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May 24, senior selection committee meeting in Mumbai, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed that Indian cricketer Shubman Gill has been appointed the 37th Test captain. To select a xx-man team for the five-test series against England, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and the selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar convened at the board headquarters. Headingley hosted the start of the series on June 20. Gill replaces Rohit Sharma, who departed Test cricket in May. Gill was selected before Jasprit Bumrah, who had already led India in three Test matches, including two during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy without Rohit. One of the youngest players to occupy the role was 25-year-old Gill in 2024. In Zimbabwe, he led India in a five-match Twenty20 International despite having no prior...

Meghalaya showcased resilience in their opening Group B match of the Senior Men's National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2024-25, holding Tamil Nadu to a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Deccan Arena. Tamil Nadu dominated the first half, with Pandiyan Sinivasan opening the scoring in the 28th minute, followed by Alexander Romario Jesuraj doubling the lead in stoppage time (45’+2). However, Meghalaya, under coach Hering Shangpliang, staged an inspiring fightback in the second half. Damanbhalang Chyne emerged as the hero for Meghalaya, netting two goals in the 50th and 69th minutes to level the match. Tactical substitutions, including the introduction of Khrawkupar Jana and Fairming Suting, revitalized the team's performance. Despite a late push for the winning goal, b...

Recently Team India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has become the first cricketer in history to smash three T20I hundreds in a calendar year. Actually the 30-year old smashed his third T20I hundred of 2024 in the fourth T20I against South Africa on Friday. In fact he took 51 balls to reach his century. Actually he has hit three hundreds in his last five T20I innings. This is very interesting news and from it we can know that with time the level of cricket is increasing. If you see in India people has huge craze for cricket and for this reason India play very good cricket. In fact today cricket has become very fast game and many new records are creating in it. Actually today cricket has become very famous sport which is watched and played in every corner of the world. Right now India ...

Right now Rohit Sharma is the highest-paid cricketer in IPL history, having earned 194.6 crore rupees. Actually he is followed by MS Dhoni (188.84 crore rupees) and Virat Kohli (188.2 crore rupees). In fact Ravindra Jadeja is fourth on the list with 125.01 crore rupees, while Sunil Narine is fifth with 113.25 crore rupees. Notably, the deadline for IPL player retention ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction will actually end today. This is very interesting news and from it we can know many things about IPL. Right now cricket is followed in every corner of the world and for its popularity India has huge contribution as today Indian cricket team is known as the best cricket team in the world. As we know that IPL is very famous cricket league and it actually give opportunity to many young cricket...

Mohammed Shami has been side lined of the India-New Zealand Test series due to knee injury, which gave India a major setback. Rohit Sharma has recently confirmed that they don't want to rush him into international cricket, just wants Shami to be fit and fine. Rohit Sharma said, "To be honest, right now it is very difficult for us to make a call on him [Shami] whether he will be fit for this series or Australia series. He recently had a setback. He had a swelling in his knee, which was quite unusual while he was in the process of getting fit, getting close to 100%. That put him back a little bit in his recovery." "So he had to start again fresh. Right now, he is at NCA. He is working with the physios, the doctors at NCA. We are keeping our fingers crossed. We want him to be fit. W...

Mayank Yadav made a solid T20 debut on Sunday, as India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in Gwalior to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The Delhi pacer, who returned to action shortly after suffering an injury in the IPL, bowled with blistering pace and provided economical numbers to begin his international career. Yadav equalled Ajit Agarkar's 18-year-old record, becoming only the second Indian bowler to open his T20 career with a maiden over. His raw pace made him a standout bowler in the IPL earlier this year, and he followed the same approach in his debut for India, but acted wisely. Instead than focusing on pace, Yadav followed the appropriate line and length, which helped him take his first international wicket. Speaking to the media following India's clinical win, Yadav ad...