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ICC permanently bans use of saliva on cricket ball, announces changes to playing conditions

The governing body also changed running out of the non-striker by the bowler from the ‘Unfair Play’ section to the ‘Run out’ section.

When Arun Jaitley, Priyanka Gandhi and I cheered for Team India in a Karachi stadium

In ‘Scars of 1947,’ BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla writes about Partition and how cricket played a vital role in bridging gap between India and Pakistan.

Mithali Raj came when nobody cared about women’s cricket. 23 years later, not much has changed

Mithali Raj's story will continue to inspire generations of women in a predominantly male sport. But her quiet sendoff shows why BCCI needs to step up.

ICC men’s teams of the year show big change: India’s worst show in 6 yrs, Pakistan’s best in 17

New Delhi: The 2021 edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s annual men’s teams of the year for Tests, ODIs and T20Is, announced this...

Cricket in 2021 was more than just a game — racism, ICC indifference to BCCI influence

New Zealand clinched the World Test Championship while Australia won their first Men’s T20 World Cup, but 2021 was defined by questionable governance and a widespread reckoning with racism.

ICC calls off qualifiers for Women’s World Cup in Harare as new Covid variant emerges

The qualifiers will now be decided according to the team rankings, paving way for Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies to proceed to the contest, to be held next year in New Zealand.

De Kock finally took the knee, but only after putting spotlight on gesture & confused ICC policies

De Kock sparked a row after he withdrew from South Africa's T20 World Cup match against West Indies. Here’s a look at the gesture’s 15-month-long history in cricket.

‘Indian business running Pakistan cricket’ Ramiz Raja says. Begging-bowl memes follow

Ramiz Raja is on a mission to make Pakistan 'number one team in the world'. But he says ICC revenues are dependent on India.

Dazzle the dog has its day: ICC gives pitch-invading canine in Ireland a special award

Ireland women’s team handle had tweeted a video of Dazzle the dog’s pitch invasion. The canine fielded the ball from an overthrow, and handed it over to the non-striker.

ECB urges ICC to decide fate of cancelled fifth Test against India: Spokesperson

The ECB wants ICC’s Dispute Resolution Committee to address the issue in order to claim insurance since they'll lose 40 million pound if the match is declared abandoned due to Covid.

On Camera

Sergio Gor as US envoy raises red flags. Delhi must read the signal, be optimistic

Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.