Cricket

IPL: Star India Wins TV Rights, Viacom18 Bags Digital

BENGALURU: Star India on Tuesday won the TV rights (Package A) of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five years for a whopping Rs 23,575 crore. The digital rights (Package B) of the tournament have been bagged by Viacom18 for Rs 20,500 crore. In addition, Package C and Package D have fetched Rs […]

EXC: Former FC Cricketers Laud BCCI For Hiking Monthly Pension

BENGALURU: The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced a hike in the monthly pensions of former cricketers (both men and women) and umpires with effect from June 1, 2022. According to the policy, all first-class cricketers who have played 25 to 49 matches till the 2003-04 season used to get […]

Clueless About Wicket: How India Lost Plot At Barabati Stadium

  CUTTACK: As India stumbled to their second consecutive defeat against South Africa on Sunday in the T20I series, Indian batter Shreyas Iyer said the pitch at Barabati Stadium was a tricky one and it wasn’t easy for batsmen to score runs. “The wicket was really tough, to be honest. I was at the crease […]

Klaasen’s Class Act Decimates India; SA Take 2-0 Lead

CUTTACK: Riding on Heinrich Klaasen’s whirlwind 81, South Africa chased down 149 in 18.2 overs against India in the 2nd T20I at Cuttack to seal a four-wicket win. The visitors have now taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Rabada and Parnell’s stranglehold: South Africa’s opening bowlers – Kagiso Rabada and Wayne Parnell – […]

Delhi Welcomes Int’l Cricket; Loudest Cheers For Pant

  NEW DELHI: As Arun Jaitley Stadium, formerly known as Feroz Shah Kotla, in New Delhi hosted its first international match after more than two years, a sea of crowd descended on it to cheer for the Indian team. The massive snarl-up on the roads leading up to the stadium was a precursor to the […]