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NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Veteran batsman Cheteshwar Pujara dropped curtains on his illustrious India career on Sunday after playing 103 tests but failing to win back his place in the last two years. The 37-year-old, who made his test debut in 2010, last played for India in the 2023 World Test Championship final but has been active in domestic cricket as well as county cricket in England. "Wearing the Indian jersey, singing the anthem, and trying my best each time I stepped on the field - ...Read More >
'A lot of work starts behind the scenes. Like I said, in preparation. I have to go back again to that because that is where it all starts.' IMAGE: In 67 Tests, Rohit Sharma scored 4301 runs, most of them coming while batting on top of the order. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Reflecting on certain aspects of his Test career, former India captain Rohit Sharma on Monday said the classical format is both "challenging and draining" but he learnt to cope with its demands by focussing on preparation. ...Read More >
"I believe it's the right time to groom a new leader, and hence I've decided not to continue," said Rahane Veteran cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has announced the decision stepped down as captain of Mumbai's domestic cricket team, emphasing that it's time for new leadership. Taking to social media, Rahane said that he has decided not continue as captain of Mumbai, adding that it's the right time to groom a new leader. "Captaining and winning championships with the Mumbai team has been an absolute ho ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 19 (ANI): Prithvi Shaw made a significant impact in his first competitive match for Maharashtra, scoring a century against Chhattisgarh on the second day of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament at Guru Nanak College on Tuesday. The 25-year-old opener, who moved from Mumbai earlier this year, maintained his composure on a difficult pitch and scored his century off 122 deliveries while his colleagues fought hard. In the 44th over of Maharashtra's innings, Sh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia's young batting talent Sam Konstas knows the coming months will be critical if he is to retain his Test spot for the Ashes, but the 19-year-old is intent on shutting out outside noise and focusing on the processes he trusts. Konstas endured a tough time in the recent West Indies series, managing just 50 runs in six innings in challenging conditions where both top orders struggled. Those matches were his first Tests since bursting onto the scene again ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 18 (PTI) India pacer Akash Deep and wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan, the East Zone captain, will miss the Duleep Trophy quarterfinal match against North Zone as both the players are recovering from their respective injuries. The season-opening Duleep Trophy matches are scheduled to be held in the BCCI Centre of Excellence grounds in Bengaluru from August 28, but Akash is yet to recuperate fully from a back injury that forced him to miss two Tests on the recent tour to England. Th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson's chances of featuring in this year's Ashes look slim after only resuming bowling on Tuesday following his third shoulder surgery in January. Despite the setback, the 28-year-old remains hopeful of making a strong comeback with the Sheffield Shield season just seven weeks away, according to ESPNcricinfo. In an effort to be fully fit for the Ashes series, which begins on November 21 later this year, Richardson had his thi ...Read More >
Wedding bells are ringing in the Tendulkar household! Arjun Tendulkar, the 25-year-old cricketer and son of India's beloved batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, is officially engaged. The lucky bride-to-be is Saaniya Chandok, granddaughter of prominent Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai, whose family owns the InterContinental hotel and Brooklyn Creamery, as reported by India Today. The news shared by Hello India on X has sent fans into a frenzy, marking the union of two influential Mumbai families in a c ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Arjun Tendulkar, son of former India batter Sachin Tendulkar, has got engaged to Saaniya Chandok, the granddaughter of the prominent Mumbai businessman Ravi Ghai. The ceremony was a private affair attended by friends and family members from both sides. Arjun Tendulkar's cricket career The left-arm fast bowling all-rounder plays for Goa in domestic cricket and has featured for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. He kicked off his domestic career in the 2020 ...Read More >
Kohima, August 13 (MExN): In a proud moment for Nagaland cricket, three players from the state -- Jonathan Rongsen, Sedezhalie Rupreo, and Hem Bahadur Chetri -- have been selected to represent the NorthEast Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025-26. According to the Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA), Mowalong Kichu will also travel with the squad as the team physio, ensuring players remain in peak condition throughout the tournament. The Duleep Trophy, one of India's premier domestic first-c ...Read More >
Kolkata: East Bengal FC take on in-form Namdhari FC at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday with a place in the Durand Cup quarterfinals at stake. Namdhari under Argentine coach Fernando Capobianco are currently topping Group A with back-to-back wins. East Bengal, on the other hand, have played only once, starting their campaign with a comfortable 5-0 rout of South United FC. Six group winners and two second-best teams will advance to the quarterfinals. However, given the tournament's format, head ...Read More >
There was no dearth of support from the stands as home side Bodoland FC curved out a 2-1 victory over Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC -- another club from the Assam hinterland -- in their Durand Cup clash at SAI Stadium in Kokrajhar on Thursday.Having failed to make it out of the group stage in their debut season last year, Bodoland began their campaign at the 134th edition of the tournament with a win and three points that took them to the second spot on the Group D table, with the same points an ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 3 (ANI): Namdhari FC continued their winning run at the 134th Durand Cup with a commanding 4-2 victory over the Indian Air Force Football Team in a crucial Group A clash, here at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) on Sunday. Samuel K opened the scoring for the Airmen in the 7th minute, but the I-League side responded with goals from Cledson Dasilva (penalty, 37), Amandeep Singh (45), and second-half strikes from Dharmpreet Singh (60) and substitu ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 3 (ANI): Namdhari FC continued their winning run at the 134th Durand Cup with a commanding 4-2 victory over the Indian Air Force Football Team in a crucial Group A clash, here at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) on Sunday. Samuel K opened the scoring for the Airmen in the 7th minute, but the I-League side responded with goals from Cledson Dasilva (penalty, 37'), Amandeep Singh (45'), and second-half strikes from Dharmpreet Singh (60') and subst ...Read More >
Mumbai: A routine ticket check aboard a Virar fast local turned violent on Saturday afternoon when a passenger, caught without a valid ticket, allegedly attacked railway staff and vandalised property at Borivli station.The incident occurred around 3pm onboard a Churchgate-Virar fast train between Dadar and Borivli. Shamsher Ibrahim, a Deputy Chief Ticket Inspector (Dy CTI) with Western Railway, was conducting checks in the First Class compartment when he found three passengers travelling with se ...Read More >
India and Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur was on Friday named the West Zone captain for the Duleep Trophy to be played in September. The 15-member squad also includes India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, middle-order batters Sarfaraz Khan and Shreyas Iyer as a total of seven Mumbai players have been named in the team. Ruturaj Gaikwad will bolster the middle-order while Saurashtra's Harvik Desai and Maharashtra's Saurabh Nawale are the wicketkeepers. Seven others, including Mumbai's Musheer Khan, wer ...Read More >
Ishan Kishan will lead East Zone in the Duleep Trophy, with Abhimanyu Easwaran as deputy. Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will lead the East Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, with Abhimanyu Easwaran named as his deputy. Star India pacer Mohammed Shami has also been named in the squad and he might as well return to action in the domestic tournament after having last played in early May for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Ishan, fresh off consecutive half-centuries for Nottinghamshire in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): India star seamer Mohammed Shami has been named in the East Zone 15-member squad for the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy, according to ESPNcricinfo. The 34-year-old seamer last played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025, where he took six wickets in nine games for his new team, Sunrisers Hyderabad. In November 2024, he played his last first-class match for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy. Ishan Kishan is named captain of the 15-member squad, which also includes India ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Saturday. The Prime Minister Office (PMO) handle posted on X, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri @myogiadityanath, met Prime Minister @narendramodi. Sharing an X post about the meeting, CM Yogi wrote, I had the honour of meeting the world most popular leader, the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, in New Delhi ...Read More >
Mumbai: Picked for the England series after eight years, Karun Nair always had big shoes to fill. Never mind his heavy scoring in domestic cricket to come back into India contention, he had an edge over other contenders mainly because the team was looking for experience to fill the vacuum after Virat Kohli's sudden retirement. The extra first-class seasons under the 33-year-old's belt is the reason he was preferred over young Sai Sudarshan when it came to making a choice between the two or picki ...Read More >
'He's at his prime. He has got to make these next three, four years count. And I see him getting a lot of hundreds.' IMAGE: K L Rahul has been in great form with the bat in England, with 375 runs in the first three Tests at an average of 62.50, with two centuries and a fifty. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters K L Rahul is finally going through the 'best' batting phase of his career, said former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri, pointing to the opener's consistent showing with the bat in the ong ...Read More >
New Delhi: One of the standout performers with the bat for India in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship series against England has been opener KL Rahul, as per the official website of the ICC. With 375 runs from three Tests, which includes two centuries and a half-century, Rahul is the fourth-highest run-getter in the series so far. Rahul's recent exploits have earned him plaudits from the former India head coach Ravi Shastri. Speaking in the latest edition of The ICC Review, Shastri back ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): One of the standout performers with the bat for India in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship series against England has been opener KL Rahul, as per the official website of the ICC. With 375 runs from three Tests, which includes two centuries and a half-century, Rahul is the fourth-highest run-getter in the series so far. Rahul recent exploits have earned him plaudits from the former India head coach Ravi Shastri. Speaking in the latest edition of The ICC ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Team India heads into the fourth Test at Manchester with the scoreline reading 2-1 in England favour and the series at stake. Both teams have been equally dominant so far and the scoreline does not give one a true picture of the series. As one says about life, little things matter. So it does in cricket. Every word said, a scorching spell or a silly/audacious shot, an untimely dismissal could end up being match defining. It is some of these little things India ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of the do-or-die Test against England in Manchester, India batter Ajinkya Rahane feels that visiting side should hand debut to Arshdeep Singh if Jasprit Bumrah has to be rested for the fourth Test. England are leading the five-match Test series 2-1 after winning the Lord's Test by 22 runs. To manage the workload of Bumrah, it was decided to make him play only three Tests on the tour. With the pacer already featured in Leeds and London, his participatio ...Read More >
India's No. 3 Slot: Karun Nair's performance in England has been a bit of a roller coaster. He looked quite solid in Birmingham and was a bit unlucky at Leeds. But things didn't go well for him in the Lord's Test, especially in the second innings where he had a sudden lapse of judgment, which turned out costly. Nair has shown some good signs here and there, but fans and selectors are still waiting for that one strong and big innings. He batted twice at No. 6 and then was moved up to No. 3 for fo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Indian middle-order batter Ajinkya Rahane shared some captaincy tips for t skipper Shubman Gill and backed left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav inclusion in the fourth Test against England at Manchester, starting July 23. Rahane was speaking in a Q&A session on his YouTube channel. Speaking on which pacer should feature in case the leader of the pack Jasprit Bumrah does not play at Manchester, Rahane threw his support to Arshdeep, India highest T20I ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Indian middle-order batter Ajinkya Rahane shared some captaincy tips for t skipper Shubman Gill and backed left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion in the fourth Test against England at Manchester, starting July 23. Rahane was speaking in a Q&A session on his YouTube channel. Also Read | WCL 2025 Points Table Updated With Net Run Rate: Check Latest Team Standings and Leaderboard of World Championship of Legends Season Two. Speaking on which ...Read More >
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