Former India all-rounder Sanjay Bangar has appointed as India’s batting coach for the upcoming tour of West Indies while Abhay Sharma was appointed as the fielding coach to support Anil Kumble as the head coach. Banger and Abhay Sharma were India’s interim coach in the recently concluded Zimbabwe series, where Team India won the ODI […]
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BCCI considers a change in its name
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, the most powerful cricket board across the globe. It generates the most amount of funds for the ICC. Reports say that the BCCI that is the “Board of Control for Cricket in India” is now thinking of a change in it’s name. The newly elected president, Anurag Thakur has proposed […]
Improving overseas record will be our main focus: Anil Kumble
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 […]
I WAS NOT SURPRISED BY KUMBLE’S SELECTION AS INDIA’S HEAD COACH SAYS RAVI SHASTRI
I WAS NOT SURPRISED BY KUMBLE’S SELECTION AS INDIA’S HEAD COACH SAYS RAVI SHASTRI After Anil Kumble was selected as head coach of Team India, Ravi Shastri said that he was not surprised by Kumble’s selection as India’s head coach. Ravi Shastri said in an interview that, “Anil called me as soon as […]
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, […]
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 […]
Twitterati reacts on Anil Kumble becoming Team India’s new head coach
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday evening appointed Anil Kumble as the head coach of Indian cricket team for a year. Since the Cricket World Cup 2015 semi-final against Australia, Indians were playing without any services of the head coach, although Ravi Shastri was there as a team director to help and […]
I DON’T THINK VIRAT IS IN A HUGE RUSH TO CAPTAIN EVERYTHING SAYS DEAN JONES
I DON’T THINK VIRAT IS IN A HUGE RUSH TO CAPTAIN EVERYTHING SAYS DEAN JONES Most of the Indian Cricket community are favouring Virat Kohli to take over the captaincy of Indian Cricket Team in all three formats. Former Indian Team director Ravi Shastri also thinks that Virat Kohli is ready to take […]