Manu Nayyar

Match referee Manu Nayyar left the Indian Premier league (IPL) bio-bubble in Ahmedabad following the death of his mother. Nayyar last officiated in Tuesday's match between Delhi Capitals and RCB which the latter won by just one run at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

During the high-octane clash against Mumbai Indians in Pune, former Rising Pune Supergiant captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had asked for a Decision Review System referral when it was not for the taking.

Narayanankutty will be joining former Delhi player Manu Nayyar as the second Indian in the current international panel of referees, which is the second tier of ICC match referees below the elite panel.

Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid attended a seminar at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, focusing on game management for match referees. Other contributors included Javagal Srinath, Nitin Menon, and Sujith Somasundar. The event aimed to enhance the skills of domestic match referees through discussions and shared experiences.

In a two-day workshop of IPL umpires and match referees, BCCI has come out with a new signal for strategic time-out sessions. Instead of the earlier signal of showing 'T' with help of both the hands that is going to clash with decision review system (DRS), the umpires would now show their wrist watch area with raised hands to indicate to the teams for time-out sessions.

BCCI match referee Manu Nayyar has not submitted any adverse report against umpires Sundaram Ravi and C Nandan for their howlers during the IPL game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, an official said on Friday.

Ajit Agarkar-led Tata SC advanced to the BCCI Corporate Cup semis after their crucial last Group C match against Indian Oil washed out due to rain.

Delhi spinner Chetanya Nanda came to Sonnet Club with a heavy heart. He had been brainwashed into believing that he would not be able to make his mark in the upper echelons of Indian cricket.

Star studded Rest Of India will take on last year's Ranji Trophy Champion Mumbai in the five-day Irani Trophy cricket match to be played in Rajkot from Saturday.

Chaos continues in DDCA as a jumbo 25-member Ranji Trophy squad is announced, with Nitish Rana a surprise inclusion. Rushed selections, delayed support staff appointments, and internal conflicts have overshadowed the process, while the committee controversially picked four wicketkeepers and relied on T20 performances to inform red-ball selections.

From a boy who once sat at a west Delhi intersection with tears in his eyes after failing to get admitted to a recognised school 17 years ago to becoming the second India pace bowler to play 100 Tests, it has been quite a journey for Ishant Sharma.