St. John’s (Antigua), Nov 11 (IANS) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) decided to reinstate Phil Simmons as head coach of their senior team after he apologised for criticising team selection. Simmons, 52, was suspended in September for questioning the continued omissions of all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard. He had alleged outside interference in the […]
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Eoin Morgan eager for international return
England’s limited overs captain Eoin Morgan is excited for his return to the national side, after last playing against Australia in the ODI’s in September. Morgan, who was injured against Australia after getting hit by a bouncer from Mitchell Starc, is now completely fit, and raring to go against Pakistan in UAE. Morgan spoke about […]
No chance of cricket against Pakistan with terror attacks – Kirti Azad
Former Indian bowler Kirti Azad has lashed out against the likely resumption of the India – Pakistan cricket ties. Azad, a member of the governing BJP, said that with terror attacks taking place in India mainly due to Pakistan, it wasn’t right to play cricket against them. Apart from his views over the much-loved rivalry, […]
Ramesh Powar retires from competitive cricket
Former Team India off-spinner Ramesh Powar, who represented team India in 2 tests and 31 ODI international matches, bid adieu to competitive cricket following an eminent 15 year old career. Although he could not glitter on the international forum with only 6 test wickets. all against Bangladesh and 34 ODI scalps, his 442 first class […]
Salute to 5 unsung heroes of Indian cricket
The Indian cricket has seen some great cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman represent the Indian team for a long time and also played in domestic cricket simultaneously. But there are few other cricketers in the country that did not get many chances to play for the Indian team because […]
Cricket All Stars: Five legends who rolled back the years of golden days at Citi Field, New York
Cricket All Stars: Five legends who rolled back the years golden days at Citi Field, New York The legend has rolled back the years at the Citi Field. Among the 22 stars in the electric atmosphere at Citi Field five former cricketers have displayed their master class. Ricky Ponting has scripted a 6 wicket victory […]
All Star Cricket: Top 10 legends whom we missed
All-Star Cricket: Top 10 legends whom we missed Twenty-two legends, who played sporting two new colours, have taken the Citi Field baseball ground in New York to reminiscence us about the nostalgia. The best of the blokes were batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and spin wizard Shane Warne who has planned this tournament banking on the […]
PCB confirm receiving day and night cricket Test proposal
Lahore, Nov 7 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday confirmed that it has received a proposal from Cricket Australia (CA) to play a Test match under lights next summer. Pakistan is due to tour Australia for a three-match Test series during the 2016-17 summer, while the first ever day-night Test match will be held […]
All-star cricket meant to have fun and inspire others: Tendulkar
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) Joining issue with former Australian captain Ian Chappell, India’s master blaster Sachin Tendulkar says the All-Star 20Twenty Series in America is meant to “have fun and inspire others” as well as globalise the game. “Once you retire, doesn’t mean you never pick up a cricket bat. You are picking up […]
Cricket: 5 special occasions when national holidays were declared in Indian subcontinent
England had sprinkled the seed of cricket in South East Asia in the 19th century. The game has become a religion in the Indian subcontinent when one country divided into three. In 1947 when the northwestern part of India parted way from India to become a separate nation the implication over entire subcontinent was unbearable. […]