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Fit-again Bhuvi back; Kuldeep, Shami included in T20s

9:17 pm November 21, 2019

Kolkata: A fit-again Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Thursday returned to the Indian teams for next month’s T20 and ODI series against West Indies, while all-rounder Shivam Dube was rewarded with a maiden call-up in the 50-over format. India is scheduled to play three Twenty 20 Internationals against the West Indies with the series-opener in Mumbai on […]

Ganguly announces cancellation of Asia Cup in September

Gavaskar wishes Ganguly successful tenure as BCCI chief

9:01 pm November 21, 2019

Kolkata: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday hoped BCCI president Sourav Ganguly achieves five times more success than what he had attained during his two-month interim tenure five years ago. Gavaskar was the last former India captain to head the Board when he was given charge by the Supreme Court to run IPL 2014 smoothly […]

Bhuvneshwar returns for T20s, ODIs against West Indies; skipper Kohli also back

8:53 pm November 21, 2019

Kolkata: A fit-again Bhuvneshwar Kumar made a comeback to the Indian teams for the upcoming ODI and T20 series against the West Indies while captain Virat Kohli returned after skipping the T20s against Bangladesh. All-rounder Shivam Dube earned his maiden ODI call-up weeks after making his T20 debut against Bangladesh. Ace seamer Mohammed Shami was […]

Dope tests to be conducted in NIDJAM 2019: AFI

9:55 pm November 20, 2019

Tirupati: Dope testing will be a part of the National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) for the first time in its 17-year-old history, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced on Wednesday. The AFI confirmed that the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) will send a team to collect a number of samples in the three-day event, beginning […]

Sachin Tendulkar tests positive for COVID, quarantines himself at home

Tendulkar raises awareness for brain development in Kathmandu

8:01 pm November 19, 2019

Kathmandu: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was here on a three-day trip to raise awareness for the UNICEF Nepal’s ‘Bat for Brain Development’ campaign. A UNICEF ambassador, Tendulkar engaged in a game of cricket with the Nepal women’s team, visited the famous Pashupati Temple and met the Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, during […]