Tag: Captain

Tide turns

The melodramatic, even distorted conclusion may have left him with fewer loyalists in the bargain too, because few people had not seen through the falsifying, hyper-dramatised doings of the day of denouement when Test cricket was spurned and Twenty20 embraced.

October 2, 2021

Modi and Captain fail miserably to save precious lives during Covid pandemic: Bhagwant Mann

Lashing out at Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Mann said that even in the so-called richest state of the country, there was a shortage of medical services.

April 24, 2021

‘Is it time to hand over white ball captaincy to Rohit Sharma?’, tweets Wasim Jaffer

Virat Kohli and the team management have been at the receiving end of harsh reactions since India crashed out of the World Cup after experiencing an 18-run defeat against New Zealand in the first semifinal.

July 13, 2019

Powerful SA pace attack will put India under pressure: Graeme Smith

According to Smith, Dhawan and Rohit are much improved players now.

December 21, 2017

Third ODI: Rohit Sharma eyes first series win as captain

If Sri Lanka do pull of a win on Sunday, it will be their first bilateral ODI series win in India.

December 16, 2017

Chhetri marries long-time girlfriend Sonam

Chhetri, 33, plies his trade for Bengaluru FC and is currently playing in the fourth edition of Indian Super League.

December 5, 2017

Virat didn’t need pollution mask to bat nearly two days: Arun

India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun on Monday took a dig at the Sri Lankan cricketers, stating that home team captain Virat Kohli did not require anti-pollution mask to bat for nearly two days in the third Test here. Kohli struck a career-best 243, batting nearly seven and half hours and he was the last home …

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December 4, 2017

Job satisfaction is most in Test cricket: Kohli

Kohli has already established himself as one of the game's greats, overtaking Brian Lara as the skipper with most Test double hundreds.

December 4, 2017

Adelaide ton was most memorable: Virat Kohli

The Delhi batsman was then captaining the side in the absence of an injured Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

December 1, 2017

Internationals might seek to tweak Presidents Cup

"I think it's gotten to a stage now where we have to do whatever we can to try and benefit our team," Els said.

October 2, 2017

Root named England Test cricket team captain

Root made his Test debut in December 2012 and was named vice-captain to Cook in summer 2015.

February 13, 2017

‘Unshackled’ Cook can thrive without captaincy: Strauss

Opening batsman Cook quit yesterday after a record 59 matches as England's Test captain, saying in an England and Wales Cricket Board statement it had been an "incredibly hard" but "correct" decision

February 7, 2017

Captain crosses swords with General in battle for Patiala

A fierce electoral battle is being fought on the plains of Patiala where a former Army chief is crossing swords with an ex-Captain who seeks to retain his hold over the land whose destiny was determined by his forefathers. Patiala is the pocket borough of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh, who has been declared the …

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January 31, 2017

I’m ready for bulk of the responsibility now: Kohli

India's new limited-overs cricket captain Virat Kohli is ready to take the majority of the responsibility and expects previous incumbent Mahendra Singh Dhoni to play more freely now he is not the skipper anymore. "I have to take bulk of the responsibility now. I know that," Kohli told reporters on the eve of India's first …

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January 14, 2017

I’m ready for bulk of the responsibility now: Kohli

India's new limited-overs cricket captain Virat Kohli is ready to take the majority of the responsibility and expects previous incumbent Mahendra Singh Dhoni to play more freely now he is not the skipper anymore. "I have to take bulk of the responsibility now. I know that," Kohli told reporters on the eve of India's first …

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January 14, 2017

Dhoni saved me from getting dropped many times: Kohli

Not just a leader, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was also a saviour for his successor Virat Kohli, who revealed that the talismanic former skipper prevented his ouster from the Indian team many a times. Kohli has played his entire international cricket under Dhoni's captaincy since his ODI debut in Sri Lanka back in 2008. In his …

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January 7, 2017

Dhoni quits as limited overs captain

Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday quit as captain of India's limited overs side. 

January 4, 2017