Irani Cup 2024: Rahane, Iyer, Sarfaraz stabilize Mumbai innings to reach 237/4 on Day 1

IANS | October 1, 2024 8:14 PM

Lucknow, Oct 1 (IANS) The Irani Cup 2024 kicked off dramatically at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday with Rest of India’s Mukesh Kumar wreaking havoc against Ranji champions Mumbai. However, veteran Indian batter Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 86 helped Mumbai recover from an early collapse and with the help of Shreyas Iyer (57) and Sarfaraz Khan (54 not out) took the former champions to 237/4 at the stumps on Day 1.

BCCI extends athlete monitoring system for state associations

IANS | October 1, 2024 7:08 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday informed that state associations will be able to access the Athlete Monitoring System (AMS) and the costs of it will be borne by the board. In a letter addressed to the president and honorary secretary of BCCI member associations, Shah highlighted the features of the AMS that allow players to monitor their workload and other performance-related data in real time via the app.

2nd Test: Gill, Jaiswal are future batting pillars of Indian cricket, says Ashwin

Harsh Shukla | October 1, 2024 6:10 PM

Kanpur, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian cricket’s next generation of batting talent is quietly making waves, and star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has high hopes for two of the country’s brightest young stars — Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Both players impressed during India’s recent 2-0 Test sweep against Bangladesh, with Jaiswal finishing as the top run-scorer of the series, accumulating 189 runs at an average of 47.25, while Gill closely followed with 164 runs at an impressive average of 54.66, including a century in the first Test.

India is on the cusp of something very exciting, the depth looks great, says Ian Bell after Kanpur Test win

IANS | October 1, 2024 5:49 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Former England batter Ian Bell believes that the Indian team is on the cusp of something very exciting as they have great bench strength across formats. He added that India's dominance in international cricket is a threat to teams like Australia and England. India have recently won the T20 World Cup 2024 after reaching the finals of the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup last year. India also won the gold medal in the Asian Games in Hangzhou with the second-string team.

2nd Test: Ashwin weighs in on debate over multiple Test venues after poor facilities disrupt Kanpur match

Harsh Shukla | October 1, 2024 5:27 PM

Kanpur, Oct 1 (IANS) The issue of having multiple Test match venues in India has once again come under the spotlight after Day 3 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur was delayed due to poor drainage at the Green Park stadium. As the debate over the suitability of India’s numerous Test centres intensifies, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared his perspective on the matter, offering both the pros and cons of the current system.

Women's T20 World Cup: Bangladesh stun Pakistan; Sri Lanka too notch up a win in warm-ups

IANS | September 30, 2024 11:43 PM

Dubai, Sep 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka made it two wins in two games while Pakistan succumbed to their second defeat, going down to Bangladesh by 23 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup warm-up action here on Monday. The lead-up to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 saw another round of interesting games as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh triumphed on the third day of the warm-up games against Scotland and Pakistan respectively.