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Uttar Pradesh in what promises to be an intriguing semifinal of the Ranji Trophy, beginning here on Tuesday. The in-form Mumbai batters will be up against a varied UP attack, which will be bolstered by the addition of pacer Mohsin Khan. The 41-time Ranji champions made it to the last four with a world record 725-run hammering of Uttarakhand and will aim to carry the momentum into the game.
MUMBAI : The prospects of the Shanghai Masters and three other men's tournaments taking place in China this year look bleak unless there is a rapid improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the country, ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has told Reuters.
Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan has been in stunning form in this year's Ranji Trophy, keeping up his impressive record in India's domestic first class tournament. Sarfaraz had scores of 165, 63, 48 and 275 in the last three league matches in this year's Ranji Trophy and he followed it up with a 153 in Mumbai's quarterfinal win against Uttarakhand. Last season, he had scored 928 runs in the Ranji Trophy and he boasts of a First Class average of 80.42. He also has a stellar record of converting every First Class century into a score of 150 or more.
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI :The bidding war for media rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL) will continue on Monday with Disney, Sony and India's Reliance in contention for what could fetch the Indian cricket board up to $6 billion.
BCCI last raised the stakes in the IPL, selling its media broadcast rights across television and digital for India and the rest of the world in excess of Rs 16,347 cr, they’re back to the auction table toup the game. Moving away from the long-held practice to call for closed bids, BCCI has opted for an e-auction for the first time ever. The e-auction began at 11am on Sunday. A total of 12 companies had picked up the Invitation To Tender (ITT) less than two months ago and seven – Viacom-led JV, Disney+Hotstar, Culver Max Entertainment earlier, Sony Pictures), Zee Group, Supersport, Times Internet and Fun Asia – have decided to come to the bidding table. These potential bidders submitted their technical bids in Mumbai on Friday and have been cleared to log-in on Sunday morning when the e-auction begins. E-commerce and digital streaming giants Amazon were also among the 12 companies to pick the ITT but, despite speculation that they would bid heavily for digital rights, have decided to stay away.
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI : Disney, Sony and India's Reliance will vie on Sunday for media rights to Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's richest cricket league, expected to fetch up to $6 billion.
Ranji Trophy semifinal against Uttar Pradesh from June 14 at the Just Cricket Academy in Bangalore, former captain and wicketkeeper Aditya Tare has been ruled out of the match due to a fracture in the middle finger of his left hand. The 34-year-old has been replaced by Prasad Pawar, who made his debut for Mumbai during the Vijay Hazare Trophy earlier this season, in the squad. Tare’s absence, though, means that Hardik Tamore is set to get his spot in the XI.
Tiwary on Friday achieved what no one else did in 88 years of Ranji Trophy: score a hundred while being a sitting minister in a state government. Without an iota of doubt, Tiwary's 136 was the highlight of an inconsequential fifth day's play as Bengal advanced to the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy on the basis of their massive first-innings lead. In between signing files related to his constituency, Tiwary, a sitting minister of sports and youth affairs in the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, struck 19 fours and two sixes.