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Two new IPL teams to be auctioned in May | Cricket News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be a 10-team affair from 2022 as the BCCI has decided to auction two new teams in the month of May during the final phase of upcoming edition.
The BCCI top brass including president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah on Saturday had a meeting on execution of various policy decisions approved by the IPL Governing Council at the start of the year.
“The 10 team IPL will roll on from next year and the bidding process and finalisation of the new franchises will be completed by the month of May this year,” a senior BCCI source privy to the developments told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
“Once the teams are finalised, they can start their operational work which takes considerable time,” the source added.
No Prithvi or Padikkal for ODIs
The Indian ODI team will be announced on Sunday but none of the senior players have opted for any rest for the time being.
“The team is expected to be announced tomorrow. Neither skipper Virat Kohli nor his deputy Rohit Sharma has opted for rest. There aren’t many surprises as we prepare for World T20,” the influential official informed.
He said that both Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal will have to wait for their chance.
“They have done exceedingly well but will have to wait for their turn,” he said.
Women’s team to tour NZ, Australia next year
After a disappointing 2020 when they didn’t have a single international tour, the Indian women’s team ahead of the 50-over World Cup will be touring Australia at the end of the year followed by a short preparatory series in New Zealand before the World Cup.
“Our women’s cricket is as important as our men’s game. We are playing a Test match in England, our first in 6 years and then we have twin tours followed by the World Cup. Our girls have a packed schedule,” the source added.
Vinoo Mankad U19 starts after board exams
The Vinoo Mankad U-19 trophy, the 50-over tournament which will act as a trial tournament for next year’s U19 World Cup will be held in May-June after the class 12 CBSE and state Board exams are completed.
“There are many boys who are in their Board year and we don’t want them to miss out on their exams. The tournament starts in May-June,” the official added.

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India women’s team to play one-off Test against England | Cricket News – Times of India

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MUMBAI: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah announced that India women’s team will play a one-off Test against England later this year.
It will be India women’s first game in the longest format of the game since November 2014 when the Indian players took on South Africa. India and England had earlier played a one-off Test in 2014 where the Mithali Raj-led side emerged victorious by six wickets.
“On the occasion of #InternationalWomensDay, I’m pleased to announce that #TeamIndia @BCCIWomen will play a one-off Test match against @ECB_cricket later this year. The women in blue will be donning the whites again,” Jay Shah tweeted.

Meanwhile, the India women’s side is currently locking horns with South Africa in the three-match ODI series. In the first ODI, Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt scored their respective half-centuries to help South Africa women’s team thrash India by eight wickets.
Chasing a target of 178 runs, South Africa got off to an impressive start, with openers Lee and Wolvaardt scoring regular boundaries. The duo proved to be too good for the hosts’ bowlers, who struggled to restrict the batters from scoring runs.
Lee and Wolvaardt continued their scintillating performance and took the team over the 100-run mark in the 26th over. Both showed no signs of a struggle and kept adding runs to the scoreboard, taking South Africa closer to the victory.
In the 38th over, Jhulan Goswami handed India the first breakthrough as she got hold of Wolvaardt (80). Sune Luus then came to bat but failed as Goswami dismissed her as well. However, the comeback was too late for the Indian side as South Africa easily got over the line in the 41st over.
Earlier, Mithali Raj top-scored with a knock of 50 runs as India posted a score of 177/9 in the allotted fifty overs against South Africa.



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India vs England 3rd Test: Motera Cricket Stadium to be Renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium

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India vs England 3rd Test: Motera Cricket Stadium to be Renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium

The Motera Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad will be renamed the Narendra Modi Stadium ahead of the 3rd Test between India and England on Wednesday. Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India, will inaugurate the new stadium, which is set to be the largest cricket stadium in the world with a capacity of 1,10,000.

With its massive seating capacity, the Narendra Modi Stadium is now the world’s largest cricket stadium and second-largest sports ground in the world. With its extensive reconstruction and renovation, the venue currently seats more than Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Australia and the iconic Eden Gardens, which has the third-highest spectator capacity of 66,349.

The stadium witnessed its first international Test match during the 1983-84 India vs West Indies series, while the last one was against the current opponent in 2012. The first One-Day International (ODI) was played during the 1984-85 India vs Australia series. While the last ODI was in 2014 against Sri Lanka, before it was completely brought down in 2015. In total, the Motera stadium has hosted a total of 35 international games of cricket – 12 Tests, 23 ODIS and T20I’s.

India and England have clashed in two Test matches so far at the ground. The first Test in 2001 between the two ended in a draw, while the hosts emerged victorious in the second game which took place a decade later in 2012. However, the upcoming third Test between both sides will be its day-night affair and the second one to be held in the country after the pink-ball Test against Bangladesh in 2019 at the Eden Gardens.



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