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Lack of clarity, confusion over Rohit Sharma's injury not ideal, says Kohli

Answering media queries online ahead of the ODI series against Australia starting on Friday, Kohli said Rohit was said to be unavailable before the selection committee meeting earlier this month

England to tour India for 4 Tests, 3 ODIs and five T20Is in 2021: Ganguly

Two additional T20Is have been added to the tour which will be held ahead of the 2021 T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in India in October-November

Rohit, Ishant Sharma to miss first two Australia test matches: Report

Both players are doubtful for the remaining two tests

IND vs AUS: Ishant, Rohit ruled out of first two Tests, says report

To be in contention for the third Test which begins January 7 next year in Sydney, Ishant, who has regained bowling fitness, will have to board a plane almost immediately, says the report

BCCI condoles death of former Kerala cricketer CK Bhaskaran Nair

The BCCI on Monday condoled the death of former Kerala first-class cricketer CK Bhaskaran Nair, who had also played an unofficial first-class game against then Ceylon. Bhaskaran breathed his last in Houston, USA, where he practised medicine. He was 79. "The BCCI mourns the death of Dr. CK Bhaskaran Nair. The 79-year-old passed away on 21st November 2020 at Houston in the United States of America (USA)," the Board stated in a condolence message. Nair, a former Ranji Trophy cricketer, was born in 1941 in Thalassery in Kerala. He picked 106 wickets in 42 first-class matches in a 12-year career spanning from 1957 to 1969. He had five five-wicket hauls and scored 580 runs, with the highest being 76 not out. Nair was one of the key members of the Kerala team which had the likes of George Abraham, Balan Pandit, Santi Aaron, Acharath Babu, Kelappan Thampuran, D Ram, RV Thampuran and H Devaraj. He was a part of the Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi-led Indian squad which played against Ceylon (now

England vs India: England to host India for five Tests from August 4, 2021

England will host India for five Tests at Trent Bridge, Lord's, Emerald Headingley, the Kia Oval, and Emirates Old Trafford with the first game starting from August 4

BCCI announces MPL Sports as official Kit sponsor for Indian cricket team

MPL Sports' association with the BCCI begins with India's tour of Australia 2020-21, which will see Team India sporting the new jerseys

New IPL franchises? BCCI likely to release tender post Diwali, says report

The BCCI was considering two new franchises after this year's IPL but later decided to add one for the 2021 edition and the other from the 2022 season

IPL 2020 final, MI vs DC: Mumbai wins its fifth Indian Premier League title

If last year's one-run win over Chennai Super Kings was an absolute cliffhanger, Rohit's aristocratic 68 off 50 balls made it an anti-climax with Mumbai Indians chasing the target of 157 in 18.4 overs

BCCI invites applications for national selectors, deadline is November 15

The BCCI on Tuesday invited applications for replacing three outgoing selectors in the senior men's committee. The deadline for sending applications is Sunday, November 15, with an age-cap of 60 years and a minimum eligibility criteria of 30 first-class matches. However, it goes without saying that international experience (7 Tests or a combination of 10 ODIs and 20 first-class matches) will be given preference. The three outgoing selectors are Devang Gandhi (East Zone), Sarandeep Singh (North Zone) and Jatin Paranjape (West Zone). While the BCCI has done away with the zonal policy officially, the convention has been to replace the candidate from the same zone as Sunil Joshi (South) replaced MSK Prasad, who was the chairman of the last committee. Similarly, Rajasthan's Gagan Khoda was replaced by Railways' Harvinder Singh as the central zone selector last February. It is expected that the applications of all those who had applied during the last phase, such as Mumbai's Ajit Agark

Rohit being fit and available is best news for Indian cricket: Gavaskar

Rohit, who sustained a left hamstring injury during an IPL game against Kings XI Punjab, was back in the park against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday

IPL 2020: Hamstring is absolutely fine, says Rohit after SRH vs MI game

Rohit missed the last four games before making a comeback on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly advised him not to rush his return to the field

BCCI planning domestic cricket from Jan 1, group-wise bio-bubble likely for Ranji Trophy

The much-awaited domestic cricket season will start from January 1 with the Ranji Trophy, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said on Saturday

IPL player reports corrupt approach, ACU starts investigations

A cricketer, competing in the Indian Premier League in the UAE, has 'reported a corrupt approach', putting BCCI's anti-corruption unit on a high alert

Have played nearly 500 games for India, can speak to any player: Ganguly

His nearly "500 international match experience" gives him the right to speak and guide any player "be it Shreyas Iyer or Virat Kohli", BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hit back at his detractors

200 million watched IPL game in highest ever opening match viewership: BCCI

Over 462 million Indians had watched IPL last year. This includes out-of-home viewing at pubs and restaurants besides in-home television viewership

Enjoyed watching Devdutt Padikkal's inning, says Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly complimented the Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman for playing a delightful innings

20 crore viewers tuned in to watch IPL 2020 opener, says Jay Shah

The opening match of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League was watched by 20 crore people, said BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday

BCCI, Emirates Cricket Board sign MoU, hosting agreement to boost ties

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Emirates Cricket Board have signed an MoU and hosting agreement to boost cricketing ties between the two countries

BCCI ropes in Sportradar to monitor betting irregularities during IPL 2020

BCCI has roped in Sportradar to detect betting irregularities during the IPL beginning in the UAE on September 19