BCCI secretary Jay Shah mentioned on Friday the media rights deal for the printed of cricket matches involving India for the 2023-2027 cycle might be in place by August-end. The deal, he mentioned, might be locked in earlier than the proposed three-match ODI sequence towards Australia at residence in September. The cope with Star Sports, which started in 2018, resulted in March this yr. “Media rights deal will be done by August end,” Shah advised media in Mumbai on Friday. India will play three ODIs towards Australia earlier than the World Cup, and after the mega-event they are going to play 5 T20Is towards the Kangaroos.

Shah added the sequence towards Afghanistan had been moved to January and won’t happen earlier than the 50-over World Cup, scheduled between October 5 and November 19.

He confirmed that India might be sending its cricket groups for the Hangzhou Asian Games, scheduled to start on September 23.

“We are going to participate in the Asian Games. The Apex Council has approved the participation of our men’s and women’s teams,” he mentioned.

The BCCI secretary added that sports activities administration agency Grant Thornton had despatched their options for the improve and restore of 10 out of the 12 stadiums, which might be internet hosting the World Cup.

Player retirement coverage

Shah mentioned that the BCCI will provide you with a coverage to stop gamers taking retirement from home cricket and the IPL, with Chennai Super Kings’ Ambati Rayudu being the prime instance. Rayudu had introduced his retirement from the IPL after the 2023 last, and goes to play for Texas Super Kings in Major League Cricket within the US.

“We’ll come out with a policy to prevent the trend of pre-determined retirement. The office-bearers will make a policy and send it back for approval,” Shah mentioned.

Coaching employees for girls’s crew

Shah mentioned the Indian senior ladies’s crew can have its teaching employees, together with head coach, in place earlier than the Asian Games. Without taking Amol Muzumdar’s title, who has been advisable by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), he mentioned the crew has finalised one title.

“The CAC has recommended the name of a head coach. They will also interview a batting and bowling coach. We will announce the names of all coaches before the Asian Games,” he mentioned.

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