Kolkata

Kohli fastest to 5000 Test runs as captain

8:16 pm November 22, 2019

Kolkata: Virat Kohli on Friday became the fastest to 5000 runs as captain, completing the feat in 86 innings during day one of the Day/Night Test between India and Bangladesh here. As captain, Kohli was also the quickest to 4000 Tests runs (65 innings). He is the sixth captain to reach the 5000-run mark. Australian […]

Envoy remembers city’s role during Vietnam War

7:55 pm November 22, 2019

Kolkata: The Ambassador of Vietnam to India Pham Sanh Chau on Friday remembered the city’s role when Vietnam was fighting against American imperialism in the 1960s. ‘Amar naam, Tomar naam, Vietnam, Vietnam’ (Vietnam is my name, Vietnam is your name) was the rallying cry which had rent the air in the city’s streets during the […]

Das concussed, Mehidy comes in as substitute

6:00 pm November 22, 2019

Kolkata: Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan came in as concussion substitute after wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das was hit by a snorter from India pacer Mohammed Shami on the opening day of the Day/Night Test. However, Mehidy, an off-spinner, will not be allowed to bowl as per the concussion substitute rule. Mehidy, though, did not last long as he […]

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 […]