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The Marylebone Cricket Club has defended the controversial 'obstructing the field' dismissal of KKR's Angkrish Raghuvanshi. They clarified that changing direction to run on the pitch, as Raghuvanshi did, constitutes a wilful act under the laws. The MCC emphasised that the batter's intent and actions, not whether they would have been out anyway, are key to such decisions.

IPL 2026 has seen controversial umpiring decisions, including Angkrish Raghuvanshi's obstructing the field dismissal and Kartik Tyagi's bowling in the final over. Former umpire Anil Chaudhary believes Raghuvanshi's dismissal was not deliberate and Tyagi should have been removed from the attack, though he remains satisfied with the overall umpiring standard.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured a dominant win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, but a controversial catch by Phil Salt, which led to Heinrich Klaasen's dismissal, sparked debate. Despite the umpire's decision, replays suggested Salt might have touched the boundary sponge. Virat Kohli's unbeaten 69 then powered RCB's successful chase of 202.

In the match between India and South Africa, there was a concerning moment that saw umpire Rohan Pandit getting struck on the knee by a powerful Sanju Samson shot. Play paused as medical staff attended to the official. India were in a dominant position at 95/1 in the ninth over when the incident occurred.

The Asia Cup T20 is set to begin with Richie Richardson and Andy Pycroft leading the match referees panel. The ACC has announced the officials for the group stage, featuring umpires from India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Pycroft will be the match referee for the highly anticipated India-Pakistan match on September 14 in Dubai.

Under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel — which deals with minimum over-rate offences — players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their team fails to bowl within the stipulated time.

India had drafted star batsman Virat Kohli back into the playing eleven in the second Twenty20 against Afghanistan, skipper Rohit Sharma said after he won the toss and elected to field in Indore on Sunday. Kohli will be playing his first T20 international since November 2022 and missed the opener of the three-match series, which the hosts lead 1-0.

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been reprimanded and handed a demerit point for deliberately stepping in England player Ollie Pope's way as he went for a run which led to "inappropriate physical contact" during the first Test at Hyderabad. Bumrah's offence is a Level 1 offence under the ICC code of conduct.

Spinner barred from bowling in ongoing season.

Two tagged Bar-headed Geese, collared in Mongolia in 2009, were sighted at Veer dam in Satara district recently, in a flock of about 36 geese...

The team Ultramarine Flycatcher' comprising Rohan Kamath, Priyanka Kulkarni, Pradnya Joshi and Sameer Vaidya emerged the winners of the HSBC Pune Bird Race 2010 held on December 12.

ICC Elite Panel member Nitin Menon is among 10 officials grouped in the newly introduced A+ category of BCCI umpires. The others in the A+ category include four international umpires -- Anil Chaudhary, Madangopal Jayaraman, Virender Kumar Sharma and KN Ananthapadmabhanan. Rohan Pandit, Nikhil Patwardhan, Sadashiv Iyer, Ulhas Gandhe and Navdeep Singh Sidhu are also part of the A+ category.

South Zone beat North Zone by 2 wickets to enter the Duleep Trophy final in which they will take on West Zone. But it was the time-wasting tactics by Jayant Yadav-led North Zone team that raised eyebrows.

Extending their dominance in the Irani Cup, Rest of India handed last season's Ranji Trophy champions Madhya Pradesh a 238-run drubbing on the final day of the season-ending match in Gwalior on Sunday.

Spectators of the abandoned India-South Africa T20I in Lucknow will receive refunds, confirmed BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia. The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) will manage reimbursements for the match called off due to dense fog and poor visibility. Saikia highlighted the unpredictable nature of winter weather, noting this was an exceptional situation despite BCCI's efforts to reschedule domestic games.

The Duleep Trophy semifinal between South Zone and North Zone at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here was highlighted by factors beyond the performance of the players.

The BCCI announced its first post-Covid awards, honouring winners for the last four seasons in domestic and international cricket. The awards ceremony in Hyderabad featured top performers like Shubman Gill, Smriti Mandhana and Jasprit Bumrah among others.

The fourth T20 International between India and South Africa in Lucknow was abandoned without a ball bowled due to dense smog, rendering playing conditions unsafe. This recurring issue highlights the need for the BCCI to reconsider scheduling international cricket in North India during peak pollution season, given available alternatives.

A recent study by city-based Ela Foundation and MES Abasaheb Garware College, to assess the impact of wind farms on birds at the Bhambarwadi Plateau in the northern Western Ghats, found 27 bird species out of 89 at the risk of collision with the rotor blades of the wind turbines.

Former India captain and head coach Ravi Shastri said on Tuesday that it was a touching moment for him to get bestowed with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.