Cardiff, July 17 (IANS) Former Indian spinner Anil Kumble feels that Joe Root’s impact for England is similar to what Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have on Indian cricket after the veteran played a brilliant unbeaten 99-run knock to help the hosts level the series 1-1 by registering a four-wicket win in the second ODI. Root anchored England’s chase of 234 with a composed 99 not out off 133 balls to guide England to victory at Sophia Gardens. The veteran opener was left stranded one run short of…
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New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold its Apex Council Committee meeting in online mode on Thursday, though it remains unclear if the issue of India’s next men’s T20I captain will be formally discussed.“Yes, the BCCI will have an Apex Council Committee meeting in online mode on Thursday. But a possibility of officials discussing India’s next men’s T20I captain is yet to be known,” sources told IANS on Wednesday.Speculation has grown over …
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) The West Bengal government has downgraded the security cover provided to former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, officials said on Wednesday.The move comes as part of an ongoing review of security arrangements extended to politicians, public figures, and other prominent individuals in the state.Ganguly, who previously enjoyed Z-category security, will now be provided Y-category protection. The former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and current C…
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Players from Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings honoured former India cricketer C. D. Gopinath by wearing black armbands during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday. This gesture expressed respect after Gopinath’s passing last week at the age of 96.Gopinath was the oldest Test cricketer in the country and the second-oldest in the world, after Neil Harvey. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also paid t…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Indian sports fraternity condoled the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash near Baramati on Wednesday. Amid ongoing elections to the Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis, Dy CM Ajit Pawar was travelling from Mumbai to Baramati to attend a public meeting. The incident occurred around 9 a.m., an hour after the plane took off from Mumbai, claiming the lives of NCP chief and five others.India Olympic Association…