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BCCI, Australia, England Ignored ICC's Report To Save Test Cricket? Top Official Says This

Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley on Saturday rebutted reports that India, England and his organisation had not paid attention to a draft presented to the International Cricket Council to save Test cricket. A report in the Sydney Morning Herald said that the three powerful boards were dismissive of a document compiled by New Zealand Cricket chair Martin Snedden, who proposed an overhaul of the future tours program (FTP) to save the longest version of the game. "Categorically, I think there was some misreporting around that. Certainly, the discussions I'm in at the moment are very much thinking about how we can optimise the calendar and how we can continue to grow cricket around the world," Hockely told SEN Cricket.

Will New Zealand Recall Retired Neil Wagner For Christchurch Test?

New Zealand might be tempted to recall retired pacer Neil Wagner to the side for the second and final Test against Australia following an injury to fast bowler Will O'Rourke. The hosts suffered a crushing 172-run defeat in the opening Test in Wellington on Sunday and skipper Tim Southee said the door was not shut on Wagner, who had bid a tearful adieu to international cricket last week after taking 260 wickets in 64 Test matches.

"Made Him The Captain Because...": Sourav Ganguly Opens Up On Decision To Replace Rohit Sharma With Virat Kohli

Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has opened up on his decision to replace Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Indian men's cricket team. Rohit replaced Virat as the full-time captain of India after the latter stepped down from his role in Tests and T20Is in 2022. Back then, Ganguly was the BCCI chief and there were reports of a possible rift between him and Kohli. Ganguly had earlier revealed that the BCCI had asked Kohli to reconsider his decision to step down as T20I captain.

'Scary To Watch, Detrimental To Life': Australia Star Gets Hit Nastily On Head For 13th Time, Video Viral

Australian batter Will Pucovski suffered a nasty blow on his head and had to be substituted while playing for Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania on Sunday. The No. 3 batter retired hurt for 0 after being hit on his helmet from a Riley Meredith bouncer. It was just the second delivery he faced in Victoria's chase of 442 in the second innings. The 26-year-old, who has experienced several blows to the head with the most recent being in a second XI match in January, was struck on the left side of his helmet after he turned his head to a rising delivery from Meredith.

After Rohit Sharma, Another Captain Of Ex-Champion Team May Face The Axe: Report

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise SunRisers Hyderabad is expected to change its captain ahead of the 2024 edition, said Cricbuzz in a report. The 17th edition of IPL is set to kick off on March 22. Ahead of the tournament, Aiden Markram, who led SRH in 2023, is expected to be sacked from captaincy with Australia captain Pat Cummins replacing him in the role, the report explained. It is worth noting that under Cummins' captaincy, Australia beat India in both the World Test Championship final and Cricket World Cup final last year.

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BCCI, Australia, England Ignored ICC's Report To Save Test Cricket? Top Official Says This

Will New Zealand Recall Retired Neil Wagner For Christchurch Test?

"Made Him The Captain Because...": Sourav Ganguly Opens Up On Decision To Replace Rohit Sharma With Virat Kohli

'Scary To Watch, Detrimental To Life': Australia Star Gets Hit Nastily On Head For 13th Time, Video Viral

After Rohit Sharma, Another Captain Of Ex-Champion Team May Face The Axe: Report

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