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Why 2024 IPL is vital to T20 World Cup in June

With the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA a couple of months away, the 2024 Indian Premier League becomes doubly important as some aspects related to the Indian team’s final makeup need to be ironed out. TOI gives you a lowdown to what one can expect from…

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T20 World Cup: BCCI selectors sweat over stable wicket-keeping option

NEW DELHI: India’s T20I team has rarely looked settled in the last half a decade. As India’s selectors look to put the final pieces together before the T20 World Cup, this IPL will be crucial to figure out the premier wicketkeeping option.

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EXCLUSIVE - 'Only time will tell': Harbhajan Singh's take on Rohit Sharma-Hardik Pandya equation in new Mumbai Indians' set-up

NEW DELHI: 'Amazing leader' - that's how former India spinner Harbhajan Singh hailed captain Rohit Sharma who led a young Team India to a 4-1 Test series win against England in the recently-concluded five-match Test series.

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Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel get BCCI's central contracts

NEW DELHI: Rising stars Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel have been handed BCCI's Group C central contracts, which have an annual retainership fee of Rs 1 crore.

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BCCI asks Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Ajit Agarkar to suggest ways to improve domestic cricket

MUMBAI: In a bid to keep up its efforts to boost men’s domestic cricket, the BCCI at its Apex Council meeting on Monday formed a three-member committee, which includes India men’s team head coach Rahul Dravid, National Cricket Academy chairman VVS Laxman and men’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar, to "give…

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KL Rahul gets 'all clear' from NCA but told to avoid keeping initially in IPL

NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants' captain KL Rahul has received the green light from the National Cricket Academy and is all set to take the field for his franchise from the opening IPL game but has been cautioned against taking up wicket-keeping duties in the initial matches.

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Victorious Mumbai's Ranji Trophy hero, Mohit Avasthi, still looking for a job

MUMBAI: When the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) decided to match the BCCI's prize money (Rs 5cr) immediately after Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy, beating Vidarbha in the final at the Wankhede Stadium last week, Mumbai head coach Omkar Salvi had hailed the move saying that the handsome prize money (Rs…

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IPL: A chance CSK contract 16 years ago, and how it all changed for Ravichandran Ashwin

CHENNAI: With a spring breeze blowing across MA Chidambaram Stadium, it was an evening to remember for Ravichandran Ashwin and all those who turned up on Saturday.

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Ashwin has been an absolutely terrific cricketer: Sunil Gavaskar

NEW DELHI: Indian cricketing legends Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth hailed Ravichandran Ashwin as an 'exceptionally outstanding cricketer', crediting his remarkable success to unwavering self-confidence and the backing he received from former BCCI president N Srinivasan.

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'Rohit Sharma said we need Virat Kohli at any cost for T20 World Cup'

The report of Virat Kohli's possible omission from India's T20 World Cup squad spread like wildfire after it was first reported by The Telegraph earlier this week, but a latest post by former India allrounder Kirti Azad refutes all those claims as the 1983 World Cup winner states that captain…

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Ashwin has moved the craft of spin bowling forward, says Dravid

R. Ashwin felicitated by TNCA for 100 Tests and 500 wickets, praised by cricket legends, receives prestigious awards.

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IPL is not being shifted out of India, says league chairman Arun Dhumal

NEW DELHI: IPL chairman Arun Dhumal categorically denied rumors suggesting a possible shift of the league to the UAE amidst the upcoming general elections in India, scheduled between April 19 and June 1.

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Watch: Rishabh Pant's rehabilitation and recovery at the NCA for IPL 2024

NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals' wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who was declared fit by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) for the upcoming 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, underwent rigorous and intense rehabilitation sessions and training regime at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.

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'Without Virat Kohli, the Indian team cannot...'

The debate around the media report that the BCCI selectors might not consider Virat Kohli for the T20 World Cup in June this year has been one of the hottest in cricket corridors over the past week, and former selector and India opener Kris Srikkanth lambasted it as the work…

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Will IPL 2024 second leg be held in the UAE?

MUMBAI: Is there a possibility of the second half of the IPL being held in Dubai, since dates could clash with the general elections?

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Double, or triple Ranji Trophy fee to prevent pull-outs: Sunil Gavaskar

MUMBAI: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar has hailed the BCCI's decision to provide an additional incentive to India's players to play more Tests, but has recommended that the BCCI should make the players' fees for participating in the Ranji Trophy lucrative by making it "double, or triple", "in order to prevent…

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Watch: Ishan 'Malinga' Kishan in action at Mumbai Indians' camp ahead of IPL 2024

Ishan Kishan hasn't had a particularly smooth ride of late as far as his cricket career is concerned, but the wicketkeeper-batsman looked in high spirits at the Mumbai Indians' camp ahead of the coming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

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Ranji Trophy: Mumbai players get Rs 5 crore bonus

MUMBAI: Moments after Mumbai clinched their 42nd Ranji Trophy title on Thursday, the Mumbai Cricket Association announced that Ajinkya Rahane Co will receive an additional Rs 5 crore, apart from the Rs 5 crore prize money awarded by the BCCI for winning the tournament.

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'Hardik Pandya kya chaand se utar ke aaya hai? Why different rules for him?'

Former India fast bowler Praveen Kumar did not mince words when asked about his views on the controversy around Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who have been removed from BCCI's list of contracted players for allegedly not making themselves available for selection in domestic cricket when fit and not on…

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Watch: 'I am ready' - Delhi Capitals' cute delivery of Rishabh Pant's jersey

Ever since the BCCI officially declared Rishabh Pant fully fit to return to competitive cricket, the anticipation around the wicketkeeper-batsman's much-awaited comeback has soared.

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It feels like I am going to make my debut again: Rishabh Pant

NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals' star wicketkeeper-batter, Rishabh Pant, is gearing up for his much-anticipated return to cricket, 14 months after surviving a life-threatening car accident. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) cleared Pant to participate in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), marking a significant milestone in…

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BCCI set to bar state units from directly partnering with foreign boards

BCCI to regulate State Associations' engagement with foreign boards for training camps and competitions through parent body approval.

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BCCI to centralize foreign engagement approvals for state associations

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to implement a policy requiring state associations to obtain approval from the parent body for engaging with foreign boards for training camps and competitions.

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'How can you ignore him...': Former Pakistan cricketer believes Virat Kohli will make T20 World Cup squad

NEW DELHI: Amidst reports suggesting that Indian cricket stalwart Virat Kohli might be excluded from the upcoming T20 World Cup squad, former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria expressed his conviction that the stylish batter will undoubtedly find a place in the Indian team.

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TOI Exclusive: 'I had to ensure I didn’t pity myself' - Rishabh Pant opens up ahead of his dream comeback

NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant’s agonizing road to recovery after the gruesome car accident on Dec 30, 2022 reached a happy conclusion on Monday when the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced he was fit to play this year’s IPL as a wicketkeeper-batter.

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