Category: Cricket

Star batsman Rohit Sharma made a comeback to the Indian ODI squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, more than five months after being sidelined through injury. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named a 15-member squad for the upcoming tournament in England starting June 1. India squad: Virat Kohli (capt), R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, MS […]

Former BCCI president N Srinivasan is attending the Special General Meeting from London via video conference, raising questions about the eligibility criteria as per the Lodha Committee diktat. “Yes, Mr Srinivasan is attending the meeting via Skype from London. As per FAQs, there is no clarity if he is disqualified or not. The Supreme Court passed a judgement that he […]

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) suffered a massive blow on Thursday (May 4) after former captain Aravinda de Silva stepped down from the board’s Cricket Committee. SLC sources told Cricbuzz that de Silva (51) handed over his letter of resignation to the board Thursday afternoon. De Silva was not available for comments, but sources said that he was unhappy with SLC […]

A host of former Indian players, including Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, are in favour of the country taking part in the Champions Trophy to be held in the United Kingdom next month, according to a report. A report in ‘Espncricinfo’ said that Tendulkar and Dravid were among a group of 12 former cricketers who want India to play the […]

Lord Ian MacLaurin of Knebworth, the former ECB chairman, is slated to make a comeback to cricket administration as he will take over as the president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from incumbent president Matthew Fleming, starting October 1. MacLaurin expressed his gratitude to Fleming for the nomination for the post of president, which got approved in an Annual […]