Former India cricketer Roger Binny and his team swept the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) election held here on Thursday. It was outgoing KSCA supremo Brijesh Patel, whose panel swept the polls and he thus retains control of the association. Patel in BCCI politics is known to be a close […]
‘Ravi Shastri is the right choice, but…’: Sourav Ganguly on India head coach
When Ravi Shastri was pipped by Anil Kumble for the head coach job in 2016, he blamed former India captain and former Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly for the snub. A year later, Ganguly was on the same panel that welcomed back Shastri in the coaching role. The […]
Khatri’s rugged travails in alleys of Indian rugby
‘Chotu’ is a common nickname, but to call Vikas Khatri that? The India and Delhi Hurricanes rugby captain stands nearly six feet in his socks and has arms intimidatingly wide sticking out from a T-shirt. Even during the 86th All India and South Asia Rugby Championship, at the Calcutta Cricket […]
‘Impressed by his temperament,’ Sachin Tendulkar heaps praise on India youngster
India legend Sachin Tendulkar has been mighty impressed with middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari. Heaping praise on the 25-year-old batsman, Tendulkar said that he is impressed by Vihari’s shot selection, calmness and temperament. “You need to play Test cricket differently and real skill is tested on good bowler-friendly tracks and he […]
Rohit Sharma scripts history, beats all Indian openers to huge feat in first Test against South Africa
India opener Rohit Sharma added a fresh feather into his already illustrious cap during the first day of the first Test against South Africa at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Rohit smashed an unbeaten ton on his first outing as opener in the longest format […]
Sunil Gavaskar expresses displeasure about Team India’s selection policy
As torrential rains lashed the ACA-VDCA stadium in Visakhapatnam post tea on Day 1 of the first Test between India and South Africa, legendary Indian cricketer and commentator Sunil Gavaskar expressed his views on Virat Kohli-led Indian team’s rise to the top of the tree. While the team has seen […]
UEFA Champions League: Gnabry hits four as Bayern trounce Tottenham 7-2
Tottenham Hotspur suffered their heaviest home defeat in Europe as Serge Gnabry struck four goals for Bayern Munich in a 7-2 romp to seize control of Champions League Group B on Tuesday. Master marksman Robert Lewandowski also scored twice as Bayern responded to going behind early on in devastating fashion, […]
UEFA Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo scores as Juventus brush aside Leverkusen
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in this season’s Champions League, sealing a 3-0 win for Juventus over Bayer Leverkusen in their Group D game in Turin on Tuesday. Ronaldo blasted in the third goal in the 89th minute to extend his record to 127 strikes in the competition to […]
MSD magic: admired, loved and respected
That MS Dhoni is the most admired Indian after the Prime Minister, confirms the keeper has caught the attention of the country. He connects with fans, inspires cricketers and is an ambassador of hope and possibility for youngsters dreaming big. MSD is a limited edition celebrity whose aura is sustained […]
India vs South Africa: No treadmill – Ishant Sharma reveals elaborate fitness routine
Ishant Sharma is all heart, he runs in every ball, he keeps at it, he turns back, starts again. All effort, no complaints – he has turned a new leaf in his career and is, by all means, India’s leader with the ball. He was exceptional in South Africa, he was […]
Yuvraj Singh posts sarcastic reply after Harbhajan Singh seeks suitable number 4 for India
India’s long-standing conundrum over the number 4 position in ODI cricket did find a solution in the India-West Indies ODI series when Shreyas Iyer looked convincing in the role. However, the sample size was extremely small and the management would hope, the young man keeps churning out scores on a consistent basis. […]
IPL 2020 auction to take place on December 19 in Kolkata
The IPL auction for the 2020 season will be held on December 19 this year and, this time, the venue for the same will be Kolkata instead of Bengaluru. As per to a report in ESPNcricinfo, this year’s auction is the last small one before franchises disband next year and […]
India vs South Africa: Losing Hashim, Dale massive, we must share the responsibility
While the new-look South Africa took on India in the T20I series and rallied to draw the three-match affair, one of their best batsmen toiled in the ‘A’ tour not far away. Aiden Markram, 24, who averages around 44 in 17 Tests with four centuries and six fifties, began with […]
India vs South Africa: Old warrior on familiar turf
The ball gripped and turned on the dry surface, and there was rough around the good length area as well. These were the playing surfaces rolled out for South Africa batsmen on their previous tour in 2015-16. Things are expected to be no different this time too during the three-Test […]
Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finishes 7th in World C’ships
The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finished seventh in the final race of the World Championships with a season best effort here. The team of Muhammed Anas, V K Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Tom Nirmal Noah clocked 3 minute 15.77 seconds to finish seventh in the field of eight countries […]