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NDTV
04-08-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Election Commission Uses India's 6-Run Win Against England To Encourage Voting
Thirteen months ago, when India beat South Africa in the final of the ICC World T20, Mohammad Siraj, in an after-match interview, said: "I only believe in Jassi bhai". On Monday, when he walked onto The Oval, England needed 35 runs to win, and they had four wickets in hand. Siraj, who didn't play that final against the Proteas in June 2024, didn't have Jasprit Bumrah with him today. And he told himself: "Believe in yourself." He picked up a fifer and India beat England by six runs to win the fifth and final Test of the series. What looked like a sure-shot English victory on day four turned into a dramatic collapse as Siraj led India to one of the most thrilling comebacks in recent memory. With this win, India levelled the five-match series 2-2, capping off an unforgettable contest. And much like the fans, the Election Commission has tapped into the excitement surrounding the win to promote democratic participation, comparing the win to voting. "Team India wins the 5th Test by just 6 runs! Edge-of-the-seat stuff, because every run is a game-changer. In a democracy, every vote counts just as much. Every eligible elector must enrol in the electoral roll!" they wrote on X. ???? Team India wins the 5th Test by just 6 runs! Edge-of-the-seat stuff, because every run is a game-changer. In a democracy, every vote counts just as much. ✅ Every Eligible Elector must Enroll in the Electoral Roll! ???? @BCCI #INDvsENGTest #OvalTest #TeamIndia #SIR #Bihar — Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) August 4, 2025 Enrolling in the electoral roll means registering yourself as a voter in the country's official list of eligible voters. The Commission's message comes as it carries out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, ahead of state assembly elections due later this year. The drive, which saw a 99.8 per cent participation, collected around 7.24 crore registration forms. The revision led to the removal of approximately 65.6 lakh names from the rolls, mainly classified as dead, duplicate, migrated, or untraceable, leaving 7.24 crore electors in the draft list released on August 1. Opposition parties have slammed the exclusion of Aadhaar, Voter ID (EPIC), and ration cards as valid documents in the voter roll revision process. The Supreme Court is currently hearing the case and has warned it will intervene if it detects large-scale removal of eligible voters. Earlier, the Court directed the Election Commission to accept these commonly used IDs during the SIR. Coming back to the match, the fifth Test match delivered high drama as England, chasing a formidable target of 374, were in cruise control mode. With tons from Joe Root and Harry Brook, the hosts crossed the 300-run mark and seemed well on course for a memorable win. A stunning reversal followed. Mohammed Siraj delivered a fiery spell, tightening the screws when it mattered most. England's batting order crumbled under pressure, losing their last seven wickets for only 66 runs. Finishing the match, India bowled them out for 367, securing victory by a razor-thin margin of six runs, their narrowest in red ball cricket. AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi also celebrated Mohammed Siraj's stellar performance with a tweet in Hyderabadi slang, " Poora khol diye Pasha," meaning Siraj was at his absolute best. The fast bowler, who took 23 wickets in the five-match series and five in the final innings, was named Man of the Match.
Business Recorder
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
BCCI attends ACC meeting virtually amid regional tensions; Asia Cup venue likely to shift
In a late reversal, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to participate in the Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) Annual General Meeting, opting to join virtually amid regional tensions, Indian media reported on Thursday. The crucial meeting, scheduled for today in Dhaka under the chairmanship of ACC President and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi, is set to decide the fate of the 2025 Asia Cup. India is officially listed as the host of the tournament, which is expected to be held in the T20 format ahead of the ICC World T20 later this year. Initially, the BCCI had indicated it would boycott the AGM due to strained diplomatic ties with Bangladesh. However, the Hindustan Times reported, quoting sources, that the board had reconsidered and will now attend the meeting online. The meeting comes in the backdrop of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, particularly following their military skirmish in May. Both cricket boards have been reluctant to play on each other's soil, as seen during last year's ICC events, which were played under a hybrid model. With such political sensitivities in play, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as the likely neutral venue for the 2025 Asia Cup, despite India retaining official hosting rights. Sri Lanka Cricket and the Afghanistan Cricket Board, which had earlier aligned with the BCCI and indicated they would skip the meeting, are also expected to join virtually following India's shift in position. The meeting, which began at 1pm Pakistan Standard Time, is currently underway at a hotel in Dhaka. As per the media reports, the quorum is nearly complete, with 24 of the ACC's 25 members confirming participation. Naqvi arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday and was received by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Mohammad Aminul Islam.
Indian Express
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
England vs India: How Ben Stokes conquered the demons in his mind to become his team's all-weather talisman
Two men simply refused to fade away on a long sunny day in London. India's Ravindra Jadeja and England's Ben Stokes, who wouldn't let go of the ball all day at Lord's. Nothing moved him. Not the presence of Jofra Archer or the unused Chris Woakes; almost as if he didn't trust anyone else to do the job. Before tea on Monday, he hurtled in for a 10-over spell. Before lunch, he had already had another long spell that had started on Sunday night. His veins burst through his bearded face, eyes sunk in as he stared at the batsmen or at spaces on the field. Whenever he felt energy was sapping from his teammates, the man who must have been absolutely battered physically would stand there, clap his hands ferociously and yell out words of encouragement. It felt he was willing to do anything for England. And to think 12 years ago, former England coach Andy Flower had to tell him: 'You don't want to play for England. You just want to piss it up the wall with your mates, and have a good time'. Stokes had broken the team curfew on the England Lions tour to Australia and returned at 5.30 in the morning. It seemed a real talent would be consumed by a self-destructive streak. On a dry hot July day in London in 2013, Stokes sidled into the seats in the stands at Lord's, and sat next to psychologist Mark Bawden. He had struggled through the season, was feeling down with his performance, so much so that his captain at Durham, Paul Collingwood, had texted him, 'are you ok?' But the boisterous tattooed-star wasn't in a mood to expose his vulnerabilities to a teammate yet. Luckily, he realised the damage he was doing to himself, and dialled a psychologist. Bawden soon sensed that Stokes was suffering from the 'Bottle Bottle Bang' syndrome'. In normal lingo, it meant Stokes was bottling up his emotions inside him, and it kept festering inside until it explodes. In March 2014, the frustration of a poor tour of the West Indies saw Stokes punching the locker in the dressing room, breaking his hand, which forced him to miss the ICC World T20. Bottle bottle bang. More regular meet-ups with Bawden followed and Stokes was given a routine to manage his anger: go to the dressing room and pack up your kit bag. That packing process apparently has helped Stokes in calming down a few times. Bawden likes to classify his sporting subjects in two types: Assassins (thinkers) and Warriors (feelers). He puts Alastair Cook in the former, while Stokes falls in the 'warrior' category. 'One thing I try and do is de-myth confidence for people, who often think that confidence is having absolutely no doubt and unbreakable self-belief. In normal life, everybody experiences fear, anxiety and self-doubt,' Bawden once said. 'My job is helping people realise that confidence isn't the absence of fear or doubt, it's trust in your method.' More bad events shadowed Stokes, though. A pub fight that threatened his career, the death of his father, and the mental-health struggle, but slowly the tide turned. He became an ODI World Cup star, a T20 World Cup champion and above all, the Test captain with Brendon McCullum as head coach. He took a break due to mental-health issues, returned to take over the Test captaincy and even Joe Root, the former captain, would be moved to say that he has never enjoyed cricket as much as he has done under Stokes. That trust in his own method that Bawden talked about has meant Stokes doesn't get too flustered if he ends up miscuing some of his shots. Or if the wickets don't come despite him running in to bowl for a couple of hours. He keeps at it. Like he did all day at Lord's on a most bizarre day of Test cricket in recent memory. Jadeja refused to take a backward step. Stokes refused as well. And so both teams were caught in a magnificent deadlock. Jadeja didn't buckle but fate finally did, as a ball that was defended dourly by Mohammed Siraj somehow rolled past the batsman, rolled over the Indian dreams, clattered into the stumps and landed the match into Stokes's laps. There was no anger or frustration in the end, and Stokes will pack that kit bag in utter joy.
News18
07-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
'He Always Wanted To Earn Name By Playing Good Cricket': Akash Deep's Sister
Last Updated: In an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18, India cricketer Akash Deep's sister recalls the fast bowler's journey to stardom. Fast bowler Akash Deep, who took a 10-wicket haul and guided India to a record 336-run win over England at Edgbaston, grew up dreaming of earning fame by playing cricket at the top level. 'Akash Deep always wanted to earn name and fame for himself by playing good cricket. He was inspired by India's triumph at the ICC World T20 in 2007," the cricketer's sister Akhand Jyoti Singh, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, told CNN-News18. With India trailing 0-1 in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Akash stepped up in pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's absence to help India draw parity in the five-match series. He took four wickets in England's first innings and followed that with a career-best bowling figures of 6/99 to help India secure their first ever Test victory at Edgbaston. Hailing from Bihar, Akash Deep's father, a schoolteacher, wanted him to focus on studies. He then moved to Durgapur, a town in West Bengal, to pursue his cricketing ambitions. With his dream taking wings, tragedy struck with Akash losing his father to a stroke and older brother to an illness in the space of two months. The right-arm fast bowler had to give up his cricket dream as he returned home to support the family. 'I hope he continues to improve (his performances) and keep doing well for the country," said Akash's mother who encouraged him to pursue his dream of playing cricket at a professional level. 'My blessings are with him. I am very happy today. I told him to keep performing and continue taking 10 wickets." Akash made his India Test debut during the home series against England in February 2024 and made an instant impact with a breathtaking opening spell during which he removed Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley. His was also part of India's squad for the Bangladesh Test series at home later that year which they won 2-0. His impressive performances and potential meant the Indian selectors picked him in the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and the ongoing England Test series. Earlier this year, Akash suffered a back injury that put him on the sidelines for a significant period. He made his comeback midway through IPL 2025 for the Lucknow Super Giants. 'He (Akash) did have a back injury, but it wasn't that bad. He underwent an MRI and then started his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy. He has a lot of belief in himself, worked hard and was able to make a quick recovery," Akash's brother-in-law Nitish told CNN-News18.
NDTV
10-06-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
BCCI Congratulates Legendary MS Dhoni After His induction In ICC Hall Of Fame
The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) congratulated India's World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni after his he was inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame during a ceremony at London on Monday, becoming the 11th Indian cricketer to join the illustrious company. The ICC Hall of Fame celebrates the extraordinary achievements of cricketing legends who have shaped the sport's rich and vibrant history. Players are eligible for induction only five years after their final international appearance, as per a release from BCCI. ICC World T20 winning captain ICC Cricket World Cup winning captain ICC Champions Trophy winning captain Led India to the top spot in ICC Test rankings for the first time in 2009 Congratulations to the legendary former #TeamIndia Captain MS… — BCCI (@BCCI) June 9, 2025 From lifting India's first T20 World Cup in 2007 with a young, untested squad, to guiding the Men in Blue to a historic 2011 ODI World Cup win at home, and adding the Champions Trophy in 2013, Dhoni remains the only captain in cricket history to win all three ICC white-ball trophies. His leadership brought calm to chaos, turning pressure into opportunity and dreams into triumphs. Beyond captaincy, Dhoni redefined the role of a finisher in ODIs. His unbeaten 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 remains the highest score by a wicketkeeper in the format. With over 10,000 ODI runs at an astonishing average of 50.57, his legacy with the bat is as impactful as it is enduring. Behind the stumps, Dhoni was a phenomenon. His lightning-fast stumpings and razor-sharp anticipation revolutionized wicketkeeping in limited-overs cricket. Much like his captaincy, his unorthodox methods defied convention--but delivered unmatched results. ICC Chairman Jay Shah said: "Through the ICC Hall of Fame, we pay tribute to the finest players the game has seen--individuals whose remarkable careers have shaped cricket's legacy and inspired generations." "This year, we are privileged to induct seven truly outstanding individuals into this prestigious group. On behalf of the ICC, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to each of them and hope they cherish this well-deserved recognition as a defining moment in their cricketing journey." Reflecting on the honour, MS Dhoni said, "It is an honour to be named in the ICC Hall of Fame, which recognizes the contributions of cricketers across generations and from all over the world. To have your name remembered alongside such all-time greats is a wonderful feeling--something I will cherish forever." The ICC Hall of Fame was launched in January 2009 as part of the ICC's centenary celebrations and has since celebrated the greatest players to have graced the game. Alongside Dhoni, Hashim Amla, Matthew Hayden, Graeme Smith, and Daniel Vettori were inducted as part of the ICC Hall of Fame Class of 2025 among male cricketers.
