NEW DELHI: Team India pacer Akash Deep, who made his Test debut for Team India in the home series against England last February, received a heartwarming gesture from none other than Indian cricketing icon Virat Kohli ahead of the Bangladesh Test series.The former India captain gifted Akash Deep a bat, and in response, the pacer…
NEW DELHI: Indian speed spearhead Mohammed Shami, who is recuperating from an ankle injury, is unsure when he would return to competitive cricket. The seasoned player has stressed the need to be completely fit before making a comeback. Shami has been out of action since the 2023 ODI World Cup final because of an ankle…
NEW DELHI: The verdict on Jay Shah‘s legacy in Indian cricket administration remains uncertain, but his ascent to power, both domestically and internationally, has been undeniably smooth and unobtrusive.At the age of 35, Shah was elected unopposed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), making him the youngest person ever to hold this…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha has rejoined the West Bengal cricket team after a two-year stint with Tripura. Saha, who originally played for Bengal from 2007 to 2022, returned to the team with hopes of winning major domestic tournaments, following a public fallout with a Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) official.Saha’s switch to…
NEW DELHI: As the Indian cricket team prepares for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, former left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has declared that a new era has commenced under the guidance of newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir. During an event hosted by Sony Sports Network, Ojha highlighted the importance of this change.“The Gautam era…
This T20 World Cup is cricket’s push towards globalization, and that means opportunities for the associate teams. Those who can punch above their weight will be noticed and admired…If you are not following what’s happening around the cricket world, you can be pardoned for mistaking it as the basketball World Cup opener. United States vs…
NEW DELHI: The decision to remove Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the list of players under central contract was made only by Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of selectors, BCCI secretary Jay Shah disclosed, stating that “nobody is indispensable”.After neglecting to appear for domestic engagements in spite of a BCCI mandate, Kishan and Iyer were…
MUMBAI: Shivam Dube‘s rise in the past year or so has finally seen the allrounder from Mumbai make it to India’s T20 World Cup squad. Going into the tournament, the 30-year-old, who has been in blazing form this IPL season, having scored 350 runs in nine matches@58.33 and a strike rate of 172.41, could be…
NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has stepped forward to support Shreyas Iyer after the right-handed batsman was excluded from the BCCI‘s central contract for the 2023/24 season. Gavaskar highlighted Iyer’s participation in the Ranji Trophy before the commencement of the ongoing Test series against England.On February 28, both Iyer and Ishan Kishan found themselves…
