While the talks about the future of Mohammed Shami are going on, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee doesn’t seem to be keen on his return to the national team, despite the increasing number of injury concerns in the team. India’s preparations for the ODI World Cup in 2027 have started, and the team has been […]

Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami named former India batter Shikhar Dhawan when he was asked about Team India’s funniest player as well. While talking about Dhawan’s funny character, Shami shared that the player would sometimes be extremely happy despite losing a match, which also helped to lift the mood of the players in the dressing […]

Former Indian player and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Centre of Excellence head VVS Laxman opened up on India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy’s injury, claiming that the conversations with him are to handle the workload of being an all-rounder better and that injuries are part and parcel. Meanwhile, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia […]

India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule shared his thoughts on the team’s preparation after the end of their three-day warm-up fixture against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, which they won by six wickets. He claimed that the spin unit made full use of the situation to adapt to local conditions before the upcoming Test series. The […]

Former India player Ajinkya Rahane has lashed out at the team management over the lack of opportunities for veteran India spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Rahane also feels Kuldeep has developed his game over the last few years, but his rhythm has been affected by being dropped from the team frequently. Kuldeep picked up two wickets in […]

Former Indian batter and BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman shared that he was offered the role of Team India head coach back in 2023, but he could not take it up for personal reasons and decided to continue as the head of the CoE and contribute to its development as well. Speaking […]

While talking about his tenure at the helm of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE), former India batter VVS Laxman on Sunday opined on the transition to world-class infrastructure and the Indian women’s team’s historic 2025 ODI World Cup triumph as the ultimate highlights of his stint as […]

Team India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said that India captain Shubman Gill’s absence from the first two days of the warm-up fixture against Sri Lanka Cricket XI was a precautionary measure. He also added that Gill is fully fit and ready for the first Test match in Galle starting on August 15. Gill, who […]

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia recently explained how conditional selections are made and why the conditions attached to the selections of Jasprit Bumrah and Sai Sudharsan were not met by the rules. He said that as India are all set to take on Sri Lanka in the two-match away Test series and they won’t get the […]

VVS Laxman, head of the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE), has backed the CoE amid growing criticism of its injury-management protocols because of a spate of injuries in the senior men’s team. India are on the verge of a major Test series in Sri Lanka but will be without their ace fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah […]