scorecardresearch
Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicNational Cricket Academy

Topic: National Cricket Academy

VVS Laxman will replace Rahul Dravid as National Cricket Academy head

Laxman's appointment will come into effect before BCCI's annual general meeting on 4 December. He had initially declined the offer as he was reluctant to shift base to Bengaluru.

BCCI questions National Cricket Academy COO after he’s seen watching Australian Open on trip

Tufan Ghosh took the trip to Australia with an aim to present an athlete management programme to the Indian players which supposedly never took place.

YoYo gets its own treatment, now BCCI to study if it’s the best to test cricketing fitness

CoA has asked Saba Karim, BCCI’s GM-operations, to answer questions raised about the appropriateness and manner in which the test has been implemented. Bengaluru: The...

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?