Jaipur, Nov 28 (IANS) Former sports minister and Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Thursday unveiled the four-day Physically Disabled Challenger Tournament 2024 in association with Rajasthan Disabled Cricket Association (RDCA) from November 30 to December 3 at the Jaipuria Cricket Academy.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) After signing Jacob Bethell for INR 2.6 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower believes the England batting all-rounder is a player whose ceiling is very high. Bethell made his T20I and ODI debuts against Australia in September and has been handed a debut Test in the ongoing match against New Zealand in Christchurch, shortly after earning his first contract in Indian Premier League (IPL).
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara said if India skipper Rohit Sharma wants to open in the second Test against Australia, then KL Rahul has to bat at No.3. Rahul was impressive in opening the batting in India’s 295-run win over Australia at Perth, making scores of 26 and 77 in Rohit’s absence.
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Nov (IANS) To provide an avenue to tennis ball cricketers, a World Tennis Ball Premier League (WTPL) T10 was officially launched here on Thursday. With 10 teams set to compete in this 60-ball tournament, WTPL aims to revolutionise tennis ball cricket and discover top talent across the nation through trials in 60 cities. The WTPL T10 launch event was attended by Aakash Chopra, former cricketer and commentator, Nikhil Chopra, another former cricketer and commentator), former India cricketer Parvinder Awana and Anil Chaudhury (international umpire & commentator).
Abu Dhabi, Nov 28 (IANS) Deccan Gladiators were on song against Bangla Tigers as they registered a thumping 9-wicket win against them in the ongoing Abu Dhabi T10 tournament, taking them to the top spot in the points table at the Zayed Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. The Gladiators' bowling unit put up a brilliant show with the ball and thoroughly dominated the batting unit of Bangla Tigers.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) player auction will be held in Bengaluru on December 15, with the third edition of the five-team tournament likely to begin from the first week of February 2025.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has extended his support to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not accepting the hybrid model for next year's Champions Trophy, scheduled to be played in Pakistan. The veteran all-rounder has blamed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for 'intertwining politics with sports' and called for ICC to 'uphold fairness and assert their authority'.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed his Australian counterpart and 'good friend' Anthony Albanese for hosting the Indian and PM's XI teams at the Federal Parliament House in Canberra ahead of the tour game. PM Modi also backed the Men in Blue for the ongoing series in Australia and said '1.4 billion Indians are strongly rooting' for them.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Fast-bowler Siddarth Kaul has announced his retirement from Indian cricket. Kaul, the right-arm pacer, played six white-ball matches for India and picked four wickets in T20Is. “When I was a child playing cricket in the fields in Punjab, I had one dream. A dream to represent my country. In 2018, by God's grace, I received my India Cap Number 75 in the T20i team and Cap Number 221 in the ODI team. The time has now come to call time on my career in India and announce my retirement,” wrote Kaul in a post on his Instagram account on Thursday.
Birmingham, Nov 28 (IANS) Warwickshire have signed New Zealand Test captain and opening batter Tom Latham for the 2025 season, the English county club announced on Thursday. Latham, who recently guided New Zealand to a historic 3-0 Test whitewash of India in his first series as captain, has signed a one-year deal to play all formats at Edgbaston. The 32-year-old has been a mainstay of the Blackcaps’ top order for a decade – averaging 38.78 in 85 Tests – and has more than 250 international caps to his name.
