Over the years, the former Indian captain, MS Dhoni has been defined as the epitome of composure and calmness. However, there was one instance when the composed character lost his cool and threatened a player to kill. This came during the England tour of 2014, when the tussle between the Ravindra Jadeja and speedster James […]
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BCCI Pays Salary to India A, Under-19 Coach Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid, the Head Coach of India A and Under-19 team, has been paid his professional fee for the month of February by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The veteran batsman has been paid an amount of INR 40,50,000 for his services to nurse the youngsters. The amount is same as what […]
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Aashish Kapoor named in BCCI’s Junior Selection Committee
Mumbai, April 4: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced that Aashish Kapoor has replaced Venkatesh Prasad in its three-member All-India Junior Selection Committee. A former off-spinner, Kapoor played four Tests and 17 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), including the 1996 ICC World Cup. The 47-year-old has also played 128 first-class games and […]
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IPL 2018: Yuvraj Singh Confirms Virender Sehwag’s Comeback
Amidst speculations of Virender Sehwag making his comeback for Kings XI Punjab as a player, Yuvraj Singh has confirmed the news. Yuvraj, a member of Kings XI Punjab, confirmed Sehwag would be in action for the first game of the league. Here is what he wrote – Yes @virendersehwag has been working very hard in […]
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Remember this International cricketer turned public speaker??
Remember the famous 1999 World Cup game between Zimbabwe and India sans Sachin Tendulkar. Zimbabwe, batting first scored at a rate of over 5 runs per over with the help of some alluring display of batting by the Flower brothers posted a target of 253 for India in 46 overs ( revised target ) . […]
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Here’s The Daily Sports Round Up From Around The Globe On 3rd March 2018
Here is Sportzwiki’s daily news round-up, featuring top sports news from around the world, on 3rd March 2018. Here’s all the news from sporting events like cricket, football, tennis and snooker which took over the attention of all the sports enthusiasts. England beat New Zealand in thriller: Kane Williamson’s unbeaten 112 went in vain […]
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India U-19 Squad For World Cup To Be Named Tomorrow
The Venkatesh Prasad-led junior selection panel will announce the India U19 squad for the Junior World Cup tomorrow (December 3), a report in TOI suggests. Currently, India Blue and Sri Lanka Board President’s XI players are playing the final of the U19 Challenger Trophy, and the performances of players in the tournament will be the […]
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Harbhajan Singh Was a More Attacking Bowler than Ashwin – Matthew Hayden
Former Australia legendary opening batsman Matthew Hayden is of the opinion that Ravichandran Ashwin’s Test record is simply phenomenal, but Harbhajan Singh in his prime had to shoulder more responsibility than Ashwin, as he didn’t have a good pace bowling brigade to back him up. Hayden feels that the current crop of Indian fast bowlers […]
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Another Indian pacer Ankit Rajpoot Ties Knot
It has been a wedding week for the Indian cricketers and especially for the fast bowlers as Zaheer Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar got married to their longtime girlfriend on the same day. And now Ankit Rajpoot, the right-arm pacer from Uttar Pradesh got into the same league of newlywed couples as he tied the knot […]
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The Term Headmaster Kept Coming Back To Me: Anil Kumble
During Anil Kumble’s stint as the Head Coach of the Indian cricket team, reports suggested that he was extra possessive and treated players like school children, turning himself into a headmaster. Players even complained about the same to BCCI, and in the end, it was Kumble who left the job, after the end of his contract. (Read Here: […]