. He currently heads National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.

BCCI can close the wage gap in women’s cricket. Just look at tennis and US soccer

The senior women cricketers are paid around Rs 20,000 per day — equivalent to the wage paid to an Under-19 male counterpart. It's not nearly enough.

Indians refused to play due to Covid fear, Shastri didn’t seek OK for book launch: Ganguly

BCCI chief Ganguly tells The Telegraph neither can players be blamed for worrying after physio tested positive, nor head coach Ravi Shastri for attending his own book’s launch.

Pakistanis say BCCI boosted Kashmir Premier League held in PoK, flood Twitter with data

Herschelle Gibbs, who had previously hit out at the BCCI for attempting to 'threaten' him over his participation in the league, was also in Muzaffarabad.

Kashmir Premier League vs BCCI is the new India-Pakistan cricket faceoff

While both BCCI and PCB have conflicting interests, the ICC has washed its hands off, saying it has no jurisdiction over the Kashmir Premier League.

On Camera

Punjab to Andhra to Telangana—state govts’ spending on freebies harming India’s growth story

It’s unfortunate that the increase in the overall debt due to irresponsible freebies is causing the downgrade in ratings by international agencies.

Indian airports currently lag behind global ones in a key revenue stream, but change is in the air

India’s major airports earned average of $4.3/customer in 2023-24 from non-aeronautical sources, much lesser than $7.2-15.9 of global ones, according to rating agency ICRA.

17 students graduate from Air Force Test Pilots School in Bengaluru

17 Students graduate from 46th Flight Test Course of Air Force Test Pilots School.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?