The BCCI on Monday retained megastars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the top bracket of its annual players contract list, less than 24 hours after they played sublime knocks to win IPL games for their respective franchises. The out-of-favour duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan also returned to the fold in … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah in action© BCCI India’s premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday named as Leading Men’s Cricketer in the World while prolific batter Smriti Mandhana grabbed the honour in the women’s category in the 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. The two Indian players were honoured for their stand-out performances last year. … Read more
India ODI and Test skipper and Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma recently overcame a lean patch and returned to form in the ongoing IPL. After registering some back-to-back poor scores, Rohit finally hammered an unbeaten 76* off 45 balls and helped MI secure a nine-wicket against the arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede … Read more
Legendary India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has played a crucial role in Abhishek Sharma‘s rise to riches. Abhishek recently earned his maiden Central Contract as he was placed under Grade C by the BCCI in its 2024-25 annual player retainership. However, Abhishek’s journey to the top hasn’t been an easy one, ask Yuvraj Singh, who took … Read more
Anaya Bangar, the child of former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar, was seen spending quality time with batter Sarfaraz Khan and his family. Anaya recently took to social media to post a few pictures alongside Sarfaraz and his father Naushad Khan. Anaya also gave a special shoutout to Sarfaraz’s brother Musheer Khan, who is … Read more
Abhishek Nayar, who was associated with the Indian cricket team as an assistant coach since the last eight months, was sacked by the BCCI last week. While the side’s poor performance at the Border Gavaskar Trophy is being seen as a reason behind Nayar’s sacking, some reports have made serious allegations. A report … Read more
India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma and batting talisman Virat Kohli retained their place in the top category, while the out-of-favour duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan returned to the fold in lower brackets in a 34-strong list of centrally contracted players released by the BCCI on Monday. The A grade, … Read more
Shardul Thakur and Ishan Kishan with contrasting fate in BCCI central contracts© BCCI/Sportzpics The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual retainership contracts across 4 categories for Indian players on Monday. India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma and batting talisman Virat Kohli retained their place in the A+ … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced annual central contracts for 2024-25 season, marking the return of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who were left out of the 2023-24 list. Only four players made it to the A+ category — Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja. A … Read more
File photo of Mohammed Siraj.© AFP India’s star pacer Mohammed Siraj has opened up on not being picked for Champions Trophy 2025. The fast bowler was struggling with his form ahead of the tournament and that saw him being exluded from the India squad for the mega event. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep … Read more