Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah admitted that he was considered for the leadership role but gave up the opportunity as part of his workload management.
After a meeting on Saturday, the Apex Council of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the 2025/26 domestic will begin with the Duleep Trophy on August 28 and conclude with the Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy on April 3, 2026.
The BCCI confirmed the switches in a statement while announcing a slew of changes for the 2024-25 home season.
The iconic rivalry between India and England will now be played for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, named in honour of two of the game's greatest legends—James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar.
According to multiple reports, several senior players, including former Test captain Rohit Sharma, advocated for Dilip’s return.
Shami was named to the inaugural tour squad, subject to a fitness clearance. However, the BCCI medical experts did not agree, and he was later ruled out of the series.
For the first time in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a female auctioneer will be handling the gavel at the IPL auction 2024 on December 19.
According to the report, the franchisees now possess the authority to reject any new plan that resembles the IPL that the BCCI suggests.
After Sachin Tendulkar, Dhoni was the second player to have the BCCI retire his jersey.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah said that the Indian board isn’t really in favour of day-night Tests for now, as the games tend to finish “inside two-three days”, rather than lasting for four-five days.
