The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced new PowerPlay regulations for rain-affected or shortened T20 matches, specifying the exact number of overs for the PowerPlay and limiting fielders outside the 30-yard circle in its updated Playing Conditions for the format. This will be starting from July, an eight-over innings, which previously had a three-over PowerPlay,…
IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant has been officially reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for breaching the Code of Conduct during the first Test between India and England at Headingley. The incident occurred during England’s first innings and was deemed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8, which relates to showing dissent at an…
Tensions boiled over on Day 3 of the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley as India’s vice-captain Rishabh Pant found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Following a denied ball-change request, Pant’s animated reaction sparked a wave of controversy that could lead to disciplinary action from the International Cricket Council…
In December 2016, when a wiry, sling-armed fast bowler from Gujarat made his ODI debut for India, few could have predicted that this outlier—Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah—would one day be compared to the greatest fast bowlers the sport has ever seen. Not since Lasith Malinga had the cricketing world encountered a bowler with such a unique…
