Mohammed Shami is set to miss the Indian Premier League and the 2024 T20 World Cup and the seamer is likely to return to action for the home Tests vs Bangladesh later this year. Shami underwent surgery on his right Achilles tendon in London last month and is now back in India. “Shami’s surgery is …
Shortly after India sealed a 4-1 series victory against England to extend their Test dominance at home, BCCI announced a ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’ that aims to reward excellence in the five-day format. The decision comes on the back of a recent perception about certain youngsters in India not being motivated enough to push for …
India head coach Rahul Dravid gave a ray of hope to Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who, about 10 days back, lost their BCCI contract after deciding to skip the ongoing Ranji Trophy tournament. Dravid said that the two players remain in contention for a place in the Indian team, with the door open for …
Legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev welcomed the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to terminate the central contracts of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan after the duo ignored the directive to play the Ranji Trophy. Extending his support to Iyer and Kishan, former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri backed the duo to …
Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were not included in BCCI’s annual retainers after the two repeatedly ignored the board’s orders to participate in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. However, it seems that around the time BCCI secretary Jay Shah sent a letter to centrally contracted players not to prioritise the IPL over domestic cricket, Ishan …
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer will have to return to the drawing board. Their journey back into the Indian side won’t be an easy one. But it’s not impossible by any means. Losing out on a central contract when you were in consideration for all three formats is a big blow, no doubt about it. …
Veteran India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha reckoned nothing can be done “forcefully” if a cricketer does not wish to participate in domestic cricket. The statement came in the wake of BCCI’s move to exclude Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from the annual retainers list for the 2023-24 season. Wriddhiman Saha has his say on BCCI’s Ishan …
There were no doubts about what Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer bring to the table as premier batters at Team India. However, the batting duo was deemed surplus to requirements when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced its annual central contracts on Wednesday. Iyer and Kishan were not part of the …
Even as the decision to omit Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from the central contracts list for not turning up for domestic tournaments continues to receive mixed reactions, there was plenty of discussion about Hardik Pandya’s inclusion as well. The Indian Express understands that the selectors and the BCCI only handed Hardik a contract after …
The ongoing KL Rahul situation is getting mysterious, to say the least. India’s men’s senior selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar and the team management continue to play the waiting game as suspense around the middle-order batter’s availability for the fifth and final Test vs England in Dharamsala continues. Since complaining of pain in the …