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Extremely honoured to be nominated for Khel Ratna: Rohit

I don’t think about my captaincy tenure: Rohit

7:11 pm October 31, 2019

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma enjoys the leadership role but is not bothered if he will be handed the reins of the Indian team for the white-ball formats permanently or not. In the absence of Virat Kohli, the opening batsman is set to lead India against Bangladesh in the Twenty20 series, beginning Sunday in New Delhi. […]

Ganguly meets Dravid to discuss roadmap to improve NCA

9:17 pm October 30, 2019

New Delhi: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday met NCA head Rahul Dravid to chalk out a roadmap for the improvement of the academy, Indian cricket’s biggest feeder line for many years. The long-time former India teammates discussed their plans for the academy with Ganguly also giving his inputs. The former India skipper, who took […]

Bangladesh captain and world number one ODI all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday handed a two-year suspension by the ICC for failing to report

ICC bans Shakib for failing to report approaches from suspected Indian bookie

11:19 pm October 29, 2019

Dhaka/Dubai: Bangladesh captain and world number one ODI all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was on Tuesday handed a two-year suspension by the ICC for failing to report three corrupt approaches, including one at the IPL, by a suspected Indian bookie, ousting him from the upcoming tour of India. Twelve months of that ban is a suspended […]

Ganguly announces cancellation of Asia Cup in September

Ganguly convinces Bangladesh for India’s first ever Day-Night Test

7:20 pm October 29, 2019

Kolkata: The Indian cricket team will play its first ever Day-Night Test match here against Bangladesh, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Tuesday, ending days of speculation surrounding the game. The Test is scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens from November 22-26 and will be the second game of a two-match series. […]

High drama as Goa, Bengaluru share spoils

10:42 pm October 28, 2019

Margao: The first meeting of the season between the two Hero Indian Super League heavyweights finished all square after FC Goa and Bengaluru FC shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw here on Monday. In what was a fiercely contested game in midfield, the teams struggled to carve out clear-cut chances but the visitors, who […]