Thursday, Oct 06, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Devendra Pandey
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Virat Kohli, KL Rahul rested for third T20 International against South Africa
Team India is scheduled to travel to Australia for the T20 World Cup on October 6
Tue, Oct 04, 2022
‘We ran like dogs, didn’t stop during monsoons, storms – we just practised day in and out’
Sarfaraz Khan outlines what it took to score a bucketload of runs, a streak that has seen him leapfrog Bradman’s tally after 43 first-class innings
Mon, Oct 03, 2022
Jasprit Bumrah likely to be ruled out of T20 World Cup
Bumrah didn’t play the first T20 against South Africa Wednesday and, a day later, flew to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for the back condition to be monitored.
Fri, Sep 30, 2022
Rahane’s advice helps Jaiswal to double ton in Duleep Trophy final
Jaiswal had come from a healthy Ranji Trophy season where he had scores of 35, 103, 100, 181, 78 and 1 for Mumbai. In six first-class games since June, he has amassed 938 runs.
Sat, Sep 24, 2022
IPL to return to home and away format from next season: Ganguly
In a letter to all state units, Ganguly also stated that the board will be starting a girls' u15 one day tournament.
Fri, Sep 23, 2022
BCCI AGM, elections to be held in Mumbai on October 18
After Supreme Court order allowed president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue until 2025, board will conduct polls for president, vice-president secretary, joint secretary and treasurer posts.
Fri, Sep 23, 2022
India to go to Australia early for additional match practice before T20 World Cup
The Indian Express understands that the squad will fly to Australia on October 5 and the BCCI is planning at least three warm-up games there in addition to two matches organised by the ICC.
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Mohammad Shami tests Covid positive, to miss T20 series against Australia
Umesh Yadav, who was undergoing rehab at NCA after injuring his quad muscle in English county cricket, called in as replacement.
Sun, Sep 18, 2022
BCCI set to introduce substitute ‘Impact Player’ in its T20 tournaments, including IPL
According to the rule, teams can replace one member of their playing XI during a match, if they think it will be useful.
Sat, Sep 17, 2022
After Supreme Court allows BCCI to amend constitution, MP Rajeev Shukla and MLA Ashish Shelar eye return to administration
An earlier ruling that barred public servants from being BCCI members meant several MPs and MLAs had to give up their post. That is now set to change
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Will Jay Shah be the next BCCI president?
Fifteen state associations back incumbent secretary for top board job after Supreme Court order allows him to extend his tenure.
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
No music in dressing room for India’s T20 game at Hove as England mourns Queen’s death
The Indian women's team are on a two week tour to England where they will be playing three T20I's and three ODI's.
Sat, Sep 10, 2022
Sandeep Patil to contest Mumbai Cricket Association president election
MCA to give Rs 10 lakh bonus to coach Amol Muzumdar for taking Mumbai to Ranji Trophy final.
Sat, Sep 10, 2022
From preparing pitches to facing self-doubts, Jodhpur boy Ravi Bishnoi has come a long way
A few years ago, Bishnoi broke down after being rejected in trials in the Rajasthan U-19 circuit. Those days, seemed a distant memory when he caught the attention of the cricketing world, helping India colts to a runner-up finish in South Africa two years ago.
Mon, Sep 05, 2022
“I won’t lie, it did hurt a bit the way things ended [with Mumbai],” says Aditya Tare, who will now play for Uttarakhand
Veteran Mumbai wicketkeeper Tare becomes the third player from Mumbai to shift states this season, after Siddesh Lad and Arjun Tendulkar.
Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Coach Rahul Dravid recovers from Covid, joins team in Dubai ahead of India-Pakistan Asia Cup game
Dravid had tested positive a few days ago and was under home isolation in Bangalore. The Indian cricket board had decided to appoint VVS Laxman as interim coach until Dravid joined the team.
Sun, Aug 28, 2022
Man who filed 21 conflict of interest complaints withdraws all, one about Ambani his latest
Among Sanjeev Gupta’s 21 pending complaints were the ones against Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, four complaints on Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI president, two on the treasurer Arun Dhumal, one on BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla, and one on Nita Ambani.
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
Duleep Trophy 2022: Ajinkya Rahane to lead West Zone
Ajinkya Rahane will be playing his first competitive game since his hamstring injury he sustained in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders. The veteran batsman will need some big runs to push his case for the Indian Test team.
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
Rahul Dravid tests Covid positive; doubtful for Asia Cup
If Rahul Dravid fails another test and is prescribed a longer quarantine, then VVS Laxman is likely to coach India in Asia Cup.
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
BCCI asks state associations to postpone elections
The reason for the BCCI diktat is the Supreme Court’s pending order over the Board’s plea to abolish the cooling-off period for its office-bearers.
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
How Sialkot-born Sikandar Raza landed in Zimbabwe to become a cricketing star
The boy who once wanted to be a fighter pilot followed his businessman father to the African nation to realise his cricketing dream.
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
State associations to appoint zonal panels to pick Duleep Trophy teams
The Zonal Conveners will also nominate their support staff including coach, physio, trainer, performance analyst, masseur and manager.
Mon, Aug 22, 2022
Jhulan Goswami gets farewell game at Lord’s
It is learnt that selectors spoke to Jhulan about the Indian team moving on and preparing for the future.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Can a bowler bandage his bleeding finger and bowl? Have a crack at BCCI umpires exam that stumped 137 of 140 candidates.
‘You have been posted for a T20 double header. After the first match, groundsmen want to water the pitch. Will you allow?’
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Ball stuck in helmet, is that a catch? 3 out of 140 clear BCCI umpires’ test
These are samples of the 37 mind-twisting questions that candidates had to crack to clear the Indian cricket board’s level-2 exam for umpires, which was held last month in Ahmedabad.
Fri, Aug 19, 2022