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Opener Panchal replaces Rohit in India’s Test squad vs SA
Mumbai, Dec 13 (UNI) India Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Monday was ruled out of the upcoming three-match series against South Africa.
Priyank Panchal will replace Rohit in the Test squad after the vice-captain sustained a left…
India to host Afghanistan for ODI series
Kabul, Dec 13: India will host Afghanistan for three-match One-Day International series in March next year, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday. The ACB put out their Future Tour Program (FTP) for 2022-23, which…
We had requested Virat Kohli not to step down as T20I captain: Sourav Ganguly
Irrespective of India’s performance at the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli would have stayed as white-ball captain if he wouldn’t have relinquished T20I captaincy. Once Kohli quit captaincy in the shortest format, the selectors decided to…
BCCI sacks Virat Kohli as ODI captain, Rohit Sharma takes over
Rohit Sharma has replaced Virat Kohli as India’s ODI captain. Unlike the T20I captaincy change, where the announcement came from Kohli, citing his workload, this is a BCCI decision, to remove him as ODI skipper.
Three months ago, while…
Like Sachin Tendulkar, relieving of captaincy could unburden Virat Kohli the batsman
Captaincy never seemed to shrink Virat Kohli, rather he had grown with it. Through largely good times, and the intermittent bad, leading a team never seemed to burden him. Shades of silver did intrude into his once jet-black tidily-trimmed…
South Africa announce 21-member squad for Test series against India
Johannesburg, Dec 7 (UNI) Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced a 21-member squad for the three-match Test series against India, which is set to take place from December 26 to January 15, 2022.
The series will form part of the…
Harbhajan Singh set to join support staff of major IPL franchise for next season
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will be seen in a different avatar during next year’s Indian Premier League as a key member of the support staff in one of the high-profile franchises.
The 41-year-old Harbhajan, who featured in a…
Sajid Khan rips through Bangladesh after Pakistan declare early
ICC Player of Month nominations for November announced; Abid Ali and David Warner shortlisted
Ashes Cup: Australia, England set to reignite Test cricket’s biggest rivalry
Brisbane, Dec 7 (UNI) Australia will be looking to keep a stranglehold on the urn, having held the
Ashes for two series in a row since 2017, as they host England in the first Test at the Gabba here on Wednesday.
A new era beckons for…
India reclaim top spot in ICC Test team rankings
Mumbai, Dec 6: Team India reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test team rankings after winning the two-match series against New Zealand on Monday.
India registered a mammoth 372-run victory over Blackcaps on fourth day of the second Test…
India win 2nd Test match by 372 runs and series 1-0 against NZ
Mumbai, Dec 6 (UNI) India won the second Test and the two-match series against New Zealand by a massive margin of 372 runs on day four here at the Wankhede stadium on Monday. The mammoth victory margin marks India's biggest ever win. The…
Mumbai Test: Ajaz inspired by watching Kumble take all 10 wickets
A boy from the Mumbai suburb of Jogeshwari, who had moved to New Zealand as a child, came back to the City of Dreams and wrote his name in the history books. On Saturday, Kiwi left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel became just the third bowler to take…
Pragyan Ojha inducted in the IPL Governing Council
Kolkata, Dec 4: Former cricketer Pragyan Ojha was on Saturday inducted into the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the representative of the Indian Cricketers Association.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India…
Virat Kohli’s controversial dismissal in Mumbai sparks a debate
India captain Virat Kohli didn’t have a happy return to red-ball cricket as he failed to open his account in the second Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
The Indian captain failed to open his account…
KL Rahul faces suspension on IPL franchise ‘skipping’
New Delhi, Dec, 02,NewsonRadar Bureau: Punjab Super Kings of IPL are reported to have objected to the manner in which their incumbent Captain KL Rahul was negotiating with other franchises for the IPL Season 2022, according to sources.…
Dhoni is top tax payer: Rs 13 crore paid as advance tax
Ranchi, Dec 2 (UNI) Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian cricket team,
has once again topped in paying taxes.
According to sources in the Income Tax Department, in the current financial year 2021-22,
he has deposited Rs…
Axar Patel strikes to put India ahead of New Zealand in Kanpur Test
Kanpur, Nov 27 (UNI) Axar Patel's fifth fifer in seven innings helped India take crucial lead of 63 runs over New Zealand in their second innings at the end of Day 3 of the first Test at Green Park Stadium here on Saturday.
New Zealand…
Team India’s tour of South Africa hangs in balance as new Covid variant causes concern
CHENNAI: With the new Covid-19 variant found in South Africa triggering alarm bells across the globe, India's upcoming tour of South Africa hangs in the balance.
While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials have no…
Cummins says his captaincy style will be ‘collaborative’ with ‘elevated…
MELBOURNE: Newly-appointed Australia captain Pat Cummins on Friday indicated that his leadership style could be different from his predecessors, saying he will be leaning a lot on his deputy Steve Smith for tactical advice.
Cummins was…
Shreyas Iyer becomes 16th Indian to slam hundred on Test debut
Shreyas Iyer on Friday became the 16th Indian batter to make a hundred on his Test debut, joining an illustrious list which includes the legendary Lala Amarnath, Gundappa Viswanath, and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly among others.
The…