Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Sunday congratulated the Indian cricket team for its win over Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy, terming it a “significant” victory. Defending champions India launched their campaign in the tournament with a 124-run victory over Pakistan in Birmingham. “It’s a significant victory for the Indian team. I am very happy and I congratulate each and […]
» Read moreLance Klusener, who coached Lyca Kovai Kings in the first edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League, is set to return for the second edition of the tournament as well. “I thoroughly enjoyed the experience last year. I thought the quality of the tournament was top class. If we can build on that in the coming seasons, then we will be […]
» Read moreSameer Dighe, the former India wicketkeeper-batsman, was named Mumbai coach for the forthcoming domestic season, on Friday (June 2). Dighe will succeed Chandrakant Pandit, who piloted Mumbai to the Ranji Trophy title during the 2015-16 season and under his tenure, the Mumbai side also reached the final of the premier domestic competition last season. The Dilip Vengsarkar-led Mumbai Cricket Association’s […]
» Read moreThe West Indies Cricket Board, on Wednesday (May 31), changed its name to Cricket West Indies, Johnny Grave, the new chief executive, announced. In addition, the team will now be called Windies. “Cricket West Indies better reflects how the organisation operates, as there are many different stakeholders who we work in partnership with, under the unifying aim of improving cricket […]
» Read moreHistorian Ramachandra Guha, appointed by the Supreme Court as one of the four administrators of BCCI, on Thursday informed the court that he had resigned from the post due to personal reasons. A vacation bench of Justices M M Shantanagoudar and Deepak Gupta was informed by Guha’s counsel that he had tendered his resignation on May 28 to Vinod Rai, […]
» Read moreCricketer Gautam Gambir who decided to bear the educational expenses of the children of slain CRPF personnel in Sukhma, former Indian hockey player Ajit Pal Nandal on Wednesday adopted 21 girl students classes from VI to XII of a government school in his native Bohar village in the district. Nandal said he would take care of their education, train them […]
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