An all-round performance by the Men in Blue ensured that they continued their good record against Pakistan in ICC tournaments as they defeated their arch rivals Pakistan by a margin of 124 run in a rain-curtailed match at Edgbaston yesterday. The fortunes changed in the match just like the weather at Birmingham and it was…
Champions Trophy 2017: India wins warm-up match against Kiwis
May 29, 2017Defending champions India had a good start for their Champions Trophy campaign with a 45-run victory against New Zealand via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain- curtailed warm-up game here yesterday. Mohammed Shami (3 for 47 in 8 overs), who is making a comeback, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3 for 28 in 6.4 overs) shared bulk…
Champions Trophy 2017: India all set for title defence
May 25, 2017When Team India land in England to begin their title defence of the ICC Champions Trophy, it will be the first time that Virat Kohli will captain the Men in Blue in an ICC event. In the pre-departure interaction with the media yesterday, Virat made it clear that India will not burden themselves with the…
Royal Challengers to take on Gujarat Lions
April 18, 2017The Gujarat Lions and Royal Challengers Bangalore occupied the first and second places respectively at the end of the league season in 2016. A year later, they are bunched together yet again, but at the other end of the table; the Lions occupy seventh place in the eight-team table, while RCB occupy the floor. The…
Kohli, Smith face-off in Bengaluru
April 16, 2017Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rising Pune Supergiant will come up against each other in Match 17 of IPL 2017.With just one win from four matches, both teams have plenty to do to stay in the race to make it to the Playoffs. In their most recent outing, RCB let the match against Mumbai Indians slip…
Watson to lead RCB in Kohli’s absence
April 4, 2017Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) announced that Shane Watson will be the interim skipper of the franchise with full-time skipper Virat Kohli still going through the rehabilitation process. In a statement issued RCB officials have said that Kohli will not take the field for the first ‘few’ matches. “Virat Kohli, the RCB Captain will be missing…
Kohli recuperating well from shoulder strain
March 18, 2017As per reports, India skipper Virat Kohli is recuperating from the shoulder injury sustained during the post lunch session of the opening day of the third Test at Ranchi. In a statement released by the BCCI medical team it explained- “India captain Kohli is presently undergoing treatment to recuperate from a strain in his right…
Kohli suffers shoulder injury,under observation
March 17, 2017In what could be a worry-some news for the Indian team, skipper Virat Kohli has been placed under observation after undergoing scans for an injured right shoulder. BCCI confirmed that Kohli’s condition is being monitored and a call on his fitness will be taken only after the scan reports are out on Friday morning. “The…
DRS controversy: ICC says it won’t charge Smith and Kohli
March 9, 2017The International Cricket Council (ICC) said statement that it will not charge any player from the Bengaluru Test match between India and Australia. There was high drama in the middle of some great cricket as Australian captain Steve Smith was criticised by his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli for trying to bend the DRS rules when…
BCCI annual awards: Virat Kohli, Ashwin bag top honours
March 9, 2017Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin bagged the top honours during the BCCI Annual Awards function held at Bengaluru yesterday. While the Delhi-dasher won the prestigious Polly Umrigar Trophy for the best international cricketer of 2015-16, Ashwin was honoured with the Dilip Sardesai award for his magnificent performance against West Indies during which he…
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