Rajasthan Royals leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has identified two potential contenders for the coveted Orange Cap in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. During an interview on the YouTube channel ‘JokerKiHaveli’ hosted by Esports streamer Gulrez Khan, Chahal humorously suggested he himself could win the Orange Cap before naming Jos Buttler and Yashasvi […]

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has voiced his support for the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to award a central contract to Hardik Pandya. The BCCI recently unveiled the list of centrally contracted players for the 2023-24 season, with Hardik Pandya placed in the Grade A category. This move has sparked […]

Cricket legend Kapil Dev has commended the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its decisive actions in safeguarding domestic cricket through recent directives impacting centrally contracted Indian players. In a significant move, BCCI dropped Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from central contracts after their absence from their state teams in the ongoing […]

Veteran wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha weighed in on the exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from the BCCI central contracts for the 2023/24 season, emphasizing the significance of valuing domestic cricket. The BCCI’s decision to omit the duo has sparked discussions about the importance of players participating in domestic matches. Wriddhiman Saha acknowledged the authority […]

Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has joined the conversation surrounding the exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from central contracts, expressing his confusion over their absence from domestic cricket fixtures. Ganguly’s remarks come amidst growing speculation and criticism regarding the duo’s decision to skip the Ranji Trophy despite not being on national duty. […]

Despite their impressive performances in limited-overs cricket for the national team, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan found themselves omitted from the BCCI’s central contracts. The decision came in the wake of the duo choosing to skip Ranji Trophy matches, a move that defied the board’s explicit directives regarding their mandatory participation. Responding to this development, […]

In a recent announcement, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled the central contracts for the 2023-24 season. The notable inclusion was the Grade A+ category, featuring key players such as captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja. However, there were conspicuous omissions, with Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer […]

Former England captain Michael Vaughan extended an olive branch to former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez by inviting him onto a podcast to address recent disagreements about Vaughan’s comments on England cricket. The controversy erupted when Vaughan playfully poked fun at the Pakistan cricket team on the Club Prairie Fire podcast. Michael Vaughan humorously highlighted Pakistan’s […]

On Thursday, India women team’s veteran cricketer, Mithali Raj suffered a demotion to Grade B from Grade A as the BCCI announced the central contracts for both men and women’s teams. While Mithali continues to be the team’s batting mainstay in the ODIs, the demotion was on the expected line as she had announced retirement […]

The young Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has finally managed to bag a lucrative ₹7 crore contract which puts him alongside skipper Virat Kohli and deputy Rohit Sharma in the A+ category when the BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (CoA) announced the Annual Player Contracts for the period from October 2018 to September 2019 late on […]