New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Indian cricket team’s recently concluded home season of 13 Tests recorded one of the highest television viewership, the official broadcasters claimed on Wednesday. According to official broadcasters Star Sports, the 13 Tests — which comprised home series against New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia — recorded a total of […]
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Isa Guha Appointed As First Woman Member For Professional Cricketers Association
Cricketer-turned-broadcaster Isa Guha has become the first female member of the Professional Cricketers’ Association in England and Wales as she will play the role of non-executive director for the union of players. The members of the PCA feel Guha will further add the experience to connect England’s national female cricketers with the association, who has […]
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Cricket Makes You Cry More Than It Makes You Laugh: Shahid Afridi
Former Pakistan skipper and hard-hitting sensation in his recent interview to International Cricket Council’s 360 programme remarked current Pakistan limited-overs Captain Sarfraz Ahmed is an aggressive player that the country would like to have for the long run in a bid to work on the right team combination. Afridi added Azhar Ali’s successor has to work […]
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END OF A LONG INNINGS: Former Sri Lankan Cricketer Bertie Wijesinhe Passes Away
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Bertie Wijesinghe, who represented Ceylon in the pre-Test era, passed away on Saturday at the age of 96. Wijesinhe, an allrounder who bowled off spin and medium pace, represented S Thomas’ College Mt Lavinia from 1936 to 1939. He then moved to SSC and played for Ceylon in the pre-Test era. […]
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The Target Is To Play Test Cricket For Afghanistan, Says Rashid Khan!
Rashid Khan was in the news prior IPL 10 due to his excellent international performance for his national team, Afghanistan. He also was one of the costliest buy this IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad camp. Among all the buzzes and limelights, being the only player in history from Afghanistan to play in IPL, he never lost […]
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Bollywood Celebrities Defeat MPs In T20 Cricket Match
Dharamshala, April 8 (IANS) Mumbai Heroes, captained by actor Bobby Deol, coasted to an easy win over the MPs XI, led by Lok Sabha member and former BCCI President Anurag Thakur, in a T20 cricket match held here on Saturday as a part of TB Free India Summit. The goodwill cricket match was the part […]
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Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Is a Guardian Of Bangladesh Cricket: Mushfiqur Rahim
Following the retirement announcement from Bangladesh’s limited-overs skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza in Twenty20 Internationals, the national team Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on Saturday has effusively praised the fast bowler for uniting and shaping up the team in the recent past when it was struggling before adding he has no able replacement. “He is not only […]
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Viv Richards Terms West Indies Cricket Board Members “Arrogant” And Equally Responsible For Decline
Batting legend Viv Richards has blasted the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), members for showing the “arrogance” to players before adding they are responsible for the decline of cricket in the region as many experienced campaigners had refused to sign the central contracts. “When you have an arrogant administrative unit, guys are going to pick and […]
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Misbah-ul-Haq Announces Retirement From Test Cricket
Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, on Thursday (March 6) announced his retirement from the longest format of the game. The veteran batsman will hang his boots after the conclusion of the upcoming three-match Test series against the West Indies. The 42-year old batsman had taken the captaincy of Pakistan team when it was going through one of its […]
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BCCI Requests Cricket South Africa To Extend The Availability of Their Players
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has expressed confidence that Cricket South Africa (CSA) would allow its players to stay in the IPL for an extended period of time. The BCCI has been on the bargaining mode after CSA initially announced that it would allow its players only up to May 7. […]