In a move that could have global impact, the BCCI is considering lifting the ban on applying saliva on the ball in the Indian ...

Chakravarthy, a prime force in India's talented pool of spin attack, was a late admission in India's 15-player squad. He ...

If international cricket comes to be seen as BCCI’s rotten borough, it will lose its credibility and with it, its precarious ...

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 introduces significant rule changes, including the return of saliva to shine the ball ...

As coach of Red Hill on ... Simon Dart played cricket on the beach and on the vacant block next door. “That’s where I got my love of the game,’’ he says. But tennis was his “ultimate ...

Who wouldn’t want to earn millions for kicking the ball a few times a game ... “The code is much closer and then you add in ...

That life-and-death metaphor gives cricket its USP: its own particular force and vividness. Cricket - red-ball cricket in ... every batsman's experience. "In tennis, if you lose 6-0 6-0 and haven't ...

The 23-year-old, who initially stepped back from red-ball cricket in 2022, penned a white-ball-only contract extension last summer until the end of 2026, but this updated agreement will now see ...

Smeed made headlines in 2022 when, aged 21, he opted out of red-ball cricket. "I feel that I need to solely focus my attention on the limited-overs formats in order to become the very best ...

The BCCI, though, should think differently and it's heartening that the cricket board is setting its priorities right. India will tour England for a five-Test series in June, and a red-ball course ...