Gurugram, Jan 10 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged Indian diaspora from Haryana to “adopt” the sportspersons of the state from their early age so as to groom them. The Minister was addressing first-ever two-day Pravasi Haryana Divas that kicked off on […]
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Dhoni To Be Felicitated At India-England Eden ODI
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) India’s outgoing limited-overs team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be felicitated by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) when India play their third and final One-Day International match against England here at the Eden Gardens. Dhoni stepped down as India’s ODI and T20I captain recently. Test skipper Virat Kohli has been […]
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MS Dhoni To Continue As A Jharkhand Captain And Rising Pune Supergiants In IPL
Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, before the start of the warm-up game against England, stated at the toss that he will be captaining his Indian Premier League franchise Rising Pune Supergiants and lead his state team Jharkhand if things go as per plan for him in future. The 35-year-old wicketkeeper, Dhoni is leading India […]
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CCI Felicitates M.S. Dhoni For His Illustrious Captaincy Career
The Cricket Club of India (CCI) today felicitated M.S. Dhoni before the start of the first practice game between India A and England at CCI club. This is the last time when M.S. Dhoni is leading a team in his career as the former Indian skipper of India relinquished captaincy last week. – Felicitations in order […]
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Fans Allowed Free Entery For MS Dhoni’s Final Game As Skipper
Fans will be allowed an entry for free to see the final game of M.S. Dhoni as a skipper after The Board of Control for in India (BCCI) agreed to pay an amount of Rs. 60 Lakhs to Mumbai police, as charges for the security arrangments for the game. Earlier, there were reports that the fans […]
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5 Challenges That Remain For South Africa In 2017
Like a few other international teams, 2016 was a moderate year for South Africa, as the Proteas went through phases of highs and lows. The highs would surely comprise of winning the Test series Down Under for a successive third time, while also whitewashing the same opposition at home in a five-match ODI series. The […]
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Dhoni One Of India’s Best Captains, Says Muralitharan
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan praised Mahendra Singh Dhoni for being one of India’s best captains. Dhoni, who won the T20 and One-Day World Cups as captain in 2007 and 2011, stepped down as the skipper of the limited overs Indian teams last week. “In my long cricket career, Dhoni […]
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Confirmed: David Wiese Signs Kolpak Deal, Moves To Sussex
David Wiese has confirmed a move to Sussex county club as the 31-year old South African all-rounder has signed the Kolpak deal. He is the fourth South African player in the current time to sign Kolpak deal after Kyle Abbott, Rilee Rossouw and Merchant de Lange. Wiese has informed South African board regarding the same […]
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Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli Named In Joe Root’s All-Time Test XI
England star batsman Joe Root has selected Sachin Tendulkar and current India Test skipper Virat Kohli in his all-time Test XI. Root has chosen Alastair Cook as the skipper of his team with former England skipper Michael Vaughan opening the innings with him. “Opening the batting for me are Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook. Vaughan […]
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Mumbai Can Host U-19 Test Match Against England, Says Dilip Vengsarkar
Former India skipper and Dilip Vengsarkar feels Mumbai should take the onus of hosting the U-19 ‘Test’ match against England, which was initially scheduled to be played at Chepauk from February 13. However, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has written to the BCCI expressing their inability to host the match. The TNCA, in its letter to […]