BCCI announced the schedule of the domestic season with major changes, toss was removed from this tournament
BCCI Logo (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The BCCI on Thursday announced the schedule of men’s and women’s domestic tournaments for the upcoming 2024/25 season. This season fans will get to see some big changes in domestic cricket. The Ranji Trophy will be held in two phases, with the league stage in October and the knockouts in February. The domestic season will begin on September 5 with the prestigious red-ball cricket tournament, the Duleep Trophy. This will be followed by the Irani Trophy in October. Limited overs cricket will begin with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which will begin on November 23. This will be followed by the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which will begin on December 21. The Deodhar Trophy has been dropped from the schedule once again, which was last added after a gap of four years. BCCI removes toss from CK Nayudu Trophy Talking about the changes in the domestic season, BCCI has proposed a new change for the CK Nayudu Trophy, in which the toss is being abolished. Instead of the toss in this tournament, the visiting team will have the privilege of batting or bowling first. Regarding this, BCCI issued a press release saying, “The domestic season 2024-25 has been carefully planned, taking into account several factors to strengthen the core of domestic cricket while prioritizing the well-being of the players.” Apart from this, the women’s domestic season will start with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy on October 17. The knockout rounds will start from November 6. After this, the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy will be played from November 17 to November 27. The Senior Women’s ODI Trophy will be held from December 4 to 30 while the Multi Day Challenger Trophy will be played from March 18 to April 1.
ICC announced the prize money for Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, the luck of the winning team is going to open completely
The winning team of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be awarded $2.45 million while the runner-up team will receive at least $1.28 million. ICC T20 World Cup 2024 (Pic Source-X) The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has started. So far three matches have been played in this great tournament. Let us tell you, this tournament is being played in West Indies and USA and its final will be played on 29 June at Kensington Oval in Barbados. With this, the ICC has announced the prize money of this important tournament. The winning team of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be awarded $2.45 million while the runner-up team will get at least $1.28 million. The losing semi-finalist team will be awarded $11.25 million. This means that the prize pot of this great tournament will be a total of $787,500 million. The four teams that will be eliminated from the Super 8 will each receive $382,500 while the teams ranked 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th will be given $247,500. A total of 20 teams are participating in this tournament and that is why the teams ranked 13th to 20th will be awarded $225,000. Each team will be given an additional $31,154 for winning every match except the semi-finals and the final. Let us tell you, there will be a total of 55 matches in this tournament in 28 days. This is the reason why this will become the biggest T20 World Cup of ICC. The format of this tournament is also quite different. 40 rounds of matches will be played before the Super 8. After this, 2 teams from each group will confirm their place in the Super 8. After the Super 8, the top 4 teams will make their place in the semi-finals. After this, the final will be played in Barbados. ICC Chief Executive made a big disclosure ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said, ‘This event is going to be historic to a great extent. The prize money this time is also very high. All the fans around the world will pray that their team wins this season’s trophy. We all want this tournament to be very good and we keep getting love from all the people.’ The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has started. In the first match of the 2024 season, USA defeated Canada while in the second match West Indies defeated Papua New Guinea. The third match went to the Super Over in which Namibia defeated Oman. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s…
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced that the board will give lakhs of rupees as reward to the groundsman and curator of every stadium
Jay Shah (Image Credit- Twitter X) In tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL), superstar players and champion teams often grab the most headlines. Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has announced prize money for groundsmen and curators to support their hard work. He announced prize money for the groundsmen and curators of all 10 IPL venues to honor them. BCCI secretary Jay Shah believes that the ground staff members are the heroes behind the scenes, which made the tournament a success. The board announced a reward of Rs 25 lakh for the groundsmen and curators of all 10 regular IPL venues and Rs 10 lakh each for the 3 additional venues. Jai Shah gave information by tweeting After the final match, Jai Shah tweeted, ‘The unsung heroes of this T20 season (who may not have been talked about much) are the ground staff who tirelessly provided a great pitch even in bad weather. Understanding the importance of their work, we have decided that every ground staff and pitch curator of all 10 regular IPL venues will be given Rs 25 lakh. At the same time, Rs 10 lakh will be given for the three additional venues. Thank you for your hard work.’ The unsung heroes of our successful T20 season are the incredible ground staff who worked tirelessly to provide brilliant pitches, even in difficult weather conditions. As a token of our appreciation, the groundsmen and curators at the 10 regular IPL venues will receive INR 25… — Jay Shah (@JayShah) May 27, 2024 74 matches of IPL 2024 were played at 13 different venues. All the teams had chosen one home ground for themselves. However, Rajasthan Royals played 2-2 matches in Guwahati, Punjab Kings in Dharamsala and Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam. Talking about the prize money of IPL teams, Kolkata Knight Riders got 20 crore rupees. Sunrisers Hyderabad got 13 crore rupees as prize money. Rajasthan Royals got 7 crore rupees. Rajasthan had to face defeat in the second qualifier. Royal Challengers Bangalore will get 6.5 crore rupees. RCB had to face defeat in the eliminator match.
The first edition of the Legends Intercontinental T20 League has been announced, know more about this great tournament here
The tournament will be played from August 16 to August 28 at Moses Stadium, Texas, USA. LIT20 (Pic Source-X) America’s Brosid Sports LLC announced the launch of the first edition of the Legends Intercontinental T20 League during a press conference at Shangri-La, New Delhi on Thursday. This spectacular tournament will see many legendary players from around the world playing. The tournament will be played from August 16 to August 28 at Moses Stadium, Texas, USA. Former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel and former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee attended this great press conference. Both of them told all the reporters about the Legends Intercontinental T20 League. League CEO and former Ranji player Vishal Sharma announced the team and also told about the tournament schedule and players. Let us tell you, this tournament will start from August 16 and a total of 7 teams will be seen playing in it. In the first edition, Indo Kings, Euro Rangers, Asian Avengers, American Mavericks, African Lions, Caribbean Vikings and Trans-Tasman Titans will clash with each other. LIT20 will be played in a single round robin format in which the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs after the knockout. A total of 24 great matches will be played and there will be a double header every day. The semi-final of Legends Intercontinental will be held on August 27 while the final match will be played on August 28. Vishal Sharma gave his opinion about this wonderful tournament Vishal Sharma said about the Legends Intercontinental Tournament, ‘We are all very excited that we are launching the Legends Intercontinental T20 League. All the star players from around the world will be seen playing in it. Cricket is growing very fast in the USA and this plan has been made so that all the cricket fans can see their favorite players playing once again. Cricket has a huge fan following in the USA too. Today we have Parthiv Patel, Brett Lee, T. Dilshan and Graeme Swann with us.’ Former Sri Lankan player T. Dilshan said, ‘I think the Legends Intercontinental T20 League will be a lot of fun. We can all relive old memories here. All of us players have played many matches together on the cricket field before and now once again the legends will be seen playing.’ Brett Lee said, ‘It is always great to get a chance to play again with the players you have always played with and the opposing team. This is the identity of a sport and we are all eagerly waiting for the upcoming tournament.’ 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4…
Cricket Australia (CA) announced the ticket sale dates for the matches between India and Pakistan to be held in Australia.
Ticket sales will start from June 14 Cricket Australia (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the sale of match tickets for Indian and Pakistani cricket fans. It is noteworthy that in November this year, Pakistan is going to tour Australia for three-match T20 and same number of ODI series. So, after the end of this tour, the much awaited five-match Border-Gavaskar Test series between Australia and India will also begin. Cricket Australia has announced the dates for ticket sales for both these big series. Let us tell you that Cricket Australia has released detailed information about match tickets on 4 June. The official sale of match tickets will start from 14 June. Fans can buy tickets for the Australian tour of Pakistan and India on the Tictek platform for between 30 to 70 Australian dollars. So fans can buy tickets for the matches to be held in Perth from Ticket Master. Complete schedule of Pakistan’s Australian tour to be held in November 2024 1st ODI, 4 November, Melbourne 2nd ODI, 8 November, Adelaide 3rd ODI, 10 November, Perth 1st T20I, 14 November, Gabba Brisbane 2nd T20I, 16 November, Sydney 3rd T20I, 18 November, Hobart Complete schedule of India’s Australian tour to be held in November-January 2024 First Test, 22 November to 26 November, Perth Second Test, 6 December to 10 December, Adelaide Third Test, 14 December to 18 December, Brisbane Fourth Test, 26 December to 30 December, Melbourne Fifth Test, January 3-January 7, Sydney Also, if we give you information about the Australian cricket team, currently they are seen finalizing their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup by playing in the ongoing IPL in India. Recently, Cricket Australia has also announced the team for the T20 World Cup.
Australia’s 15-member team announced for T20 World Cup, Jack Fraser-McGurk included as reserve players
Jack Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Short will accompany the Australian team to the USA and West Indies as reserve players. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Short (Source: Australia Cricket) Australia has announced its final team for the T20 World Cup. Explosive young opener Jack Fraser-McGurk and all-rounder Matthew Short will travel with the team to the USA and West Indies for the T20 World Cup 2024. The board has included both these players in the team as traveling reserves. However, these players will not be part of the initial 15-man squad unless a player is ruled out of the tournament due to injury or other reason. Cricket Australia has announced the final team and the board has not made any changes in the 15-member team. Jack Fraser-McGurk can also be seen as a replacement for David Warner. David Warner was not seen playing in the second phase of IPL 2024 because he has a bone injury in his left hand. If he is not fit in time, Fraser-McGurk can be included in the team in place of Warner. At the same time, all-rounder Matthew Short may get a place in the final 15 if any all-rounder gets injured. Let us tell you that the Australian Cricket Board had earlier decided to send spinner Tanvir Sangha with the team as a traveling reserve, but he got injured just before the start of the tournament. In such a situation, his plan to go to USA and West Indies got cancelled. Considering the explosive performance Fraser-McGurk had given in the IPL, his place in the playing XI of the T20 World Cup was considered confirmed. Australia’s team for T-20 World Cup Mitchell Marsh (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner. And Adam Zampa.
Big decision of Nepal government before T20 World Cup, announced to give cash prizes to cricketers and other athletes
The Government of Nepal has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Youth and Sports to give a total of NPR 29.71 million cash awards to sports personnel in the cabinet meeting. Nepal Cricket Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Government of Nepal has decided to honor players, coaches and team officials with cash awards for their stellar achievements in recent years. Let us tell you that Nepal has taken this decision considering the performance of the cricket team players at the international level. Nepal men’s cricket team will get this much amount The Government of Nepal has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Youth and Sports to give a total of NPR 29.71 million cash awards to sports personnel in the cabinet meeting. According to the Kathmandu Post, NPR 20.47 million will be given to the men’s cricket team members and coaching staff to qualify for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be co-hosted by West Indies and America from June 1. Nepal men’s cricket team has created history by qualifying for the tournament. After making their debut in the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, the Nepal team is ready to participate in the tournament for the second time. Each of the 15 members of the national team will be given NPR 1.3 million as a reward for their stellar play. Nepal is part of Group D Nepal is part of Group-D in the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit Paudel will captain the team in the tournament. Nepal will play its first match against Netherlands on June 4. After which the team will face Sri Lanka (12 June), South Africa (15 June), and Bangladesh (17 June). If the team manages to make it to the top-2 at the end of the group stage, then it will be a part of the Super-8. Nepal’s team for T20 World Cup- Rohit Paudel (captain), Deependra Singh Airey, Asif Shaikh (wicketkeeper), Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sandeep Jora, Avinash Bohra, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airey.
ILT20 2025: Date announced for the upcoming season, know when the tournament will start
The upcoming season of International League T20 may start in January 2025 MI Emirates (Image Credit- Twitter X) The date of the upcoming season of International League T20 (ILT20) has been announced. Let us tell you that the upcoming third season of the tournament will start on January 11, Saturday, 2025, while the final match of the season will be played on February 9, Sunday. The success of the second season has the biggest role behind the launch of the third season. The final match of the previous amazing season of the tournament was played on 17 February 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. So the winner of this final match was MI Emirates. Also, the tournament also got a huge boost in terms of viewership last season, the last season of the International League T20 achieved a total viewership of 348 million in the former world. So, apart from Dubai, the last season was played in Abu Dhabi and Shahjah. There was a significant increase in the number of fans here. In comparison to the first season, there was a total increase of 300 percent in the number of spectators watching matches in the stadium in the second season. ILT20 CEO David White gave a big statement On the other hand, regarding the announcement of the upcoming season of International League T20, tournament CEO David White said – We are happy to announce the window for International League T20 Season 3. The window has been finalized after discussions with our shareholders. We have begun our preparations for Season 3 with the goal of making the league even bigger and better. David further said – Season 2 had achieved great success contextually in every respect. This has helped further strengthen the reputation of the league. After this help, it has become a more sought-after cricket league in the world. After considering all the aspects, the window of January-February next year has turned out to be the most suitable for Season 3.
New Zealand’s deadly batsman announced his retirement, decision taken after not being selected in the World Cup team
New Zealand’s star cricketer Colin Munro has announced his retirement from international cricket. Colin Munro. (Photo Source: Twitter) Colin Munro Retirement: New Zealand’s star cricketer Colin Munro has announced his retirement from international cricket. He has played 123 matches in all formats in which he scored 3010 runs. Munro has not played for the national team in the last four years. He played his last match against India in the year 2020. Career of Colin Munro This left-handed batsman made his debut in T20 format in December 2012 and made his debut in ODI the very next month. 37-year-old Colin Munro has three centuries to his name in T20Is. Along with this, let us tell you that Colin Munro was a part of the T20 World Cup team in the years 2014 and 2016. Along with this, he was a part of the ODI World Cup 2019 team, although New Zealand lost in the final of the tournament. Colin Munro is considered a white ball specialist, so Munro has played only one Test match in his career in January 2013. His retirement was announced by the official account of the New Zealand cricket team on its social media handle. Wrote on the post- “Thankfully, Colin Munro has announced his retirement from international cricket. He has said goodbye to his international career after 123 matches.” Colin Munro said this on retirement- “Playing for the Blackcaps has always been the greatest achievement in my sporting career. I have never felt more proud than wearing the New Zealand jersey, and the fact that I have been able to do that 123 times across all formats is something I will always be incredibly proud of. Although it has been a long time since my last appearance, I never lost hope that I would be able to regain my franchise T20 form. “Now is the right time to officially close that chapter with the announcement of the Blackcaps squad for the T20 World Cup.”
Know why Ireland announced three teams before the start of T20 World Cup 2024?
T20 World Cup 2024 is starting from June 2. Ireland Cricket Team. (Image Source: Getty Images) Ireland has announced its three teams before the start of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. It is noteworthy that before the T20 World Cup, the cricket schedule of the Ireland cricket team is quite packed, due to which they have had to announce three teams. However, the players included in all three teams include mostly the same players. Let us tell you that before the T20 World Cup, Ireland has to play a three-match T20 series against Pakistan in Dublin. So after this she will also be seen playing a tri-series against Netherlands and Scotland. Also, regarding the announcement of three teams before the T20 World Cup, the team’s head coach Heinrich Malan said – The team we have selected, we have gradually developed it in the last 18 months. The skills we need there are in the team. Josh Little is allowed to remain in the IPL until his team’s competition ends. Little will be joining us ahead of the T20 World Cup. Ireland’s team for T20 series against Pakistan: Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young. Ireland squad for tri-series: Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young. Ireland squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.