Gill on India’s scheduling: Ensure adequate preparation time before Test series
India had less than a week’s time after white-ball assignments to prepare for their recent home Test series agaist West Indies and South Africa
India stars face New Zealand upstarts in a series of divided priorities
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are back but they’ll be facing a depleted opposition
UP Warriorz bowl against Gujarat Giants
Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Deandra Dottin and Sophie Ecclestone made up UPW’s overseas contingent
Shreyas Iyer cleared to join India squad for NZ ODIs
India batter will link up with the side on Friday, ahead of Sunday’s ODI series opener against NZ in Vadodara
Vikram Rathour joins Sri Lanka as consultant batting coach till end of T20 World Cup
Vikram Rathour will join the squad on January 18, four days before the start of Sri Lanka’s white-ball series at home against England
Tilak Varma doubtful for T20Is against New Zealand after undergoing surgery
India batter underwent the procedure in Rajkot, where he was leading Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy
ICC to Bangladesh: play in India or forfeit points
The BCB, though, has claimed no such ultimatum has been relayed to them by the governing body
Shreyas Iyer to captain Mumbai in remaining VHT league games
The India ODI vice-captain, who is returning to competitive cricket after recovering from a spleen injury, steps in for the injured Shardul Thakur
Bangladesh bans IPL broadcast over Mustafizur row
Bangladesh government adopts strong stance “in public interest” after KKR released Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad on instructions from the BCCI
Bangladesh refuse to travel to India for T20 World Cup
BCB cites concerns around “safety and well-being” of the players in a climate of deteriorating political ties between the two countries