Category: Sports

Former Tamil Nadu left-handed batsman R. Raghavan passed away here on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 82. Representing the State side in the 50s, Raghavan played 15 matches making 384 runs with a highest score of 79. He played against visiting overseas sides such as a team from Commonwealth and represented Mambalam Mosquitos in the first division league with […]

Aaron Finch has been named Australia’s captain for the three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, set to start on February 17. His appointment was recommended by Cricket Australia’s (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) and endorsed by CA’s Board of Directors. “It’s very exciting to be back and leading the side in Steve’s absence,” Finch said after his appointment on […]

Vikramajit Sen, the former Supreme Court judge, has been appointed as the administrator of the Delhi and and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA), the Delhi High Court announced on Monday (January 30). Sen will take over from Mukul Mugdal, who according to the Press Trust of India, didn’t not wish to continue. Sen worked as a Supreme Court judge from 2012 […]

Durham seamer Mark Wood and Northamptonshire left-arm spinner Graeme White have been added to the England Lions squad for the five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka A which begins in March. Wood, currently in South Africa as part of England’s Pace Programme, will join the squad to further increase his workload after recuperation from ankle surgery last year and White […]

The Supreme Court on Monday appointed a committee of four administrators headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai to manage the affairs of world’s richest cricket body BCCI after its president and other top office bearers were barred from cricket administration. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud directed that the committee […]