Rohit gives India injury scare, gets hit on thigh during practice

New Delhi (IANS) Stand-in India skipper Rohit Sharma on Friday gave the hosts an injury scare ahead of the first T20I against Bangladesh after he was hit on the thigh during practice session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Rohit, who was getting…

Love of people makes you grateful: Ganguly

Bengaluru (IANS) Newly-appointed BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is overwhelmed by the love his fans have bestowed upon him and has in return expressed his gratitude.

On Wednesday, Ganguly was in the Karnataka capital where he met his former…

Anushka describes Engineer's 'cups of tea' charge as 'ill intended lies'

Mumbai / New Delhi (IANS) Bollywood actress and Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli's wife, Anushka Sharma, posted a long tweet on Thursday, reacting to claims by India cricket legend Farokh Engineer that all that the BCCI Selectors did during…

'Dew won't be an issue in India-Bangladesh Day-Night Test'

Kolkata (IANS) India's first-ever Day-Night Test, slated to be played against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens, is likely to have an early start which will eliminate the dew factor to a considerable degree, said local curator Sujan Mukherjee.

Conversations that took place between Shakib & alleged bookie

Dubai (IANS) Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib-al-Hasan has been handed a two-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for failing to report corrupt approaches made to him on multiple occasions since late 2017.

Shakib, who has been found…

Army blade runner eyes Tokyo 2020 after golden run

New Delhi (IANS) An Army soldier, who lost his left leg in a mine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in 2008, has made India proud by bagging three gold medals at the recently concluded Military World Games in China.

The…

Heat on Karim as BCCI may turn to Kookaburra or Dukes for pink ball

New Delhi (IANS) As chief of the technical committee, Sourav Ganguly had time and again proposed the idea of playing with the pink ball in domestic cricket so that players are prepared when the time comes to play Day-Night Tests. And life has indeed…

Verstappen takes pole position at Mexican GP

Mexico City (IANS) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) triumphed here in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix (GP), posting a tremendous final lap to take pole position.

The Dutchman, who has won the event at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez here in…

BCCI wants to hold first day-night Test at Eden Gardens: BCB

New Delhi (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would like the second Test of the upcoming series between India and Bangladesh to be a day-night Test, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

In that case, the iconic…

Go, grab your moment: Gambhir tells Samson

New Delhi (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir is elated with the selection of Sanju Samson for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh and has asked the wicketkeeper-batsman to grab the "long overdue" opportunity with both…