Owners of the Mumbai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Chennai, Rajasthan and Delhi franchises from the IPL now own the six teams from the South Africa T20 League. Shared News: July 20, 2022 7:03:04 pm IPL team owners now owning franchises in other countries thrusts the game of cricket in a new era with a heavy footprint of […]
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The BCCI had filed an application to water down the cooling-off clause for office-bearers two-and-a-half years ago and the Supreme Court was supposed to hear the matter in July 2020, via video conferencing. Shared News: July 20, 2022 7:11:00 pm Both Ganguly and Shah have already served six years as office-bearers, in state associations and […]
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With South Africa willing to put their direct qualification to the next year’s ODI world cup at risk by their withdrawal, the future of cricket’s monogamous relationship with T20 Franchise leagues is loud and clear. Shared News: July 13, 2022 4:37:05 pm South Africa have withdrwan from ODI series vs Australia scheduled for January 2023. […]
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After a gap of a month, followed by another Covid-induced short break, Rohit has batted with refreshing freedom against England, first in the T20I series and then in the first ODI at The Oval. Shared News: July 13, 2022 5:44:18 pm India’s captain Rohit Sharma hits a six during the first one day international cricket […]
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At 26 for 5 in the eighth over, with a new-ball display for the ages, across any format and any colour of ball, ‘Boom’ had torpedoed England in a few minutes of masterly mayhem. Shared News: July 13, 2022 5:44:29 pm England’s Brydon Carse is bowled out by India’s Jasprit Bumrah during the first one […]
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Dravid-Rohit are dealing with the same pre-World Cup dilemma as Dravid-Chappell did in 2007. India are again top-heavy and there are more than one ‘slow coach’ seniors with strike rate issues. Shared News: July 12, 2022 8:45:06 am Indian team coach Rahul Dravid interacting with the players during a training session ahead of the fifth […]
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Sriram Veera writes: Nick Kyrgios is boorish, refuses to grow up. And we can’t help but watch him. Shared News: July 12, 2022 8:43:34 am Nick Kyrgios has been fined a total of $14,000 during the grasscourt major for two offences.(AP Photo) More than any athlete, tennis player Nick Kyrgios makes us question why we […]
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The post has been vacant since former India pacer Kuruvilla’s term had come to an end in February. Shared News: July 12, 2022 10:18:53 am “We will have (Abey) Kuruvilla’s replacement soon; probably in the next two weeks, we will have a new selector in place,” a BCCI official told The Indian Express. (File) The […]
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With a combination of breath-taking swagger and percentage cricket, India’s crisis man shows he is a worthy Gilchrist reincarnation. Shared News: July 2, 2022 11:51:19 am Pant, in Tests at least, has redefined the boundaries of coolness Dhoni has set. He emanates none of that scorching intensity. (Twitter/BCCI) Under the gloomy Edgbaston skies, Rishabh Pant […]
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The master craftsman Anderson and the newbie Potts accentuate the weakness of Indian top order who collapse to 98 for 5. Shared News: July 2, 2022 7:15:14 am (From left) Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill & Cheteshwar Pujara. (AP) As the barrel-chested Matthew Potts barged into his teammates in joy after terminating Virat Kohli, the former […]
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