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Bhubaneswar/Tauranga (New Zealand) : Australia and India will lock horns in the final game of the ongoing ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand tomorrow. The Prithvi Shaw-led Indian team has been unbeaten so far in the tourney and has also defeated Australia earlier in this World Cup by an impressive margin of […]

Bhubaneswar: It was assumed in the second test match at Centurion that the India team-management felt wicketkeeper-left hand batsman Parthiv Patel was better suited to the conditions as a batsman with his back-foot play because of which they dropped Wriddhiman Saha. In spite of captain Virat Kohli clarifying that Saha had been left out because […]

Bhubaneswar/Ranchi: After losing to the home side Jharkhand by eight wickets, Anurag Sarangi-led Odisha crashed out of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy today. Bengal and Jharkhand topped the East Zone standings with 16 and 12 points respectively. With two wins against Assam and Tripura, Odisha remained at number three with eight points. Today, Jharkhand […]

Ranchi/Bhubaneswar: Bengal defeated an inexperienced Odisha team by seven wickets in their first game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy at JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Monday. Bengal collected all the four points from this game. Bengal chased down the 158-run target in 18.4 overs with both the openers Shreevats Goswami and V […]

Cuttack: Chit fund accused Subhankar Nayak was seen among top VIPs in the BCCI Box of Barabati Stadium during India-Sri Lanka T20 match on Wednesday. The BCCI Box is reserved for top class officers, ministers, sports persons and OCA members and only those with VVIP passes are allowed to sit here. Talks are doing round […]

Mumbai: The BCCI’s selection panel inducted Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj and Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer in the India squad for the three Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) against New Zealand. Veteran Ashish Nehra has been selected only for the first T20I in New Delhi. “Iyer has been prolific across formats — in first-class, one-dayers, T20 — he’s been […]

Fast bowler S. Sreesanth has hinted that he may opt to play for another country if the lifetime ban imposed on him over allegations of spot fixing is not removed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). “BCCI has imposed the ban, not ICC. If not India, I can play for any […]

Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has expressed its inability to host domestic tournaments/matches due to lack of funding from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). As per reports, OCA was getting funds from the BCCI to organise State-level matches. However, with the interference of the Supreme Court in the functioning of […]

Cuttack: It is now official. Barabati will host an International T20 match between India and Sri Lanka on December 20 instead of its previous allotted game in November. The change in schedule and venue was made by BCCI basing on the request by Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) after the state association had expressed its ‘unwillingness’ […]

Cuttack: Hopes of cricket lovers in Odisha to enjoy a T-20 match at their home ground Barabati Stadium were dashed after Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) today expressed helplessness to organise the match scheduled for November 4. In a letter to BCCI, the State cricket body said the scheduled match between India and New Zealand is […]

Cuttack: Cricket fans in Odisha are now all set to experience the thrill of a international T20 cricket match as Barabati stadium will be hosting a match to be played between India and New Zealand on November 4. The BCCI Tours and Fixtures Committee on Tuesday finalised the upcoming scheduled for team India that will […]

Rishabh Pant had tested positive while he was staying at Southall at an acquaintance's place during the three-week break after WTC final match.

Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) will declare squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy today after the Supreme Court-appointed committed warned the Indian cricket board not to pull out of the tournament. The decision to take part in the eight-nation event, commencing from June 1, came after a […]

He sported the same demeanour as he used to years ago walking into the stadium ring. He walked just as tall, smart and confident. Though the cricketing pads, gloves and bat were no where near him,  his nonchalance in a dark blue jacket with a pocket square lent a mellowed grace to his personality. Dilip […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could come as a shocking revelation to cricket lovers in the State, the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has ‘spent’ about Rs 30 lakh in Holi and New Year bashes in the past few years. This is what the premier cricket institution has informed in written to an audit firm, as reported by […]