Gary Kirsten is arguably the best coach India have ever had. Under him, the Indian team scaled unprecedented heights in all the formats. After taking the charge of the Indian team in 2008, the former South African cricketer helped India to reach the pinnacle of Test cricket in 2009. His brilliant stint with India ended […]
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India’s dream Test XI Under Sourav Ganguly
The history of a cricketing nation is divided into multiple eras. Each era is marked by a change of guard as a new leader takes over the realms of captaincy and tries to get the best out of a core group of players who form the nucleus of the side. A new leader ushers in […]
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Rohit Sharma and Rahane conferred with Arjuna Award
Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma and Rahane have been conferred with the Arjuna Award earlier today by Vijay Goel. Both of them have been consistent performers for Indian cricket team. Rahane was named in the Arjuna Award but could pick the Arjuna because he was playing in the Indian team in West Indies. Both Rohit Sharma […]
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Twitter Reaction: Virender Sehwag and others wish Balaji on his retirement
Former Indian pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday. Known for his heroics during India’s historic tour of Pakistan in 2003-04, Balaji had a very short career at the international level due to injuries. However, he was one of the most consistent performers in the domestic circuit where he represented Tamil Nadu […]
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Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan and wife escape a helicopter crash
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan had a close shave death when a helicopter that had just dropped off the all-rounder and his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir in Cox’s Bazar crashed during its return journey to Dhaka. The Bangladesh star flew to Tulip Sea Pearl Beach Resort, near Inani sea-beach for a television commercial shoot. After […]
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India stand good chance of beating NZ, England and Australia: Murali
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan on Thursday wished his one-time rival Anil Kumble good luck for India’s upcoming New Zealand series, asserting that under the new coach the hosts stood a good chance of winning not only against the Kiwis, but also against England and Australia. “Anil is very knowledgeable. […]
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Venkatesh Prasad, Mongia, Dighe among few applicants for the post of selector
This year in the month of June, the BCCI invited applications for the post of head coach of Indian cricket team; the advisement received a huge response as 57 applicants applied for the post. BCCI was surprised with such a huge response and in the end; it was Anil Kumble who emerged as the winner […]
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Australia appoint former England batsman as their new batting coach
Australia have roped in former England batsman Graham Hicks as their new batting coach for the next four seasons. He was appointed as Cricket Australia’s high-performance coach in 2013 and has now been given the role of improving Australia’s poor batting performances in overseas conditions. The 50-year old will join head coach Darren Lehmann, fielding coach […]
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MCA is infusing more young players to stregthen the reserve bench
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has come out in support of the youngsters and has urged the selectors to focus on infusing more young players. Mumbai so far has won the Ranji trophy 41 times but the transfer of players from the domestic to the International stage has seen a decrease in numbers over the years. […]
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Darren Sammy criticise WICB for sacking coach Phil Simmons
Former West Indies skipper Darren Sammy has blasted the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Wednesday after head coach Phil Simmons was sacked just a few days before the team’s departure to the United Arab Emirates for a full-fledged series which is comprised of three Twenty 20 internationals, three One-Day Internationals and two Test matches […]