BCCI set to introduce substitute ‘Impact Player’ in its T20 tournaments, including IPL

Taking a leaf out of the innovation playbook of the Big Bash League, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will introduce the ‘Impact Player’ regulation in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy beginning October 11, and is probably going to be carried out in the subsequent version of the Indian Premier League … Read more

When I go inside, it's all about execution: Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav shall be one in all India’s trump playing cards within the T20 World Cup in Australia. Just earlier than he departed to Mohali to organize for the T20 collection towards South Africa, the Mumbai Indians and India bat took day out to talk with TOI about the grammar of T20 batting, physique language, … Read more

Test and T20 cricket can sit collectively, feels Strauss

Test cricket and T20 can comfortably co-exist regardless of the mushrooming of franchise-based leagues, feels former England captain Andrew Strauss. Strauss, who’s at present the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB)cricket committee, took into consideration the expanded two and half months window for the IPL whereas making the evaluation.”One factor we all … Read more

“ODI cricket is an art and still has the allure. I love playing it” – Shikhar Dhawan

There has been a lot hand-wringing about ODIs; has it slipped into coma and dealing with dying or is there some life in the previous factor? The likes of Ben Stokes, Wasim Akram, R Ashwin and a slew of cricketers don’t detect any pulse in it however what does the man inextricably linked with the … Read more

Harmanpreet rues trend of mistakes in big finals after missing CWG gold

Heartbroken after a Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medal slipped out of their fingers, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur harped on the necessity to cease repeating similar mistakes in ‘title clashes’, saying that going ahead the “psychological block” needs to be damaged.

Imran Tahir and Prabath Jayasuriya enter draft in Big Bash spin influx

Big Bash League franchises seeking to bolster their spin assault shall be spoilt for alternative after South African Imran Tahir, Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya and Afghan Mujeeb Ur Rahman entered the draft pool on Wednesday.

Pakistan wants ICC to regulate growth of T20 leagues

South Africa this week pulled out of a three-match bilateral one-day collection in Australia in January because it clashes with their new home Twenty20 competitors. The subsequent cycle of the Future Tours Programme (FTP) is ready to be confirmed later this month on the annual convention of the ICC.

Nepal women bundled out for 8 runs by UAE in U-19 game

The game, a qualifier for the Under-19 T20 World Cup, ended in no time as UAE seamer (*8*) Gaur (5-2) tore by way of Nepal’s batting order earlier than openers Theertha Satish and Lavanya Keny sealed a 10-wicket win in 1.1 overs in Bangi, Malaysia.