The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Committee of Administrators (CoA) head Vinod Rai yesterday said that they are aiming to launch a women’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the next three years. As part of the build-up, top international women players will take part in a Twenty20 exhibition game…
BCCI recommends India Captain Virat Kohli for Khel Ratna
April 26, 2018The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday recommended India captain Virat Kohli’s name for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna honour. Along with him, the Indian Cricket Board also recommended former India captain Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Dronacharya award and Sunil Gavaskar for the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement award. CoA chief Vinod…
BCCI announces new contract system: Kohli, Bhuvaneshwar in top Rs.7 crore bracket
March 8, 2018The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday announced new packages for men and women cricketers. While captain Virat Kohli, batsment Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah have been offered the top A+ bracket, former skipper M.S. Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin and others have been included in A Grade. Cricketers…
India women beat SA to clinch T20I series
February 25, 2018The Indian women’s team scripted history yesterday when they beat South Africa (SA) women by 54 runs in the fifth and final T20I to register a double series win on the South African tour. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side displayed an all-round performance as they outclassed the Dane van Niekerk-led team, bowling them out for 112…
M.S. Dhoni breaks T20 world record
February 20, 2018While the focus was on Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who fashioned India’s 28-run win over South Africa in the first T20I on Sunday, M.S. Dhoni quietly broke a world record. After he took a catch to dismiss Reeza Hendricks off Bhuvneshwar, Dhoni created a new wicketkeeping record of having taken 134 catches in 275…
Men’s India Vs SA T20 in Johannesburg
February 18, 2018New Delhi, Feb.18- Following a historic ODI series victory, ruthless India will aim to continue their form in the cricket’s shortest format when they face South Africa (SA) in the first T20 at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg today. With a short interval for preparation after the ODI series that ended on Friday, the…
IPL: BCCI announces fixture list
February 15, 2018New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the fixtures list of the much-awaited eleventh season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday. The matches will be played at nine venues, across 51 days from April 7 to May 27, 2018. “Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on two-time winners…
India beat South Africa by 73 runs to clinch maiden series win
February 14, 2018India finally won an One Day International (ODI) series in South Africa. The visitors defeated the Proteas by 73 runs in the fifth one-day international at the St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth yesterday, to take a 4-1 lead in the six-match series. India bowlers led by Kuldeep Yadav (4/57) and Hardik Pandya (2/30) bowled…
Vijeth of Mysuru passes BCCI level I exam
January 19, 2018City-based cricketer D. Vijeth, representing RBNCC and a qualified umpire, was among the 24 qualified umpires from Karnataka who wrote the BCCI level I qualifying exams, and was one among the twelve umpires from the State to pass the exam, results of which were announced recently. He is the only Mysuru-based umpire to pass the…
Skipper Rohit and Co. eye for T20 series clean sweep
December 20, 2017The bench strength is expected to be tested but India are unlikely to lower the intensity when they take on Sri Lanka in a three-match Twenty20 series starting this evening at Cuttack, aiming to extend their dominance in the shortest format as well. The Test series in pocket, India, without inspirational skipper Virat Kohli, hardly…
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