As the cricket world run in the build up to World T20 2016, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the match timings and schedule of the ICC World T20 scheduled in eight cities of India from 8 March to 3 April. MS Dhoni led India will play two warm matches against West Indies and South […]
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BCCI Working Committee SGM will be held on 19th February
BCCI’s (Board of Control for Cricket in India) Working Committee is scheduled to hold a Special General Meeting (SGM) on 19th February in Mumbai. In this meeting, they will discuss the Lodha Committee recommendations. BCCI sources informed, “It’s a regular meeting of the Working Committee, which is scheduled at 11:00 AM, to be followed by […]
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Kolkata Knight Riders back embattled spinner Narine
Sunil Narine’s Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders has thrown its full backing behind the embattled off-spinner, following his abrupt withdrawal from the West Indies Twenty20 World Cup squad. Despite being banned from bowling in international cricket last November, the Trinidadian was named in a 15-man squad for the tournament starting in India […]
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Pune appoint ex-India all-rounder Kanitkar as assistant coach
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Hrishikesh Kanitkar has been appointed the assistant coach of newly-formed Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rising Pune Supergiants. The 41-year-old, who was a regular in the Indian team from 1997 to 2000, retired from international cricket in July last year. He had played two Tests in the 1999-2000 […]
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Next two years crucial for Supergiants: Dhoni
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Captaining a franchise other than Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the first time, an emotional Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Monday that he is looking forward to the challenge of leading the newly formed Rising Pune Supergiants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dhoni had been a part of CSK since […]
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Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine pull out of World T20 2016 squad
West Indies have been dealt a massive blow ahead of the upcoming World T20 in India starting in March, with both allrounder Kieron Pollard and mystery spinner Sunil Narine opting out of the 15-man squad. Narine had been reported for a suspect action during the third ODI on West Indies’ tour to Sri Lanka last […]
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Twitter reactions to India's victory over Sri Lanka in the 3rd T20
India won the 3rd T20 against Sri Lanka by 9 wickets, with 37 deliveries to spare. With this India won the series 2-1. R Ashwin was awarded the ‘ Man of the Match’ as well as the ‘ Man of the Series’ award. Here are some of the best tweets on this match The only […]
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India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: Predicted XI
After winning the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka at Ranchi on Friday, India will now play the third and penultimate T20I of the series at Visakhapatnam on Sunday, which is also the series decider match. Currently, the series is standing at 1-1 as Sri Lanka won the first T20I by 5 wickets at Pune on […]
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"I run well, why do you want me to retire?': Dhoni
Indian limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have retired from Test cricket, but he has no intention to sign off from the limited-over format (ODI and T20I) in near future. When Dhoni was asked whether he played his last match on his home soil, Ranchi as Indian captain, Dhoni replied with a smile, “Why not […]
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Corruption charges against umpire Rauf devastating: Pakistani daily
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The corruption charges levelled against top Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf are devastating for the image of Pakistani cricket internationally, said a Pakistani daily on Saturday. An editorial “Umpire’s Out” in The Nation said that if match-fixing scandals of Pakistani players hurt fans across the country, “then the corruption charges levelled against one […]