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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 […]

New Delhi: The BCCI on Tuesday named Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik as replacement for injured Wriddhiman Saha for the third cricket Test against South Africa. Karthik is expected to join the team ahead of the final Test at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Dinesh Karthik as replacement […]

Cape Town: South Africa coach Ottis Gibson has warned his team that India may prove to be tough opponents during the upcoming three-match Test series. “They are currently ranked number one and they’ve got a lot of world class players and world class players aren’t just world class in their own back yards,” Gibson told the […]

Kabul: Praising the BCCI’s decision to host Afghanistan for their first ever Test match against India, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Atif Mashal on Monday called it a historic moment for his country. “I would like to thank @BCCI for a fruitful meeting in which we agreed that Afghanistan will play its inaugural Test match […]

New Delhi: The second session of the third and final Test match between India and Sri Lanka was halted for a few minutes after concerns over the poor air quality here on Sunday, forcing the Lankans to wear anti-pollution masks. The visiting Sri Lankan players wore masks while fielding after the lunch session on the […]

New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli along with his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni and head coach Ravi Shastri is expected to meet the Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai this week to discuss a possible pay hike for cricketers, according to sources. Earlier this year, the Indian cricketers saw their annual basic deals doubled […]

Kochi: In what could be a shocking blow to former Indian pacer S. Sreesanth, a division bench of the Kerala high court on Tuesday upheld the appeal made by the BCCI against the earlier single bench verdict that lifted the life ban on the bowler in August this year. The division bench of Chief Justice […]

Kolkata: The Finance Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recommended creation of a Rs 50 crore fund for Infrastructure Development for the North East States, an official said on Monday. “I have been given to understand that the Finance Committee of the BCCI has recommended to allocate a separate […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the schedule of Sri Lanka’s tour of India to be held from November 16 to December 24. The tour will feature three Test matches, three One-Day Internationals (ODI) and as many Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). The visitors will start with a warm-up […]

Kolkata: The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the BCCI on Thursday informed the state cricket associations that the board would reimburse the expenses incurred by them in organising domestic tournaments. In an e-mail communiqué to the state associations, the CoA said the step was being taken to ensure the interest of cricket was […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday included Axar Patel in place of fellow left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja in the 15-man national squad for the last two One-Day Internationals (ODI) against Australia. Jadeja had not played the first three matches of the ongoing five-match series. India have already taken an […]

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that India will play Tests, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during a tour of South Africa starting from January 5, 2018. “India will play South Africa in a three-match ‘Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela’ Test series, six-match One-Day International series followed by three […]