Shane Bond: A pacer who didn’t compromise on the pace even after being tested relentlessly by multiple injuries across his career. Shared News: June 7, 2022 1:59:26 pm Shane Bond was as perfect a specimen as cricket could give this world. (Archive) Fast, fierce, grey eyed, exactly six feet, long hair, trained as a policeman, […]
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Virat Kohli says he was told at the end of Test team selection meeting that selectors had decided to remove him as 50-over skipper. Shared News: December 16, 2021 8:04:31 am Virat Kohli will be available for the South Africa ODI series. (AP) Leaving the BCCI red-faced ahead of the Indian team’s big-ticket tour to […]
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Shared News: December 10, 2021 12:13:10 pm Sourav Ganguly is the president of BCCI. (File) BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says selectors had no plans to change limited-overs captaincy. Irrespective of India’s performance at the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli would have stayed as white-ball captain if he wouldn’t have relinquished T20I captaincy. Once Kohli quit […]
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Shared News: December 2, 2021 7:45:44 am The final call on Kohli’s fate as ODI skipper will be taken by president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.(File) Virat Kohli’s future as India ODI captain will be decided this week when the national selection committee, led by Chetan Sharma, selects the squad for the upcoming tour […]
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Sourav Ganguly’s position as the BCCI chief, alongwith his presence in the ATK Mohun Bagan board, was seen as potential conflict of interest even by some BCCI members. Shared News: Updated: October 28, 2021 2:06:28 pm Sourav Ganguly is the BCCI President. (FILE) Sourav Ganguly has quit the ATK Mohun Bagan board after he faced […]
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Shared News: November 15, 2020 10:57:24 pm Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name. (Express Archive) Soumitra Chatterjee and Satyajit Ray worked in 14 films together, spanning over three decades. Some of Chatterjee’s best works were crafted by Ray, one of the world’s most iconic and influential Indian […]
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Shared News| January 3, 2020 8:04:39 am Rishabh Pant. (File) Way back in 2002, after a Test against the West Indies at Eden Gardens, Sourav Ganguly, then India captain, was asked about Parthiv Patel at the post-match press conference. Parthiv’s 47 in the first innings under pressure had taken India to safety and Ganguly responded […]
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Shared News: January 1, 2020 10:14:26 am The supporters of the proposal argue that the shortened format could woo more audience, is more marketable, decongests the crammed schedule and reduce player workload. (AP) If Test cricket embraced pink balls and day and night fixtures towards the end of this decade, the next could see the […]
Continue ReadingDespite the air quality level plummeting to the “severe” category, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed that the scheduled T20I in New Delhi between India and Bangladesh will go ahead as planned. Shared News| October 31, 2019 2:44:36 pm Sourav Ganguly, the newly elected president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on […]
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Virat Kohli danced to audience chants in praise of Ravindra Jadeja, imitated Jasprit Bumrah and entertaining the crowd while New Zealand batted in the World Cup semifinal. Shared News| Updated: July 10, 2019 9:03:26 am Virat Kohli in action against New Zealand in the World Cup semifinal in Manchester on Tuesday (Reuters Photo) Virat Kohli […]
Continue ReadingICC World Cup 2019: Shikhar Dhawan was part of a prolific top order — also including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli — that was instrumental in India’s recent dominance in the 50-over format. Shared News| Updated: June 20, 2019 9:31:35 am Shikhar Dhawan sustained a hairline injury during India vs Australia match on June 9. […]
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The team management will now have to rejig the opening combination. KL Rahul’s promotion to partner Rohit Sharma at the top will see the No.4 position fall vacant. Shikhar Dhawan celebrates a century during the Cricket World Cup match between India and Australia at the Oval in London, Sunday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Shared News| […]
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