This team can be a better Test unit than any in past: Shastri
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Newly-appointed Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri on Wednesday predicted that the current team led by Virat Kohli can be a better Test unit than any Indian team of the past. Shastri, who served as the Team Director from 2014-2016, on Tuesday returned as the head coach of the side […]
India skipper Mithali Raj sets ODI world record
July 12, 2017 India skipper Mithali Raj sets a world record by becoming the highest run-getter in women’s ODI cricket. She scored 6002 runs in 164 innings to beat Charlotte Edwards’ record. Raj, 34, is often dubbed as the Sachin Tendulkar of women’s cricket. The right-handed batswoman has been a prolific run-scorer and averages a […]
Shastri appointed India head coach till 2019 ICC World Cup
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri was on Tuesday named the Indian cricket team’s new head coach till the 2019 ICC World Cup. The decision was announced by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising former captains Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and veteran batting star V.V.S. Laxman on Tuesday, after the BCCI’s […]
BCCI postpones announcement of new coach
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday decided to postpone the selection of a new coach for the national team by a few days. Lalchand Rajput, Virender Sehwag, Richard Pybus, Ravi Shastri and Tom Moody were the candidates who were interviewed […]
5 things India did wrong to lose the one-off T20I
10 July 2017 India lost the one-off T20I against the West Indies last night. Badly. It was the World T20 semi-final all over again as the Men in Blue put up a below par score that was still worth giving a fight, and one West Indian just got stuck into the visitors’ bowling and decimated. […]
ICC Test Rankings: Ashwin, Jadeja maintain top slots, Pujara, Kohli stay at 4th and 5th
July 10, 2017 India’s spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin continued to sit at the top two positions in the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings, released on Monday. Jadeja is heading the table with 898 points while Ashwin is placed at the second spot with 865 points but none of the other Indian bowlers […]
Sri Lanka get ready for home series against India
India will tour Sri Lanka for a full series beginning with a Test match at Galle from July 26, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Friday. The number one test team in the official rankings, Virat Kohli-led India will play three Tests, five one-dayers and one Twenty20 International against their neighbours. Colombo will host the […]
Kohli breaks Tendulkar’s record of most ODI centuries in chases
July 7- Indian captain Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s record for scoring most ODI hundreds in chases. While the Little Master took 232 innings to score 17 hundreds, he has taken just 102 innings to score 18 ODI tons while batting second. He surpassed Tendulkar’s record for most hundreds in chases during the fifth and final One-Day […]
Vijay Goel says Sports Ministry backs AIFF’s interest in hosting U-20 FIFA World Cup in 2019
New Delhi: Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Thursday backed AIFF’s expression of interest to host the Under-20 FIFA World Cup in 2019, saying the ministry will always encourage hosting of international tournaments in the country. Bracing up to organise the U-17 World Cup in October, AIFF president Praful Patel recently said that they would be happy […]
Wayne Rooney linked with return to Everton
London (AFP) – England and Manchester United’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney could be set for a return to Everton, the club where he made his name, according to the British media. The 31-year-old who flourished at Everton — bursting onto the scene as a teenager and scoring 15 goals in 67 appearances — has become […]
