PATIALA: 67th All India Railway Cricket Championship for men, held during the 2023-24 season, commenced with knockout matches at the PLW Cricket Stadium, under the auspices of Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) on 16.4.2024. The final match of the tournament was contested between Eastern Railway and South Western Railway.

DALLAS: Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law has been appointed as the head coach of its USA men's national cricket team ahead of their T20I series against Bangladesh scheduled next month just before the ICC T20 World Cup, the country's cricket board has announced.

NEW DELHI: Former Australia batter Michael Slater reportedly collapsed in the court after his bail application was rejected by the magistrate on domestic violence charges, according to reports.

PATNA: The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has set up a Women's Cricket Development Committee, to foster the growth of women's cricket in the state.

MUMBAI: In a monumental move towards inclusivity, Star Sports, the official broadcaster of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, launched Sign Language commentary for the IPL, catering to Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and Visually Impaired fans. This revolutionary feature not only caters to differently-abled audiences but also establishes a new benchmark for accessibility in cricketainment.

NEW YORK: Australian cricket star Steven Smith has officially signed with Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise Washington Freedom ahead of the second season starting from July 4. The move, long speculated upon, comes as no surprise, given Smith's previous role as a brand ambassador for Freedom and his expressed interest in playing in the USA.

MELBOURNE: Former Cricket Australia (CA) chairman Jack Clarke has passed away at the age of 70 in Adelaide, said the governing body on Wednesday. Clarke joined the CA Board as a director in 1999 and served as its Chairman from 2008 to 2011.

MULLANPUR: After an inspiring win over the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Punjab Kings are all set to return home for their next encounter of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League.

MUMBAI: Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Riyan Parag, who took his side over the line with an unbeaten 39-ball 54 against Mumbai Indian (MI) here at the Wankhede Stadium, stated that he is simply replicating his performances from domestic cricket while reflecting on his promotion to no.4 batting position.

JAIPUR: Following Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) 12-run win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2024, skipper Sanju Samson said all-rounder Riyan Parag, who slammed an unbeaten match-winning 84 off 45 balls, can do something special for Indian cricket in future.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan government has dissolved the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) executive following complaints of alleged irregularities in the state body.

MUMBAI: Actor Sonu Sood has come out in support of cricketers and urged fans to respect the players, who have made the country proud.

NAMIBIA: In a landmark move, Cricket Namibia has announced central contracts for the women's team, awarding professional contracts to 10 female cricketers.

CHENNAI: CSK's Super Kings Academy honoured late VB Chandrasekar and late DJ Gokulakrishnan by naming special awards after the former Tamil Nadu cricketers at a special event held here.

NEW DELHI: Kenya all-rounder Collins Obuya, who played a starring role in their dream ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2003 campaign, had called time on his 23-year-old international career.

MULLANPUR: Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals, who are seeing the return of their captain Rishabh Pant to competitive cricket action after 14 months at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s veteran batter Javeria Khan has announced her retirement from international cricket, bringing curtains to her 15-year-long career.

NEW DELHI: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has expressed disappointment over Cricket Australia's (CA) decision to postpone the scheduled three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.

NEW DELHI: Former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan has expressed his views on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's interests beyond cricket, and said that the World Cup winning captain understood a long time ago that "cricket is important but it’s not everything".

CHANDIGARH: In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has made his comeback to commentary and will be seen during the IPL 2024, which gets underway on March 23. However, his continuation in politics is still suspense.

PATNA: Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) president Rakesh Tiwari feels securing the rights for Moin-ul-Haq Stadium on a long-term lease from the state government could be the turning point for the Bihar cricket.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday announced the appointment of former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed as the men’s cricket team fast bowling coach.

PALLEKELE: Dubai Giants continued their impressive form in the ongoing Legends Cricket Trophy (LCT) as they defeated Kandy Samp Army by 56 runs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Friday. Earlier, in the first match on Friday, Punjab Royals hammered Colombo Lions by 8 wickets.

PATNA: Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) president Rakesh Tiwari has stated that the cricket governing body of the state is in talks with the Bihar government to have government jobs in the pipeline for cricket players.

NEW DELHI: The most wonderful development in sports, at present, revolves around the game of cricket. Cricket lovers, from the relatively few cricket-playing countries in the world, have now moved to every nook and corner of the globe. It is through these cricket-loving followers that the game is growing and soaring to new heights.

CHRISTCHURCH: Rachin Ravindra and Amelia Kerr emerged as the winners of the top honours at the New Zealand Cricket Awards ceremony on Wednesday evening. Ravindra, 24, became the youngest player to win the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, awarded to the best New Zealand men’s cricketer of the year.

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has expressed his delight following the Indian government's notification of rules related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which aims to provide citizenship to individuals of certain faiths facing persecution in neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

NEW DELHI: The Legends League Cricket (LLC) organisers on Tuesday announced that the next tournament season will be played across two countries, India and Qatar, from September 11 to October 5.

MUMBAI: After India clinched the five-match Test series against England 4-1, all the focus has been on the ongoing Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Vidarbha, happening at the Wankhede Stadium.

NEW DELHI: Shortly after India thrashed England by an innings and 64 runs to win the fifth and final Test at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala to clinch a 4-1 series win, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has announced the initiation of ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’ for the senior men's team.

DHARAMSALA: The British Deputy High Commission in Chandigarh, alongside the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA), hosted a reception at the Dharamshala cricket stadium, marking the first day of the 5th Test Match between England and India. The event, attended by dignitaries from government, business, and sports, celebrated the strong cultural and sporting ties between the UK and Himachal Pradesh.

NEW DELHI: For a multitude of reasons, 2023 can be considered a pivotal year for women's cricket in India. Under the captaincy of Shafali Verma, India secured a remarkable achievement by winning the inaugural Women's U19 World Cup in South Africa.

NEW DELHI: Former South Africa pacer Shabnim Ismail, who plays for Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League, created history when she bowled the fastest delivery ever recorded in women's cricket.

NEW YORK: New York Strikers has announced the inclusion of former New Zealand player Colin De Grandhomme and ex-West Indies batter Narsingh Deonarine to their roster for the Legends Cricket Trophy.

BENGALURU: Women's Premier League (WPL), which is in its second season, is nothing short of a celebration as the Adani Sportsline-owned franchise Gujarat Giants had a special guest Amir Hussain Lone, para-cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir, during the game against Delhi Capitals, here.

NEW DELLHI: The Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) will organise the women's 3rd T20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf 2022 in Mumbai between April 26-to April 29.

When it comes to cricket, there are very few chances that an Indian will not be excited. Probably the most popular game in the country, it not only garners lots of followers, but also yields a lot of nostalgia to past stars and their achievements. However, there is one problem when it comes to Indian matches. Betting of any kind is not legal here. However, the rule does not stand for online betting.

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh all-rounder Mosharraf Hossain, who played five ODIs and scored prolifically in first-class cricket while also taking wickets aplenty with his left-arm spin, passed away following a three-year battle with brain cancer. He was 40.

LONDON: County cricket could see a radical change -- including the 18 sides competing across three formats to crown the overall champion -- as England great Andrew Strauss is planning a major shake-up of domestic cricket following the Test side's Ashes debacle.

NEW DELHI: The registration process for the differently-abled cricket players was set open by the BCCI-appointed Differently-Abled Cricket Committee through the Differently-abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) nearly a week ago, and till now, nearly 2,600 players have registered themselves.

PUNE: Four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings player Ambati Rayudu's 46-run efforts against the Gujarat Titans might have gone in vain at the MCA Stadium here on Sunday night, but the right-hand batter managed to cross the magical figure of 4,000 IPL runs in the thrilling match.

MUMBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Sanjay Bangar feels that the late spin wizard Shane Warne was one of the few cricketers who had the "flair" to pass on his wisdom to the next generation, adding that all wrist spinners around the world, whoever would have interacted by him, would have been "deeply impacted" by the legendary cricketer's guidance.

LONDON: England cricketing stalwart Anya Shrubsole, who brought down the curtains on her 14-year international career on Thursday, has received effusive praise from the fraternity and beyond, with several of them terming her the very best to have played the game.

NEW DELHI: A few weeks ahead of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, 22 teams comprising of street children from 16 countries will gather in India to participate in Street Child Cricket World Cup (SCCWC 2023) in September next year.

MUMBAI: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels that the responsibility of captaincy will only make Gujarat Titans' skipper Hardik Pandya a bettercricketer and person.

SOUTH AFRICA: Two players of the South African cricket team -- Sarel Erwee and Wiaan Mulder -- have tested positive for Covid-19 and will no longer takepart in the remainder of the second Test match against Bangladesh, according to Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday.

Now the betting market is oversaturated with a large number of platforms that offer their services in India, including cricket disciplines. However, there are a sufficient number of unscrupulous people who engage in scam activities and steal other people's money from their accounts. Therefore, it is important to choose platforms that are not little known and in demand in the betting platforms market.

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday has thanked New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for the successful hosting of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022.

MELBOURNE: Australia pacers Jhye and Kane Richardson on Thursday were dropped from Cricket Australia's 20-member contract list. Apart from the duo, retired pacer James Pattinson and former Test skipper Tim Paine have been omitted while wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade and opener Marcus Harris don't find any mention.

MUMBAI: Punjab Kings (PBKS) wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma's added incentive to take up cricket at the school level was that it came with the bonus of getting four per cent extra marks.

NEW DELHI: Former India skipper Mamatha Maben thinks that organising more A tours for the India women's team and reintroducing the longer format of the game at the domestic level will benefit the national side in the longer run.

LONDON:Former England cricketer David Lloyd wants Joe Root to take a break from captaincy to concentrate on his batting following another Test series loss, this time against the West Indies. The 75-year-old Lloyd added that England's top order was "a mess", which was forcing Root to move up at No.3 and resulting in his cheap dismissals.

NEW DELHI: Cricket in general was an entertaining sport, but the introduction of IPL in 2008 turned it into a carnival of 'cricketainment'. The entire ecosystem around the game had changed drastically which uplifted as well as created livelihood opportunities for thousands of people.

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday launched the '100 per cent Cricket Year of Women's Cricket' campaign to coincide with the International Women's Day in order to further promote gender equality and empower women and girls through cricket.

INDIANAPOLIS: Executive director of the Cricket Hall of Fame Michael Chambers has called on the powers at be to allow Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) to run the affairs of American cricket, according to a communication received from .CCUSA.

DHARAMSALA: TwoT20 matches were to be played between India and Sri Lanka on February 26 and 27in Dharamsala, the first match of the three match series was played in Lucknow on the 24th. The Sri Lankan team reached Dharamsala airport at 1 pm today , while the Indian team, which won the first T 20 against Sri Lanka yesterday at Lucknow , reached Dharamsala at 3.30 pm today. Media was not allowed at the airport as Dr K C Sharma SSP Kangra said, “In view of bio bubble protocol of CricketTeams due to Covid 19 all media personnel are requested not to enter inside of outer periphery of the Airport.”

KIEV: With the Russian troops assumed to be moving closer to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, following the frightening invasion on Thursday, Kobus Olivier, a South African serving as the CEO of the Ukraine Cricket Federation, admitted that the situation in the city has been very frightening.

DUBAI: The winner of the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be held across six venues in New Zealand from March 4 onwards, will be richer by USD 1.32 million -- double the amount that was awarded to the victors of the 2017 edition in England.

ANTIGUA: India beat England by four wickets to win their fifth ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

SHARIAH: Sri Lanka join Australia, Barbados, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa in the first major sports event in history to award more medals to women than men

Everyone knows that cricket is the most popular sport in India and with that comes the rise of cricket betting. Aside from sports, India also has a knack for gambling. This is why cricket and gambling go so well together that people of many ages are now participating in this activity.

KINGSTON (JAMACIA): Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Cricket Ireland (CI) have confirmed changes to the match schedule for the ongoing CG Insurance One-Day International Series.

NEW DELHI:Sachin Tendulkar's management firm -- SRT Sports Management Private Limited -- on Saturday confirmed that the legendary cricketer is not part of the upcoming Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting January 20.

NEW DELHI: Australian police are investigating allegations from a former Australian youth cricket player that he was raped by a team official during a 1985 tour to India and Sri Lanka, BBC reported.

DUBAI: India women's team cricketer Smriti Mandhana is among four players who have been nominated for the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2021 on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Dinesh Mongia on Tuesday joined BJP. Two Congress MLAs Balwinder Singh Laddi, Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa and 13 others also joined the BJP on Tuesday along with cricketer Mongia.

NEW DELHI: Leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who is a key member of Pakistan's Test team, has been named in a case registered at Islamabad's Shalimar police station for allegedly aiding in the rape and harassment of a 14-year-old girl, Geo News reported.

SYDNEY: Former Australian cricketer-turned-commentator Michael Slater has been arrested after he allegedly sent several text messages and made phone calls to the person he was charged with stalking and harassing in October this year.

DHAKA: Two members of the Bangladesh women's cricket team tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after returning home from Zimbabwe, the country's health and family welfare minister Zahid Maleque said on Saturday.

SYDNEY:Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins has revealed that Cricket Australia had forced him into 'confession' before handing him the job of leading the side for the Ashes series beginning at the Gabba on December 8.

NEW DELHI: Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and England left-arm speedster Harry Gurney has decided to retire from cricket following a shoulder injury.

NEW DELHI: New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme says India will have a problem of plenty when they play the World Test Championship (WTC) final against his country in June in England.

The craze of cricket and its variations! Everything about the sport is just wow. This is what makes cricket lovers fond of exploring each and every aspect associated with the game. Starting from the origin of the game to knowing the pros and cons of each form of the sport, they have a keen interest in being aware of everything related to their favourite game. 

MOHALI: With the objective of promoting sports and youth services in the state, the Punjab Secretariat Cricket Club (PSCC), in association with Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh organized “Avengers Cup”, T20 open Cricket tournament, Today, where around 16 teams from tricity would be participating.

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Cricket betting syndicates linked with underworld gangs operating primarily in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka allegedly paid "protection money" to disgraced Mumbai crime branch officer, Sachin Vaze, presently being interrogated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at its Mumbai office. Vaze's aide Naresh Gor, a well known bookie in Mumbai, identified betting syndicates and extorted 'protection money' during cricket season at the behest of former crime branch officer, highly placed sources revealed to IANS.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) and cricket betting always go well together for the many fans of this sport in India. Even if the national sport of India is hockey, cricket is still the most-followed sport by the locals, and when it comes to their favorite time of the year, it has to be the IPL season.

RAIPUR: All-rounder Yusuf Pathan starred with an unbeaten 62 and two wickets as the Sachin Tendulkar-captained India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends by 14 runs in the final to win the first Road Safety World Series T20 title here on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to hit 100 million followers on Facebook owned photo and video sharing social networking platform Instagram.

NEW DELHI: Member of Parliament and former star cricketer Gautam Gambhir has strongly opposed the idea of resumption of cricket between India and Pakistan until Islamabad stops cross-border terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Dhammika Prasad has retired from international cricket. Prasad, 37, last played for Sri Lanka in a Test match against the West Indies in October 2014.

JOHANNESBURG: Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket, thus ending a nine-year career that started in November 2012. He clarified he is not retiring from ODI cricket yet and focussing on T20s.

SYDNEY:Cricket Australia has announced that the U-19 Male and U-19 Female National Championships will not be held this season.
CA, in a statement, said that the decision to cancel the championships, both slated to begin in April, has been guided by the CA Bio-Security Policy Group and Australian Cricket Medical Group and is backed by all state and territory associations.

MELBOURNE: Former Australian fast-bowler Merv Hughes has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
An integral part of Australian cricket's return to the top of the Test cricket rankings, Hughes' career spanned 53 Tests and 33 ODIs from 1985-94, taking 212 Test wickets at an average of 28.38.

MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia on Wednesday confirmed that Indian players were subjected to racial abuse by a section of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) crowd during the third drawn Test of the recently-concluded Border Gavaskar series.

ABU DHABI: Sri Lankan medium-fast bowler Isuru Udana believes India skipper Virat Kohli is the best batsman in white-ball cricket at the moment.
I think the best batsman in whit-ball cricket is Virat Kohli, best bower I'll go for Mitchell Starc and I like Ravindra Jadeja an all-rounder," said Udana.

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia on Monday clarified that they haven't heard anything "formal" from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about Team India's unwillingness about playing the fourth Test of the ongoing series in Brisbane.

DUBAI: India skipper Virat Kohli was on Monday named the ICC Male Cricketer of The Decade as well as the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade while former India skipper MS Dhoni earned the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade.

NEW DELHI:Australia's Steve Smith has stated though Virat Kohli missing the last three Tests of the upcoming four-match series will be a big loss for Team India, fans and stakeholders will have to understand that the Indian skipper is a human being and has life outside cricket.

AUCKLAND: Corey Anderson has quit international cricket for New Zealand and will play the sport in the US.
The 29-year-old all-rounder, who holds the record for the second fastest hundred in ODIs, will start with Major League T20 Cricket in USA and will likely go on to represent USA in international cricket.

SYDNEY:The three-match ODI series between India and Australia, which will get underway at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, will also be the first time that men's cricket will see specatators in stadia since March when international cricket had come to a halt following the coronavirus outbreak.

GURUGRAM: The Gurugram Police on Monday arrested two men on charges of alleged online betting on a T20 Indian Premier League (IPL) match between 'Kings XI Punjab' and 'Sunrisers Hyderabad'. However, the third accomplice managed to escape.

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has re-opened a special window for online registration for those players who were unable to register earlier in the first phase.

SYDNEY:Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings has put doubts over India's upcoming tour to Australia to rest, saying he has got assurance from his Indian counterpart Sourav Ganguly that Virat Kohli's men would travel Down Under for a full-fledged series.

BENGALURU:The Bengaluru police City Crime Branch has arrested two Gujarati businessmen on the charge of involvement in cricket betting rackets through the hawala route and seized Rs 4.5 lakh and two mobile phones from them.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced that the case of attack and murder involving cricketer Suresh Raina’s kin has been solved with the arrest of three members of an inter-state gang of robber-criminals.

CHANDIGARH: DGP Punjab has set up a Special investigation Team (SIT) to probe the attack on relatives of cricketer Suresh Raina on the orders of Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh, who is personally monitoring the case.

BADAUN(Uttar Pradesh):A man was beaten to death, allegedly by the members of the rival faction in the Saidpur area of Badaun district, during a fight over the sharing of offerings at a shrine between the families of two caretakers.

INDIANAPOLIS: As many as 12 undergraduate students with Physical Education as their Major at the Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) attended USA Center for Excellence in Cricket education program this week. All participants, who attended practical field sessions, will be awarded Level 1 Cricket Coaching certificates by the American Cricket Federation.

The ICC World Test Championship has got underway in just the right fashion for India -- a clean-sweep in the West Indies and it looks like a similar demolition of South Africa at home too. India are well up on the championship table and with their next series against Bangladesh, they should reap-in a substantial lead against their rivals.

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Friday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad ahead of the coming Lok Sabha elections.

As India warms up to the biggest Cricket extravaganza; Jio hits another sixer, by launching ‘Jio Cricket Play Along’ – world’s largest LIVE mobile game where participants can plan and win prizes worth crores; and ‘Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan LIVE’ – A first of its kind show, where Cricket meets Comedy.