India cricket team

Ex-player and administrator Mithun Manhas set to become BCCI boss

Nominations for the next president of the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India closed on Sunday with only one nomination, former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas.
21 September 2025, 13:36 PM

India cricket ends $43.6m sponsorship after online gambling ban

Indian cricket is looking for a new main sponsor after a fantasy sports gaming platform pulled out of a deal worth $43.6 million following a government ban on online gambling, reports said Monday.
25 August 2025, 12:00 PM

'What else must he do?': Shreyas Iyer's father frustrated over Asia Cup snub

India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad has triggered heated debate and at the centre of the storm is the omission of star batter Shreyas Iyer.
21 August 2025, 15:17 PM

'Pick Vaibhav now, don’t wait': Srikkanth urges bold call for India's Asia Cup squad

With the BCCI set to announce India’s Asia Cup squad on Tuesday, debate continues over the batting order, with former opener Kris Srikkanth urging selectors to take a bold call by including 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
18 August 2025, 19:08 PM

India to join ACC meeting in Dhaka virtually: report

Contrary to earlier reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to participate virtually in the Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled to take place over the next two days in Dhaka.
23 July 2025, 16:03 PM

Rohit Sharma announces Test retirement

The incumbent India Test captain has called time on his career in the longest format.
7 May 2025, 14:27 PM

India benefited from one-venue advantage in CT triumph: Starc

India played all their matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium after refusing to travel to host nation Pakistan. This decision meant that while other teams had to endure frequent travel, India remained stationed at a single venue throughout the tournament.
13 March 2025, 18:56 PM

New Zealand set for 'scrap' with India on slower pitch: Santner

New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner on Thursday said a slower pitch in familiar territory for India in Dubai will make for a tight contest in the Champions Trophy final.
6 March 2025, 19:19 PM

BCCI backs Rohit Sharma after Congress member calls him 'fat'

India's cricket board defended its World-Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma on Monday after comments about his lack of fitness from a spokesperson for the Congress, the country's main opposition party.
3 March 2025, 14:39 PM

Sir Viv Richards wants ICC's response to CT scheduling conundrum

West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will have to provide answers to clarify the confusion behind the entanglement of the Champions Trophy schedule that forced both Australia and South Africa to travel to Dubai to know who they will face in the semifinals of the tournament.
2 March 2025, 15:15 PM

BCCI issues curb on family time for players on tour

India's cricket board has capped the amount of time players can spend with their families on tour after a string of Test defeats including a 3-1 drubbing in Australia this month.
17 January 2025, 12:00 PM

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: All squads

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 marks the tournament's return after an eight-year hiatus and is set to take place in Pakistan, starting February 19th.
13 January 2025, 04:26 AM

SKY details 'special bond' with Gambhir ahead of Sri Lanka series

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav spoke of his equation with new India head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
26 July 2024, 14:12 PM

India says Rohit to remain Test and ODI captain

Rohit Sharma will stay on as captain of India's Test and one-day teams, the country's cricket board said, after he ended his T20 international career with a World Cup triumph.
8 July 2024, 14:02 PM

India's World Cup winners return to PM Modi praise, victory parade

Frenzied crowds shouted "India, India" after the team landed at Delhi airport from the Caribbean, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl.
4 July 2024, 15:42 PM

Indian World Cup winners head home after hurricane delay

Favourites India won the title on Saturday after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final, but their travel plans were disrupted by Hurricane Beryl.
3 July 2024, 12:21 PM

Ponting predicts Head and Bumrah to lead charts in T20 World Cup

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed his predictions for the top wicket-taker and leading run-scorer at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, placing his bets on India's Jasprit Bumrah and compatriot Travis Head to lead with ball and bat respectively at the major event. 
31 May 2024, 05:03 AM

Ponting reveals approach for India coaching job

"I've seen a lot of reports about it,” Ponting told the ICC. “Normally these things pop up on social media before you even know about them, but there were a few little one-on-one conversations during the IPL, just to get a level of interest from me as to whether I would do it," said Ponting.
23 May 2024, 04:37 AM

India's head coach post up for grabs soon, but Dravid ‘welcome to apply’

Shah also informed that India would not adopt a split-coaching model.
10 May 2024, 09:18 AM

Sangakkara backs Samson to have a good run for India at World Cup

Samson was named in India's 15-man squad for the June 1-29 event in the West Indies and United States but the inclusion of Rishabh Pant means the 2007 champions have options as they bid for a second title.
8 May 2024, 04:59 AM