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BCCI slammed for India being put in same group as Pakistan in 2026 Women's T20 World Cup: 'Nationalism has a cost'

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BCCI slammed for India being put in same group as Pakistan in 2026 Women's T20 World Cup: 'Nationalism has a cost'

The BCCI was expected to boycott Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam Terror Attack as well as the recent armed conflict between New Delhi and Islamabad. The board, however, has not raised objection to the Jay Shah-led ICC putting India and Pakistan in the same group in next year's Women's T20 World Cup in England. read more India and Pakistan are set to face each other in Edgbaston, Birmingham in next year's Women's T20 World Cup in England. AFP India has not played any form of bilateral cricket with Pakistan since January 2013, with the two arch-rivals facing each other only in ICC and Asian events due to political tensions as well as cross-border terrorism. And after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in April that was followed by a military showdown between the two nuclear-armed nations, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was advised to completely boycott Pakistan for some time. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The BCCI, therefore, is facing heavy criticism for India and Pakistan being placed in the same group in the Women's T20 World Cup that is set to take place in England next year. This despite the fact that it's the ICC and not the BCCI that is responsible for organising all global events including the Women's T20 World Cup, and has been ensuring at least one Indo-Pak face-off in every tournament to cash in on their fierce rivalry. However, what is interesting to note is the fact that the Dubai-based world governing body is currently led by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who also happens to be the son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Meaning the Group 1 fixture between India and Pakistan, which will take place at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday, 14 June could not have happened without his approval. Netizens slam BCCI for allowing India-Pakistan fixture to be confirmed Here are some of the reactions to the India-Pakistan fixture in next year's T20 World Cup: BCCI's nationalism has a cost. I thought the cost was India v Pakistan matches at Men's ICC events given the revenue it generates, but the cost of BCCI's nationalism is much lower. — Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) June 18, 2025 Heard That @BCCI Had Asked @ICC To Not Put #India & #Pakistan In The Same Group in #ICC Tournaments, then why are India & Pak Women's Team grouped together ? @BCCI @BCCIWomen was it all drama or you care to take any concrete actions or have you shamelessly forgotten April-May… — Utkarsh Vashistha 🇮🇳 (@UtkarshV_BJP) June 19, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Come on @BCCI for once come out of your gold coffers and think of the nation. Understand the sentiment. Instead of blocking Pakistan from world cricket, you decided to play them? All that power and can't arm twist when needed? — Shreya (@shreyamatsharma) June 16, 2025 So its not even been 2 months since Pehalgam attack which almost caused an all out war with Pakistan and here BCCI again didn't opposed ICC for putting India in same group with Pakistan???? I still remember there was news after Pehalgam attack that India will tell ICC to not put… — Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) June 18, 2025 Ok,I understand India and Pakistan are playing together in the ODI World Cup because of Round-Robin format,but why the hell have they been placed in the same group in T20 World Cup @BCCI ?It's proved that Star Sports and BCCI only care about money and not national interest! — Delhi Capitals Fan (@pantiyerfc) June 18, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD India vs pakistan reallllllyy, people forgot things too quickly — shantanu Kumar (@shantanu_k98529) June 18, 2025 Before the T20 World Cup, India and Pakistan will also face each other in Colombo on 5 October during the upcoming Women's ODI World Cup. Pakistan's matches have been moved to Colombo as a result of the 'Hybrid Model' that saw India play its' matches in the UAE during the Champions Trophy earlier this year. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD And unlike the T20 World Cup, the ODI World Cup will be played in a round-robin format in which each of the eight teams will be the remaining seven sides before the knock-outs, meaning it was impossible to separate India and Pakistan in such a tournament. The ICC, however, is yet to announce the schedule for the Men's T20 World Cup, which will be jointly-hosted by India and Sri Lanka and will be taking place in the months of February and March – before the women's tournament.

Cringe video of Indian cricket boss roasted by Aussie fans

News.com.au

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News.com.au

Cringe video of Indian cricket boss roasted by Aussie fans

Well that was weird. Cricket fans have been left scratching their heads at a 45-second clip released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following South Africa's win over Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. South Africa defeated Australia by five wickets at Lord's last week to win the WTC mace as Aiden Markram's century in the second innings proving pivotal as the Proteas chased 282 to win. The ICC, world cricket's governing body, posted a 45-second clip on its official social media channels that has gone viral and elicited chuckles for a bizarre reason. In the slow-mo clip, which you can watch below, new ICC chairman Jay Shah is very much the star of the show, featuring in 11 of the 23 frames in the video. Shots of the Proteas celebrating on the Lord's balcony and lifting the trophy are interspersed with shots of Shah watching on in the stands and congratulating South Africa's players as they lifted the WTC mace. Shah, the 36-year-old son of Indian's Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, became ICC president in December, taking over from New Zealand's Greg Barclay. India were defeated by New Zealand in the inaugural WTC final before losing to Australia in the 2023 final, so cricket fans were bemused by the Indian cricket boss getting far more screen time than the actual players in the harmless social clip. Leading cricket writer Gideon Haigh wrote for Cricket. et al: 'Sick bag at the ready? I may just have just seen the worst thing ever. Or maybe it was this. The cumulative message is hard to miss. 'You may have imagined that the World Test Championship final was a soul-stirring triumph for South Africa, a memento mori for Australia, a testament to the red ball cricket's timeless appeal, or whatever. 'But the ICC has news: it was all just a Trumpesque parade for ICC chairman Jay Shah, whose personal videographer was on hand to capture him receiving homage in Peckinpahesque slow motion.' Cricket broadcaster Paul Dennett chuckled: 'This is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. He's everywhere in the video. The ICC has jumped the shark.' Adding to the intrigue was the fact the ICC deleted the original video, then reuploaded the clip simply to tag the correct Cricket Australia account. Cricket reporter Andrew Wu wrote on X: 'If you blink at the wrong time, you'll miss the only shot of Pat Cummins. Jay Shah on the other hand… 'Great to see the ICC got rid of the original post that featured Jay Shah in 11 of the 23 frames. Would've been crazy to let an administrator overshadow what happened on the field. Oh wait …' Shah will be keeping an eye on India's five Test series against India that kicks off at Headingley on Friday. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has asked the BCCI not to be considered for the captaincy for the series, with Shubman Gill likely to take over following the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. 'I called the BCCI and said I don't want to be looked at in a leadership role because I won't be able to give all the Test matches in a five-Test match series.' Bumrah left the SCG Test against Australia in January with back spasms, cruelling India's hopes of levelling the series and retaining the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

ICC ready for four-day Tests in 27–29 WTC cycle

Deccan Herald

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Sport
Deccan Herald

ICC ready for four-day Tests in 27–29 WTC cycle

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is ready to sanction four-day Tests for smaller nations in the 2027–29 World Test Championship cycle, but India, Australia and England can still play the traditional five-day matches, according to a report here. The move to reduce matches by one day would be a significant change and can help smaller nations to play more Tests and longer series. 'During discussions last week at the WTC final at Lord's, the ICC chair, Jay Shah, is understood to have expressed his support for four-day Tests, with a view to sanctioning them in time for the 2027–29 WTC cycle,' a report in 'The Guardian' newspaper said. 'England, Australia and India would still be permitted to schedule five-Test series of five-day matches for the Ashes, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the newly named Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, the first iteration of which begins with the first Test between England and India at Headingley on Friday.'