New Zealand in a spot of bother against India
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) India picked up two crucial wickets to keep New Zealand under pressure on a rain-truncated post lunch session on day two of the second cricket Test at the Eden Gardens here…
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Cornered Indian cricket board has few options left
By Veturi Srivatsa The Indian cricket board’s problems with the Rajendra Mal Lodha Committee recommendations on administrative reforms and the Cauvery river water issue are being keenly watched. Karnataka is taking refuge behind its elected…
Saha helps India post 316 in 1st innings
Kolkata Oct 1 (IANS) Wriddhiman Saha added gloss to his growing reputation of scoring vital runs in the lower-order as India rode his brilliant half-century to post 316 in the first innings of the second…
Pujara indisposed, keep off the field on day 2 of second Test
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) India top order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara could not take the field due to indisposition on day two of the second Test against New Zealand at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday….
Rain interrupts post lunch session of second Ind-NZ Test
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) New Zealand’s reply to India’s 316 in the first innings was halted by rain in the post lunch session on the second day at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. New…
NZ 21/2 at lunch on Day 2 of 2nd Test, India post 316
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) New Zealand were 21/2 in 5 overs at lunch in the second day of the second cricket Testg against India at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. Stand-in captain Ross Taylor…
India all out for 316
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) India were all out for 316 in their first innings on day two of the second cricket Test against New Zealand at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. Wriddhiman Saha remained…
Dhoni applauds Sushant’s performance
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) “MS Dhoni: The Untold Story”, which has hit the screens on Friday, has garnered positive reviews from critics and viewers, while Dhoni himself is stunned the way Sushsnt Singh Rajput has…
Pujara, Rahane shine but Kiwis have upper hand on Day One
By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Late wickets gave New Zealand the upper hand after Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane rescued India from the initial jitters on a dramatic opening day of the second…
4,000 underprivileged children throng Eden on first day of Test
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Around 4,000 underprivileged children from the city and suburbs lit up L block of the otherwise vacant Eden Gardens for the first day of India’s second Test against New Zealand here…
New Zealand pacer Henry lauds team-mate Jeetan Patel
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) New Zealand pacer Matt Henry on Friday lauded his team’s off-spinner Jeetan Patel, who was making a comeback after a gap of three years. “It is a tough ask coming in…
Pujara, Rahane shine, but Kiwis have upper hand on Day One
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane rescued India from initial jitters before New Zealand hit back with late wickets to seize the initiative on an eventful Day One of the second cricket…
Rahane emphathises with ‘unprotected’ Eden spectators
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) India’s middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane said on Friday the sparse attendance on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand was due to the absence of overhead cover, to…
India vs New Zealand: Second Test scoreboard
Kolkata Sep 30 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard at stumps on the opening day of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Eden Gardens here on Friday: India Shikhar Dhawan b…
Did not expect a two-paced Eden Gardens wicket: Rahane
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who scored a 77-run knock to steady India’s innings after initial jitters on Friday, said the Eden Gardens wicket for the second Test against New Zealand was…
India post 239/7 on opening day of second Test vs New Zealand
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Riding on some disciplined bowling, New Zealand restricted India to 239/7 on the opening day of the second cricket Test at the iconic Eden Gardens here on Friday. Electing to bat…
Former cricketers spill dressing room secrets
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) From Sachin Tendulkar taking a liking to buying good clothes on foreign tours to Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja staying dishevelled, dressing room secrets of former India cricketers tumbled out…
BCCI misses first SC deadline; SGM adjourned till Saturday
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Having already missed the first deadline to implement the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee’s recommendations, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was on Friday forced to adjourn its Special…
Sehwag, Hayden changed definition of Test batting: Ganguly
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said on Friday that modern-day Test openers are always on the edge if they fail to score at a brisk pace because of Virender Sehwag and…
Pujara, Rahane do the rescue act for India
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) A resolute Cheteshwhar Pujara pulled India out of the rut in the company of Ajinkya Rahane as the hosts meandered to 136/3 at tea on Day One of the second cricket…