PM Modi lauds J-K's maiden Ranji Trophy triumph, praises region's growing sporting cultureJammu and Kashmir's cricket team secured its first Ranji Trophy title. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised this historic achievement. The ...
29 Mar, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Consortium led by Aditya Birla Group and The Times of India acquires RCB for $1.8 billionRoyal Challengers Bangalore has been acquired for a staggering $1.8 billion by a consortium including Aditya Birla Group and The Times of I...
25 Mar, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Test format needs to remain viable or some rivals will go 'bankrupt' says Cricket Australia CEOCricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg warns that forcing all nations to play Test cricket could drive some "bankrupt," suggesting not every ...
14 Aug, 2025, 07.41 AM IST
Homecoming of a King: Exuberant fans turn Delhi Ranji game into spectacle for a glimpse of Virat KohliVirat Kohli drew unprecedented crowds at a Ranji Trophy game between Delhi and Railways, with fans filling the stands and overwhelming admi...
31 Jan, 2025, 12.12 AM IST
Shake the world cup, stir up businessA spread-out calendar of cricketing events played in the subcontinent increases corporate leverage of the game and, in turn, strengthens le...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.31 AM IST
Indian cricket board makes $1.5bn surplus in five yearsIndia's cricket board, the BCCI, recorded a surplus of approximately $1.5 billion in the five years to 2021-22, as the diehard love for cri...
09 Aug, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
ET GBS: Women's cricket a big opportunity to popularise the sport, says ICC CEO Geoff AllardiceThe timing of the establishment of the Women's Premier League was "spot on", Allardice said, adding that women looking to make a career as ...
18 Feb, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Viacom18 picks up rights for South African T20 league for 10 yearsThe league will feature six teams playing each other twice in a round-robin stage before the semis and final. In all, 33 matches will be pl...
04 Nov, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Sideshow to money-spinner: The rise and rise of Twenty20 cricketThe first international T20 match between New Zealand and Australia at Eden Park, Auckland, in 2005 saw both teams clad in retro 1980s kits...
15 Oct, 2022, 12.52 AM IST
Sideshow to money-spinner: The rise and rise of Twenty20 cricketIn barely 20 years, Twenty20 cricket has gone from being a light-hearted sideshow to a money-spinning, central plank of the sport's global ...
14 Oct, 2022, 11.23 AM IST
ICC signs up MRF Tyres as global partner for four yearsInternational Cricket Council (ICC) has signed up MRF Tyres as its global partner for ICC events from 2016-20.
20 Jan, 2016, 05.21 PM IST
India can't wait to host U-17 World Cup: Sachin TendulkarTendulkar, who co-owns the Kerala Blasters team in the ISL, asserted that football's popularity is on the upswing in the cricket-obsessed c...
07 Dec, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
Cricket World Cup 2015 boosted local economies of Australia and New Zealand: StudyICC Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand provided a significant positive boost to the local economies, ICC said in a stateme...
30 Jun, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
McAfee reveals Chris Gayle as this season's 'Most Dangerous Cricketer' in CyberspaceCyber criminals follow latest trends, often using the names of popular celebrities to lure people to malicious sites designed to steal pers...
27 May, 2013, 03.10 PM IST
- ESPN Star Sports bags 7-year rights for $200 million from ECB
ESPN STAR Sports has acquired broadcasting rights for seven years from England and Wales Cricket Board for its domestic and home internatio...
04 Jun, 2012, 08.25 PM IST
- T20 hits new high with 900-million dollar TV deal
Twenty20 cricket's brand value rose to new heights after ESPN-STAR network agreed to pay $900 million for the proposed T20 Champions League...
11 Sep, 2008, 08.30 PM IST
- BCCI, Nimbus plan to jazz up domestic cricket
Indian domestic cricket is all set to adorn a new avatar, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Nimbus’ upcoming sports...
26 Sep, 2006, 02.42 AM IST