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BENGALURU: On Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the ODI squad for the series against Zimbabwe. Along with Rohit Sharma, the selectors decided to rest Virat Kohli also for the upcoming series. India are slated to play three ODIs against Zimbabwe from August 18 to 22 in their backyard. Kohli […]

BENGALURU: 2000 was arguably the toughest year for Indian cricket. The team and the public were reeling under the shock of the match-fixing saga which enveloped many prominent names such as Mohd. Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia. All three of them were convicted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and banned by the […]

BENGALURU: Star India on Tuesday won the TV rights (Package A) of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five years for a whopping Rs 23,575 crore. The digital rights (Package B) of the tournament have been bagged by Viacom18 for Rs 20,500 crore. In addition, Package C and Package D have fetched Rs […]

BENGALURU: The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced a hike in the monthly pensions of former cricketers (both men and women) and umpires with effect from June 1, 2022. According to the policy, all first-class cricketers who have played 25 to 49 matches till the 2003-04 season used to get […]

BENGALURU: Former Indian captain Kapil Dev on Monday took a swipe at senior Indian batsmen such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul for their approach in the T20I format. India failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the last World T20, played in 2021, and crashed out in the group stage. The failure […]

BENGALURU: India and South Africa are set to lock horns in the five-match T20I series which is starting on June 9. The series is being organised keeping in mind the World T20 which will take place later this year in October-November. So, both the teams are looking at it to try different players, finetune their […]

BENGALURU: Indian pacer Deepak Chahar and his long-time girlfriend Jaya Bhardwaj walked down the aisle on Wednesday in a private ceremony in Agra. Chahar had proposed to her in a dramatic manner in Dubai during an Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2021. The wedding took place at the Jaypee Palace hotel. His cousin Rahul Chahar, […]

BENGALURU: Former Indian batter VVS Laxman is set to become India’s head coach for the T20I series against Ireland. India will go to Ireland to play two T20Is, in late June, after their home series against South Africa. Laxman will be filling in for the regular head coach Rahul Dravid who will be accompanying the […]

BENGALURU: On Saturday, Cheteshwar Pujara cracked the fourth consecutive century in four matches in the ongoing County season in England. Batting against a fine Middlesex attack, Pujara completed the century in just 133 balls and was unbeaten at 125 at stumps. His innings is embellished by 16 boundaries and two sixes, including a scorching upper-cut […]

Umran Malik, who hails from Jammu, has emerged as the sensation of the Indian Premier League 2022. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Malik has snapped up 15 wickets so far in just nine matches, including a five-wicket haul against Gujarat Titans. But statistics in his case are just a footnote. What has caught the fancy of […]