Now that the Paris Olympics are over, cricket is the talk of the town once again. The Duleep Trophy, which starts on September 5, could feature a dozen BCCI centrally contracted players, including the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rishabh Pant will stay with the Delhi Capital, despite some rumours swirling around regarding his departure. The Nepal cricket team will train for two weeks at the NCA, and renovations for the ICC Champions Trophy have started in Pakistan. A story from badminton also comes. Indian coaches aren’t competent enough to take care of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, according to their former coach, Mathias Boe.
Ro-Ko return in Duleep Trophy
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli haven’t played domestic cricket in years, but now that Gautam Gambhir is India’s head coach, the senior pros may have to play in the upcoming Duleep Trophy. Not only them, but others centrally contracted players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Rajat Patidar, and Sarfaraz Khan are all likely to play the domestic tournament as practice for the India vs Bangladesh Tests series.
Rishabh Pant staying at Delhi Capitals
Last month, reports stated that the Delhi Capitals (DC) weren’t happy with Rishabh Pant and that the southpaw could leave the franchise before the IPL 2025 season. However, now we’re hearing that these were baseless rumours and that DC’s head coach, Sourav Ganguly, has confirmed that Pant will stay with the franchise as the captain.
Satwik/Chirag need a foreign coach to succeed
Mathias Boe was Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s coach until last week. But now that he’s gone, he thinks his replacement shouldn’t be an Indian. The former shuttler from Denmark believes that India doesn’t have good badminton coaches and that for them to succeed and remain at the top, they need a foreign coach.
Bangladesh seeks UN’s help for Women’s T20 World Cup
Bangladesh was set to host the Women’s T20 World Cup, but that was before there was civil unrest in the nation. But now that several countries have placed travel restrictions on the nation due to the turmoil. To ensure that the rights to the event remain with them, their government will talk to the United Nations and hope that the tournament will take place in Bangladesh in October.
Big Brother India helps Nepal once again
The Nepal cricket team will attend a two-week-long training camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. This is the second time India is helping Nepal; earlier in the year, they travelled to India and played matches against Baroda and Gujarat as preparations for the T20 World Cup.
ICC Champions Trophy preparations underway
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started preparing for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. A couple of weeks after their budget was cleared by the ICC, the PBC has started to upgrade one of the three venues selected for the event. The National Stadium in Karachi has started renovations for new media boxes, seating areas for broadcasters and commentators, and hospitality boxes.
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