'After his warm and affectionate farewell speech, the Chief of Staff of the formation asked me, "So, now you are off to Coorg to look after your coffee estates?"' For the last time, in Army uniform and much to his surprise, I replied, "Sir, I am not from Kodagu.".'
Mohammed Shami's return to competitive cricket has been further pushed back after the veteran pacer was not picked in the Bengal Ranji Trophy squad.
India have already secured the Border-Gavaskar trophy and they will now be playing for a record-extending 16th straight series win at home
Bengal pacer Mohammed Shami, playing his first competitive match after a long injury lay-off of nearly a year, took 4/54 in 19 overs.
The Indian Diaspora has been able to carve a niche in their adopted countries as a result of their talent, perseverance and hardworking nature, asserts Rup Narayan Das.
All eyes are on the BCCI now over hosting of a second one-dayer between India and West Indies in Indore on October 24, as the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) seems backing out due to a tussle with the top cricketing body of the country over complimentary tickets.
India's star pacer Mohammed Shami set up Bengal's comfortable win against Meghalaya with a measly spell in their Group A contest in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in Rajkot on Sunday.
"I think he (Shami) will be a major miss for India, given the Australian conditions. The pace and bouncy wickets in Australia would have helped India in gaining an upper hand if Shami had been in the squad but that's not in the selector's hand as he is recovering, but I think he will be missed," Adams said.
In an order passed on September 11, Justice Subodh Abhyankar of the high court's Indore bench made these strongly-worded observations while dismissing an appeal filed by a man against the lower court's sentence in the case of four-year-old girl's rape in 2017.
Holkar Stadium has been a happy hunting ground for India
Among the states having fewer than 100 urban local bodies, Tripura has bagged the top rank, according to the survey results.
Australia's last series win against India came in 2014-15, and they haven't tasted victory on Indian soil since 2004-05.
A round-up of Monday's action in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament.
With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to $7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. In the report 'How Urban India Pays', Kearney-Amazon Pay said strong adoption of digital payments in online purchases has potentially led to a permanent shift in consumer behaviours, fuelling offline adoption as well.
While India dominated visiting teams on spin-friendly wickets to put together 18 consecutive series wins at home in last 12 years, the choice to play on turning tracks against New Zealand backfired in Pune and Mumbai.
Such was the impact of India's three-pronged pace attack that India did not feel the need of spin in Saturday's first session when Bangladesh began their second innings.
The second One-day International to be played between India and Windies will now be held at Visakhapatnam, the BCCI announced on Wednesday.
Head blasted a match-winning, unbeaten 154 from 129 balls at Trent Bridge as world champions Australia stormed to a seven-wicket win over England in the first ODI on Thursday.
The T20 World Cup bound Indian team is set to play three games against Australia and South Africa before leaving for the ICC mega event.
India take on Pakistan in their upcoming match in the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Mohali and Delhi are among nine Indian cities that will host back-to-back white-ball matches against Australia and South Africa, respectively, starting September 20, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Wednesday.
This chase is only the fifth instance of a 150-plus run-chase carried out in T20Is successfully without any loss of wicket.
The 30-year-old Hyderabadi, has so far taken 80 wickets in 30 Test matches but 61 of those scalps have come in 17 away Test matches in three of the SENA countries (South Africa, England, Australia).
India has been a tea sipping society. But the aromatic wave of coffee culture is wafting across it.
The second and third positions in the 'cleanest city' category of the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021' were secured by Surat and Vijayawada, respectively.
Over 40 per cent of the total season tickets of the India-Bangladesh Test beginning November 14 have been sold out so far in the last four days.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube blasted quickfire half-century as India thrashed Afghanistan by six wickets in the second T20 International against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan were once considered World Cup minnows, having won just one game in their two previous campaigns.
Will the young gun survive Virat Kohli's comeback?
BCCI-MPCA spar over free tickets
The 'Swachh Survekshan-2017' ranked Gonda as the dirtiest city and Bhusawal in Maharashtra stands second-last in the ranking.
The Madhya Pradesh high court on Monday issued notices to actor Kangana Ranaut, the Centre, censor board and others on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the screening of her upcoming Hindi film Emergency on the ground it contains scenes that violate fundamental rights of Sikhs.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
The city is waging a war against garbage, says Anjuli Bhargava.
Jasprit Bumrah's throbbing afternoon spell on the second day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday made former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly advocating for sporting pitches rather than preparing rank turners.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday submitted its scientific survey report of the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal-Maula mosque complex to the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court.
The BCCI on Tuesday announced India's international fixtures at home for the upcoming season. Team India's home assignment will get underway with India hosting Australia in September.
Roundup of matches across the country in the ongoing BCCI Ranji Trophy
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