Australian coach Justin Langer Friday paid tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a superstar and an all-time great of the game after the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman produced a master class run-chase in India’s ODI series clinching win Continue Reading
Rahul was unlikely to get a go owing to both his poor form and the presence of a well-settled opening pair in Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. The bigger question though is regarding Pandya’s absence, for the all-rounder provides crucial balance to the ODI side with his ability to bowl 10 overs as well as bat in the middle order. Continue Reading
Rishabh Pant might have created a new record for an Indian wicket keeper by taking 11 catches in a Test in Australia, but former stumper Farokh Engineer says the Delhi youngster has a lot of technical problems in his primary job, while praising the left hander’s batting heroics. Continue Reading
M G Bavanarayanan, who was part of the Tamilnadu team (then Madras) which won its maiden Ranji Trophy title in 1954-55, passed away here on Wednesday. He was 90 and is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. Continue Reading
The Tamilnadu government today announced cash incentives for four sportspersons from the state who won medals in the ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia. Chief Minister K Palaniswami lauded athlete Arokia Rajiv, member of the silver medal-winning 4X400m mixed relay team for his feat and announced Rs 30 lakh cash incentive. Continue Reading
Virat Kohli has buried the ghosts of his dismal 2014 England tour by scoring heavily this time around and former stumper Farokh Engineer believes that the India skipper has the potential to be the greatest batsman produced by the country. Continue Reading
Jolly Rovers’ captain M Kaushik Gandhi claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as his team defeated MCC by eight wickets in the VA Parthasarathy memorial trophy on Tuesday. Kaushik returned impressive figures of five for 44 to restrict MCC to 205. Rovers reached the target with more than five overs remaining. Continue Reading
V Murali hit an unbeaten 112 to help his team Triplicane United Club to a six-wicket win over Vepery Cricket Club in the TNCA lower division league. Vepery CC was bowled out for 200 in 47.2 overs as H Senthil Kumar took four for 24. In reply, Triplicane United Club chased down the score in 32.3 overs. Continue Reading
The Supreme Court modified its earlier order on the ‘one state, one vote’ policy for Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) members today and granted permanent membership of the board to the cricket associations of Mumbai, Saurashtra, Vadodara and Vidarbha. Continue Reading