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Gully cricket to India A, Akshita set for big stage

For 20-year-old Akshita Bhagat, the wait has finally ended. After years of quietly building her game, overcoming disappointment and knocking on the doors of higher-level cricket, the tall fast bowler from Kurali has earned her much-awaited break — an India A call-up.

Cricket's strangest defeat? Broken printer turns routine rain delay into an immediate match concession

A broken printer produced one of cricket’s most unusual results in Northern Ireland after Ballyspallen were forced to concede their North West Cricket Union Premier League match against Eglinton despite the contest still being very much alive. Playing at home on Saturday, Ballyspallen appeared to be heading into an otherwise routine rain-affected chase after Eglinton…

Asian Games organisers break silence after BCCI flags accommodation issue

Organisers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games moved to ease concerns over a potential accommodation crunch, confirming that lodging has been arranged for more than 17,000 athletes and officials registered for the event. The assurance came from the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organising Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia, days after organisers acknowledged they were examining…

Babar Azam clears the air on PCB's threat of pulling out of Lord's Test over Sky Sports and Imran Khan saga

Pakistancaptain Babar Azamdismissed reports that his team considered staying off the field after lunch on the opening day of the Lord’s Test against England amid the controversy surrounding a Sky Sports interview with Imran Khan’s sons. Speaking after Pakistan’s 194-run defeat to England on Sunday, Babar said he was unaware of any discussion within the…

IPL media rights: Does the BCCI have a Plan B?

The Indian cricket board’s reluctance to seek better price discovery ahead of the upcoming IPL and home bilateral media rights tender is weighing heavily on the industry.With about six months to go before the final IPL edition of the 2023-27 rights cycle begins, there is growing concern among cricket’s biggest stakeholders that the absence of…