Rahul Sadhu

Eden Gardens has been a witness to some of the most historic and significant moments in Indian cricket.

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Mohammed Shami has taken 64 wickets across all formats for India in 2019; only Pat Cummins has claimed more in international cricket this year (83).

Mamata Banerjee and Sheikh Hasina will be seated in the President's box at BC Roy Club House. As per the schedule, Hasina will be on a one-day visit and she will watch the match.

Deepak Chahar picked 6-wicket haul as India beat Bangladesh in Nagpur T20I. Chahar's 6/ 7 are the best bowling figures in T20I cricket

Shivam Dube's numbers in the past one year have been impressive with the southpaw scoring 934 runs and picking up 35 wickets in first class cricket. In List A cricket, he scored 366 runs and picked up 11 wickets.

The continuing success of Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav shows why India has remained at the top of the ICC Test Team Rankings for the last three years.

MS Dhoni will be in attendance at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) stadium when India take on South Africa in the third and final Test in Ranchi starting from October 19.

15 boys and 10 girls, aged between 6-12, were among the lucky ones selected by AIFF to walk out on the iconic football pitch at the Salt Lake stadium to escort the players and referees onto the pitch while dreaming to be on the other side one day.

There is nothing quite like being a football supporter. The willingness to put up with the discomfort in almost every aspect surrounding the emotion is remarkable in itself. But for a dedicated football fan everything is secondary to being at the game.

As a last-gasp Adil Khan header saved the blushes for India, it was Bangladesh coach Jamie Day who summed it up best. "India really weren't a threat today against Bangladesh," he said just moments after the match. 

India vs Bangladesh: Bangladesh, who came looking for a point, almost managed to get the entire three after Saad Uddin's header in the 42nd minute stunned a partisan Kolkata crowd and put the visitors ahead.

Coming back from injury, Sunil Chhetri hopes he is tightly marked by Bangladesh defenders, so that goals can come from the likes of Udanta Singh, Ashique Kuruniyan and Sahal Abdul Samad, as the only thing that matters is the three points.

India will be playing their second home match of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers in Kolkata when they face Bangladesh at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday.

Bangladesh' midfielder Mamunul Islam is expecting a tight contest when India host Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, claiming all that matters is who steps up on the day of the clash.

Rohit Sharma also became the fourth player to hit six successive 50-plus scores in Tests played in India. Incidentally, this was Rohit's fourth century in Test cricket and all four coming at home.

The cricket match took place on what can only be described as the wettest and most uneven cricket pitch you're ever likely to see.

Jofra Archer eventually finished his first-ever Test with a figure of 91/5. The fastest bowl he delivered in the match recorded a speed of 96.1mph.

Sushma Swaraj's tweet on Afghan all-rounder Rashid Khan went viral in 2018 after the cricketer emerged as one of the biggest ambassadors for the game of cricket from the war-torn country of Afghanistan.