Australian spin legend Shane Warne believes it will be a “who has a better bowling attack” competition in the Pakistan-England series which will commence from July 14 at Lord’s. The spin king believes the top-order of both the teams will have to face a hard time trying to cope with the seam on English pitches. “I […]
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We just want to be the best we can in the next 12 months: Murali Vijay
India’s Test opener Murali Vijay, in an interaction with the media during the national team’s camp in Bangalore, speaks about Anil Kumble, former team director Ravi Shastri, what lies ahead for the team, Virat Kohli-Kumble combo, and more. Here’s the excerpts: On first practice session with Anil Kumble It has been a couple of good […]
Cap on U-19 World Cup Outings Will Help in Curbing Age-tinkering says Rahul Dravid
India’s Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid strongly believes that the recent decision by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) working committee to put a cap on players getting only one shot at junior level World Cup will prevent age tinkering by players. Ravindra Jadeja (2006 and 2008), Vijay Zol (2012 and 2014), Sandeep Sharma […]
It’s not about Ravi or me, it’s about the Indian team doing well: Anil Kumble
After being appointed as the head coach of Indian Cricket team, Anil Kumble for the first time interacted with the media. The legendary leg spinner in his very first press conference made it clear that Indian cricket is bigger than any individual and it’s about helping the team do well and achieve greater glory. During his […]
“Ravi is miffed with the rejection. It’s a new experience for him” says Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed his views on social media that Anil Kumble “was a better choice” than Ravi Shastri as head coach of Indian cricket team. The former Test batsman and a well-known TV commentator also reacted to Shastri’s disappointment at Sourav Ganguly, who was one of the dominant members of the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee that […]
Ravi Shastri is Living in a ‘Fool’s Paradise’ : Sourav Ganguly
The controversy over Ravi Shastri’s snub as India head coach has escalated even more with Sourav Ganguly, one of the members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Cricket Advisory Committee, expressing disappointment with his remarks. Shastri, in an interview to India Today on Tuesday, had said that he was disappointed as he […]
Anil Kumble brush-off having any conflict of interest in becoming India’s coach
India’s newly appointed coach Anil Kumble has dismissed reports of conflict of interest between his new job and his involvement in a sports firm as well as heading the ICC Cricket committee. The legendary leg-spinner, who was named for this high profile post last week, is reportedly involved with a company called Tenvic, which is in […]
INDIA TO PLAY WITH THE PINK SG BALL FOR THE DAY-NIGHT TESTS
INDIA TO PLAY WITH THE PINK SG BALL FOR THE DAY-NIGHT TESTS After the success of day-night Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval last year, BCCI is also taking every possible steps to make it a huge success in India. In the 2016-2017 season India are to play […]
Champions Trophy 2017 – PCB out of Tri Series with Zimbabwe & W I
After recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka team Pakistan secured 8th rank in ICC ODI rankings after winning the series by a margin of 3-2. Just before the start of the series when Pakistan’s chances to play ICC champions Trophy 2017 were gloomy; PCB was in discussion with Zimbabwean board for a Tri Series […]