File photo of Ravi Shastri. (Reuters) Former India cricket cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri has defended the International Cricket Council’s decision to allocate 38.5 percent of its total revenue to India for the 2024-27 cycle, stating it is fair given India’s contribution to cricket’s global revenues. The Board of Control for Cricket in India…
Team India’s net session in Birmingham. (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: The Indian cricket team began their preparations for the second Test against England with their first net session on Friday at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The players hit the ground for their maiden practice since the five-wicket defeat in the opening Test at Headingley,…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a range of changes to playing conditions in Test, ODI, and T20I formats, focusing on over rates, ball usage, boundary catches, concussion substitutes, and wides.STOP CLOCKIn an effort to improve over rates and reduce delays, a stop clock—already trialled in white-ball formats—will now be a permanent…
Jayden Seales (middle) on Day 1 of the first Test between West Indies and Australia. (AP) West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales has been fined 15 percent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council for breaching the code of conduct during the first Test against Australia in Barbados. The incident occurred when Seales…
Image credit: Washington Freedom The cricketing world was treated to a nostalgic glimpse of Ricky Ponting’s brilliance — not from the man himself, but through the bat of his son, Fletcher William Ponting. During a net session with Washington Freedom in the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) season, young Fletcher turned heads with his graceful…
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has shared a personal story from the early days of his career in his autobiography, revealing details of a relationship he developed during the 2006 India A tour to Australia. In the book, Dhawan recounted how he secretly brought his girlfriend into the…
NEW DELHI: West Indies’ pace attack once again exposed the fragility of Australia’s top order, reducing the visitors to 92 for four at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test at Kensington Oval on Thursday. After being bowled out for 190 — trailing by just 10 runs in reply to Australia’s first innings total…
India’s Rishabh Pant celebrates after scoring a century on day four of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Former India off-spinner R Ashwin has requested Team India coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill to have a word with Rishabh…
Devon Conway in action for the Texas Super Kings (Image via Sportzpics) Known for his consistency across formats, Devon Conway, the 33-year-old left-hand batter is a key member of the New Zealand cricket team. Born in Johannesburg, Conway has scored 4,675 international runs representing the Black Caps. The left-handed batter made headlines with a double…
Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for white-ball series Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka are set to face off in a white-ball series featuring two ODIs and three T20Is at Harare Sports Club.The series will commence with ODIs on August 29 and 31, followed by T20I matches in early September.The T20I matches hold special importance for Zimbabwe…
