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  The West Bengal government has decided to allot new plots for construction of cricket ground, football academy and indoor stadiums, to promulgate sporting events in the state. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that they were ready to give land to Cricket Association of Bengal(CAB) to develop a cricket stadium in Rajarhat, at the Khel […]

Dubai, Nov 30 (IANS) India’s off-spinner Ashwin jumped three places to his career-best second spot among the Test bowlers after he took 12 wickets in India’s 124-run win over South Africa in Nagpur, while his teammates Amit Mishra and Ravindra Jadeja also gained places in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings released on Monday. […]

Dubai, Nov 30 (IANS) Following the third Testbetween Australia and New Zealand which concluded in Adelaide on Sunday, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson on Monday hailed the successful debut of day-night Test cricket, saying that it is a concept which can greatly enhance the traditional format of the game. “The inaugural day-night […]

Prestigious cricket magazine and website Wisden Almanac has released the list of cricketers who played impactful innings in the history of Test cricket. It made two lists of 20 cricketers –both bowlers and batsmen- who have played match winning innings in the history of international cricket. Surprisingly the list of impact batsmen in Test cricket does […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday banned West Indian spin wizard Sunil Narine with immediate effect from bowling. The international cricket governing body after announcing the result of biomechanical bowling  test of Narine has taken the legal action. The mystery off-spinner was reported after the West Indies’ third ODI match against Sri Lanka in […]

Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from international cricket in 2012. It was an emotional moment for thousands of Indian fans. Sachin Tendulkar had a special moment in the dressing room as the current Indian Test captain Virat Kohli gave him something. Virat said, “I want you to have this”, grabbing Tendulkar by […]

Shahid Afridi became the highest wicket taker in T20 cricket by taking 3 wickets in yesterday’s T20 match against England in Dubai. Shahid Afridi has been playing T20 cricket for a long time. He has now 86 wickets in 86 matches. Shahid Afridi took the wickets of Alex Hales, Jason Roy and James Vince to […]

Ravichandran Ashwin has spun out South Africa as the Indian spinner has taken 7 wickets in the second innings and 12 in the match in the third Test of the four-match series at Jamtha, Nagpur. India handed South Africa a 124 runs loss in three days to win the series 2-0. India victory against South Africa […]

After seeing the pitches resembling cart-tracks for the India-South Africa Test series, the International Cricket Council (ICC) may seriously consider doing away with the toss and giving the visiting teams the option of batting first in the sub-continent. Likewise, the sub-continent teams playing on the bouncy pitches in England, Australia and South Africa and seaming […]

Adelaide, Nov 26 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) will on Friday stage the sport’s first day-night Test match, a bold experiment which the sport’s authorities around the world hope will breathe new life into the dying five-day format. The match – the third Test between Australia and New Zealand – will be played at the Adelaide […]