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Disney Star wins ICC media rights for Indian market for 2024-27 cycle

Disney Star has bagged the broadcast rights of all ICC events for a four-year deal from 2024 to 2027 for the Indian market, the sport's global governing body said on Saturday. Disney Star will be the home of all ICC cricket in India for the next four years having won the TV and digital rights of both men's and women's global events till the end of 2027, the ICC said in a statement. "As per information, Disney Star is paying around USD 3 billion for the rights," a senior ICC Board member told PTI on the condition of anonymity. Disney Star won following a single round sealed bid process which has yielded a significant uplift to the rights fee from the previous cycle continuing the impressive growth and reach of cricket, the apex body said. The decision followed a robust tender, bidding and evaluation process, which started in June 2022. ICC Chair Greg Barclay said: "We are delighted to continue to partner with Disney Star as the home of ICC cricket for the next four years which has

Asia Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan; Who has better chances of winning

India will play against Pakistan today in the Asia Cup 2022. Who has better chances of winning? Will India be able to avenge its World T20 2021 defeat? Read this article to know everything

Asia Cup 2022: Every match is fresh start, don't borrow burden, says Rohit

Sunday's clash in Dubai will see the resumption of the 'greatest rivalry' in the world of cricket when India and Pakistan open their Asia Cup Group A campaign.

Asia Cup 2022: SL vs AFG: Predicted XI, Time, Pitch Report and Toss

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan: Sri Lanka will face Afghanistan in the first match of the Asia Cup 2022. Who will be the playing XI? Who can win the match? How's the pitch? Read to know more

ICC media rights: Winner for 2023-31 cycle to be announced on Saturday

Broadcasters Disney-Star, Sony, Zee and Viacom18 have submitted their bids, it is reliably learnt, after protesting about the lack of transparency in a closed-loop exercise

India-Pakistan clash at Asia Cup draws huge interest from advertisers

From Dream11, Big Basket, Samsung, LIC, Mondelez and Thumps Up, a cross-spectrum of advertisers have signed up for the big match and tournament

Saba Karim chooses Pant over Karthik for India's playing eleven in Asia Cup

India and Pakistan open their Asia Cup Group A campaign in a much-anticipated clash at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday

ICC ODI Rankings: Top 10 teams, batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders rankings

Will the Indian Cricket team get back to the top? The latest ICC ODI rankings had been disappointing for Indian all-rounders. Read this article to know who are the top ten performers in ODI cricket

Asia Cup 2022 qualifiers points table - team standing, NRR, wins and losses

Hong Kong Cricket team will play India in the Asia Cup 2022 after defeating the United Arab Emirates in the qualifiers. Read this article to know how the events unfolded at Asia Cup 2022 qualifiers

Wouldn't have come this far without ability to counter situations: Kohli

He doesn't find any particular pattern to his prolonged slump in form unlike 2014, but then to succeed in international cricket for as long as Virat Kohli has, it couldn't have happened without his ability to counter adversities. The former India skipper has gone without an international hundred across formats for nearly three years now but he feels that there isn't much scope for course correction. The reason being that he isn't having any particular technical problem like one he had during England tour of 2014 when he was poking at deliveries on off-stum,p channel. "I know where my game stands and you cannot run this far in your international career without having the ability to counter situations and counter conditions and counter different kinds of bowling. So, this for me, is an easier phase to process, but I don't want to put this phase behind me," Kohli said on Star Sports show 'Game Plan'. He then spoke how a pattern of dismissals was detected on that tour and then after ..

Suryakumar Yadav among top-five players in Shane Watson's World T20 XI

During his years in coaching, Watson is keeping a close eye on some of the best T20I talents all over the world and eagerly waits for ICC T20 World Cup

Reece Topley pulls out of The Hundred to ensure full fitness for World Cup

England left-arm medium pacer Reece Topley has pulled out of the final two weeks of 'The Hundred' tournament so as to ensure full fitness for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia

Pak women's team coach David Hemp not seeking extension for two-year deal

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the national women's team head coach David Hemp is not seeking an extension to his two-year deal, which will expire in October

Pujara hits 3rd ton in One Day Cup vs Middlesex, scores 132 in 90 balls

Pujara has also showcased his greatness for Sussex in the longest format as well in the County Championship Division two

Ben Stokes to decide on IPL '23 participation based on English calender

The advent of multiple T20 leagues might have led to a paradigm shift in priorities for some leading international cricketers but England Test captain Ben Stokes is very categorical that his participation in the 2023 IPL will depend on the national team's calender. Stokes, one of the world's leading all-rounders, has already called it quits in 50-over format, in order to strike a better work-life balance and nothing is more important for him than wearing the pristine whites. "It is a case of looking at schedules, looking ahead at what we have got coming up. But as I have made it very clear, Test cricket is at the forefront of my mind and all of my time decisions will be based around Test matches. "Now being the captain, I have the responsibility to do that," Stokes told PTI during a virtual interaction organized by 'Amazon Prime Video' on the occasion of the release of his documentary series 'Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes'. For the 31-year-old, who has scored 5320 runs and tak

West Indies being docked two points for slow over-rate in ODI against Kiwis

Nicholas Pooran's West Indies side being docked two Super League points in the allotted time against NZ may have huge ramifications in their bid to secure qualification for the ICC World Cup

Rahul or Pant can be all-format captains for India in future: Saba Karim

Karim also expressed happiness at the fact that selectors persisted with Prasidh Krishna, despite the fact he did not have a good tour of West Indies.

Asia Cup 2022 Qualification: Teams, venue and road to the main tournament

The Asia Cup 2022 qualification has begun on August 20, 2022, and four teams are part of this. Hongkong, UAE, Singapore and Kuwait will be fighting through to make it to the main round of the Asia Cup

3rd ODI: Pakistan secured 9-run win against Netherlands, clinch series 3-0

Despite the 0-3 loss, the Netherlands showcased fight and played some exemplary cricket right through the series

ICC gives in to bidders' demands, changes auction rules for upcoming events

For four-year media rights for India, the benchmark price has been set at $1.4 billion. For eight years, the price has been set at $4 billion, 2.8 times the price for four years