When India began their chase of 109 in the first T20I against Ireland in Malahide, they sent out Deepak Hoodarather than the regular opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, to start their innings alongside Ishan Kishan. It seemed at the time to be a tactical decision, with the freer-scoring Hooda preferred in a game shortened by rain to … Read more
Is this it? Have they arrived? Is this the new Sri Lanka? The future? Bright? Blinding as the sun? Energy. Remember that? Batters who will whisk the team out of a hole. Bowlers who will make an anthill of a target seem like a forbidding Himalayan peak. Fielders who don’t comically clang into each while … Read more
India head coach Rahul Dravid has backed Rishabh Pantsaying he remains “an integral part” of the side, despite the wicketkeeper-batter managing only 58 runs at a strike rate of 105.45 in the five T20Is against South Africa. Coming into this series, Pant had scored 340 runs at an average of 30.90 in IPL 2022. His … Read more
The ICC has gone to market with its media rights for the next eight-year cycle, having radically altered the way in which it has done so. In a reflection of the changing media landscape, the ICC will first go to market in India alone from next week; it will sell rights for men’s and women’s … Read more
The world’s richest cricket league has just got a lot richer. The IPL’s blockbuster media rights auction will net a potential INR 48,390 crore (US$ 6.2 billion approx.) in the next five years, making the league among the wealthiest in the world of sports. Disney Star* has retained the TV rights in the subcontinent for … Read more
The combined value of the TV and digital rights for the next IPL cycle (2023-27) for the Indian subcontinent has more than doubled to INR 39,775 crore (USD 5.10 billion approx.). That figure was arrived at after the highest bidders for the TV and digital rights were confirmed on Monday, the second day of the … Read more
An IPL game is now worth a record INR 105 crore (USD 13.44 million) making it – in terms of value per match – the second-most lucrative sporting product in the entire world, behind only the NFL (USD 35.07 million*). This figure may actually rise considering the e-auction for the T20 tournament’s media rights, which … Read more
American ace Leonard Gates caused a sensation in the US Darts Masters with a memorable win over Fallon Sherrock as the PDC World Series of Darts event began in style at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden Last Updated: 04/06/22 1:44pm Fallon Sherrock suffered defeat to Leonard Gates at the US Darts Masters on … Read more