Tag: Ganguly

"I got a call from him saying his father was being too strict with him and that he needed to be taken away. That's when I called Rahul (Dravid) and told him that it was time for him to join the national team," said the BCCI president while pulling Dravid's leg.

New Delhi: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly rated the current Australian selection process as the “lowest ever” while responding to ex-captain Steve Waugh’s predicted playing XI for the fourth and final Test, starting Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). “Australian cricket selection at its lowest ever .. greats have to put teams in their […]

New Delhi: A newly formed Indian Premier League franchise — Delhi Capitals — has performed exceptionally well in the IPL and have grabbed the second spot in the points-table. The Shreyas Iyer-led side looks to seal a play-off berth and also clinch the title. Everything is new in this Delhi side — the management, players […]

New Delhi: Six punishing years and a name change later, Delhi Capitals have finally qualified for the playoffs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Their 16-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday sealed their place in the knockout stages of the tournament in the 12th edition of the IPL. Delhi last made it to […]

New Delhi: Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Monday turned 47 and social media websites were flooded with birthday wishes for the ‘Bengal Tiger’. Virender Sehwag, who played alongside Ganguly, wished him in his unique witty style. “Happy Birthday to a 56″ captain, Dada! 56 inch chest, 8th day of the 7th month, 8*7=56 and […]

New Delhi: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after they sent a ‘conflict of interest’ notice to Rahul Dravid. Dravid, who is currently the head of National Cricket Academy’s (NCA) operations in Bangalore, has got a notice from BCCI’s Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer Justice […]

New Delhi: The three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising of Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy on Friday re-appointed Ravi Shastri as the head coach of the Indian team till November 24, 2021. The three members marked each individual separately. While Shastri got the job, Mike Hesson came second and Tom Moody came third. […]

Jamaica: India skipper Virat Kohli is just a step away from becoming the nation’s most successful leader in the longest format of the game. If India manage to win the second and final Test of the series against West Indies, Kohli, who had equalled former India captain M.S. Dhoni’s record of 27 Test wins in […]

New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly didn’t expect Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be “picked” for the upcoming T20 Internationals against South Africa and said the team management is absolutely right in persisting with young Rishabh Pant. The 38-year-old Dhoni’s future in international cricket has been a topic of debate with the national selectors showing […]