Anil Kumble, the newly appointed Indian coach has clearly stated that during his tenure the focus of the team would be to improve its overseas record. In an interview with bcci.tv Kumble was quoted saying “The focus will be on our overseas record. The mindset … I believe, we need to start looking to address that […]
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Virat Kohli Dances his heart out to AR Rahman’s composed tunes for Premier Futsal League
India Test skipper Virat Kohli sang and danced for the official anthem of the Premier Futsal League with Rahman, who composed the song. The video is out and has already become viral on various social networking platforms. The anthem is named as ‘Naam hai Futsal’. Just like the Indian Premier League, Premier Futsal League is […]
West Indies cruise past South Africa to qualify for the Tri-Series final
The West Indies make their headway to the final of the one-day International tri-series by crushing South Africa by 100 runs on Friday at the Kensignton Oval Barbados. Darren Bravo led the charge for the West Indies with his century, then later on paceman Shannon Gabriel came to the party with his three wickets. The World T20 […]
Hales and Roy power England to crushing win
An England record opening partnership of 256 between Alex Hales and Jason Roy led their side to a crushing 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international in Birmingham on Friday. Both made centuries, with Hales 133 not out and Roy 112 not out as England stormed past Sri Lanka’s 254-7 in 34.1 […]
Why Rahul Dravid rejected the Team India coaching offer ?
Anil Kumble was named as the Team India head coach on Thursday (23rd July) evening. 57 candidates had applied for this high profile job job, which was later trimmed down to 21 and interviewed in Kolkata. Shastri and Kumble were the front runners for the post and eventually Kumble was chosen by the committee. But, […]
Nick Compton to take immediate time off from Cricket
Going through the poor form since the start of the year England batsman, Nick Compton has decided to take an immediate break from cricket. The grandson of English batting great Denis Compton, will take a leave from Cricket for an unspecified length of time after an awful season for both England and Middlesex. Since his comeback knock of […]
Mini Version of IPL could take place in September: BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is considering to start a mini version of the Indian Premier League in September this year. The tournament will be held overseas. The President of BCCI Anurag Thakur said the dates and format of the mini IPL will be announced later. All eight IPL teams are expected to […]
Ravi Shastri disappointed on missing out as India’s head coach
Former Indian team director Ravi Shastri expressed his disappointment after losing the high profile Indian head coach post to Anil Kumble. The former all-rounder had served team India as a director in the difficult times when India were losing all their matches to England in 2014. During his 2 years stint with the team as a director, […]
Virat Kohli welcomes Anil Kumble as Team India head coach
Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday welcomed the new head coach of Team India, saying he was looking forward to work with the legendary Anil Kumble. Kumble’s appointment put all the speculations and suspense to the rest on who will take over the reins of the side. The former leg-spinner pipped former Team Director […]
MS Dhoni is happy to have a pool of quicks for Limited Overs Cricket
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is very much pleased with the way the fast bowlers had stepped up in the limited overs series against Zimbabwe. Barinder Sran finished as Man of the Series in the three-match T20 international series between India and Zimbabwe. Sran took six wickets in two matches and bagged the final wicket of the series […]