Domestic
Rishabh Pant to lead Rest of India in Irani Cup, white-ball omission highlights selectors’ thinking
Pant’s inclusion comes after he was left out of India’s squads for the upcoming white-ball assignments — the ODI and T20I series against the West Indies and the Asian Games — suggesting that the national selectors are currently looking at him primarily as a red-ball option
JP Atray cricket tournament pulls down curtains, signals end of an era
The decision to discontinue the competition has been taken jointly by the tournament committee and the Atray family, citing the increasingly packed cricket calendar, the growing prominence of T20 cricket and the difficulty in securing grounds
SAFEMA tribunal sets aside FEMA penalties against Lalit Modi in IPL 2009 case
In a statement issued after the tribunal's July 16 judgment, Modi said the ruling rejected the Enforcement Directorate's central allegation that foreign remittances related to the staging of the 2009 IPL in South Africa were capital account transactions in violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act
Consortium alleges unfair process in Rajasthan Royals IPL ownership deal
The consortium of Kal Somani, Rob and Jordan Walton and Michael Hemp, has accused the Board of Control for Cricket in India of lacking transparency in awarding Rajasthan Royals to a Mittal-led group, claiming their fully funded bid was overlooked despite readiness to close
Billion-dollar deals reshape IPL: Rajasthan Royals and RCB change hands
The Indian Premier League has entered a new financial era with the high-value sales of Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, attracting global investors and pushing franchise valuations into the billion-dollar (Rs 10,000-plus crore) range
North Zone win JK Bose Inter-Zonal T20 cricket, SJAM-1 claim AC Bali Table Tennis
These sporting events were held as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) National Convention in New Delhi on Monday. The convention was organised by the hosts Delhi Sports Journalists Association (DSJA)
IS Bindra: The administrator who helped propel Indian cricket onto the world stage
Inderjit Singh Bindra was one of the most influential administrators in Indian cricket history, a visionary leader whose firm governance and global outlook reshaped the game off the field. As BCCI president and a long-serving PCA chief, he helped usher Indian cricket into a modern, powerful era
Referee finds no problem with Tinsukia pitch but next Ranji tie shifted to Guwahati
The Assam-Services Ranji Trophy match lasted just 90 overs forcing BCCI to demand a probe report from the home state body which has also shifted the Nov 1 game to Guwahati; however, match referee Amit Sharma has deemed it 'moderate with considerable turn'
Duleep Trophy: Unlucky North trip in semi-final as South set up title clash with Central
Ayush Badoni batted well and added 63 for the third wicket with Khajuria before MD Nidheesh surprised him. The Kerala pace bowler had been bowling outswingers all the while and even in the Delhi-Kerala match last year bowled only the ones going out. This time, however, he bowled one that came back in sharply
