BCCI president Sourav Ganguly invited the Bangladesh PM for the historic occasion.
And proud BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly posted pictures from the city as landmarks were adorned in the bright hue.
Saha is seeking an exit from Bengal domestic cricket after a CAB official questioned his commitment for state Ranji team.
Rajasthan Royals face tough challenge against in-form Chennai Super Kings
As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.
It has been learnt that the Indian team management wants tracks that are hard and bouncy without any major grass covering for all three home Tests -- something they will be getting in South Africa.
Everything you need to know about India's matches at the 2023 ODI World Cup.
'I have played two World Cup finals but couldn't win the trophy. That remains my only regret.'
Rinku Singh lit up the Ahmedabad skyline as he hammered five sixes in a row to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a thrilling win over Gujarat Titans.
Later this year, India and Australia are slated to face each other in a four-match Test series. The second Test of the series at Adelaide will be a day-night Test contest.
After a first wicket partnership of 60 between Vivek and Shreevats Goswami (27, 28 balls, 3 fours), the home team faltered as none of the other batsmen got going.
Kolkata Knight Riders coach Chandrakant Pandit was happy with rookie spinner Suyash Sharma's "fighting attitude", saying it was very difficult for rival batters to pick the lad.
India might have to beat Pat Cummins's men if they are to qualify for the WTC final.
Images from the third T20 International between India and New Zealand, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Sunday.
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.
Josh Hazlewood dismissed KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya off successive deliveries in the 19th over.
Salim Durani was the 'people's man', whose impact can never be quantified by the 29 Test matches that he played over 13 years between 1960 to 1973, or the 1200-plus runs he scored and 75 wickets he took with his mean left-arm spin.
Jaydev Unadkat claimed a match haul of nine wickets, including 6/85 in the second innings, as Saurashtra thrashed Bengal by nine wickets in the Ranji Trophy final.
India could field three spinners against Australia in the final.
LSG do not have to fret so much about the mathematical scenarios as a win would be enough for them to seal their back-to-back playoff berth.
When it is finished, the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad will be the largest cricket stadium in the world with a seating capacity of around 110,000.
Mumbai Indians face an uphill task against the firepower of Kolkata Knight Riders batters when the teams clash in Mumbai on Sunday in the Indian Premier League, with both former champions looking to get their campaigns back on track.
'Who knows, they might now want to rename the Eden Gardens and call it Modi Gardens!'
Mohammad Azharuddin revealed one of his dearest possessions -- the cricket bat with which he scored a world record three centuries in his first three Test matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana played down talk of Suyash Sharma being a "mystery spinner", saying the youngster is just a normal leg-break bowler with the 'X-factor'.
There had been plenty of talk around the heavily-lacquered ball especially during twilight time.
"You expect wickets to turn in the sub-continent, and after this, we will be playing an important series against Australia where wickets are expected to turn," Rathour said on the eve of the second and final Test in Mirpur.
The trio of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav were almost unplayable in the two matches.
After having gone five innings without a fifty, the Englishman bounced back with a breezy 89 off 56 balls as the Rajasthan Royals posted 188/6 against the Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2022 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
RR Captain Sanju Samson was happy with the total that they got but felt that the Eden Gardens strip became better for batting in the second half of the match.
Kolkata Knight Riders finally ended their losing run.
Bengal bowling coach Ranadeb Bose strongly backed Mukesh Kumar
Saurashtra look poised to lift their second Ranji Trophy
Saurashtra were 317 for 5 at close on day two in reply to Bengal's 174 all out.
'We did have a good start with the bat, were 70-odd in 7 or 8 overs and weren't able to capitalise'
Taking at dig at Indian Cricket Board's president-in-exile N Srinivasan, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi said it was a mystery to see the BCCI, which was born in Delhi and flourished at the Eden Gardens, being hijacked by Tamil Nadu.
He had a few memorable performances at the venue, including a debut hundred in 1984-85 and match saving one in 1993.
Ashwin went on to cite examples of other domestic stalwarts like Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhimanyu Easwaran.
Sana posted a comment saying: "What is it that you're not liking".
Playing in their first home game of the season, KKR clinched a crushing 81-run win over RCB.
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