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बीसीसीआई ने चयन समिति में किया बड़ा फेरबदल, पूर्व विकेटकीपर नमन ओझा को सौंपी अहम जिम्मेदारी
बीसीसीआई (भारतीय क्रिकेट कंट्रोल बोर्ड) ने अपनी चयन समिति में महत्वपूर्ण बदलाव किए हैं, जिसमें पूर्व भारतीय विकेटकीपर नमन ओझा को जूनियर चयन समिति का अध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया गया है। इस नई भूमिका में नमन ओझा का उद्देश्य उभरते हुए युवा खिलाड़ियों…
Jadeja is a complete all-round fielder, Raina too was brilliant: Rhodes
NEW DELHI: South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes on Saturday called Ravindra Jadeja a "complete all-round" fielder in the world right now, and also spoke highly about former India player Suresh Raina's abilities on the ground.
The…
Sophie Devine to step down as New Zealand’s women’s T20 captain
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand's star all-rounder Sophie Devine will step down as captain of the national T20 team after the World Cup in October to focus on her playing role and nurture "future leaders" in the format.
The 34-year-old will,…
Zaheer Khan ‘all for IPL’s impact player rule
KOLKATA: Lucknow Super Giants' new mentor Zaheer Khan wants the impact player rule to be persisted with in the Indian Premier League, which the former fast bowler believes works for the "improvement" of Indian cricket.
Zaheer took over…
Jay Shah’s BCCI secretaryship set an example: Sachin Tendulkar
MUMBAI: The newly-elected ICC Chairman Jay Shah's efforts as BCCI secretary in giving equal priority to men's and women's cricket have made the Indian board a "pioneer" for other governing bodies of the game to follow, reckoned legendary…
Cricketing world pays tribute to Dhawan after retirement
NEW DELHI: The cricket fraternity hailed Shikhar Dhawan's infectious positivity and unshakable team spirit, while emotional fans remembered his iconic thigh-five celebrations and thanked 'Gabbar' for his inspirational cricketing journey…
Warne’s death felt like losing someone from my family: Kuldeep Yadav
MELBOURNE: Indian wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has revealed that the death of Australian legend Shane Warne two years ago felt like the loss of a family member to him as he always believed that there was a strong connection between them.…
Shikhar Dhawan announces his retirement from cricket
NEW DELHI: India's seasoned opener, Shikhar Dhawan, on Saturday, announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket.
The 38-year-old brought the curtains down on his illustrious career by taking to Instagram and sharing an…
Smith edges England ahead in first Test against Sri Lanka
MANCHESTER: Jamie Smith's latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday.
England were 259-6 in reply to Sri Lanka's 236, a slender advantage of 23…
Lord’s to host its first-ever women’s Test between India and England
LONDON: Lord's, the 'home of cricket', will host its first-ever Women's Test between India and England in 2026, the ECB announced on Thursday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said that after playing a three-match ODI series…
All eyes on BCCI secretary Jay Shah
DUBAI: Current ICC chairman Greg Barclay on Tuesday opted out of a third term following the end of his tenure on November 30, fuelling speculations on BCCI secretary Jay Shah's future at the sport's governing body.
Whether Shah will be…
Women’s T20 WC moved to UAE
CHENNAI: After much anticipation regarding the change of venue considering the recent political situation in Bangladesh, ICC confirmed Tuesday that the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been shifted to United Arab Emirates. The ninth edition…
Indrajith aware of what lies ahead, but keen on staying in present
Mumbai: For the better part of the past decade, B Indrajith has been the name that does rounds every time an India A or a Duleep Trophy squad was announced. After all, he had been one of the consistent red-ball batters in the country - and…
Sri Lanka crush India by 110 runs to win ODI series 2-0
COLOMBO: The shockingly clueless Indian batting unit was strangled by crafty Sri Lankan spinners, led by five-wicket man Dunith Wellalage, as Rohit Sharma's men crashed to an embarrassing 110-run defeat in the third and final ODI here on…
Sri Lanka beat India by 32 runs in second ODI
COLOMBO: Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay led the way with excellent figures of 6/33 as Sri Lanka beat India by 32 runs in the second ODI here on Sunday.
For India, skipper Rohit Sharma made 64 in 44 balls while Axar Patel struck 44 in as…
Rohit Sharma scores 58 as match ends in a tie in 1st ODI
New Delhi: The first ODI in the 3-match series ended in a tie as India could only manage to equal Sri Lanka’ first innings score of 230 as Charith Asalanka bowled a delightful spell where he snapped up Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh in back…
Washington happy to bowl in tough situations
Mumbai: After a Player of the Series performance in Zimbabwe, off-spinning all-rounder was once again at the forefront for India as the Men in Blue clean swept Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series on Tuesday.
Having been in and out…
Mega auction key issue in IPL teams-BCCI meet
CHENNAI: As the ten Indian Premier League franchises met with the Board of Control for Cricket in India officials in Mumbai on Wednesday, the biggest talking point seems to be whether or not to have mega auctions every three years.
In…
Surya-Gambhir era begins with 43-run T20I triumph against Sri Lanka.
PALLEKELE: New captain Suryakumar Yadav led from the front with a breathtaking half-century as India comfortably out-batted Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the opening T20 International to start the Gautam Gambhir era with a victory here on…
Venkatesh follows in footsteps of Ganguly, Laxman by joining Lancashire
MANCHESTER: India and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Friday joined Lancashire for a short stint comprising two Division One matches and One-Day Cup scheduled for next month, the English county announced.
Iyer, who…