Category: Cricket

Indian batsmen as Shikhar Dhawan (51), KL Rahul (50) and Rohit Sharma (54 not out) registered half-centuries, while Cheteshwar Pujara came up with solid knock on day one of their first practice match against West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on Saturday (July 9). After both the openers retired following their respective fifties, […]

Sourav Ganguly, the Cricket Advisory Committee member, who played a part in picking the head coach of the Indian cricket team, confirmed that Ravi Shastri was offered the role of India’s batting coach. “Yes, we offered Ravi the Indian team’s batting coach post,” Ganguly was quoted as saying by Mid-Day on Friday (July 8). The pair was subsequently involved in […]

India’s retired cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has undergone a knee surgery at a hospital here. Tendulkar posted a picture of his left leg, covered in a black cast, on his Facebook page and commented that he hopes to recover soon. “Some injuries trouble even after retirement, but I will be back very soon doing the things I enjoy. Had a […]

Denesh Ramdin, the West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman, on Wednesday (July 6) lashed out at Courtney Browne, chairman of national selection panel, while revealing that he won’t be a part of the upcoming four-match Test series against India. Though the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is yet to name the squad for the Test series, they have announced a 12-member team to […]

South Africa will tour New Zealand for three Tests, five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty20 International (T20I) early next year. The tour begins with a T20I at Eden Park, Auckland on Feb 17, 2017 and will then see five ODIs being played at Hamilton, Christchurch, Wellington, Napier and Auckland respectively. The Test series will kick off on March 8, […]