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The selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, will convene in Mumbai on Saturday to pick India’s squad for the Champions Trophy, and they will have to deal with two tricky scenarios – the fitness of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah and how to fit in Yashasvi Jaiswal in the provisional 15. Bumrah had suffered…
Veteran cricket coach Harish Sharma, who guided players like Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Mongia, VRV Singh, and Siddharth Kaul, has backed the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) strict guidelines for senior men’s team to enforce discipline among squad members following their two consecutive Test series defeats against New Zealand and Australia….
File image of Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah.© AFP India pacer Akash Deep missed the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 and has now revealed the length of his injury and his recovery process. Having taken five wickets in two games, Akash Deep had to be ruled out of the final game…
Former Indian spinner Anil Kumble on Friday reminisced on getting his 600th Test wicket during the 2008 Perth Test against Australia, saying that the moment is very close to him and the landmark win was an “icing on the cake”. Kumble took to X and shared a picture of himself celebrating a wicket…
File photo of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma; (right) Harbhajan Singh© AFP As an after-effect of India’s recent debacles against Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, the BCCI have implemented a strict 10-point diktat, in an attempt to “ensuring professional standards and operational efficiency during tours and series” within the team. Among this,…
File photo of Gautam Gambhir© AFP Several news reports on Thursday claimed that the BCCI has added current India A coach Sitanshu Kotak as the new batting coach of the senior Indian cricket team. The former Saurashtra batter’s reported appointment happens ahead of the upcoming limited-overs series against England and the Champions Trophy…
Karun Nair’s strong run in the tournament has been such that Karnataka’s primary strategy will be to keep the big-scoring Vidarbha captain quiet in their quest to bag a record-equalling fifth Vijay Hazare Trophy title here on Saturday. Nair has notched up scores of 112, 44, 163, 111, 112, 122 and 88, all…
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Virat Kohli’s participation will be clear only after he details his position to DDCA president.© AFP Star batter Virat Kohli has been named in Delhi’s 22-member provisional squad for their next Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra in Rajkot but doubts remain about his participation after it came to light that he is nursing…
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The BCCI has implemented a 10-point diktat on the Indian team, putting restrictions on the amount of time players can spend with their family members while on a tour, with a maximum of 14 days set to be allowed in a 45-day tour. It is a move that has stirred debate among cricketers,…
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Gautam Gambhir has come under heavy scrutiny after a series of poor results.© PTI Gautam Gambhir replaced Rahul Dravid as head coach of the Indian team in July last year, with the latter bowing out in style as the Rohit Sharma-led side won the T20 World Cup in Barbados. Fans had a lot…
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