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5 days ago
- Climate
- TimesLIVE
Proteas batters get in the necessary reps ahead of WTC final
South Africa's batters were finally able to get to the crease on Wednesday, during the warm-up match with Zimbabwe, where time in the middle was of greater importance than the amount of runs they scored. After the first day's play was washed out on Tuesday, Shukri Conrad adopted a philosophical stance claiming dealing with rain in England is also a crucial part of preparation. The players had enjoyed two days of training in Arundel earlier in the week, and the match with Zimbabwe was more about building some rhythm for the longer format, ahead of next week's World Test Championship final. On a mostly sunny day in the south of England, three SA batters made fifties; Ryan Rickelton (62), Temba Bavuma (58) and Tristan Stubbs (58) — all retired not out, to give their teammates some time in the middle too. 'It was a nice opportunity for all the batters to get out there. I'm sure some of them would have liked to stay out there a little bit longer, but we are keeping an eye on the weather and we wanted most of the guys to get a chance (to bat),' said Proteas batting coach Ashwell Prince. 🌤 The sun is finally out at Arundel! Zimbabwe and South Africa are all set to get their four-day warm-up match underway after Day 1 was washed out by rain. Let the action begin! 🇿🇼🇿🇦 — Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) June 4, 2025 Rickelton, who's been in prolific form across all three formats since November last faced 93 deliveries, Bavuma 85 and Stubbs, 120 during their respective stints at the crease. 'This is preparation, we asked Zimbabwe for all 15 (of the SA squad) to participate in the game and with whatever time we have available, because there is some weather around, all the players get as much time out of it as possible,' said Prince. The Proteas bowlers will hope to add to the 11 overs they managed to bowl at Zimbabwe late on Wednesday, should the weather allow in the remaining two days in Arundel. Australia is not following a similar build-up. Unlike SA, the Australians allowed fast bowler Josh Hazlewood to finish the IPL with his side the Royals Challengers Bangalore. He bowled the final over that sealed their victory in Ahmadabad on Tuesday and travelled to England the next day to join the remainder of the Australian squad, who have begun preparation with another training camp before Lord's. Although Australia will start as favourites at Lord's on June 11 their captain Pat Cummins was wary of undermining the Proteas, telling the Grade Cricketer podcast in Australia, that they had some match winners in their side, along with some unknowns for his side to consider. Prenelan Subrayen's impressive 5 for 82 in 30 overs sealed victory for the South Africa 'A' team on Day 4 of the 1st unofficial Test against West Indies 'A', securing an innings and 88-run win. 🏏🇿🇦 #WozaNawe — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) June 4, 2025 'They have really good fast bowlers, they always seem to have not just one or two main guys but they have got four-six guys they can call,' said Cummins. 'And yeah, some batters, (we) haven't seen much (of them) but they've scored plenty of domestic runs. (We have) played most of the guys in the squad, certainly not everyone. There's always a little bit of mystique around South Africa, because we don't play them as often as say India.' *In St Lucia the SA A side finished off an innings and 88-run victory against West Indies A on Wednesday. Spinner Prenelan Subrayen took 5/82 and rookie fast bowler Tristan Luus 4/86 to bowl the home side out for 272 in their second innings. The SA A team's skipper Marques Ackerman was named player of the match for his 209 off 170 balls.
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First Post
28-04-2025
- Sport
- First Post
BCCI forces Australia's The Grade Cricketer podcast to remove IPL content from all channels
The Grade Cricketer podcast has been forced to delete all their IPL 2025 videos after receiving a legal notice from BCCI. Host Sam Perry explained the move and revealed plans to continue covering the tournament without using the name IPL or official photos. read more The popular cricket podcast The Grade Cricketer has been forced to delete all their videos about the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season after receiving a legal notice from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The podcast, hosted by Australians Sam Perry and Ian Higgins, had been running a daily IPL show called The Big IPL Breakfast since the start of the current season. But now, they have been forced to change the name too. Perry and Higgins are set to travel to India later this week for three live shows during the tournament. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Why did they delete their IPL 2025 content? The Grade Cricketer is hugely popular in India and across the globe, with over a million fans tuning in every day to watch their IPL-related content. Over the weekend, the show's team received a legal letter from the BCCI and IPL authorities. They were asked to take down hundreds of videos from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and X because the videos had photos and logos from the tournament. The BCCI has reportedly claimed that the podcast was using still images from the IPL for 'commercial' use instead of just 'editorial' or reporting purposes. This crackdown seems stricter than before because while cricket boards have earlier targeted illegal use of video clips, going after photos like this is a new move. To avoid any bans or suspensions on their social media accounts, the podcast team decided to remove all their IPL-related videos themselves. Perry explains their decision to remove videos Sam Perry explained in his latest YouTube video: 'You may have noticed that every single video from our coverage of this year's big cricket tournament has been removed from YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, Instagram and X. This is something we've done ourselves, it hasn't been done to us, we have removed these videos.' 'On Saturday evening Australian time we received a very polite legal letter about elements of our content from the cricket tournament we speak to you about pertaining specifically to this season. As a result we decided to take those videos down,' he added. However, Perry said that they would still continue to cover the IPL 2025 regularly, and even more so now because they are traveling to India for their live shows. 'It's very important to note we're going to continue to post coverage of the tournament, at the same cadence that we do. In fact, there's going to be more in the next couple of weeks because we're going to India. But our approach to content has been consistent for five years, we just now have a deeper understanding of what is and isn't passing muster.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
The Age
28-04-2025
- Sport
- The Age
IPL crackdown: Grade Cricketer takes down hundreds of videos after receiving ‘legal letter'
Indian cricket authorities have clamped down on The Grade Cricketer podcast, compelling the show's creators to take down every single video they have produced for this year's Indian Premier League. The Grade Cricketer 's daily show about the IPL, which has been called 'The Big IPL Breakfast', may now have to be renamed. The show's hosts Sam Perry and Ian Higgins are due to travel to India for a series of live shows to coincide with the IPL later this week. The producers of the show, which is watched by an audience of more than a million people in Australia and around the world, received a legal letter from the BCCI and the IPL over the weekend, demanding the removal of photos and logos from hundreds of videos on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and X. According to a source with knowledge of confidential discussions, the legal notice was related to claims that Grade Cricketer IPL videos featured still photography shots from the tournament that the BCCI considered to be used for 'commercial' rather than 'editorial' purposes. The Grade Cricketer videos have featured sponsorship placement for BigBasket, an Indian online grocery platform. Cricket boards have been known to make periodic crackdowns on the use of video footage on digital platforms, but the BCCI's pursuit of still images is a new development. Rather than risk a suspension or ban from any of their digital platforms, the show's producers instead elected to take down all their video content from the IPL so far. Titles and graphics for this morning's daily episode were devoid of any mention of the IPL or official team names. 'You may have noticed that every single video from our coverage of this year's cricket tournament has been removed from YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, Instagram and X,' Perry told podcast listeners on Monday. 'This is something we've done ourselves, it hasn't been done to us, we have removed these videos. 'On Saturday evening Australian time we received a very polite legal letter about elements of our content from the cricket tournament we speak to you about pertaining specifically to this season. As a result we decided to take those videos down. 'It's very important to note we're going to continue to post coverage of the tournament, at the same cadence that we do. In fact, there's going to be more in the next couple of weeks because we're going to India. But our approach to content has been consistent for five years, we just now have a deeper understanding of what is and isn't passing muster.'
Sydney Morning Herald
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
IPL crackdown: Grade Cricketer takes down hundreds of videos after receiving ‘legal letter'
Indian cricket authorities have clamped down on The Grade Cricketer podcast, compelling the show's creators to take down every single video they have produced for this year's Indian Premier League. The Grade Cricketer 's daily show about the IPL, which has been called 'The Big IPL Breakfast', may now have to be renamed. The show's hosts Sam Perry and Ian Higgins are due to travel to India for a series of live shows to coincide with the IPL later this week. The producers of the show, which is watched by an audience of more than a million people in Australia and around the world, received a legal letter from the BCCI and the IPL over the weekend, demanding the removal of photos and logos from hundreds of videos on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and X. According to a source with knowledge of confidential discussions, the legal notice was related to claims that Grade Cricketer IPL videos featured still photography shots from the tournament that the BCCI considered to be used for 'commercial' rather than 'editorial' purposes. The Grade Cricketer videos have featured sponsorship placement for BigBasket, an Indian online grocery platform. Cricket boards have been known to make periodic crackdowns on the use of video footage on digital platforms, but the BCCI's pursuit of still images is a new development. Rather than risk a suspension or ban from any of their digital platforms, the show's producers instead elected to take down all their video content from the IPL so far. Titles and graphics for this morning's daily episode were devoid of any mention of the IPL or official team names. 'You may have noticed that every single video from our coverage of this year's cricket tournament has been removed from YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, Instagram and X,' Perry told podcast listeners on Monday. 'This is something we've done ourselves, it hasn't been done to us, we have removed these videos. 'On Saturday evening Australian time we received a very polite legal letter about elements of our content from the cricket tournament we speak to you about pertaining specifically to this season. As a result we decided to take those videos down. 'It's very important to note we're going to continue to post coverage of the tournament, at the same cadence that we do. In fact, there's going to be more in the next couple of weeks because we're going to India. But our approach to content has been consistent for five years, we just now have a deeper understanding of what is and isn't passing muster.'
