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Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) A 76-year-old British broadcast engineer, working with the BCCI for the IPL 2026 matches, died after he was found unconscious in his room at a hotel in south Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. Jan William Langford was found unconscious in his room on Monday morning, following which he was rushed to Bombay Hospital by the hotel management. He was declared dead on arrival, an official said. Langford was on a work assignment as a broadcast engineer for BCCI/IPL matches, he said. ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia lauded the efforts of ground staff and organisers after the Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) commenced on schedule despite challenging weather conditions. The match, held at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium (ACA), was marred by persistent rainfall in the days leading up to the fixture, along with showers just hours before the sc ...Read More >
Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) Former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal President Sourav Ganguly would love to host as many Tests as possible at the Eden Gardens but he is also "happy" to see the traditional format reach other venues like Guwahati and Ranchi. Unveiling Team India's home season for 2026-27, the BCCI last week left out traditional venues like Kolkata and Mumbai from the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, scheduling matches in Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi ...Read More >
Srinagar, Mar 30: National Conference (NC) President and former chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, on Monday pleaded "not guilty" to the charges in the case of alleged fund misappropriation in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). As the case came up at around 2:30 pm, the 88-year-old former chief minister appeared through virtual mode before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar, Tabassum, who read out the contents of the CBI's chargesheet to him. When the court asked Abdu ...Read More >
Srinagar- National Conference (NC) president Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Monday pleaded not guilty to the charges of alleged fund misappropriation in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). The three-time Chief Minister appeared through virtual mode before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar, Ms Tabassum, who formally read out the contents of the chargesheet filed by CBI against him. Farooq Abdullah responded in the affirmative when asked by the court whether the contents of t ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off in 2008 to the sound of dollars. With teams and players being bought for big, never-before-seen money, the cricketing world was shaken out of its stupor. At that point, there was an overwhelming sense of there being a world beyond international cricket, but, it also had a very friends-and-family feel to it with the then IPL commissioner Lalit Modi pulling everyone he knew into the project. The idea was sound, and there was promise, but no guarantee. It ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Mar 30 (Maxim News): Bangladesh cricket fans were shocked by the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament. India's JioStar has announced that it has terminated its IPL broadcasting contract in Bangladesh. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp This development comes after the government there said that it was reconsidering the previous ban on IPL broadcasting. The cancellation will come into effect immediately, according to a letter written by JioStar to TeeSports (Bangladesh broadcaster) ...Read More >
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's playing XI for 2026 could see the the defending champions sticking to their winning formula, with Rajat Patidar leading a squad that balances veteran experience with high-impact power hitters. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) enter the 2026 season as defending champions for the first time in their history. Following their historic maiden title win in 2025, the franchise has retained the core of the squad that won the tournament rather than a massive overhaul. Unde ...Read More >
Former India cricketer Rahul Dravid is set to be honoured with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's annual Naman Awards. According to a report in The Indian Express, Dravid will receive the honour on March 15 in Delhi. Dravid, who formed part of India's famed 'Big Four' batting line-up alongside Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and VVS Laxman, is widely regarded as one of the finest Test batters of his generation. Over a 16-year internat ...Read More >
These are tenets on which Gautam Gambhir built India's class of 2026 that crushed New Zealand in the final at Ahmedabad. To guide a squad towards defending a world title can sometimes be trickier than channelising them towards a cause. When Rahul Dravid stayed on for the 2024 T20 World Cup, he and the team had an obvious goal - to overcome the heartbreak of 2023 ODI World Cup final. That Gambhir was able to shift the goalpost towards playing a more modern brand of cricket from the previous titl ...Read More >
Indian cricketer Kuldeep Yadav will marry Vanshika on March 14, 2026, at a resort in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, with BCCI officials and current and former Indian cricketers expected to attend the ceremony. The couple, both from Kanpur, have known each other since their early years in the city. They got engaged on June 4, 2025, at a hotel in Lucknow. Vanshika's father works at LIC. Pre-wedding festivities begin on March 13, with Haldi and Mehndi ceremonies bringing close family and friends togethe ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 11 (ANI): India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson expressed heartfelt gratitude after playing a key role in India's successful campaign at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, saying the moment felt like the realisation of a long-cherished dream that he once believed had slipped away. Samson scripted a comeback for ages during the recently-concluded T20 World Cup as he battled inconsistency and benching to emerge as India's leading run-getter in the tournament, deliver ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson expressed heartfelt gratitude after playing a key role in India's successful campaign at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, saying the moment felt like the realisation of a long-cherished dream that he once believed had slipped away.Samson scripted a remarkable comeback during the recently concluded tournament, battling inconsistency and spells on the bench to emerge as India's leading run-scorer. He delivered crucial performances when it mattered most ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Amazon India on Monday announced 'Zero Referral fee' on more than 12.5 crore products, a move, the ecommerce giant said, aims to accelerate growth for lakhs of sellers across the country. Building on last year's fee revision, the company has expanded zero referral fees coverage more than 10-times from 1.2 crore products in 2025 to over 12.5 crore products priced under Rs 1,000 across 1,800-plus categories, the company said in a release. In addition, Amazon has reduced Ea ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's emerging fast bowlers received a major boost at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, where former India pacer Zaheer Khan shared his experience and expertise during a specialised red-ball camp for the high-performance monitoring group. The former Indian fast bowler worked closely with the young players to improve their technical skills. He also shared important insights into the mental toughness, discipline, and flexibility needed to succeed in the challeng ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 2 (ANI): India's ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah was awarded the 'Impact Player of the Match' award following his side's win in the Super 8 clash against the West Indies. Bumrah was adjudged the 'Impact Player of the Match' after a decisive spell that restricted the West Indies to a chaseable total on Sunday in a virtual knockout fixture at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Bumrah returned figures of 2/36 from his four overs; he struck twice, removing the da ...Read More >
India have been handed a major selection headache ahead of their must-win T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday, with batter Rinku Singh returning home due to a family emergency. The development, according to news agency PTI, came two days before the fixture. Rinku was reportedly absent from India's first training session at Chepauk on Tuesday, while rest of the teammates were present at the nets. "Rinku Singh has flown back home from ...Read More >
MUMBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Global private equity investors such as KKR and Blackstone have a new investment hotspot in India: cricket. The Indian Premier League, the world's richest cricket league, counts Bollywood stars, Indian tycoons and spirits maker Diageo among its backers, but is now attracting major private equity firms with the prospect of rapidly rising revenues and profits and a large global viewership. The enterprise value of the league, colloquially known as the IPL, rose to a rec ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The abandonment of the fourth T20I between India and South Africa in Lucknow due to dense fog sparked frustration among spectators, who felt the match should have been scheduled in the afternoon to avoid visibility issues caused by the winter season in northern and central India. At the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, on-field umpires Rohan Pandit and K.N. Ananthapadmanabhan conducted six inspections, where the fog got worse as the ...Read More >
CHENNAI: By the time the fourth T20I between India and South Africa in Lucknow was officially called off on Wednesday, two and a half hours had passed. It was supposed to be a 6.30PM toss and 7 PM start at the Ekana Stadium, but after multiple inspections every half hour by the umpires, the match was abandoned a little after 9.30PM. "The fourth India-South Africa T20I is called off due to excessive fog," said the BCCI in a statement. While the official word came hours later, long before the sch ...Read More >
"If he does not perform in the 5 games (against SA), then a decision will have to be made," he added Shubman Gill's recent form has emerged as a big area of concern for Team India's management in the lead up to the T20 World Cup 2026. With not even two months to go till the major tournament on home soil, Gill has failed to notch up even a single half-century in his last 21 white-ball international matches. Legendary India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin expressed worry regarding Gill's place in Ind ...Read More >
IMAGE: The match, scheduled to start at 7 pm, was eventually called off at 9:30 pm after the sixth inspection. Photograph: BCCI The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on Wednesday owing to poor visibility after a dense layer of smog engulfed the Ekana Stadium raising serious questions about BCCI's scheduling of matches in northern part of India during peak winter month. The venues allotted for the full series against the Proteas included New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Luckn ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 17 (PTI) Sticking to the recent BCCI policy of making India cricketers play in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, Karnataka on Wednesday named KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal and Prasidh Krishna in their squad for the premier domestic one-day competition. The PTI has reported on Monday that the BCCI has made it mandatory for all current national team players to turn up in at least two Vijay Hazare Trophy matches. The governing body took the decision considering the three weeks gap bet ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was abandoned at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday due to excessive fog leading to poor visibility. Umpires Rohan Pandit and KN Ananthapadmanabhan delayed the toss and conducted multiple inspections, including one at 9:25 pm by looking at the floodlights from the batter's crease, before calling off the game at 9:30 pm local time. With no play possible in Lucknow, much to t ...Read More >
Lucknow: The fourth T20I between India and South Africa at Lucknow was finally called off on Wednesday evening after a frustrating three-hour wait. The match was called off as dense fog enveloped the stadium, lowering visibility, despite the lights. Safety of players was of primary concern, match officials said. Even the toss, supposed to be held at 6.30 pm, could not be held. The umpires took a final call at 9.30 pm after inspecting the ground. Such inspections were held every 30 minutes afte ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): The fourth T20I of the five-match series between India and South Africa was abandoned due to excessive fog at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday. India are leading the T20I series 2-1, with one more match to go. Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the toss was delayed due to excessive fog. A total of six inspections were conducted, but the umpires were not ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 17 (PTI) The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on Wednesday owing to poor visibility after a dense layer of smog engulfed the Ekana Stadium raising serious questions about BCCI's scheduling of matches in northern part of India during peak winter month. The venues allotted for the full series against the Proteas included New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Ranchi, Raipur, Visakhapatnam, Cuttack, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Kolkata during November and December. ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): The fourth T20I of the five-match series between India and South Africa was abandoned due to excessive fog at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday. India are leading the T20I series 2-1, with one more match to go. Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the toss was delayed due to excessive fog. A total of six inspections were conducted, but the umpires were not ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 17 (PTI) Out-of-form India vice-captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the last two T20I games against South Africa with a toe injury, sources close to the team told PTI. It is learnt that Gill has sustained the injury during training session and all precautionary measures are being taken to ensure his speedy recovery. "Shubman had an extended batting session at the nets on the eve of the fourth T20 International. Towards the end of the session, he was hit on the toe while bat ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): India will take on South Africa in the fourth T20I of the five-match series at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. However, the toss was delayed due to excessive fog on the ground, as confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). India are having a 2-1 lead in the ongoing five-match series against South Africa. Also Read | India vs South Africa Live Score Updates of 4th T20I 2025: To ...Read More >
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