Cricket

Did former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India N. Srinivasan say “We are back” after the BCCI elections? Even if the words sound too cute, the concept is probably right. It means the hope of reform has ended, with the general body meeting on December 1 ready to roll back significant […]

The hearing in the alleged conflict of interest case involving Indian cricketing great Rahul Dravid concluded here on Tuesday with BCCI ethics officer D.K. Jain saying his “order can be expected soon”. MPCA life member Sanjiv Gupta had filed a complaint against Dravid, alleging conflict of interest in his current role as National Cricket Academy […]

A Bangladesh High Commission team, led by Deputy High Commissioner Toufique Hasan, on Tuesday expressed its satisfaction over the preparations for the India-Bangladesh day-night (D/N) Test to be played at the Eden Gardens from November 22. The Bangladesh team saw the preparations and exchanged ideas with top Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials, headed by […]

It’s India’s fast bowling unit which is now feared in Tests but the Bangladesh batsmen are more concerned about handling spin twins, R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, during the two-match series, said Mohammed Mithun on Tuesday. Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma are expected to be more than a handful for Bangladesh during the […]

Indian captain Virat Kohli played `gully (street) cricket’ with children during a shoot in the Bicholi Mardana area here. Kohli, who was rested for the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh which India won 2-1, will lead the side for the two-match Test series beginning here on Thursday against the visitors. The second match of the […]

The India and Bangladesh cricket teams arrived in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Monday for the first Test scheduled to start on November 14. The two squads reached Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport by a special plane from Nagpur, where they played the third and final T20 International on Sunday, and then headed for their respective […]

India finished the series on a high, saving its most resilient performance for the third and final T20. The most gratifying aspect of Sunday’s win was that its principal architects were two bowlers with only eight previous T20 internationals between them. Deepak Chahar and Shivam Dube belied their inexperience, hauling India out of a trough […]

Sourav Ganguly has assured full support for the development of cricket in Jammu and Kashmir after a delegation comprising regular skipper Parvez Rasool, mentor Irfan Pathan and a senior official met the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president here on Monday. It was learnt that a host of issues with regards to […]

England’s fast-bowling sensation Jofra Archer says cricket fans who resort to racist abuse should realise times have moved on and the world is a much more multicultural place. The 24-year-old Barbados-born bowler has quickly become a favourite with the England fans since he became eligible to play for his adopted country earlier this year. The […]

Asked on qualities needed for close catching in Tests, R. Sridhar was quick with his answer to The Hindu on Monday. “Hand-eye coordination, anticipation, awareness, reaction, reflexes, and concentration.” For shorter formats, you needed, “speed, agility, strength, and power.” Factors such as being quick on the turn, fluid pick-up-and-throw and presence of mind near the […]