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Ravichandran Ashwin has confirmed his next assignment after retiring from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is headed to Hong Kong next. Despite breaking through the Asia Cup deadlock, Pakistan and the PCB still continue to threaten the Indian cricket team and the ICC over the handshake row. Meanwhile, the race for the next BCCI president intensifies as a meeting is scheduled to be held in Delhi ahead of the Annual General Meeting in Mumbai. Take a look at all top stories from September 19 below:
Who will be next BCCI president?
Top BCCI bosses are all set to have a meeting with the BJP top-brass in Delhi on September 20, potentially to discuss who could be Roger Binny’s successor as the next BCCI president. The report also adds that the meeting would be informal, but would take place at the residence of the Home Minister Amit Shah. Read more here.
PCB’s next target: Captain SKY
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly getting ready to file a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in response to Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav’s post-match dedication of the victory to the military and victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, which has caused tension across the border. Suryakumar’s refusal to shake hands with Salman Agha of Pakistan during the actual toss set off the controversy, which the Indian team repeated following the game. Read more here.
Ashwin’s new journey commences
Ravichandran Ashwin will make his first cricket appearance at the Hong Kong Super Sixes following his retirement from the IPL. The 38-year-old called time on his career in the Indian league, seeking opportunity to explore overseas. While Ashwin has engaged in talks to play in the Big Bash League and The Hundred, his first game will be for Team India in the Hong Kong Super Sixes. Read more here.
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New day, new Pakistan controversy
If the handshake controversy with Team India wasn’t enough, the PCB is rocked by yet another. Former Pakistan cricket Atiq-Uz-Zaman has levelled serious charges against the board recently. The 49-year-old has slammed the board for corruption, over sub-standard kits of the Pakistani team, during their Asia Cup 2025 clash against the UAE. Read more here.
Kuldeep Yadav, the batter
Kuldeep Yadav has maintained that he has been working on his batting, and reiterated it in the pre-match conference before the IND vs Oman Asia Cup match on Friday. He made it clear, that he is not worried about his batting. “Obviously not worried about batting. Whenever I get an opportunity to bat in the nets, I do that. It is very important to bat in the game, that goes for any batter. Been working on batting a lot.” Read more here.
Jurel saves India A
Dhruv Jurel slammed a century in India A’s 1st innings to help the team narrow down on Australia A’s lead. India A finished at 403/4 on Day 3 of the 1st unofficial Test, with the keeper-batter on 113 and Devdutt Padikkal on 86. India A trail Australia A by 129 runs on the final day of the contest. Full report here.
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