BCCI: ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’
By Yajurvindra Singh The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) presently has a great resemblance to the popular western movie “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. It has gun slingers, gun fights…
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Faf du Plessis set to miss flight to India
Dubai, Sep 20 (IANS) With the Test series set to get underway from October 2, Faf du Plessis has left for India as he will join the South African squad for the longest format. But…
Need to be patient with Pant: Chief selector Prasad
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Chairman of selectors M.S.K. Prasad has said that they are keeping an eye on the likes of Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson and a few others as backup wicket-keepers to take the…
Star Sports launches MISSION 2020 with the Men in Blue
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The ‘Men in Blue’ have embarked on their quest to bring the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy home next year, beginning with the home season of cricket on Star Sports with…
T20I ouster an opportunity to do well in Tests, says Kuldeep
Mysuru, Sep 20 (IANS) Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav feels it is not easy to adjust to red-ball cricket after playing a lot of limited over games, while adding that he is not too worried about…
ICC goofs up, calls Dravid left-handed batsman in Hall of Fame
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) In a major goof-up, the ICC listed former India captain Rahul Dravid as a left-handed batsman in their Hall of Fame page on the website. “BATTING: LEFT-HAND” was written in Dravid’s…
Ganguly inaugurates Kolkata’s first cricket-themed restaurant
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday inaugurated the city’s first cricket-themed restaurant called ‘Pavilion’ Centrally located (2A, Congress Exhibition Road, at Park Circus), ‘Pavilion’ is the first of its kind,…
Panchal hits ton as match against SA ‘A’ ends in draw
Mysuru, Sep 20 (IANS) Priyank Panchal sharpened his case for the role of a back-up opener for India in Tests as he slammed a century while Karun Nair hit his second fifty of the match…
Directions of SC were being misinterpreted: BCCI state official
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) With the Supreme Court on Friday allowing the Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association to hold elections to elect its office bearers, state bodies across the country have…
Jofra Archer awarded Test, white ball contract by ECB
London, Sep 20 (IANS) England pacer Jofra Archer was on Friday awarded a Test and white-ball contract by the England Cricket Board (ECB) after his sensational debut international season. Archer played an instrumental role in…
Afridi wants Sarfaraz to give up Test captaincy, focus on ODIs
Karachi, Sep 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has advised current captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to give up Test captaincy and focus on white-ball cricket. Following Pakistan’s dismal performance in the World Cup, voices were…
SC allows TN Cricket Association to hold elections on Sept 28
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Tamil Nadu State Cricket Association to hold elections to elect its office bearers. A bench comprising Justice S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao…
Abu Dhabi T10 launches new team Bangla Tigers
Abu Dhabi, Sep 20 (IANS) Abu Dhabi T10, the world’s only ten-over cricket league to be officially sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and licensed by the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), on Friday welcomed…
Dravid spends time with Indian players ahead of third T20I
Bengaluru, Sep 20 (IANS) National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid was in attendance on Friday as the Indian players had an optional training session at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Indian team after winning…
Afridi points finger at India for Lankan players boycotting tour
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has blamed the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises for putting pressure on top Sri Lanka cricketers so that they do not tour Pakistan. Sri Lanka’s…
Iyer, Pandey will keep Rahul on his toes: Ganguly
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly feels Lokesh Rahul will be kept on his toes by Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey for the no. 4 slot in ODIs, a position which…
Cricket Australia hopeful, but won’t rush into Pak 2022 tour
Sydney, Sep 20 (IANS) Cricket Australia Chief Executive Kevin Roberts has said that they are hopeful of touring Pakistan in 2022, adding that they won’t rush into a decision. Australia is scheduled to play two…
Dhoni, Rohit make Kohli look good as captain, says Gambhir
Ahmedabad, Sep 20 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has taken a dig at Virat Kohli, saying the incumbent skipper is able to efficiently lead Team India because he has the likes of M.S. Dhoni…
Australia: In a first, co-captains to lead Prime Minister’s XI
Melbourne, Sep 20 (IANS) Australia’s Peter Siddle and Dan Christian have been appointed as the first ever co-captains of the Prime Minister’s XI for their upcoming one-off T20 fixture against Sri Lanka at Canberra’s Manuka…
Shastri gets nostalgic, relives memory of Yuvi’s 6 sixes
Mohali, Sep 19 (IANS) India head coach Ravi Shastri went down memory lane to relieve the magic of Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes against England in the inaugural World T20 which M.S. Dhoni-led India won. “12…