Indian Cricket

Indian cricket coach Rahul Dravid spoke about IPL and WTC clash and likely challenges of Team India. On March 13, Dravid said, "laying the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia within one week of the IPL's conclusion is going to be a huge challenge. He said, "We just qualified at lunchtime today. I wasn't counting my chickens before they hatched. We'll celebrate this for starters," 

Former Pakistan opener Salman Butt has backed Virat Kohli, the former captain of the Indian Cricket Team. On March 1, Butt said, Kohli should not be labeled a "failed captain" because he did not win a senior ICC title during his reign. Those unfamiliar with the game will judge a captain's performance based on the number of ICC trophies he has won, said former Pakistani cricketer. 

The BCCI is all set to sign a deal with German sports apparel giant Adidas for the next shirt sponsorship of Indian Cricket. On February 21, the sources close to the deal said the signed deal will be officially in effect from June until March 2028. The decision to sign a deal with Adidas was taken with the aim of attracting major sports apparel to sponsor the Indian team.

BCCI confirmed the shift of the venue for the 3rd Test Match, between Australia-India. On February 13, the BCCI said, the final test match between India-Australia will now be held in Indore, instead of Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.  The third game of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now going to be held in the Holkar Stadium in Indore between March 1-5. The decision was taken amid poor outfield conditions in Dharamsala.

The Indian Deaf Cricket Team won the tournament with 141 runs and maintained an excellent record after defeating the South African team, by 39 runs. In the final match, the Indian Cricket Team won the match and secured the DICC T20 Trophy, at Malek Stadium at Ajman, the United Arab Emirates. Moreover, this was a special match, as it was first time Indian Deaf Cricket played International after the pandemic.