The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will come under the National Sports Governance Bill 2025, set to be tabled in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament,

This will be mandatory for all the federations, including the BCCI to come under NSP, sports ministry sources confirmed. The BCCI was the only prominent sports body which did not come under government regulations.

Former India wicketkeeper batter Parthiv Patel has officially taken over as an Indian mentor of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) Season 2.

Ravi Shastri believes KL Rahul is entering the golden phase of his Test career and expects the India opener to score “a lot of hundreds” in the coming years, especially after his impressive showing in the ongoing series against England.

“He’s at his prime. He has got to make these next three, four years count,” Shastri said on The ICC Review. “And I see him getting a lot of hundreds because he's playing a lot of cricket in India as well. So whatever that average is, he should be close to 50.”

What do cricketers eat during those long days of a Test match? England batter Ollie Pope has offered a rare glimpse into the food routines of international players, explaining how lunch and tea breaks aren’t quite the lavish feasts some might imagine.

Ahead of the do-or-die Test against England in Manchester, India batter Ajinkya Rahane feels that visiting side should hand debut to Arshdeep Singh if Jasprit Bumrah has to be rested for the fourth Test.

England are leading the five-match Test series 2-1 after winning the Lord's Test by 22 runs.

To manage the workload of Bumrah, it was decided to make him play only three Tests on the tour. With the pacer already featured in Leeds and London, his participation at Old Trafford remains in doubt.

Watford have completed the signing of Australian forward Nestory Irankunda from Bayern Munich on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Irankunda burst onto the scene at Adelaide United during the 2021/22 season, making his debut and scoring his first goal directly from a free-kick when he was still just 15.

He would go on to make 61 appearances for the club over three seasons, scoring 16 goals and jointly winning the A-League’s Young Player of the Year award at the end of 2023/24.

Other personal accolades included Adelaide’s Rising Star award and a place in the A-League’s all-star squad for a game against Barcelona.

India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has pulled out of a County Championship deal with Yorkshire due to personal reasons.

The Chennai Super Kings captain had agreed a five-match deal, starting with the game against reigning champions Surrey at Scarborough from July 22.

Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath said the county are assessing their options regarding a replacement, but there are other things to contend with as well ahead of the 10th round clash.

“Unfortunately Gaikwad’s not coming now for personal reasons,” said McGrath. “We’re not going to have him for Scarborough or for the rest of the season. So that’s disappointing.

“I can’t tell you anything about the reasons why, but we hope that everything’s ok. We’ve literally just found out.

New Zealand sealed a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.

After Matt Henry's three-wicket haul, alongside a scalp each for Adam Milne, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner, restricted the hosts to 120/7, Devon Conway produced a man of the match performance by scoring an unbeaten 59 off 40 deliveries to seal the victory in the ongoing T20I Tri-Series between Zimbabwe, New Zealand and South Africa.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is exploring the possibility of hosting India for a white-ball series in early August, taking advantage of a rare opening in both nations’ schedules. Final discussions are expected to take place this week on the sidelines of the ICC meetings in Singapore.

This follows after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, between Bangladesh and India in August 2025 to September 2026. Security concerns due to the state of unrest in the neighbouring country are believed to be the major factor in the decision taken by the two boards.

Boasting of legends like Chris Gayle, DJ Bravo and Kieron Pollard, the West Indies Champions are ready to roar in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025.

Scheduled from July 18 to August 2 across Birmingham, Northampton, Leicester, and Leeds, WCL 2025 brings together the heroes of yesteryears in a grand summer spectacle sanctioned by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).