New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai, who heads the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) of the BCCI, said on Thursday that the new panel is committed to bring cricket to the doorsteps of the fans in its “undiluted form”. Rai, who along with former India women’s team captain […]
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Nic Maddinson Back For New South Wales After Indefinite Break From Cricket
Australia’s Nic Maddinson is finally back to training with his domestic side New South Wales Blues after taking an indefinite break from cricket (due to personal reasons) last week. Maddinson, who missed the game against Queensland in the first-class competition, trained in Sydney with his NSW teammates before missing out on batting practice due to […]
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Adam Voges All Set To Bring Curtains Down On International Career
Australia batsman Adam Voges has hinted he is all set to bring curtains down on his international career. Speaking a day before leading Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI against Sri Lanka at Canberra, the 37-year old said that it would be his last game against an international team. “This will be it for me,” Voges said. “I’m certainly […]
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Six Associate Cricketers Named In Final IPL Players’ Auction List 2017
A total of 351 players have made it to the final list for the 10th edition of IPL Players’ Auction 2017, to be held in Bengaluru on February 20. The list has six associate players, which include five from Afghanistan and one from United Arab Emirates (UAE). The five players from Afghanistan are Rashid Khan, […]
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Nasir Jamshed Suspended From All Forms Of Cricket
Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed has been provisionally suspended from all forms of cricket for violating the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) anti-corruption code. The left-handed batsman, who shot to fame after scoring two consecutive centuries in India during the 2012-13 series, last played for Pakistan in the 2015 World Cup. The 27-year-old has appeared in 48 ODIs, […]
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Bangladesh Lack Temperament For Test Cricket: Nazmul Hasan Papon
Nazmul Hasan Papon, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President, expressed Test cricket is important for teams like Bangladesh and has vowed to put all his efforts in improving the national side in the longer format of cricket before stating about his board’s relationship with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). “Our main issue is […]
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South Africa Cricketers Face Prospect Of Fines, Jail Time
The last couple of years have been extremely turbulent for South Africa’s cricket fraternity. The targets, ensured to have a certain number of colored players within the starting XI of a team, had its impact as individuals were selected based on their racial background and not the merit on display. As a result, several individuals, […]
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Watch: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Gives Wicketkeeping Tips To Aspiring Cricketer
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is finally a relieved man now. After leading one of the most demanding cricket teams in the world for almost a decade, the 35-year-old stepped down from captaincy earlier this year. He had already retired from Test cricket in 2014 that has allowed him to spend majority of his time away from […]
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SW Exclusive: “Pakistan Is Cricket Frenzy Nation; Ball Is In India’s Court,” Says Najam Sethi On Bilateral Ties
After a roaring success in the inaugural edition, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is gearing up for its second edition in the United Arab Emirates from February 9. The PSL has added a new twist as the final to be played in Pakistan in a memorable return for elite cricket in Pakistan. However, it will […]
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Reverse Sweep: Virat Kohli Cover Star For 2017 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac
The 154th overall edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac has adorned Virat Kohli’s as its cover which will be published on April 6. Kohli was honoured after his prolific form as a Test skipper and a batsman in 2016 calendar year. The Delhi-born Kohli scored seven hundreds and 13 fifties in 2016. Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack editor […]