Tag: Indian cricket team

Arijit Singh touches Dhoni’s feet at IPL opening ceremony

There are fireworks all around when the playback singer Arijit Singh met former Indian cricket team captain, M.S. Dhoni recently.

April 1, 2023

Had to grind through the situation a little bit as didn’t have many batters behind, says R Ashwin

In India's three-wicket nail-biting victory over Bangladesh at Dhaka on Sunday, Ravichandran Ashwin was solid in defence and brought out a slew of boundaries at the end to be 42 not out in successfully taking the visitors over the line.

December 26, 2022

BCCI Apex Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, central contracts, selection committee on agenda: sources

AGENCY NEW DELHI, December 19 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be holding their Apex Council meeting on Wednesday, as per sources in the board and central contracts, the appointment of the new selection committee are some of the things on the agenda. As per sources, different coaches and skippers for...

December 19, 2022

Vision 2024

BCCI insiders, not to be out-argued, riposted, again off the record, that there had been those among the august personages who were always quite willing to be putty in officials’ hands. The informants were among those who, when Sourav Ganguly, too clever by half, was given his marching orders from the board, forecast chief selector Chetan Sharma's impending exit.

November 26, 2022

B-Town Celebs Hail BCCI’s Decision For Equal Pay

Bollywood celebrities took it to their social media accounts and appreciated  BCCI's decision to equally pay the women cricketers, as they pay the men's cricket team.

October 28, 2022

Dhanashree takes a dig at Urvashi Rautela with ‘my heart led me to Australia’ caption

Choreographer Dhanashree Verma has reached Australia to support her husband and cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match on Sunday.

October 21, 2022

T20 World Cup: Siraj, Umran Malik to travel to Australia with Indian squad, says report

Siraj and Umran will travel with the squad to Perth on October 6, where the Indian team will train for a week before travelling to Brisbane for its first warm-up match on October 17.

October 1, 2022

Indian soundscape

Shouts pierced the air everywhere, but the Indian calm was cloistral, even if its board president was a former national captain.

September 4, 2022

CWG 2022: Bowlers, Mandhana help India thrash Pakistan by eight wickets; reach top of table

After Pakistan were bowled out for 99 in an 18-overs a side match due to rain, opener Smriti Mandhana smashed an unbeaten 63 and played magnificent shots that oozed class and delight in equal measure to chase down the total with 38 balls remaining.

August 1, 2022

CWG Day 2: India eyes gold in weightlifting, athletics, & gymnastics

The women's hockey team will play in its second group-stage match, as the badminton and table tennis teams try to advance into the knockout rounds with a 5-0 victory over Pakistan.

July 30, 2022

Byju’s allegedly owes BCCI dues, Paytm wants to sublicense title rights: Report

Byju and the BCCI had agreed on the extension of their partnership until the end of the 2023 ODI World Cup in India at a 10 per cent increment in April.

July 22, 2022

I am surprised with Hardik Pandya’s transformation: Sanjay Manjrekar

Pandya recently guided Gujarat Titans to IPL glory by leading from the front and showed his captaincy and all-round skills in ample measure during the white-ball series against Ireland.

July 20, 2022

Kohli hails Team India’s brilliant run chase following series win against England

India were 38/3 at one point, with skipper Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Kohli all out, but Pant and Pandya put on a 133-run stand in just 115 balls to send the visitors home.

July 18, 2022

ENG v IND, 5th Test: Exchange of words with Kohli leads to Bairstow’s aggressive turn towards 106

Sunday was turning out to be a continuation of Bairstow's cautiousness from the day before. As Kohli chirped again from the slip cordon, he attracted Bairstow's attention and thus began the exchange of words between the two.

July 4, 2022

ENG v IND, 5th Test: Jasprit Bumrah to lead India in Edgbaston Test, Rishabh Pant to be his deputy

The release also said that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will serve as Bumrah's deputy for the much-anticipated Test match.

July 1, 2022

India v Ireland: Hardik Pandya-led visitors eye series win over spirited hosts

With Pandya stressing after the first match that India are firmly focusing on the road to Men's T20 World Cup, to be hosted by Australia in October-November, they will be keen to test more players in the second T20I.

June 28, 2022

Hope a lot of coaches and captains take up that kind of approach: Manjrekar on consistency in India’s playing XI

Dravid's words came true when India didn't tinker with their playing eleven despite losing matches in New Delhi and Cuttack. With the Indian team management continuing to keep their faith on the playing eleven, India made a comeback in the series.

June 24, 2022