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A final decision on the country -- or countries -- hosting the Asia Cup will be taken on the sidelines of the IPL final, which will be attended by a host of top Asian Cricket Council (ACC) dignitaries, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Thursday.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has picked his XI for the Rohit Sharma-led side ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia, starting from June 7 at the Oval in London. Shastri, who coached India to the WTC Final in 2021, picked Ajinkya Rahane in his probable XI, while also admitting that Jasprit Bumrah's absence will hurt India's chances in the game. Rahane has looked in great touch in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season, and was recalled to the side after an injury to Shreyas Iyer.
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday reflected on his omission from the squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and how it changed his life and game. Rohit did an exclusive interview with JioCinema ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 eliminator match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Chennai on Wednesday. Rohit said that his omission from the 2011 Cricket World Cup changed a lot about his game and routine and the year was a "setback" for him. India brought the World Cup home after 28 years, defeating Sri Lanka in the final at Rohit's home venue of Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. A young Rohit, then an up-and-coming talent, had to watch this all happen from the sidelines.
Former Indian head coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri revealed his combined Indian Test XI selecting players from the two ICC World Test Championship finalists, India and Australia. The WTC final is now a fortnight away. In the recent episode of the ICC Review, Shastri admitted that he found the task of building a combined playing XI difficult due to the sheer amount of world-class talent available on both sides. But the India great stuck his neck out and settled on a final XI, in which surprisingly only four Indian players could make the cut.
Shubman Gill continues to break records at the age of 23, and he has now joined elite company following his match-winning century for Gujarat Titans (GT) in their final Indian Premier League (IPL) league stage match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday. With his century, Gill joined batters who have had an IPL season with 600-plus runs before turning 25. In the ongoing season, Gill has scored 680 runs at an average of 56.66 at a strike rate of 152.66. He has scored two centuries and four fifties this season, with the best score of 104*. He is the second-highest run-scorer this season.
Cricket Australia on Monday declared the country's seasoned speedster Josh Hazlewood "fit and available" for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against India and the Ashes series against old rivals England. The WTC final is scheduled to be held at the Oval in London from June 7-11, which will be followed by the five-match Ashes from June 16 to July 31. The 32-year-old Hazlewood returned to Australia after reporting "minor side soreness" after his recent Indian Premier League outing for Royal Challengers Bangalore two weeks ago, raising concerns about his participation in the forthcoming international assignments.
Impressed by his temprament during pressure situations, former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody said India should definitely look at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh for the finisher's role going into the future. Despite KKR enduring a poor season, Rinku's form has been the biggest positive sign for the two-time champions. In 14 league matches, Rinku scored 474 runs at an average of 59.25. He has hit four half-ceturies, striking at 149.5. On Saturday, Rinku smashed an unbeaten 67 off just 33 balls, but KKR fell short by one run.
The Indian cricket team got a new sponsor in the form of sports apparel and merchandise giant Adidas, the Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah confirmed on Monday. Shah took to Twitter to confirm the change in sponsor. He tweeted: "I'm pleased to announce @BCCI's partnership with @adidas as a kit sponsor. We are committed to growing the game of cricket and could not be more excited to partner with one of the world's leading sportswear brands. Welcome aboard, @adidas".