Shah took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that the incentive would serve as an "additional reward structure" on top of existing match fees of Rs 15 lakhs for players. The move will provide "financial growth" and "stability" to players who participate keenly in the most revered format
Iyer, was recently dropped from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Central Contract List for 2023-24 following his recent non-participation in domestic red-ball cricket, could manage just three runs in eight balls before he was clean-bowled by pacer Sandeep Warrier.
Red ball cricket for women is set to return to India's domestic calendar after six years as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will host the Senior Women's Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy in Pune from March 28.
Josh Hazlewood's career-best haul of 9-79 in red-ball cricket guided Australia to a thumping 10-wicket victory in the first Test against West Indies on Friday at the Adelaide Oval.
The second Test saw India clinch an eight-wicket victory in the shortest red-ball cricket game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) deemed the pitch "unsatisfactory."
The second Test at Newlands, saw India claiming a seven-wicket win with a total of 642 deliveries bowled in both innings. The Test was the shortest in the history of red-ball cricket, eclipsing the previous shortest involving Australia and South Africa in 1932 in Melbourne (656).
The second Test between South Africa and India saw the shortest red ball cricket played between two teams in terms of a number of balls bowled on Thursday.
In what would go down as one of the shortest Tests in the history of red-ball cricket, India thumped hosts South Africa at Cape Town on Thursday in a low-scoring affair, drawing level in the 2-match series after losing the opener at Centurion.
India's vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana, is ecstatic to play red-ball cricket in front of home fans and stated the importance of having Amol Majumdar as head coach of the team.
David Warner's manager, James Erskine, hit back at former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson, who questioned why the left-handed batter is getting a Test farewell despite his struggles in red-ball cricket and accused him of not owning up to his role in the ball-tampering scandal.