The much-anticipated biographical film of Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has finally hit the theatres. The movie has been very well received by fans across the country and is receiving huge accolades for showing India’s most decorated skipper’s life beautifully. Well, there is no denying the fact that the audiences have thoroughly enjoyed the movie and […]
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Second Test: India lead by 339 runs against New Zealand
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) Rohit Sharma came up with a resolute knock of 82 runs on a two-paced track as India survived a top order collapse to grab the driving seat on a riveting third day of the second cricket Test against New Zealand at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday. The hosts reached 227/8 […]
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Bangladesh’s Mashrafe ‘worried’ about ankle injury
Dhaka, Oct 2 (IANS) Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza who suffered a bad fall while bowling against Afghanistan in the third and final One-Day International (ODI), hopes his injury is not serious. But he is “a bit worried” about whether he can be fit in time for the England series, beginning on October 7, reports […]
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CAB didn’t invite late Prabir Mukherjee’s family
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is celebrating the historic 250th Test match at the Eden Gardens against New Zealand but it has ignored the family of late Prabir Mukherjee. Prabir Mukherjee, who was the Eden Gardens curator for over 25 years, died at the age of 86 at his home in Kolkata in June […]
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BCCI asks ICC not to put Pakistan and India in the same group
The BCCI has requested ICC not to put India and Pakistan in the same group in international tournaments in the future. The Indian team has not played Pakistan in a bilateral series since 2009. In the 2016 ICC World T20, India and Pakistan were put in the same group. “Keeping in mind that the government […]
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Gambhir’s selection does not really make sense: Ajit Agarkar
Ever since Gautam Gambhir has been recalled into the Indian team, there has been a fierce debate on whether the southpaw should be selected in the playing eleven or not. Gambhir, who last played for India in 2014, had very bleak chances of making a comeback to the national side as the selectors had indicated […]
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Shahid Afridi says he deserve a farewell
The matter of Shahid Afridi’s retirement from T20Internationals took a new turn on Wednesday when the veteran player asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to give him a farewell match so that he could exit international arena in a befitting manner. It may be recalled that Pakistan were eliminated from this year’s World T20 following […]
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CSA announce SA’s tour itineraries of England
Cricket South Africa and England have announced the itineraries for the Proteas and the South Africa ‘A’ tours of Britain in 2017. The Proteas will play four Test matches, three One-Day Internationals and three T20 international matches against England while South Africa ‘A’ will play three ‘A’ 50 overs matches against the England Lions as […]
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Shakib Al Hasan all set to become the highest paid local player in BPL 2016
Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan is all set to become the highest paid local player in this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (2016). Playing for Dhaka Dynamites, the all-rounder is one of the seven players in the A-plus category, which includes top Bangladesh cricketers. Shakib, who recently became Bangladesh’s highest wicket-taker in One-Day Internationals, will pocket […]
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Twitterati brutally troll Bangladesh after their loss to Afghanistan
Riding on a brilliant 107-run partnership between Asghar Stanikzai and Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh in the second One-Day International (ODI) by 2 wickets to level the three-match series 1-1. The visitors came agonisingly close to defeating Bangladesh in the first ODI but a late collapse saw them eventually falling short by 7 runs. They […]