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Inside the geopolitical drama threatening to overshadow T20 Cricket World Cup

Boycotts, security fears and power struggles collide as cricket’s most profitable event begins in South Asia this month. Namita Singh reports from Delhi

The Independent UK

IPL Players Who Earned More From Brand Deals Than Cricket

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has changed cricket forever. While it made players rich through match fees and contracts, it also turned cricketers into global celebrities and marketing powerhouses. For several IPL stars, earnings from brand endorsements, social media promotions, and business ventures now far exceed what they make from…

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I Want to Be Like Virat Kohli’: Meet Vihaan Malhotra, Academic Ace and RCB’s New Star

“Mujhe Virat Kohli jaisa banna hai. Main unke saath khelna chahta hoon.” When nine-year-old Vihaan Malhotra said these words to his coach Kamal Sandhu at the Cricket Hub Academy in Patiala, it sounded like the innocent dream of a starry-eyed child. A decade later, that dream has turned into reality.

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London Spirit use huge Hundred windfall to treble spending on off-field talent

London Spirit’s spending on support staff will be be trebled as Hundred franchise dips into the £145m they received for sale of 49% stake last year

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh doubles down on demand to move T20 World Cup matches out of India

Standoff with ICC continues after talks to resolve issue fail to produce breakthrough

The Independent UK

Bangladesh bans IPL broadcasts after one of its star cricketers is dropped by team

India and Bangladesh have been locked in an escalating spiral of geopolitical and diplomatic tensions since the summer of 2024 when a mass uprising toppled the government of Sheikh Hasina and sent her fleeing to Delhi

The Independent UK

What a 14-year-old Instagram sensation and six-hitting superstar tells us about life and cricket

The inexorable rise of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will continue in the Indian Premier League this year, but it is unlikely to stop there

The Guardian - UK

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Jofra Archer impresses but Alex Carey ensures Australia stay strong in Adelaide

Australia ended the opening day of the third Test on 326-8 after winning the toss

The Independent UK

Green rides to IPL riches, another huge pay day likely

Cameron Green has become the highest-priced overseas player in IPL history and could soon land another multimillion-dollar contract from Cricket Australia.

AAP

If Harry Brook is truly a generational talent, that promise needs to be delivered now

Arguably the poster-boy for Bazball, England’s vice-captain is in dire need of an innings of substance in Adelaide

The Guardian - UK

Players warned not to sign IPL-style Hundred deals in standoff with owners

The Professional Cricketers’ Association has advised players not to sign Hundred contracts amid a dispute with the new franchise owners

The Guardian - UK

Infiniti Planning 'True Performance' Cars That Rival BMW M

Infiniti has experimented with performance cars before—remember the Q60 IPL? While it never matched the performance of a BMW M or Mercedes-AMG model, the IPL badge did give the Q60 a bit of extra flair, adding more power and sharper styling. Now, however, Infiniti seems ready to take performance more…

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LIV Golf backtracks from short format to 72-hole tournaments after pressure from players

LIV Golf has surprisingly backtracked on one of its founding principles by announcing tournaments in the fourth season will be played over 72 holes

The Guardian - UK

Kohli in BBL is 'realistic' proposition: Greenberg

The possibility of bringing megastars like Virat Kohli to the BBL is one of the driving factors for considering privatisation, according to Todd Greenberg.

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The Guardian - AU

In an affluent and crowded T20 market how is the BBL supposed to compete?

Australian cricket’s shortest format faces a challenge to stay relevant as IPL teams become global franchises with outposts dotted across the world

AAP

Starc says Tests should never move for T20 windows

Mitchell Starc is set to return to the BBL, but says Test matches should never be moved in order to create a window for more stars to play in the tournament.

AAP

First Ashwin, next Kohli?: BBL can dream big

Glenn Maxwell won't rule out trying to recruit good mate Virat Kohli to the BBL on the back of ex-India star Ravichandran Ashwin signing for Sydney Thunder.

International Business Times

India's Gaming Fans Eye Illegal Sites After Gambling Ban

India's ban on online gambling has shuttered a billion-dollar industry serving hundreds of millions of people and torpedoed the sponsorship of the national cricket team.

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The Guardian - UK

Oval Invincibles at centre of Hundred dispute over new rules for signing players

The Hundred franchises are in dispute over new rules for signing players next season amid moves from some new investors to break up the Oval Invincibles all-conquering men’s squad

AAP

Indian star in talks for game-changing stint in BBL

After only recently retiring from the Indian Premier League, spin great Ravichandran Ashwin could feature in this summer's Big Bash League.

Al Jazeera

India’s Ashwin retires from IPL to focus on T20 cricket overseas

Ravichandran Ashwin is the IPL’s fifth-highest wicket-taker and is second on India’s list of Test wickets.

The Guardian - UK

The Hundred can be a ‘multibillion-dollar product’ like the IPL, says Tech Titans chief

The leader of the Tech Titans consortium that has bought 49% of London Spirit believes the Hundred will become a competition to rival the IPL

The Guardian - UK

Hundred’s days could be numbered with T20 switch in play for next year

IPL investors in the Hundred are thought to be keen on the switch although formal discussions will take place in October

The Independent UK

Phil Salt ‘over the moon’ to be captaining James Anderson in The Hundred

The 43-year-old was picked up in last month’s wildcard draft by Manchester Originals.

The Guardian - AU

Cricket Australia’s mooted BBL sell-off pits big risk against megabucks reward

Selling Big Bash League teams to private investors would improve its global standing and help attract the best players but raises serious questions over control and flexibility

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