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Indian-Origin Players To Play For National Team? AIFF Chief Provides Big Update

All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey on Thursday said they are actively working on policies to integrate Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) players into the national team setup, acknowledging the ongoing struggle to find a top-quality striker. He also described the move could be a potential "game-changer" for Indian football. One of the biggest challenges for Indian football remains the lack of a reliable striker, with the national team still dependent on 40-year-old forward Sunil Chhetri.

Mumbai Indians Get Big Jasprit Bumrah Boost, Likely To Make IPL Return After...

Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Jasprit Bumrah has returned to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s Centre of Excellence, formerly the National Cricket Academy (NCA). This comes days ahead of the start of MI's opening match of IPL 2025, against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday. According to a report in Cricbuzz, Bumrah is back at the new NCA for the second time in as many weeks to assess his fitness ahead of the upcoming IPL and to sought clearance to feature in the tournament.

Anil Chaudhary Takes Up Commentary After Working As Umpire For 17 IPL Seasons

Anil Chaudhary did the umpire's duty during the past 17 editions of the IPL but he has now slipped into the role of a commentator this season after turning 60 last week. It effectively signalled his retirement from officiating the game. Chaudhary's farewell game happened to be the Ranji Trophy final between Kerala and Vidarbha last month at Nagpur and his last international appearance came in September 2023. Overall, he officiated in 12 Tests, 49 ODIs and 64 T20s. With retirement on the horizon, Chaudhary started planning for the future and got into regional commentary which has grown exponentially in the last two years.

KKR's Match Against LSG Shifted From Kolkata To Guwahati. Reason Is...

Kolkata Knight Riders' home game against Lucknow Super Giants on April 6 is set to be shifted to Guwahati as police has expressed its inability to provide security for the IPL contest due to 'Ram Navami' celebrations in the city on the day, CAB president Snehasish Ganguly told PTI on Thursday. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari had announced that over 20,000 processions are being organised across West Bengal to celebrate the festival "We have informed the BCCI to reschedule the match, but there is no scope for rescheduling the game in the city later and I'm now hearing that it's going to be shifted to Guwahati," Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Ganguly told PTI.

Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs BFI To Allow Anurag Thakur's Nomination In Its Polls

Former sports minister Anurag Thakur's bid to contest the Boxing Federation of India's presidential election was brought back on track after the Himachal Pradesh High Court stayed his disqualification from the Electoral College and directed the BFI to extend the date of nominations to enable his candidature. Thakur, who is also a Lok Sabha MP from Hamirpur, was declared ineligible after a March 7 order by BFI President Ajay Singh which stated that only elected members were qualified to be a part of the electoral process.

Kabaddi's Global Body Declares World Cup In UK 'Unauthorised'

The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) on Wednesday declared that the World Cup being held in London is not an "authorised" event and asked the sport's Indian apex body to act against the team that had gone to take part in the tournament. Kabaddi World Cup 2025 is being held in the West Midlands from March 17 to 23. The tournament is being hosted by the England Kabaddi Association and the British Kabaddi League (BKL) under the aegis of World Kabaddi Federation, a parallel international governing body of the sport.

Ex-India Star Credits IPL For Rohit Sharma And Co's Two Successive ICC Title Wins

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, former Indian cricketer Lakshmipathy Balaji said that the league and "its franchise owners, leadership groups and ecosystem" had a key role in India's two successive white-ball title wins, the T20 World Cup 2024 and ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The 2025 season of the league will kickstart with a clash between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Balaji, a one-time IPL winner who took 76 wickets in 73 matches at an average of 26.68 and represented franchises like Chennai Super Kings (CSK), KKR (one title) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) in his career, spoke on impact of the cash-rich league.

Writing On Yuzvendra Chahal's T-Shirt During Divorce Hearing Sets Internet Ablaze

Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma are officially divorced after months of legal proceedings. Chahal and Dhanashree had filed a divorce plea on February 5 this year, which was accepted by a Mumbai family court on March 20. Chahal and Dhanashree's relationship has been under public scrutiny since 2022, and the pair appeared separately at the Bandra family court for the final settlement of their divorce case on Thursday. Speaking to news agency ANI, Chahal's advocate Nitin Gupta said the family court has granted decree on the joint petition filed by Chahal and Verma for divorce by mutual consent.

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Indian-Origin Players To Play For National Team? AIFF Chief Provides Big Update

Mumbai Indians Get Big Jasprit Bumrah Boost, Likely To Make IPL Return After...

Anil Chaudhary Takes Up Commentary After Working As Umpire For 17 IPL Seasons

KKR's Match Against LSG Shifted From Kolkata To Guwahati. Reason Is...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs BFI To Allow Anurag Thakur's Nomination In Its Polls

Kabaddi's Global Body Declares World Cup In UK 'Unauthorised'

Ex-India Star Credits IPL For Rohit Sharma And Co's Two Successive ICC Title Wins

Writing On Yuzvendra Chahal's T-Shirt During Divorce Hearing Sets Internet Ablaze