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Suryakumar Yadav ruled out of three match T20 series against Sri Lanka

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India batter Suryakumar Yadav ruled out of the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka. Deepak Chahar also ruled out of the team’s upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka. The 3 matches series begins on February 24 at Lucknow. 

BCCI confirmed Suryakumar’s exclusion from the Sri Lanka T20I series in an official statement on their official website on Tuesday .”Deepak sustained a right quadriceps injury during bowling while Suryakumar suffered a hairline fracture during a fielding attempt in the third and final T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday. They will now head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management of their injuries,” BCCI said on a statement .

The 31-year old batsman suffered a hairline fracture on his hand and has been declared unfit for the SL series, reported Cricbuzz. Earlier, the BCCI had announced that Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant  would be rested for the series against Sri Lanka. However, due to bio-bubble protocols, the BCCI may not announce any replacements for the duo as India already have enough backup options in their squad to compete against the tourists.

India’s T20 squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Avesh Khan.

Wriddhiman Saha shared a screenshot showing a journalist threatening him

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India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Saturday night shared a screenshot of threatening messages he received from a journalist. In the screenshot of the chat shared by Saha, the journalist can be seen threatening the Indian cricketer.

This incident was happened after Saha was dropped from the Indian team for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.  On Saturday night Saha shared the screenshot of the messages he received from the journalist. “After all of my contributions to Indian cricket..this is what I face from a so called “Respected” journalist! This is where the journalism has gone,” Saha tweeted. Wriddhiman Saha has received support from many players after he shared the screenshot.

Virender Sehwag was among the first to come out in support of Saha, Sehwag said, “Extremely sad. Such sense of entitlement, neither is he respected nor a journalist, just chamchagiri. With you Wriddhi.”

Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri also has reacted to the contrtweeted. “Shocking a player being threatened by a journo. Blatant position abuse. Something that’s happening too frequently with #TeamIndia. Time for the BCCI PREZ to dive in. Find out who the person is in the interest of every cricketer. This is serious coming from ultimate team man WS,” Shastri tweeted.

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and ex-pacer RP Singh have also lashed out at the journalist after Saha shared the ‘threat’ messages. Harbhajan has urged the BCCI to protect Indian players in the aftermath of the controversy. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is calling for a “thorough investigation” on the matter to find out the culprit. “Saha is a contracted cricketer of the BCCI. The onus is on the Board to not let its own player down. That aside, if there is any kind of a nexus at work here, one has to look into it,” say officials tracking these developments. BCCI is also keen to know if any other cricketer has gone through such a crisis.

BCCI announces cash reward for every player India U-19 Team

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Yash Dhull-led Team India defeated England by 4 wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to win a record fifth U-19 World Cup title. Previously, India had won the U19 World Cup in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018.

Soon after India claimed victory in the final, BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to social media to announce cash rewards for the players and the members of the support staff. Each player will get Rs 40 lakh while the members of the support staff are set to get Rs 20 lakh. “I’m pleased to announce the reward of 40 lacs per player and 25 lacs per support staff for the U19 #TeamIndia contingent for their exemplary performance in #U19CWCFinal. You have made India proud,” Jay Shah said in a twitter post.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also expressed his wishes to saying the cash reward is a small token as the efforts put in by the under-19 contingent is invaluable. “Congratulations to the under 19 team and the support staff and the selectors for winning the world cup in such a magnificent way…The cash prize announced by us of 40 lakhs is a small token of appreciation but their efforts are beyond value .. magnificent stuff..@bcci,” Ganguly wrote on Twitter.

With this win, Dhull joined the illustrious list of captains — Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand, Prithvi Shaw, who have lifted the U19 trophy for India in the past. Five titles and eight final appearances is a testament to India’s wide pool of talent and cricket structure as well.

Ranji Trophy 2022 League Phase to Begin From February 10

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The first phase of the Ranji Trophy will take place from February 10 to March 15 before the premier domestic event takes a break during the IPL and resumes from May 30 to June 26 for the knockouts, BCCI secretary Jay Shah informed state units on Thursday.

The tournament will have 64 games in 62 days with the first phase comprising 57 matches and the second stage having seven knock-out games which comprises four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final. Sixty five matches will be played across nine venues, Kolkata, Chennai, Rajkot, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Cuttack, Trivandrum, and Haryana.

Jay Shah has made it clear that it will be one of the shortest first-class seasons in which most of the team will get to play just three matches. This means that the team that is out of the group league stage will not get much benefit from the increased match fee.

Besides the playing conditions, Shah informed that the detailed match schedule will “soon” be communicated along with COVID-19 guidelines. The BCCI has confirmed that the teams will have to enter their respective bio secure hub on February 10 and the first phase of the tournament will be ove

Kohli was unhappy with Anil Kumble for ‘not standing up for players’ : Former BCCI administrator

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Former manager of the Indian cricket team, Ratnakar Shetty has opened up on the Kumble-Kohli relationship. In 2017, Kumble stepped down in a dramatic turn of events citing untenable relationship with Kohli.

Shetty reveals that Virat Kohli was unhappy with Kumble as the latter did not stand up for his players. Remember, this was brewing for over a month and things hit the roof when India lost against Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy final. In his new book “On Board: Test.Trial.Triumph. My years in BCCI” Shetty revealed how things unfolded leading up to Kumble’s resignation.

Shetty stated that there were some people who did not want Kumble to continue in the role of head coach of the side. Shetty made it clear that Kohli and Kumble were not on the same page, and the skipper had the upper hand in this matter.

“The events leading up to the resignation of Anil Kumble as coach of the men’s team after the ICC Champions Trophy final in June 2017 showcased the murkiness that had steadily crept into the corridors of the Cricket Centre,” Shetty was quoted as writing in his book. “It was obvious that some people did not want Anil to continue as coach. The captain and coach did not appear to be on the same wavelength and it seemed that the captain had the upper hand.” Shetty said.

“I learnt later about a meeting that took place in London before the final of the Champions Trophy, which we lost to Pakistan. This meeting was attended by Virat, Anil, Johri, Amitabh Choudhary and Dr Sridhar. Apparently, Virat was not happy with Anil ‘for not standing up for the players and creating a tense atmosphere in the dressing room’, among other things,” Shetty added.

“I won’t be able to tell it now”: Sourav Ganguly is not yet ready to judge his own tenure as the BCCI president

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly  stated that he will not be able to tell what his legacy is as the President of the Indian cricket board. He also added that he will instead leave it open to the fans to judge his legacy.

Sourav Ganguly was formally elected as the BCCI president in October 2019 and the majority of his reign has coincided with the covid pandemic. His three-year-term as BCCI chief coming to an end later this year around September-October, the former India captain stated that he is not yet in a position to say what legacy he will leave behind.

“What’s my legacy? Well, I won’t be able to tell it now. Let’s see what happens. It is up to you all to judge my legacy, it is what it is. But it has been under tough circumstances due to Covid-19 over the last two years. The pandemic has wreaked havoc all over the world and we are fortunate that we could still manage to get a majority of cricket done,” Ganguly told Sporstar.

Ganguly also said that his tenure has taken place in tough circumstances due to the Covid-19 pandemic, “I don’t think it’s more challenging. I won’t be able to tell anything about the legacy. Let’s see what happens. It is for the people to judge me. But the situation has been tough due to COVID-19 over the last two years. We are fortunate enough that we could still manage to get a majority of cricket done.” Ganguly added.

Sourav Ganguly Reveals: The BCCI is confident of hosting the complete tournament in India

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly confirmed that the India Premier League 2022 is all set to be held in India. The group league of the tournament will be held across Maharashtra – Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune. While a decision on the playoffs venue will be taken at a later, yet Ahmedabad could be the front-runner.

“It will be held in India this year, until and unless COVID-19 hits the roof. As far as venues are concerned, we are looking at hosting the matches in Maharashtra – Mumbai, and Pune. We will take a call on the venues for the knockout stages later,” Sourav Ganguly said . Notably last year, only 1st half of the Indian premier league were played in India before the tournament was taken to UAE again.

IPL 2022 will be of two months which is scheduled to start in the last week of March and will run till the end of May as confirmed by BCCI secretary Jay Shah last month. IPL 2022 will see at least 74 league games with two new teams. Lucknow Super Giants and Ahmedabad. The T20 league will take the field to take on a total of 10 teams. 

IPL 2022 mega auction is not too far away. The BCCI confirmed that the IPL 2022 mega auction will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Total 590 cricketers will be going under the hammer during the two-day mega auction. The BCCI is expected to release the fixtures in the next few days. 

BCCI planning to host a day-night Test in Bengaluru against Sri Lanka

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The The Board of Control for Cricket in India is reportedly planning to host a pink-ball Test match in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. India have only hosted two pink-ball Test matches at home against Bangladesh in Kolkata and against England in Ahmedabad.

Sri Lanka  is scheduled to tour India for two Test matches and three T20Is. The Test series, is set to commence on March 25 in Bengaluru while the second and final game of the series will be played in Mohali. As per report in TOI, BCCI is planning to host the pink-ball Test in Bengaluru as Mohali is unlikely to get hosting rights of the day-night Test as there are chances to dew being a crucial factor.

“There is a chance that the first two T20Is to start the tour will be played in Dharamshala before the series moves to Mohali for the third T20I and the first Test. Lucknow may miss out on hosting a T20I. Having the pink ball Test in Mohali is difficult since dew is expected to play a big role. However, BCCI is still monitoring the Covid-19 situation in the country. A final call to tweak the schedule will be taken soon,” BCCI source said.

However, Sri Lanka Cricket wants BCCI to tweak the schedule and hosts the T20I series ahead of the Test match to make it convenient for the players to shift from one bubble to another. “Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has requested BCCI to play the T20I series first instead of the Test matches. The Sri Lankan team will be playing a T20I series against Australia before coming to India. It will be convenient for them to send a team which will be already in a bubble,” a BCCI official said.

Ranji Trophy, is all set to return after a gap of two years

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Ranji Trophy, the red-ball domestic cricket tournament is all set to return after a gap of two years. BCCI was forced to postpone the domestic tournament due to rising of COVID 19. . 2022, Ranji Trophy season was originally scheduled to start from January 13. The tournament couldn’t be conducted last year due to the pandemic.

However, Board of Control for Cricket in India recently confirmed that the tournament is going to be held in two phases before the league stage of IPL, and the knockout stage will be held after it. And the domestic tournament is held from February 16 to March 5, as per the revised scheduled prepared by the BCCI.

BCCI sources told that the likely venues for the 38-team event are Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Trivandrum, Cuttack, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Baroda and Rajkot, which means nine separate bio-bubbles will be created. BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced last week that the red ball event will be held in two phases. The knockouts will be held in June.

The format has been tweaked and there will be eight groups of four teams each with the plate group comprising six teams. Teams which fail to advance to the next stage will end up playing only three games compared to five in the original format, effectively impacting the players’ match fee.

Fans React to news of Ganguly-Shah’BCCI Exit

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Kohli has stunned everyone with his announcement to step down as India’s Test Captain. Under his time as captain, India played 68 Tests, winning 40, losing 17, and drawing 11 matches, with a win percentage of 58.82 while registering memorable wins in overseas and home conditions.

Now etizens are blaming the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its president Sourav Ganguly for ‘politics’ in the Indian cricket board which forced the batter to make the shocking decision. Sourav Ganguly faced considerable criticism with an overwhelming majority of fans blaming him and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.

However, the three-year term of Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah, the BCCI president, and secretary, will end in September 2022. They can seek another term as per the rules and regulations of the board. While India have achieved much success in the bilateral series, few setbacks have been for the team.

Their other biggest achievement is to bring Rahul Dravid on board first as head of the National Cricket Academy and then as a head coach of the Indian team. While, some fans described it as the best news to come out of Indian cricket in a short time, others feared that the pair had already done enough damage to Indian Cricket.