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Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Harbhajan Singh is being considered as an option to become the next BCCI president, but nothing has been finalised yet. Elections for the office-bearers’ posts would be held at the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai on September 28, and the dates for filing nominations are September 20 and 21. Whoever is picked to helm the cricket board going ahead, he would be elected unopposed, but the whole thing is set to go down to the wire. Harbhajan, an MP in the Rajya Sabha who was nominated by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), will represent the Punjab…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Apollo Tyres will be the Indian team’s new sponsor in a two-and-a-half-year deal until March 2028, the BCCI has confirmed. The Indian multinational tyre manufacturing company, which is also the global tyres partner of Manchester United, will replace Dream11 as Team India’s new sponsor, reportedly paying Rs 4.5 crore per game. For the BCCI, it’s a significant jump from the previous deal. “This marks Apollo Tyres’ first-ever foray into India cricket, a strategic move to align with a sport that resonates deeply with the nation,” the BCCI stated in a press release. Dream11 reportedly spent Rs 4…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Sunil Gavaskar was recently in the United States for a fundraiser for the Heart to Heart (H2H) Foundation, where he chairs the Board of Governors. Events were held in Phoenix, Sacramento and Houston, as the ‘Little Master’ continues with his effort to save children from Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs). The Foundation also empowers lives through comprehensive health care for newborns and pregnant women, to prevent infant and maternal mortality. Gavaskar is 76 years old, and he still works round the clock. “In the USA for Heart to Heart Foundation. God willing, reaching Dubai tomorrow,” he told RevSportz…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not part of the India A squad that will play three unofficial ODIs against Australia A in September and October. This means that if the two senior batsmen are picked for the official ODI series in Australia next month, they would go there undercooked. Both haven’t played any competitive cricket since the IPL. Rajat Patidar will lead India A in the first one-day match, while Tilak Varma will captain the side in the next two games after returning from the Asia Cup. The team composition suggests the selectors wanted to focus…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai The Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad for the upcoming season will be selected between October 8 and 10, and as has been widely reported, Shardul Thakur is the frontrunner to take over the captaincy from Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane has stepped down as Mumbai skipper, but will continue as a player. “At present, we are playing the KSCA tournament, and after that, we will have some camps or that sort of thing,” Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) secretary Abhay Hadap told RevSportz. “Some local tournaments like Kanga League and Police Shield will start. And then, the (Ranji Trophy) team shall…

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) vice-president Sanjay Naik could represent the association at the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 28, it is learnt. A confirmation in this regard is expected by evening today. As RevSportz reported, Ajinkya Naik, the MCA president, was the association’s unanimous choice to be at the BCCI AGM. An email in this regard was sent to the Apex Council members for ratification. But this website also reported yesterday that the president might nominate someone else, as he could be travelling abroad in the last week of this month. The way it has transpired, Sanjay Naik…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has nominated its president Ajinkya Naik to represent the association at the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 28, RevSportz understands. However, it is learnt that Naik might be travelling abroad during that time and could nominate someone else to be at the AGM. That someone else, however, is not Sachin Tendulkar, according to sources. The whole thing sort of douses the wild rumour that Tendulkar could be the next BCCI president. It is learnt that the MCA has sent an email to its Apex Council members, seeking ratification that Naik,…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Sanjay Manjrekar, in his typical style, has opened up a debate — does Rohit Sharma qualify to be among India’s all-time batting greats? According to Manjrekar, he doesn’t, and the former India batter has his logic. “Rohit Sharma does not fit in the all-time Indian batting great list because we are talking about legends like (Sunil) Gavaskar, (Sachin) Tendulkar, (Rahul) Dravid and Virat (Kohli). Rohit does not quite make it there,” Manjrekar said on The Great Indian Cricket Show on Doordarshan. After this, the former India middle-order bat might find himself at the receiving end of trolls/abuse…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Shubman Gill is set to be India’s next ODI captain and will assume the mantle from Rohit Sharma when the time comes, it is learnt. It could be as early as after India’s three-match ODI series in Australia in October, with Rohit’s international future appearing uncertain beyond that tour. Then again, given Rohit’s class and pedigree, jumping the gun could be fraught with risks. But whenever the passing of the baton happens, Gill is next in line and there’s no other contender at this moment in time. RevSportz has repeatedly mentioned Gill as India’s next ODI skipper…

Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Shreyas Iyer will lead India A in the two multi-day matches against Australia A. Dhruv Jurel will be his deputy. Lucknow will host the games. The first match commences from September 16 and the second from September 23 — an important series which is being looked at as a selection trials for some cricketers ahead of the home Tests against the West Indies in October. Shreyas’ omission from the Asia Cup (T20 format) squad caused public outcry. On the day of the selection, however, RevSportz reported that the middle-order batter would be in consideration for the home…