2016 Under 19 World Cup in Bangladesh is just six months away, but Indian colts are without meaningful competition for almost 17 months now. There is a proposal to for tri-series in September but BCCI has still not finalised it. Amitabh Choudhary , the joint secretary of BCCI, convened the junior cricket committee will take […]
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Interesting facts about Eden Gardens, the host of World T20 2016 final
Eden Gardens the historic cricket grounds, which is known for its spontaneous spectator and colossal size, will host the ICC tournament final for the second time in its history. The first times it hosted the World Cup final was in 1987 in which Australia ring the bell of their domination in international cricket as they […]
Harbhajan says he suffered a 'jolt' when axed from team
Harbhajan Singh, India’s most successful off spinner in Test cricket, has opened up on the difficult time he spent when not part of the team’s plans for the major part of four years. Terming his initial axing from the Test and ODI squads in the second half of 2011 as “a jolt”, the veteran offie […]
BCCI ditched prestigious Duleep Trophy from its annual calendar
BCCI to do away with the 50 year old prestigious inter-zonal competition Duleep Trophy due to packed schedule of domestic and international cricket. The tournament had served as a platform to select team for national team before the international tour. The BCCI’s 2015-16 domestic calendar, released today by the Board which boasted in the media release […]
We are not a second String Side: Robin Uthappa
Indian wicket-keeper Robin Uthappa has come out and said that it is unfair to call the team that is currently playing Zimbabwe as a second string side. He said that there will be a pool of about 25 players who deserve to play for the national team. But since the maximum limit is 15 or […]
Explosive device found near Brad Haddin’s home “random”: Australia police
Australian police Saturday, July 18, said a suspicious item, believed to be a crude improvised explosive device, found near the Sydney home of cricketer Brad Haddin appeared to have been left there randomly. Brad Haddin, who is touring England with Australian squad, had withdrawn himself from the Lord’s Test citing family reason. He reportedly bought […]
Breaking: Mohammad Hafeez banned from bowling for 12 months
Pakistan All- Rounder Mohammad Hafeez has been banned from bowling for 12 months after having an independent assessment on his action at the Sri Ramachandra University at Chennai. The 34 year old bowling action came into question again during the first test match against Sri Lanka and was recommended to undergo independent assessment over his bowling […]
R Ashwin quips 'If there is a 15-degree rule to be used as an advantage, why should I lag behind?'
On a day when Mohammad Hafiz is banned from international cricket for second time in his career for chucking for twelve months, Indian offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who is one of the few offspinners in world cricket with a clean action, admits that the need to use the allowed 15-degree flex in the modern game even though he […]
New faces of IPL – The 5 teams that can be formed and join IPL
Black day in Indian Cricket as Indian Premier League got affected by the curses like fixing, which caused Meiyappan and Raj Kundra lifetime ban from cricket and both the teams Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals a ban for two years. But as Rajiv Shukla declared that there are gonna be 8 teams in the […]
Brendon McCullum urged David Warner to show respect to opponent players
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum slammed Australia opener David Warner for not acknowledging Joe Root’s first innings Cardiff century. McCullum said that Warner “might look back on his career and have a few regrets about the way he carries on”, but, he “needs to show more respect” to the opponent players. In a column for […]