Tag: Cricket
West Bengal Minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla Resigns, Mamata Says
Weeks after Suvendu Adhikari stepped down as a minister, West Bengal minister of state (MoS) for Sports and Youth Affairs and former cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla on Tuesday resigned from the Mamata Banerjee-led state cabinet. Shukla said that he wants to pursue a career in cricket once again.....
BCCI Against 'hard Quarantine' In Brisbane For Team India, Says Report
The Indian cricket team will not be able to travel to Brisbane for the fourth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy if they will have to undergo another round of hard quarantine, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly told Cricket Australia. ....
Cricket Never Discriminates: Tendulkar Condemns SCG Racial Abuse
Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has condemned the reported incidents of racial abuse during the third Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground, saying those who indulge in racism have no place in the sporting arena.....
Ind Vs Aus: Jadeja Ruled Out Of Fourth And Final Test With Dislocated Thumb
Left-handed all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a dislocated thumb, the Indian cricket board announced late on Monday evening. The match begins on Friday in Brisbane. ....
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Sreesanth Bags One Wicket On Return To Competitive Cricket
Speedster Sree Santh, who has been in wilderness for over seven years because of a betting/fixing-related life ban, returned to competitive cricket on Monday and bagged a solitary wicket for Kerala against Puducherry in an Elite E match of the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Mumbai.....
Indian Cricketers Denied Houesekeeping Services At Brisbane Hotel
The Indian cricket board is in talks with hosts Cricket Australia (CA) to allow the Indian cricket team leeway after the Indian cricketers checked in at the Sofitel Brisbane Central hotel to a 'Do It Yourself (DIY)' directive that denied them housekeeping services. ....
Shardul Thakur Finds Gold After Hard Dig In Domestic Cricket
Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan were still part of the Mumbai squad when pace bowler Shardul Thakur made his debut in Ranji Trophy first-class cricket in Jaipur over eight years ago. ....
Dad Backed Siraj, Even When He'd Miss Exams, Says Brother
Mohammed Siraj and his elder brother Ismail are grateful to their late father because he wouldn't erupt in anger when exam results would reveal that the pace bowler was skipping them to play cricket matches. He would instead encourage him to play good cricket. ....
17-year-old Stabbed To Death In Delhi Over Cricket Match Scuffle
A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death following a scuffle during a cricket match in Outer Delhi's Nangloi area, the police said. ....
Rishabh Pant Fastest Indian Wicketkeeper To Score 1,000 Test Runs
Left-handed batsman Rishabh Pant on Tuesday became the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to score 1,000 runs in Test cricket. ....
