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A ticket for the marquee World Cup semi-final match at Eden Gardens will cost a minimum Rs 900, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) said on Monday. Tickets for the India-South Africa game and the semifinal would be in the range of Rs 900 (upper tier) to Rs 3000 (B, L Blocks). The other two denominations for the two matches would be Rs 1500 (D, H Blocks) and Rs 2500 (C, K Blocks).
Ahead of the first Test against West Indies, Indian vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said that his side is not going to take the Windies lightly despite their recent struggles, which also include not being able to secure a spot for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, and missing out on the global cricketing extravaganza for the first time ever. India will kick off its ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 campaign with a two-Test series against West Indies, with the first Test from Wednesday in Dominica.
Gary Stead will continue as New Zealand's head coach till mid-2025, with the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and ICC World Test Championship in focus, announced New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday. "First appointed for a two-year term in late 2018, Stead had his contract renewed in 2020 until the end of the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in India, and will now stay on until the conclusion of the current World Test Championship cycle, in June 2025," said a statement from NZC.
The Indian Premier League is undoubtedly the most lucrative T20 cricket leagues across the globe. Both in terms of the revenues that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)-backed franchise generates and the fan-following it enjoys, there isn't another cricket league in the world that can compete with the IPL. With the popularity of the IPL and its revenues, even the brand value of its franchises has grown leaps and bounds. But, which franchise has the biggest brand value of all?
Former Indian cricket team chief selector MSK Prasad believes that Virat Kohli should be considered as an option to replace Rohit Sharma as skipper. Rohit succeeded Kohli as India skipper back in 2022 but following disappointing performances in the T20 World Cup and the World Test Championship (WTC) final, questions have been asked about his leadership. Prasad said in a recent interaction that Kohli should be considered as a viable option to take over the captaincy in case the team is looking to replace Rohit and even referenced the return of Ajinkya Rahane as the Test vice-captain.
The camaraderie between the current crop of Indian players has evolved and taken a new form in current times. While some of the players from the previous generation also became best friends, according to Ravichandran Ashwin, that isn't the case anymore. After Ashwin revealed that his India teammates 'aren't friends but colleagues', legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar expressed his disappointment. Gavaskar admitted that it's a sad thing as players should be able to talk to each other about the off-field stuff when the cricketing duties are over.
Team India is all set to take on the West Indies in the first Test, starting July 12 in Dominica. It will be the first game for the side since the World Test Championship final against Australia that ended on June 11. After the game, the Indian players got some good personal time and they will now be back playing at the highest level after a one-month break. The Indian team has already reached Dominica and started the training at the venue.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins has been in fine form this Ashes series, not just on the field but off it too. In the press conference after Australia's defeat to England in the Leeds Test, Cummins was asked by a reporter if the momentum of the game has shifted towards the host because of the third Test's result. Cummins produced a mic-drop moment with his epic response to the journalist who asked the question, sending a laughter riot across the entire press room.