Category: Cricket

At a time when Indian cricket is going through a tough phase off the field, Virat Kohli’s exuberance offers an assuring ray of hope that at least on the field, everything is all right. At the BCCI awards night on Tuesday, Kohli, sporting a mohawk-like hairstyle, was his enthusiastic self while receiving the ‘Polly Umrigar’ award for being named the […]

Ireland on Wednesday (January 6) accepted International Cricket Council’s (ICC) invitation to replace Australia in the Under-19 World Cup 2016 in Bangladesh, starting on January 27. This comes a day after Australia pulled out of the tournament citing security concerns. “Firstly, we are grateful to ICC for extending the invitation to us to participate in the tournament. Given the circumstances […]

The Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) wants the BCCI to implement the recommendations ofJustice R.M. Lodha led panel so that cricket activities could resume in the state after 15 years. Bihar lost its Full Membership and voting rights after the bifurcation of the state into Bihar and Jharkhand in 2000. “It is of utmost urgency that the BCCI immediately implement […]

Pranav Dhanawade, who has broken a century-old cricketing record on Monday, became the first batsman to score 1000-plus runs in an innings in any form of cricket. Batting against Arya Gurukul School in a Bhandari Cup match, Pranav reached 1000 runs in just 323 balls on Tuesday. The tournament is an under-16 inter-school event organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association […]

West Indies star Chris Gayle, on Tuesday (December 5) apologised after his “joke” flirt with a female television presenter was branded “disrespectful” and “inappropriate” by authorities who left a threat of sanctions dangling. Ten Network reporter Mel McLaughlin found herself being asked out for a drink during an interview with the burly opener after he blasted 41 runs off 15 […]

One of the great individual knocks, V.V.S. Laxman’s masterly innings of 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years. The honour was accorded to the Hyderabad stylist’s fabulous series-turning knock after India trailed by 274 runs on the first innings, by his fellow-players, commentators and journalists in […]