While New Zealand's Greg Barclay and Singapore's Imran Khwaja are the only candidates for the ICC chairman, the BCCI is more inclined towards t

BCCI likely to back New Zealand's candidate for ICC top job

While New Zealand's&nbsp;Greg Barclay and Singapore's Imran&nbsp;Khwaja&nbsp;are the only candidates for the ICC&nbsp;chairman, the BCCI&nbsp;is more inclined towards the former, a senior official from the board told Times of India on Thursday. Showing his support towards New Zealand&nbsp;Cricket, the official said that Khawaja's&nbsp;policy positioning is not in favour of Indian cricket. However,&nbsp;the official also said that if Khawaja&nbsp;comes on the same page as BCCI, things might change.&nbsp;After serving 2 terms, the post was vacated by India's Shashank&nbsp;Manohar&nbsp;this year in July. The 16 member ICC&nbsp;board that will vote in December will look to find a unanimous candidate.

While New Zealand's Greg Barclay and Singapore's Imran Khwaja are the only candidates for the ICC chairman, the BCCI is more inclined towards the former, a senior official from the board told Times of India on Thursday. Showing his support towards New Zealand Cricket, the official said that Khawaja's policy positioning is not in favour of Indian cricket. However, the official also said that if Khawaja comes on the same page as BCCI, things might change. After serving 2 terms, the post was vacated by India's Shashank Manohar this year in July. The 16 member ICC board that will vote in December will look to find a unanimous candidate.

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CricBait: The Ultimate Test | Kiwi batters frustrate India on day 3 of the World Test Championship final. What should Virat Kohli do now? Yash Chawla speaks to Vikram Chandra, Nikhil Naz, Lav Vaid and Khyati Patel

Rain may have stayed away on day 3 of the World Test Championship final but India didn't have a great outing. New Zealand dominated throughout to end the day at 10

Rain may have stayed away on day 3 of the World Test Championship final but India didn't have a great outing. New Zealand&nbsp;dominated throughout to end the day at 101/2, trailing India by 116 runs.&nbsp;
Onus was on Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;to carry on but he fell without adding a single run to his overnight score of 44. Kyle&nbsp;Jamieson&nbsp;ran through the Indian line up with a 5-wicket haul as Kohli's men went from 149/3 to being all out for just&nbsp;217. Kiwi openers took their side off to a strong start with 70-run stand before both got out within a span of 31 runs.&nbsp;
With rain predicted on day 4, India needs to keep making quick inroads in order to not let the match slip away.

World's richest cricket board, BCCI has decided to provide financial assistance worth Rs. 10 crore to Tokyo-bound athletes. The decision was taken during

World's richest cricket board, BCCI has decided to provide financial assistance worth Rs.&nbsp;10 crore&nbsp;to&nbsp;Tokyo-bound athletes. The decision was taken during the Apex council meeting on Sunday.
After almost all sporting events, including the Tokyo Olympics, were either cancelled or postponed in 2020&nbsp;due to the Covid-19 pandemic, most sports bodies took a financial brunt. But this generous help by the BCCI&nbsp;will help the Indian Olympic Association big time.&nbsp;
BCCI&nbsp;will also help in the promotional campaigns of the Indian contingent. The Indian Olympic Association&nbsp;is expected to send around a 190-200-member contingent for the Olympic Games starting July 23.

Virat Kohli looked determined for a big score in the World Test Championship final when he ended day 2 unbeaten on 44, but the Indian skipper fell pray to Kyl

Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;looked determined for a big score in the World Test Championship final when he ended day 2 unbeaten on 44, but the Indian skipper fell pray to Kyle Jamieson&nbsp;early on day 3 without adding any run.
It proved as to why the New Zealander&nbsp;refused to bowl at the Indian skipper with the Dukes ball during the IPL. Interestingly,&nbsp;Jamieson was&nbsp;playing his first IPL after being bought by RCB&nbsp;this year and was&nbsp;carrying a couple of Dukes balls with him. Looking to prepare for the WTC&nbsp;final, Kohli&nbsp;asked&nbsp;Jamieson&nbsp;to bowl at him with the Dukes ball but the fast bowler didn't fall for that trick.
Clearly, it worked as the tall pacer got the better of Indian skipper as Virat's&nbsp;10th anniversary in Tests didn't turn out as he would have liked it to.
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After England enforced the follow on, not many gave the Indian team much of a chance to bounce back into the Test, but the women fought back hard to pull of a draw in t

After England enforced the follow on, not many gave the Indian team much of a chance to bounce back into the Test, but the women fought back hard to pull of a draw in the one-off Test, which was no less than a win.&nbsp;
Shafali Verma&nbsp;fell early on the 4th and final day for 63 and India soon found themselves at 199/7. Just then it seemed that that the defeat was near,&nbsp;Sneh Rana&nbsp;stood tall. She dug deep with a match saving 80 not out. It is now the highest score by an Indian batting at number 6 or lower in Women's Test cricket. She was well supported by Tania Bhatiya who remained unbeaten on 44. India's 2nd innings ended with 344/8 and the Test with a lead of 179 runs.&nbsp;

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CricBait: The Ultimate Test | ViratKohli battles on as weather continues to affect the World Test Championship final vs New Zealand. YashChawla speaks to veteran journalist VijayLokapally, LavVaid, Khyati Patel &amp; Aveer-AarjanTalwar

After day 1 of the World Test Championship match was washed away due to rain, day 2 was an eventful one. India batted well to reach 146/3, before bad light forced early

After day 1 of the World Test Championship match was washed away due to rain, day 2 was an eventful one. India batted well to reach 146/3, before bad light forced early stumps.
Put into bat, openers Rohit&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;and Shubman Gill took India off to a strong start and stitched a 62-run stand. But New Zealand fought back with 3 quick wickets and reduced India to 88/3. That's when Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;dropped anchor and scored a commanding 44 not out. The skipper found a willing ally in his deputy Ajinkya&nbsp;Rahane&nbsp;who remained unbeaten on 29.&nbsp;
With some rain expected on day 3 as well, India would hope this duo to carry on strongly.

Head coach of the Indian cricket team Ravi Shastri has rated the World Test Championship as the big daddy of all World Cups. Shastri said that&nbs

Head coach of the Indian cricket team Ravi&nbsp;Shastri&nbsp;has rated the World Test Championship as the big daddy of all World Cups.&nbsp;
Shastri&nbsp;said that&nbsp;he has played the 1983 World Cup, commentated on multiple marquee tournaments but this one is the biggest of them all. He added that it's the toughest format, the biggest format with maximum job satisfaction.
The 59-year-old though also said that these things are very exciting from the outside where there is so much importance that's attached to one game but for him, it's just another&nbsp;Test match that has to be played.

She is just 17, on Test debut, that too in England, but India's Shafali Verma was the biggest reason to attract eyeballs to women's Test despite the World Tes

She is just 17, on Test debut, that too in England, but India's Shafali&nbsp;Verma&nbsp;was the biggest reason to attract eyeballs to women's Test despite the World Test Championship being played almost at the same time.
After missing a much-deserved hundred by just 4 runs in the first innings, the opener backed it up with a free-flowing 83-ball-63 in the 2nd innings. She not only became&nbsp;the youngest to complete fifty in both innings on the debut Test but her combined score of 159 is now the 3rd highest aggregate runs on Test debut in women's cricket. Moreover, Shafali&nbsp;also became the first women cricketer in history to hit three sixes in a Test match.

In a heartfelt gesture, Team India players wore black armbands in memory of legendary Milkha Singh who passed away at the age of 91 on Friday. India fo

In a heartfelt gesture, Team India cricketers wore black armbands&nbsp;in memory of the legendary Milkha Singh&nbsp;who passed away at the age of 91 on Friday.&nbsp;
Team India followed the sports fraternity in paying tribute to the 'Flying Sikh' and wore the bands during the summit clash of the World Test Championship vs New Zealand.

As feared, rain played spoil sport in Southampton as Day 1 of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand was abandoned without a single ball bowled

As feared, rain proved to be a wet blanket in Southampton as Day 1 of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand was abandoned without a single ball bowled.&nbsp;
Showers continued throughout the day, not letting the groundsmen try and dry up the outfield. Though rain is expected on Day 2 as well, but some play might be possible. Interestingly, ICC has kept a reserve 6th day for the summit clash, which now will come into play.

She may be just 17 years old, but Shafali Verma announced herself at the Test stage with a bang. The teenager stamped her authority with a thumping 152-ball-9

She may be just 17 years old, but Shafali&nbsp;Verma&nbsp;announced herself at the Test stage with a bang. The teenager stamped her authority with a thumping 152-ball-96 on her debut Test vs England, but sadly fell 4 runs short of becoming the first Indian women to smash a ton on Test debut.
Never the less, her knock still went down in women's cricket history books as the&nbsp;highest score by a debutante in Tests. Moreover, she stitched a 167-run partnership with Smriti&nbsp;Mandhana,&nbsp;India Women's highest opening stand in Tests.

India will be playing to their strengths in the World Test Championship final and have picked both Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin in its playing XI for the Tes

India will be playing to their strengths in the World Test Championship final and have picked both Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin in its playing XI for the Test match starting Friday in Southampton.&nbsp;
 There were no surprises as such as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will open the batting. Pujara, Rahane and skipper Kohli will strengthen the middle order, while Rishabh Pant will take the wicketkeeping gloves. Despite swinging conditions, India will start with 2 spinners in Jadeja and Ashwin. Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will be the 3 pacers. Interestingly, it will be the first time these 5 bowlers will play together for India in a Test match.

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CricBait: The Ultimate Test | Jadeja or Ashwin? Who should Virat Kohli play in the World Test Championship Final vs New Zealand? Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra speaks to Yash Chawla and has a definite answer

Members of the Indian cricket team posed for pictures ahead of their much-anticipated World Test Championship clash vs New Zealand. The contingent including skip

Members of the Indian cricket team posed for pictures ahead of their much-anticipated World Test Championship clash vs New Zealand.&nbsp;
The contingent including skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli, head coach Ravi Shastri, all players and the entire support staff were all smiles before the big clash. The inaugural WTC final will be played in Southampton from June 18.

There's seldom a Test match in England which proceeds without the intervention of the weather gods and rain is likely to pay a visit during the World Test Cha

There's seldom a Test match in England which finishes without the intervention of the weather gods and rain is likely to pay a visit during the&nbsp;World Test Championship&nbsp;final as well.
According to&nbsp;accuweather, day 1 of the clash would be mostly cloudy, with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm expected.&nbsp;The weather will be slightly better on Day 2, with rain not likely to play a massive part. Sadly, most part of day 3 is likely to be washed out with thunderstorms. While there isn't rain expected on the penultimate day, the final day is also likely to witness a couple of showers.
In case, there isn't a winner in the first 5 days, the action will shift to the reserve day, which fortunately is expected be partly sunny.
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Virat Kohli may not have won an ICC trophy yet, but that may change soon. Kohli's brigade is at the cusp of going down in history books as the side

Virat&nbsp;Kohli may not have won an ICC&nbsp;trophy yet, but that could change soon. Kohli's&nbsp;brigade&nbsp;is at the cusp of history as the side to win the first ever ICC World Test Championship.&nbsp;
It won't be an easy task though as standing in their way is New Zealand, which became the first team to book a place in the final. They have also been in England for a longer time than India and are coming into the final after beating hosts England in a 2-match Test series.&nbsp;
Virat Kohli's&nbsp;troops won't be worried as the battle hardened men have been one of the best traveling sides in recent years and would be eager to win the single most important Test match ever played.

Swinging conditions in England may favour New Zealand more than India in the World Test Championship final, but one team that has arguably been one of the bes

Team India boasts of a great balance&nbsp;of batters and bowlers and here are the 5 men who could potentially win the final of the World Test Championship.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Virat&nbsp;Kohli
Putting together a top cricketers' list and not having Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;on it is a sin. Virat&nbsp;buried the demons of a horrid 2014 England tour with a thumping performance in 2018. In 5 Tests on the last tour, Kohli&nbsp;emerged as the highest run-getter of the series with close to 600 runs, which included 2 tons and 3 half-centuries.
Ravindra&nbsp;Jadeja
In the absence of Hardik&nbsp;Pandya, the all-rounder duties fall on Ravindra&nbsp;Jadeja. Apart from being a crucial part of the spin duo with&nbsp;Ravichandran Ashwin, his&nbsp;Ability to score quick runs down the order has come in handy for Team India. Add to that his superb fielding skills and Jadeja&nbsp;will feature in 9 out 10 teams in every format.&nbsp;
Ishant&nbsp;Sharma
A veteran&nbsp;of 101 Tests, Ishant&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;is the most experienced bowler in the Indian line-up. Among all countries, he has got the most wickets while bowling against England. Moreover, he ended up with 18 wickets on the 2018 tour of England, the most for India.&nbsp;
Jasprit&nbsp;Bumrah
Jasprit&nbsp;Bumrah's rise in Test cricket has been phenomenal, to say the least, and his golden arm is known to break partnerships.&nbsp;In just 19 Tests, Bumrah has an incredible 83 wickets at an outstanding average of 22.1. He has played 3 Tests in England where he has picked up 14 wickets, including a fifer.
Rishabh&nbsp;Pant
From being dropped from a Test team just a few months to being the superhero in whites for Team India, Rishabh&nbsp;Pant has become a reliable match-winner. He might give you anxiety while he bats but by improving his glovework, the Delhi lad has emerged as India's first-choice wicketkeeper.&nbsp;The southpaw&nbsp;has had an incredible 2021 with 515 runs in 6 Tests at an outstanding average of over 64. Statistics aside, who can forget his memorable series-winning knocks in Australia?&nbsp;

Debutant Sneh Rana took 3 wickets as Deepti Sharma took 2 to help the Indian women's team fight back on day 1 of the only Test vs England in Br

Debutant&nbsp;Sneh&nbsp;Rana&nbsp;took 3 wickets as Deepti&nbsp;Sharma took 2 to help the Indian women's team fight back&nbsp;on day 1 of the only Test vs England in Bristol. After Captain Heather Knight scored 95, England were in a spot of authority at 230 for 2 but then the next 21 runs came at the cost of 4 wickets as Indian spinners ran riot. Playing their first Test match in 7 years, the women's team showed incredible fightback&nbsp;as they dismissed the English middle order cheaply. England huffed and puffed to 269/6 at stumps with the match evenly poised right now.&nbsp;

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