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Boria’s Lang Unprofessional, Saha Showed Courage, Faced His Pressure For 3 Years: BCCI Report

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: A detailed investigation by the Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI), into the incident involving an interview demanded by a journalist, has lauded the wicketkeeper-cricketer Wrridhiman Saha for his exceptional handling of the episode that took the media fraternity by storm. To avoid any such instances with other players, the BCCI said […]

BCCI Likely To Ban Boria Majumdar For Threatening Saha

  BENGALURU: Famous cricket journalist and talk show host Boria Majumdar is likely to be banned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for two years, according to a report in a daily. The three-member committee, formed by the BCCI, has found him guilty of threatening Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha for an interview. […]

Virat@100: How Does He Stack Up Against Greats Like Sachin & Dravid

On Friday, Virat Kohli became the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests as the first match between India and Sri Lanka at Mohali gets underway. He has joined the elite list of cricketers such as Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan […]

BCCI to investigate journalist’s threat to Wriddhiman Saha

Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha has kept newsmen busy from last few days. After he was dropped from India’s Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka, he revealed that the Head Coach Rahul Dravid had told him to consider retirement as he no longer fits in the team’s scheme of things. He also claimed that […]

‘Leave him alone’: Rohit Sharma backs embattled Virat Kohli

KOLKATA: India’s limited-overs captain Rohit Sharma has thrown his weight behind embattled Virat Kohli, who has been grappling with poor form of late. Speaking with the media on the eve of the T20I series against the West Indies, Rohit stated that the team management has no issues with his form. “I think it all starts […]

Can Virat Kohli replicate Sachin 2.0?

After India’s unceremonious exit from the World Cup in March 2007, former Australian skipper Ian Chappell wrote a scathing piece ripping apart the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. “Before anybody else makes a decision on what will happen to Tendulkar the player himself has to have a good long look in the mirror and decide what […]

Kohli Gives Up Test Captaincy Too; Thanks Ravi, Dhoni, Skips Reference To Dada, Rohit

NEW DELHI: Indian Test cricket team captain Virat Kohli on Saturday shocked his fans and BCCI after he announced to step down as the skipper for the only remaining format, less than a month after he was removed as ODI captain to bring uniformity in the leadership across shorter formats of the game. His decision comes […]