The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),on Monday(May 1), recommended Cheteshwar Pujara and Harmanpreet Kaur for the prestigious Arjuna Awards, to be given in August 2017. “The names have been forwarded to the Ministry of Sports. Both have been exceptional performers during last season and were a unanimous choice from our end,” a senior office-bearer told PTIon Monday.
» Read moreSouth Africa Women captain Dane van Niekerk will be out of action for ‘four to six weeks’ following a foot injury, Cricket South Africa revealed on Tuesday (May 2). Niekerk, who suffered a Type 1 tear of the plantar capsule, has therefore been ruled out of the quadrangular ODI series at home – also featuring India, Ireland and Zimbabwe – […]
» Read moreAndrew Tye, the Gujarat Lions pace bowler, has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2017 with a dislocated shoulder. Tye injured his shoulder while trying to field a ball during Gujarat Lions’ match against Mumbai Indians on Saturday. The Australian was immediately taken off the field and did not take any part in the game. He was rushed […]
» Read moreRailways opener Punam Raut has been recalled to the ODI side for the quadrangular series in South Africa, also featuring Ireland and Zimbabwe, starting May 7. Senior pacer Jhulan Goswami will also be making her national comeback after missing the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Sri Lanka due to a shoulder injury. Tushar Arothe, the newly appointed coach […]
» Read moreSri Lanka have hired former South Africa paceman Allan Donald as a bowling consultant to help with their preparations for June’s Champions Trophy, the cricket board announced on Sunday. Donald was expected to take charge as the assistant coach at English county side Kent who have agreed to release him for a two-month stint with SLC’s pace coaching unit, Sri […]
» Read morePV Shashikanth, the former Karnataka batsman, has been appointed as the new head coach of the state side, the Karnataka State Cricket Association announced. While Shashikanth will replace J Arunkumar, KSCA have also appointed former batsman GK Anil Kumar as the new assistant coach in place of Mansur Ali Khan. “They (Shashikanth and Anil Kumar) have been coaches of various […]
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