Category: Cricket

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially invited Pakistan to play its ‘home’ series in India in December, Shaharyar Khan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said on Saturday (November 14). Shaharyar told the media in Lahore that he was given a formal proposal by his Indian counterpart Shashank Manohar during a phone call on Friday. “Shashank […]

Dale Steyn, South Africa’s lead fast bowler, has been ruled out of the second Test against India in Bangalore after failing to sufficiently recover from a groin injury sustained in Mohali.Steyn, 31, experienced a tightness in his groin during the second day of the opening Test and did not bowl in the second innings.

Offspinner Ramesh Powar has announced he will retire from all forms of cricket at the end of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy season. Thirty-seven-year-old Powar, with 341 Ranji wickets till date, has the most wickets among active bowlers in the tournament. He has played for Gujarat since the 2014-15 season, following a year with Rajasthan. Before that, he had represented Mumbai […]

The first hints, though faint, of the resumption of India-Pakistan cricketing ties emerged at the AGM when president Shashank Manohar informed the meeting that the BCCI had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play a two-Test and five-match one-day series in the United Arab Emirates in December 2015. “We are committed to playing […]

Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar will be the new BCCI representative at the International Cricket Council. He will replace former BCCI president N. Srinivasan who was elected the first chairman of the ICC in June 2014. “By virtue of being the BCCI president at the ICC, Manohar will take over as chairman of the ICC,’’ […]

Ajinkya Rahane, the India cricket team batsman, has been awarded for his consistency as he has been included in Grade A in the list of annual player contracts announced by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for 2015-16. Meanwhile, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Suresh Raina, who were Grade A-contracted players for 2014-15, have been moved to Grade B. Ravindra […]