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]]>The group stage of the domestic T20 event is currently being conducted across four cities, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, and Kolkata. Indore had originally been chosen to host the Super League fixtures and the title clash.
The Super League is scheduled to begin on December 12, while the final will take place on December 18. According to Saikia, the decision to shift venues followed a request from the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association. The association highlighted the limited availability of hotel rooms in Indore, as eight qualified teams, their extended support staff, and broadcasting units would all require accommodation at the same time.
The shortage resulted from multiple large-scale bookings in the city, including wedding events and a major doctors’ conference planned between December 13 and 16. These overlapping commitments made it impossible to secure the number of rooms needed for the tournament at premium hotels.
The Super League features eight teams, the top two sides from each Elite Group, split into two pools. The leading team from each pool will advance to the final. Pune will now host a total of thirteen matches, which include twelve Super League encounters and the championship match. Games will be played at the Gahunje Stadium and the old MCA ground.
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]]>Pant had injured his foot during the fourth Test against England in Manchester in July, which ruled him out of the following series against the West Indies. The 26-year-old has since regained full fitness and recently led India A to victory over South Africa A in a four-day match held in Bengaluru, where he scored an impressive 90 runs in the second innings while chasing a target of 275.
In the newly announced 15-member squad, Pant replaces N Jagadeesan and will serve as the vice-captain under the leadership of Shubman Gill. Bengal fast bowler Akash Deep also returns to the Test setup after recovering from a shoulder injury. He re-established his form by representing Bengal in both the Ranji Trophy and the Irani Trophy and is also included in the India A side for the second four-day game against South Africa A, beginning Thursday in Bengaluru.
India’s pace unit for the Test series includes Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, while the spin attack will once again be led by experienced all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, along with Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar. Senior pacer Mohammed Shami has not been selected despite showcasing good form for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, where he took 15 wickets in three matches at an average of 15.53.
The first Test match will be hosted in Kolkata starting November 14, followed by the second in Guwahati from November 22.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has also named the India A squad for the three-match one-day series against South Africa A, scheduled to take place in Rajkot. The India A team will be captained by Tilak Varma, with Ruturaj Gaikwad serving as vice-captain. The squad includes promising young talents such as Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Ishan Kishan, Prabhsimran Singh, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Pant’s inclusion in the senior squad signals a strong comeback for the dynamic left-hander as India prepares for a challenging red-ball contest on home soil.
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The 25-year-old twisted her right ankle while fielding in the final ball of the 21st over at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. As she sprinted from deep midwicket to stop the ball, her foot got caught in the turf, causing her to collapse in visible pain.
Although a stretcher was brought onto the field, Rawal managed to walk off with the help of support staff. A BCCI official later confirmed that the nature of the injury makes her unavailable for the upcoming knockout stages.
“The way she fell, it was clear she wouldn’t recover in time. It’s a very unfortunate situation,” the official said.
Rawal had been one of India’s standout performers in the tournament, scoring 308 runs in six innings at an average of 51.33. She notched up her maiden World Cup century against New Zealand and also became the joint-fastest player to reach 1,000 runs in women’s ODIs. Her partnership with **Smriti Mandhana** at the top of the order has been crucial to India’s success so far.
India is set to face defending champions Australia in the semifinal on Thursday, with the final scheduled for Sunday. Adding to the team’s concerns, Richa Ghosh’s fitness also remains uncertain after she injured her finger against New Zealand and missed the Bangladesh match.
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]]>Kohli expressed his thanks for his spouse and the effect she plays on him in an interview broadcast on BCCI’s social media accounts. “Anushka has had a great, massive effect in my life,” he was reported as adding. ” Not only that but rather because your game is a part of your life, the impact in your life ultimately trickles down to your game as well.”
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]]>Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was in standby has been added to the main squad with standby pacer Avesh Khan also going back home with a fractured left thumb.
Gill is out with shin splints while Sundar has an injury to his right-hand bowling finger.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav as replacements,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a media release.
“All-rounder Washington Sundar had taken an injection on his right-hand bowling finger. However, his recovery will take longer than expected and he is not bowling-fit. He is ruled out of the remainder of the tour,” it further stated.
Both Avesh and Washington sustained their injuries while turning up for County XI in the first-class warm-up game against their own side. This was done after multiple players in the home team were ruled out either due to injury or because of COVID-19 isolation.
“Fast bowler Avesh Khan suffered a blow to his left thumb on Day 1 of the warm-up game. He was taken for an X-Ray and the result confirmed a fracture. A specialist was consulted for further management of his injury. He is ruled out of India’s Tour of England,” the BCCI said.
The Board also informed that wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who was tested positive for Covid, “has recovered from COVID-19 with two negative RT-PCR tests. He (Pant) has begun his preparations for the upcoming Test series after clearance from the BCCI Medical Team,” the statement said.
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]]>The Shikhar Dhawan-led team will play three ODIs and three T20Is at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. “Rahul will be coaching the team for the Sri Lanka series,” the BCCI Secretary told ANI.
The team assembled on Monday and is undergoing seven days of hard quarantine and will then undergo seven days of soft quarantine with indoor training.
ANI had reported on May 20 that NCA head Dravid will coach the team as the trio of Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun and Vikram Rathour are in England with the Test team. This will be Dravid’s second stint with the Indian team after working with the boys as batting consultant during the England tour in 2014.
The team leaves for Colombo on June 28 and will undergo 3 days of hard quarantine before training in quarantine till July 4. After that, they will be allowed to train normally before the series gets underway on July 13 in Colombo.
The team will play three intra-squad games in Colombo as preparation for the limited-over series against Sri Lanka.
Prithvi Shaw has earned a call-up to the white-ball squad. Opening batsmen Devdutt Padikkal and Ruturaj Gaikwad have also been named in the squad.
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]]>TMC MP Saugata Roy says that Sourav Ganguly is an icon for all Bengalis, I will not be happy if he enters politics. He was the only cricket captain from Bengal, also famous because of the TV show. He has no background in politics, so he will not be able to survive here.
Let’s look at the BCCI President’s family background and cricket journey.
Nirodkant Ganguly, one of the celebrities of Kolkata, was the owner of NC Gonshai Press. His elder son Chandi Ganguly was a cricketer. He later took charge of the Cricket Association of Bengal. He was also in the BCCI subcommittee. It is clear that cricket culture existed in the Ganguly family long back.
Chandi Ganguly has two sons. Snehasish and Saurav. In childhood, Snehasish had a keen interest in playing cricket and the Ganguly family took it seriously. In contrast, Sourav had no passion for cricket, rather he loved football. Sourav’s maternal uncle’s family also had a connection with cricket at that time. His maternal grandfather Sachchidanand Chatterjee was a founding member of the Baroda Sporting Club, while Mama Arup Chatterjee played cricket.
Sourav was growing up in a cricket environment from a very young age. Though he had a fondness for football since childhood, Sourav’s inclination towards cricket was slowly progressing towards his elder brother Snehasish. In 1986, Sourav got a place in the Bengal Under-15 team. This opened the doors to various levels of cricket for Sourav. Under-19, India School Team, Kailash Ghatani’s Star Club From Mumbai to England … ie Saurav’s cricket journey had started.
Sourav was called up for the Bengal Ranji Trophy in the 1989–90 season, although he was not selected in the playing XI of Bengal. Arun Lal, Ashok Malhotra, Pranab Roy, Raja Benkat and Snehasish himself were running in superb form. Ranji was the final in Eden Gardens. The rival team was Delhi. A day before the match, captain Sambaran Banerjee said that he would need a strong bowler. The only option is Sourav, but who will sit outside? In the end, Sourav was included in the Bengal team and Snehasish was out. If Snehashish had played in that match, today’s picture could have been completely different.
In 1992, Sourav was included in the senior cricket team. The Indian team was on a tour of Australia. Sourav scored just 3 runs in the tri-series. He was then dropped from the team. It was said that Sourav was not given a place in the national team due to his arrogance. There are even jokes about the name ‘Maharaj’.
Four years later India toured England. Sourav got a place in the Indian cricket team as an all-rounder. He made his Test debut at Lord’s. Sourav is the third cricketer after Harry Graham and John Hampshire to score a century while making his Test debut at Lord’s. The next Test match was in Trent Bridge, there was a brilliant innings of 136 runs with the bat of Sourav. After that they did not have to look back.
After returning from England, Sourav got married. The bride was Donna Roy. At that time, the Roy family and the Ganguly family did not have good relations. Sourav ignored it and married Donna in February 1997. Donna is an Odyssey dancer by profession. He learned dance from Kelucharan Mohapatra. He currently has a dance school named DeekshaManjari.
In 2000, fixing in cricket was taking place. In such a situation, there was a discussion of handing over the reins of Indian cricket to someone whose image is very clear. The captain of the Indian cricket team was handed over to Sourav when Sachin refused captaincy.
India has won 21 of 49 Test matches under Sourav’s captaincy. The winning percentage is 42.85. On the other hand, he has won 76 out of 148 ODIs. The winning percentage is 53.90. The Indian cricket team led by Sourav never played a T20 match. However, he has led Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors in the IPL tournament.
Sourav looks at the figures of Ganguly’s runs. Sourav has scored 7,212 runs in 113 Tests. 16 of them are centuries. On the other hand, he has scored 11,363 runs in 311 ODIs, including 22 centuries.
After retiring from cricket, Sourav has also played a skilled role as an administrator. He became the second Indian cricketer to be elected President of the Board of Cricket in India after the Maharaja of Vizianagaram in 1954. He was successful in getting IPL 2020 in the Corona era also.
Recent figures show that Sourav has an estimated assets of Rs 350 crore. Apart from this, the brand value of Sourav is also very high. He has also earned a lot as a commentator since retiring from cricket.
Apart from co-owner of ATK Mohun Bagan in ISL (Indian Super League), Sourav is also the chairman of the Indian Cricket Board. By next year, Sourav’s income may increase by 60 percent. Apart from this, the estimated value of his personal property is about 45 crores, luxury cars are about 7 crores. He gets around Rs 5 crore from BCCI and earns an estimated Rs 2-3 crore a year from various brand endorsements.
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