The talented Karnataka and Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman KL Rahul said their new coach Anil Kumble has asked them to their own decision. KL Rahul is part of the Indian squad which will visit the West Indies for a four-Test series. The squad is currently preparing at National Cricket Academy in Bangalore under the coaching […]
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Saudi Arabia unanimously elected as ICC’s 39th Associate member
Saudi Arabia have been unanimously elected as the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 39th Associate member. The decision was taken during ICC’s council meeting in Edinburgh on Thursday (June 30). According to an official ICC release,”Saudi Cricket Centre (SCC) has been an Affiliate Member of the ICC since 2003 and, as per the 2014 census, boasts […]
Alex hales picks one Indian player in his all time XI
England opener Alex Hales has named his All-time XI team. And his team selection might surprise a few. The attacking opener chose Virender Sehwag over Sachin Tendulkar in his team. His compatriot and England Test skipper Alastair Cook has been given the role of another opener. Justifying his selection of the openers, he said: “I think […]
BCCI’s decision will help to prevent age fudging: Dravid
Indian youth team coach Rahul Dravid strongly believes that the BCCI’s decision to restrict players to play only U19 World Cup will prevent age fudging by players. Indian players like Ravindra Jadeja (20016-2008), Sandeep Sharma (2010-2012), Sarfaraz Khan (2014-2016), Ricky Bhui (2014-2016) and Avesh Khan (2014-2016) have played the U-19 World Cup twice. “Being allowed […]
Tamim Iqbal wants to score 10000 runs in both ODIs and tests
Bangladesh star batsman Tamim Iqbal feels that he has a lot of cricket left in him as he aims to score 10000 runs in both the formats of the game. The 27-year old has been one of the best players that Bangladesh ever produced as he already has 3118 test runs and 4713 ODI runs to […]
Being a youth icon is a huge responsibility: Virat Kohli
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) He has not only earned the tag of being a swashbuckling batsman of the Indian cricket team but also that of a youth icon. Star player Virat Kohli says being a role model for others is a huge responsibility as it can “affect a lot of people”. Living under the […]
Amir will get a good reception in England: Shane Warne
Former Australian cricketer and legendary leg-spinner, Shane Warne has expressed his confidence in the ability of Pakistan’s star bowler Mohammad Amir to be at his best during the upcoming England tour. The 46-year old believes it will be a “who has a better bowling attack” competition in the series as both England and Pakistan boast excellent bowling […]
Anil Kumble is confident about producing success as coach
Anil Kumble was spending time at home without any tension and work. He left cricket in 2008. After leaving international he was associated with IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. He was the mentor of the Mumbai Indians and played for Royal Challengers Bangalore. After retirement from all form of cricket Kumble had […]
Kumble’s selection as coach takes a new twist; Laxman suspected of other ‘motives’
Not a week has passed since the appointment of Anil Kumble as the head coach of the national side but the number of controversies in the selection process keep racking up. Anil Kumble, the former Indian cricketer was selected unanimously as the next coach of India by an advisory committee consisting of three of his […]
South Africa coach questions players commitment towards the national team
South African coach Russell Domingo said South Africa’s senior players are distracted from their national team duty as the workload of playing different T20 leagues is affecting their performance when playing for the national side. South Africa have failed to qualify for the final of triangular series in the Caribbean. They got two chances to […]