Google CEO Sunder Pichai on Thursday said he wanted to be a cricketer in childhood liking legends like Sunil Gavaskar in his growing years. “I did dream of being a cricketer like so many Indians. I used to be a huge fan of (Sunil) Gavaskar when he was playing and later, Sachin (Tendulkar) when he […]
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Awaiting government nod for Pakistan series: BCCI to Giles Clarke
Lahore, Dec 16 (IANS) : Former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke has been told by the Indian cricket board authorities they are waiting for the government approval for a series against Pakistan in Sri Lanka. Giles has played the role of a facilitator for the resumption of India-Pakistan cricketing ties, holding […]
Australia hires former Indian player for their ICC WT20 2016 preparation
Australia has stepped up their preparation for World T20 which is about five months away from now. They signed former Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram, who will help their preparation for the ICC World T20 2016 in India, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday. Sriram had played eight ODIs for India between 2000 and 2004. He already […]
CLT20 should be reinstated – Brad Haddin
Former Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has spoken firmly in support of the now defunct Champions League T20. The multi lateral tournament, where top T20 franchises from across the globe competed, was terminated abruptly after facing losses in broadcasting. However, the former captain of the Sydney Sixers has said that its time to give the tournament […]
Stats: List of Top 5 bowlers in ODIs in 2015
In earlier times, cricket used to be more batsman’s game. Bowlers were not given that support or encouragement that batsmen were given. But since the change in rules in 2014-15, bowlers received a bit of advantage so that the game could be a fair one. Since then, though, we have seen bowlers making a significant […]
5 talented fast bowlers who can make debut for India in 2016!
Fast bowling in India is a problem for quite a while now. The current Indian team has good pacers which include Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. These bowlers have been in the Indian team for the past 3 to 4 years. The Indian team has a lot of talented bowlers in Ranji […]
Stats: List of batsmen who scored 2500-plus Test runs in a calendar year
New Zealand’s recently concluded Test against Sri Lanka saw their star batsman Kane Williamson go past 1000 runs in Test cricket in a calendar year. Combining those to his ODI and T20 international runs this year, Williamson obtains the rare distinction of scoring over 2500 runs in a calendar year. Williamson has had a successful […]
Hopeful of Atletico turnaround in ISL, says Ganguly
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Former India cricket captain and Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) co-owner Sourav Ganguly on Monday said he is still hopeful that his side will make a comeback of sorts to beat Chennaiyin FC and get into the final of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament on December 20. In the first […]
Shami is back again after eight months against Raina's Uttar Pradesh
Exactly, after a span of eight months and sixteen days Mohammed Shami is all set to return to 22 yards with his deadly Yorkers and suddenly launched short-pitched bouncers in Bengal’s crucial Vijay Hazare Trophy tie against Uttar Pradesh in Rajkot. The rookie fast bowler from Bengal had participated in a competitive match last in […]
44 year old Matthew Hayden takes a blinder off Andrew Flintoff’s ball
The Legends of cricket have hurdled in Perth to play a match for amusement during West Australia’s annual Cricket Festival on Friday 11 December 2015. Adam Gilchrist led Australia XI was comprised off legendary Australia cricketers and one of the finest all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and West Indies batting great Brian Lara. The match was played […]