Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) With a crowded cricket season ahead, in which India will play 17 Tests over the next one year, the biggest challenge before India’s head coach Anil Kumble is to prepare the…
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) New Indian cricket team head coach Anil Kumble has no grudge against Ravi Shastri, his main competitor for the post and both are in good terms. Shastri was a bit bitter…
London, June 29 (IANS) Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid is the lone Indian to find a place in former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara’s list of all-time XI, led by islander Aravinda De Silva. The…
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) Newly-appointed Indian cricket team head coach Anil Kumble said on Wednesday that the team is more important than individuals. Kumble’s appointment was preceded by a lot of controversy. Former India team…
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has a number of plans to promote Test cricket when it will play host to the second game between India and New Zealand in a…
Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) England are set to play a warm-up match ahead of the One-Day International (ODI) series and two more before the Test series in their month-long Bangladesh tour. Visiting Bangladesh for the…
Former cricketer Anil Kumble who has been appointed as the new head coach of Indian cricket team. (File Photo: IANS) By Debdoot Das Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) With Anil Kumble’s selection as the national team’s…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Days after he was overlooked for the Indian cricket team’s head coach’s job, a “disappointed” Ravi Shastri on Tuesday lashed out at Sourav Ganguly for skipping his interview, and accused…
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) India star batsman and newly-appointed Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said on Tuesday that the added responsibility of being the deputy to skipper Virat Kohli will bring out the best in him…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The BCCI on Tuesday swapped the venues for the second and the third Test matches against New Zealand while the first match will be hosted in Kanpur from September 22….
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Star batsman Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday batted for P&G’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility programme P&G Shiksha and emphasised the importance of education in the lives of children. P&G Shiksha has supported…
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Medium pacer Mohammed Shami, who earned a recall to the Test side for the upcoming tour to the West Indies next month, on Tuesday said it is more important to focus…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the venues for the upcoming home series against New Zealand, comprising three Tests and five One-Day Internationals (ODI),…
Lucknow, June 28 (IANS) After hosting two IPL matches recently, the Green Park stadium in Kanpur will now host a Test match between India and New Zealand, an official said on Tuesday. The match would…
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Bengal pacer Shib Shankar Paul on Monday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Paul first made his debut in 2000-01 in a Ranji Trophy game against Tripura at the…
By Veturi Srivatsa India will go to the Rio Olympic Games with over 100 competitors, crossing the three-figure mark for the first time; the hockey team played a Champions Trophy final after 36 years. Yet,…
London, June 27 (IANS) Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar is the lone Indian to find a place in former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum’s list of all-time cricketing XI with West Indian legend Vivian Richards as…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Sanjay Bangar was named batting coach of the Indian team that will travel to the West Indies for a four-match Test series next month, the Board of…
Kabul, June 25 (IANS) Former India cricketer Lalchand Rajput was on Saturday named the Afghanistan team’s head coach, two days after he lost to Anil Kumble in the race for the India coach job. The…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Promising wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha was on Saturday named skipper of the India A squad for the two four-day matches against Australia A and the quadrangular series involving South Africa A,…