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Bengaluru: India captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday received the Polly Umrigar Award for being the best international cricketer for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons at the annual BCCI awards. Kohli had a brilliant 2016-17 season as he went on to score 1332 runs in 13 games with an average of 74. In the limited overs […]

Kuala Lumpur: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s all-round show helped India notch up their second successive win in the women’s Asia Cup as the women-in-blue defeated Thailand by 66 runs at the Royal Selangor Club here on Monday. After firing a 17-ball unbeaten 27 runs, Kaur starred with her off-spin, scalping three wickets at the cost of […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has slapped a penalty of Rs 121 crore on BCCI, its former Chairman N. Srinivasan, former Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi and others for alleged violation of the FEMA during second edition of the cash-rich Twenty-20 cricket tournament in South Africa. An official said […]

Mumbai: Dousing the debate between age and experience, Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni put “fitness” ahead of any other factor for success. As his side lifted the third Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday, hammering Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets, he opined that its the fitness of players which matters the most. […]

Melbourne: Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has hoped that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will agree to play a day-night Test in Adelaide when the Virat Kohli-led side tours Down Under later this year. CA released its full summer international schedule on Monday but could not confirm it will continue […]

Kolkata:  India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik will be part of the ICC World XI which will take on the West Indies in a charity T20 game at the Lord’s on May 31, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhury said here on Wednesday. “Hardik and Dinesh will be part of the World XI […]

Kolkata: India men’s and women’s team openers Shikhar Dhawan and Smriti Mandhana have been nominated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the prestigious Arjuna award, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhury said on Wednesday. “We have sent the communication to the Government of India,” Chaudhury told reporters. Dhawan is currently playing […]

Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) technical committee on Monday decided to stick with the SG ball for domestic tournaments while also saying that they have considered the recommendations made at the BCCI conclave for the captains and coaches recently which would now be sent before the general body for final […]

Mumbai: Star India on Thursday bagged the Indian cricket board’s international and domestic media rights for the period April 15, 2018-March 31, 2023 for Rs 6138.1 crore. The average per match cost for Star India, which overcame bids from Reliance Industries Limited, and Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited during the online auction, is Rs […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Ajit Singh as the head of its anti-corruption unit. Ajit Singh will take charge of the office ahead of 2018 season of IPL and will be based out of BCCI headquarters at Cricket Centre, Mumbai, the BCCI announced on Saturday. A 1982 Rajasthan […]

Mumbai: England completed a record chase to thrash India by seven wickets in a Women’s T20I Tri-Series match here on Sunday. Chasing a formidable target of 199 runs, England pulled off the feat in 18.4 overs. Opener Danielle Wyatt played a starring role for the visitors, smashing England’s highest ever Twenty20 individual score as she […]

Centurion: Following a historic series victory on South African soil, India will aim to continue their dominance to finish with a 5-1 record against the Proteas in the sixth One-Day International (ODI) at the SuperSport Park here on Friday. The visitors who have already pocketed the series 4-1 will be in a search to finish […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the BCCI’s response on a plea by former cricketer S. Sreesanth challenging a life time ban on him by the apex cricketing body in the wake of an alleged spot fixing scandal. Issuing the notice, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice […]

Tauranga (New Zealaland): India crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in a Group A clash to maintain their all-win record at the ICC U19 World Cup here on Friday. Left-arm apinner Anukul Sudhakar Roy spearheaded the Indian bowling effort with figures of 4/20 as Zimbabwe were dismissed for 154 runs in 48.1 overs. Openers Harvik Desai […]

Tauranga (New Zealand): India crushed minnows Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 10 wickets to register their second consecutive win in Group B of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup here on Tuesday. Left-arm spinner Anukul Roy finished 5/14 as three-time champions India completed a facile 10-wicket victory which took them closer towards qualification for the Super […]