TV & digital viewership for 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup was all-time high for women ICC events. Stadiums also witnessed record turnouts, with the India vs SA final being ‘sold out’.
While some of the new rules are already in effect for the 2025–27 World Test Championship cycle, those relating to white-ball cricket will take effect 2 July.
New guidelines on boundary line catches are designed to end confusion & prevent fielders from using multiple touches of the ball while being airborne outside the boundary.
Bumrah’s bowling style has consistently sparked debate among fans, with many accusing him of using an illegal action ‘chucking’. Cricketers, analysts weigh in on his unorthodox style.
Star India was to license TV broadcasting rights for ICC events to Zee for 4 years, starting this year. Zee, however, quit $1.4 bn deal after missing its first $200 mn payment.
The 12 full members of ICC would collectively take 88.81% with rest distributed among 94 associate members. According to figures leaked to Cricinfo, India would alone claim 38.5%.
Jhulan Goswami’s final international match for India was marred by controversy after Deepti Sharma's run-out of Charlie Dean and debates around the 'spirit of the game'.
During the 3rd India vs Australia ODI match, Deepti Sharma ran Charlie Dean out at the non-striker's end while she was backing up, stoking a fierce controversy over the method of dismissal.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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