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Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Topic: Indian Cricket

T20 World Cup: What can women’s cricket do to enjoy the popularity of men’s cricket?

The 7th edition of the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup has begun in Australia, but much of the conversation is still around the number of viewers tuning in.

The new Dalmiya at Eden Gardens — Azhar fan, astrology believer & in cricket ‘by chance’

New CAB chief Avishek Dalmiya has big shoes to fill — not just his father Jagmohan Dalmiya’s but also Sourav Ganguly’s. Now the hope is he’ll be every bit a visionary.

How Sourav Ganguly became BCCI president, with some help from BJP

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was initially given a choice between vice-president and IPL Governing Council head, ThePrint has learnt. He declined.

Set to be BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly says first priority is ‘first-class cricketers’

Former captain Sourav Ganguly emerged as the consensus candidate for BCCI president. However, he will have to demit office in September 2020.

Indian cricket should be run by administrators, not Supreme Court, says Gautam Gambhir

Days before BCCI elections, former India opener and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir bats for ‘democratic process’ in cricket administration.

Why Ashok Gehlot pushing for his son to be Rajasthan cricket chief has split Congress

CM Ashok Gehlot’s son is likely to be elected head of Rajasthan Cricket Association today, and this could impact Congress prospects in 2 assembly bypolls.

Ganguly & Rajat Sharma could contest, but Amit Shah to have biggest say on next BCCI chief

Sourav Ganguly is a much-admired former India captain & administrator, while media baron Rajat Sharma was hand-picked by Arun Jaitley to run cricket in Delhi.

Lala Amarnath, the shining light of early Indian cricket who transcended borders

Lala Amarnath, born on 11 September 1911, was India’s first Test centurion. He also contributed as a bowler, manager, selector and commentator.

Former India cricketer VB Chandrasekhar committed suicide, say police

Former India opener and national selector V.B.Chandrasekhar, who died Thursday, was initially reported to have suffered a cardiac arrest.

MS Dhoni to serve his regiment for next 2 months instead of going on West Indies tour

A BCCI official said that Dhoni is not retiring at the moment. The wicket-keeper is an honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army.

On Camera

Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.