BIZARRE: 47 - What They Never Told You

Indian cricket team to be sponsored by Dream11 for three years

Fantasy gaming company Dream11 will be the lead sponsor of India’s national cricket team for three years, BCCI announced on July 1.

The Hindu · Jul 1, 2023

Punjab sports minister questions exclusion of Mohali as ICC ODI World Cup host venue

NEW DELHI: Punjab sports minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Friday has written to BCCI president Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah, raising questions about the criteria used to exclude Mohali from the list of host cities for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup, scheduled to commence on October 5…

The Times of India · Jun 30, 2023

BCCI announces Dream11 as the new Team India lead sponsor

MUMBAI: Dream XI, a popular fantasy gaming platform, has acquired the Team India jersey lead sponsorship rights from 2023-27. Dream XI thus replace ed-tech firm Byju’s-which was the lead Team India jersey sponsor from 2019 till March this year- on the Team India jersey for the next four years.

The Times of India · Jun 30, 2023

Difficult to understand Ajinkya Rahane's elevation to Test vice captaincy, just after comeback: Sourav Ganguly

NEW DELHI: Sourav Ganguly finds it extremely baffling that Ajinkya Rahane has been handed Test vice captaincy after spending nearly 18 months on the sidelines as the former India skipper demanded "consistency and continuity" in the selection process.

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2023

BCCI to decide on Asian Games participation in July 7 meeting

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will decide whether it will field it's men's and women's teams at the upcoming Asian Games, where the sport will be played in the T20 format, at its Apex Council meeting on July 7.

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2023

Devajit Saikia looks for positives after Guwahati misses World Cup bus

City to host four warm-up games including India-England tie

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2023

Bangladesh tour: Indian women's team to play all matches in Dhaka

MUMBAI: The Indian women's team will play all its six matches-three T20Is followed by as many ODIs - on it's upcoming tour of Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2023

MPCA 'disappointed' with ODI World Cup snub

MUMBAI: The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) has expressed its "disappointment" with the BCCI after Indore, a prominent cricket venue, was excluded from the list of venues for the World Cup.

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2023

Political blame-game erupts after Mohali's non-inclusion as ODI World Cup venue

NEW DELHI: With the schedule and the venues of the upcoming ODI World Cup out, political blame-game has erupted over the shunning of some prominent venues, including the PCA Stadium in Mohali.

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2023

Indian women's head coach to be picked on June 30, Agarkar frontrunner for chief selector's post

NEW DELHI: Domestic stalwarts Amol Muzumdar and Tushar Arothe have made it to the shortlist for the head coach position of the Indian women's team, with interviews scheduled for June 30.

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2023