As Indian players gear up to embrace BCCI’s new diktat curtailing family time on long overseas tours, England skipper Jos Buttler feels families accompanying players on long tours is ‘really important’ and doesn’t impact the cricket.
Former India cricketer and coach Yograj Singh lauded the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their approach towards picking the 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.
This policy document follows a review meeting that the BCCI held on Saturday involving the board’s top brass and head coach Gautam Gambhir along with skipper Rohit Sharma and selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar, and lays out detailed logistical plans for players to follow. Here's what the ten points include.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said Baroda, Bengaluru, Lucknow, and Mumbai will be the venues for the 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), with Brabourne Stadium to host the Eliminator and Final.
During the meeting, Gambhir had reportedly pointed fingers at the “indiscipline” in the dressing room, and suggested that family time be limited on both short and long tours.
Following India’s 3-1 loss against Australia in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar series, the BCCI is set to revive the touring protocols for the national men’s team, including a restriction on how much time families can spend with players.
Former Assam Ranji player and the current Advocate General of thestate, Devajit Lon Saikia, was on Sunday officially appointed the BCCIsecretary, replacing Jay Shah, who took over as ICC chairman lastmonth.
The series loss against Australia also ended India’s hopes of reaching the ICC World Test Championships final, scheduled at the Lord’s in June, this year.
Former teammate Harbhajan also had a special message for 'The Wall', calling him an "epitome of discipline and commitment".
Jay Shah, Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), is set to be felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the sidelines of its Special General Meeting (SGM), scheduled to be held in its headquarters on Sunday.
