Anaya Bangar has asked the BCCI to copy Cricket Australia’s rules after she won permission to play elite women’s cricket in Australia starting March 2027. The 25-year-old, daughter of former India player and coach Sanjay Bangar, received the green light in August under Cricket Australia’s transgender and gender-diverse policy.

She told Hindustan Times, “If BCCI can follow what Australia has done, that would be a wonderful thing,” and hopes the Indian board will open a route for transgender players. Bangar had sought clarity from the BCCI in 2025 but has yet to hear back. Cricket Australia’s policy sets a serum testosterone limit below 10 nmol/L for at least 12 months; her elite clearance begins in March 2027 once a blood test confirms the level stays under the mark.

Until then she can take part in Premier Cricket anywhere in Australia, as those matches count as community level. Despite online criticism, she said, “They haven’t experienced what I have,” and plans to continue her career.

The BCCI has appointed a three-member independent selection committee to conduct trials for Arunachal Pradesh's men's and women's teams across age groups. Former Assam players Satya Gopal Chakraborty, Jayanta Chowdhury and Deep Bora will oversee selections, with Khairul Majumdar serving as convener.

The move follows Arunachal Pradesh forfeiting its opening Ranji Trophy match against Nagaland amid a legal dispute between two factions of the state association. The team also forfeited matches in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy and Under-19 Women's T20 Trophy.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the decision aims to protect players from internal conflicts. Support staff appointments are expected by Wednesday, and the committee will have no outside interference in selections.

Shreyas Iyer moved to fourth place in the ICC T20I batting rankings after scoring a 42-ball century in Lucknow and 40 off 18 balls in Ranchi. The India captain now has 798 rating points, behind Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma and Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan. India has four players inside the top four positions.

Ishan Kishan leads the list with 904 points, Abhishek Sharma sits second on 891, and Farhan is third on 883. Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson also gained places, moving up one and four spots respectively. Pakistan's Maaz Sadaqat recorded the largest gain, climbing 187 places to 45th after scores of 50 and 96 against Sri Lanka.

In the Test rankings, Australia's Matt Renshaw jumped 147 places to 49th after scoring 190 and 82 against South Africa in Durban. Afghanistan's Sediqullah Atal and Rahmat Shah also improved their positions after centuries in their recent matches.

Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun said it is unfair to label the current pace attack toothless after India defended 223 in the third T20I against the West Indies. He noted that the bowlers had successfully defended a modest total in the previous match.

Arun said there are enough young bowlers in India who can swing the ball and that it is the responsibility of selectors and the team management to identify them. Captain Shreyas Iyer praised the bowlers for their clarity and decisiveness in defending 223.

India's inability to defend 250-plus totals in earlier matches had raised questions about the depth of the pace attack without Jasprit Bumrah.

The BCCI has appointed a three-member selection committee to pick Arunachal Pradesh's men's and women's teams across age groups after the state forfeited its Ranji Trophy opener against Nagaland. The board's intervention follows a legal dispute between rival factions of the Arunachal Cricket Association pending before the Gauhati High Court's Itanagar Bench.

BCCI apex council member M Khairul Jamal Majumdar will convene the selection process. Former Assam players Satya Gopal Chakraborty, Jayanta Chowdhury and Deep Bora will conduct trials and select squads for the Ranji Trophy, Col CK Nayudu Trophy, senior women's T20 Trophy and Vijay Merchant Trophy. The committee advertised trials in newspapers to prevent local interference.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said the board wanted to ensure no player was denied opportunities because of circumstances beyond their control. Arunachal Pradesh is expected to take the field against Sikkim in Nadiad from October 18.

Hyderabad police arrested four people on October 13 for allegedly selling complimentary tickets for the fourth India-West Indies T20I. Officers seized 11 match passes marked "NOT FOR SALE" near SD Mall in Begum Bazar the previous evening.

The accused are HCA member Satish Chandra Srivastava, his son Akarshit Srivastava, Avinash Darak and Mohit Somani. Police also recovered eight Navratri Dandiya passes, Rs 5,000 in cash, mobile phones and a two-wheeler. The four were remanded to judicial custody and face charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and City Police Act.

Goshamahal Inspector B Sravan Kumar said the tickets were allegedly sold for between Rs 3,500 and Rs 6,000 each. India lead the five-match series 2-1 ahead of Wednesday's match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Cheteshwar Pujara has defended Ishan Kishan's role at number three in India's T20I series against West Indies. He said Kishan is doing the job the team requires by maximising the powerplay and providing quick 30s and 40s when acceleration is needed.

Pujara noted that the top order is built around explosive players, so consistent big scores are not the primary expectation. He added that Kishan has shown the consistency across formats that makes him a strong contender for a Test spot alongside Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel.

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer earlier warned Pant that Kishan is closing the gap and urged the keeper-batter to raise his performances in the upcoming domestic season and IPL.

Umesh Yadav wants the selectors to say exactly where he stands. The 38-year-old, who last played a Test in 2023, says vague signals leave players guessing instead of planning.

He moved from Vidarbha to Punjab after the previous state gave him little help recovering from a ruptured Achilles. He pointed out that Mohammed Shami had Bengal's backing; he didn't.

Selection should rest on form and fitness, not age, Yadav argued, and clear answers would at least end the false hope some players still carry. He's still playing domestic cricket and still aiming to return.

India's selectors are holding off on New Zealand tour squads until they get fresh fitness updates on Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Rishabh Pant. The ODI series opens November 4, the Tests follow on November 19.

Krishna felt left-hamstring trouble in the second ODI against West Indies and has been given three weeks to prove he's fit. Rana hasn't played since July; his return-to-play test is set for October 25. Pant's side strain rules him out of India A's four-day games starting October 24.

The management wants Rana in both formats as the seam-bowling all-rounder at eight. Krishna is seen as a vital piece of the pace attack. Squads will be named as late as possible before the October 28 departure.

Australia opener Phoebe Litchfield will miss the final one-day international against Bangladesh with a low-grade hip muscle strain. Beth Mooney will open the batting in her 100th ODI after Litchfield suffered the injury during her 71 in the second match.

Nicola Carey comes into the XI for her first match of the series, with Grace Harris added to the squad as cover. Australia have a 12-player squad available following earlier injuries to Sophie Molineux and Lucy Hamilton. The team is seeking a series sweep after winning the first two ODIs by seven and nine wickets respectively.

Litchfield's availability for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand starting Sunday remains under an injury cloud. Bangladesh made three changes to their XI, with Murshida Khatun, Sultana Khatun and debutant Disha Biswas replacing Marufa Akter, Nahida Akter and Fargana Hoque Pinky.

Auqib Nabi picked up a Hyundai weeks after his India ODI debut in the 2-1 series win over West Indies. The 27-year-old made his first appearance in the second match at Guwahati and became the third player from Jammu and Kashmir to play for India after Parvez Rasool and Umran Malik.

A showroom video from Athwas Hyundai showed Nabi inside one of their cars, and social media quickly picked up on the moment. On the field his debut didn't go as planned — 84 runs conceded in 8.4 wicketless overs on a flat pitch. He also missed Jammu and Kashmir's Irani Cup clash, which they lost by 167 runs.

Nabi still took 60 wickets in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season and played a big part in their maiden title. He's now back in the 18-member squad for the preparatory camp starting Tuesday at Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, alongside Umran Malik, Paras Dogra, Abdul Samad and Abid Mushtaq. Jammu and Kashmir open their title defence against Madhya Pradesh, then host Vidarbha on October 18.