Left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. The 37-year old pacer made the announcement on Thursday, ending his 14-year long international career. Zaheer made his India debut in 2000 and played his last game for India in 2014 at Wellington against New Zealand. He is leaving the field after playing […]
The baton of Bengal cricket administration is poised for a generational shift on Thursday, with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly all set to take over as president of the Cricket Association of Bengal — a week after a rained out T20 International at the Eden Gardens has seemingly taken some shine off the big change. […]
It is amusing to find former cricketers sitting in judgment on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s future in international cricket. Joining the discussion is a divided media which in any case thrives on controversies. Does someone who quit Test cricket abruptly with 10 Tests shy of hundred Tests in the middle of a series need to be […]
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Giving his recipe for improving Indian football standards, Brazilian legend Pele on Monday said the authorities must focus on the base – the grassroots – and spread the game in the schools, colleges and universities to groom youngsters, besides ensuring foreign exposure for players and coaches. He also lauded the Indian […]
Melbourne, Oct 11, Retired opening batsman Chris Rogers on Sunday urged the Australian supporters to show patience this summer, warning that the next generation of Test players will take time to adjust to the challenge of international cricket. Australia’s Test side is in a state of flux following the Ashes defeat to England and the retirement […]
Skipper AB de Villier’s attacking 104 not out powered South Africa to 303/5 against India during their first One-Day International (ODI) at the Green Park stadium here on Sunday. De Villiers’ scored his 21st century in just 73 balls as he blasted five fours and six sixes to pulverise the Indian bowlers and help his […]
All those who followed Sourav Ganguly closely are not surprised at the recent turn of events in his own life and that in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). Kolkata journalists, who keep a track of his cricket and business interests, had an I-knew-it-was-coming look when he was “elected”/”appointed” president of the CAB. The question […]
Can’t remember the exact date and place of meeting Jagmohan Dalmiya for the first time, but it was sometime in 1979 when he and his close friend Inderjit Singh Bindra were seen as the new kids on the block on the cricket scene. The two had shaken the then khalifas of Indian cricket who had […]
The men’s final at the U.S. Open tennis championship this year was a weird five-cornered contest. It was Roger Federer versus Roger Federer versus Novak Djokovic and Novak versus the spectators. One of the players did not particularly seek spectator love but received loads of it anyway. That would be Federer. The other played in […]
Flamengo extended their winning sequence to six straight matches with a 3-1 victory at Chapecoense in Brazil’s Serie A championship. Paulinho and Hector Cantero scored first-half goals during Sunday’s match before Bruno Rangel pulled one back for the hosts late in the second half, Xinhua reported. Kayke then put the result beyond doubt by finding […]