India will play a day-night Test during their much anticipated tour of Australia later this year, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said on Sunday. This comes a month after captain Virat Kohli asserted that his team was ready to play a day-night Test anywhere in Australia. Ganguly, a former captain, also said that the second Test…
India scripted history as they defeated New Zealand by seven runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Bay Oval here on Sunday. With the win, India completed their first-ever T20I series sweep over New Zealand, handing the hosts their first whitewash in the shortest format (three or more matches in the…
Sanju Samson replaces injured Shikhar Dhawan in T20 Internationals The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday announced a 16-member squad for the One-day International (ODI) series against New Zealand. Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who was initially named in the T20 International (T20I) squad, has been ruled out with a shoulder injury. Sanju Samson…
Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday returned to India’s 16-member T20I squad for the tour of New Zealand (NZ) as the selectors dropped Kerala batsman Sanju Samson. The five-man selection panel also brought back pacer Mohammed Shami, who like Rohit, was rested for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Wicket-keeper batsman Samson had played the third…
Indian pace ace Jasprit Bumrah was awarded the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award (2018-19) on Sunday at the BCCI Annual Awards in Mumbai. The Indian pacer, who had a fruitful 2018-19 season with Team India across all formats won the award for being the best international cricketer. Bumrah recently became the leading wicket-taker for India in…
Virat Kohli top-scored with a knock of 85 as India clinched the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against the West Indies in Cuttack on Sunday. India chased down the target with eight balls to spare. Apart from Kohli, K.L. Rahul (77) and Rohit Sharma (63) also scored half-centuries to help India beat the West Indies…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reached out to Bengaluru Police, promising co-operation in probing the multi-faceted Karnataka Premier League (KPL) betting scam, an official said on Saturday. “The ICC has contacted Bengaluru Police regarding the KPL betting scam. We are in co-operation with each other,” Crime Branch Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kuldeep Jain, confirmed….
Virat Kohli will lead team India in T20 and ODIs for the upcoming home series against West Indies starting from Dec.6. Speedsters Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami have included in the 15-member squad in both formats. The national selection committee picked the 15-member squad for T20s and ODIs on the eve of first ever Pink…
A century by middle-order batsman Ranjit R. Nikam (120,94b,9×4.8×6) and a useful contribution from Atharva K. Kale (45, 53b,4×4,1×6), enabled Maharashtra to register a well-earned 93-run win over Madhya Pradesh (MP) in their BCCI Men’s One-Day tournament’s Plate ‘A’ Game played at SDNR Wadiyar Grounds here yesterday. Winning the toss and electing to bat, Maharashtra…
Good batting by middle-order batsman Shivalik Sunil Sharma (74 n.o, 76b,2×4,2×6) and useful contributions from Shlok Sandip Desai (33) and Hemant Babulal Punde (28), enabled Baroda to register a well-earned two-wicket win over Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in their BCCI Men’s One Day Tournament’s Plate ‘A’ Game played at PET in Mandya yesterday. Winning the…
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