India's Test skipper Virat Kohli described Modi government's demonetisation move as the greatest in the country's political history.
'He has gone through ups and downs, he knows how to handle himself and is somebody who can get the team together.'
Singh will succeed Admiral Sunil Lanba who retires on May 31.
Verma also sought quashing of a note issued by the defence ministry rejecting his plea against Singh's appointment.
'No one is going to relax at any stage, we are going to go for a result in the third Test'
Devastating Cyclone Hudhud caused damage worth thousands of crores in Visakhapatnam and other storm-hit areas of the coast, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said in the port city on Tuesday.
Jasprit Bumrah and Shikhar Dhawan are also back in both the squads, while pacer Mohammed Shami got a break from the T20 series.
Rohit Sharma completed a century in each innings in his maiden Test as opener as India pressed for victory in the first Test against South Africa by setting the touring side a daunting target of 395.
A look at Mahendra Singh Dhoni's top five knocks in international cricket.
Zampa is happy that he has been to get better of world's best batsman on a few occasions recently.
Talk about whether IPL auction will be on his mind, Hope sounded dismissive.
Ravichandran Ashwin's career-best best spell (4-1-8-4) helped India bundle out Sri Lanka for a paltry 82 and secure a comprehensive win in the third and final T20 International in Visakhapatnam, thereby sealing a 2-1 series win.
Nkwe replaces West Indian Ottis Gibson, the previous head coach, for the trip which starts in September and includes three Tests and three Twenty20 Internationals.
'MS is obviously a world-class finisher and even he was finding it hard to hit the middle of the bat. So, I think it was right of him to try and farm the strike. He hit a six in the last over and I think that showed how difficult it was'
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared a cup of coffee with Indian Naval sailors and officers after the team clinched a massive 245-run victory over England in the second Test at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
The YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam is all set to be accorded Test status after an inspection by the BCCI committee on Thursday found it 'on par for the recommendation for Test Status for this venue'.
An outstanding student, the Politburo member has emerged as a leader with considerable skills of political negotiations.
India A have now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead with back-to-back wins, after the first game was abandoned due to inclement weather and the second match ended in a tie.
In a communication to all states and union territories, the NDMA said due to several weeks of lockdown and the closure of industrial units, it is possible that some of the operators might not have followed the established standard operating procedures.
Exercise Tiger Triumph -- a full-scale, tri-service beach landing operation -- is a capability India is seeking to build.
Thisara Perera, on Wednesday, replaced Upul Tharanga as Sri Lanka's limited-overs captain, a change that will come into effect with the upcoming three-match ODI series against India and the subsequent T20 Internationals.
The Congress party's reported proposal to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh has those not in favour of the move, especially in the Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions, up in arms.
Former BCCI president and Tamil Nadu Cricket Association supremo N Srinivasan has made it clear that he would like star players Ravichandran Ashwin and Murali Vijay to play for the state during their upcoming Ranji Trophy quarter-final tie against Karnataka from December 23.
The absence of key players in both the sides has turned the Indian Premier League Eliminator into a 'well-matched encounter' believes Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer as he gears up to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Visakhapatnam, on Wednesday.
Ajai Shukla on the titanic mis-spending of lakhs of crores by the Indian defence forces
Maxwell became Australia's first player to score three T20 centuries on Wednesday with an unbeaten 55-ball knock of 113 in the seven-wicket win over Virat Kohli's team in Bengaluru.
'Silencing citizens has become a major institutional process under this regime.' 'The anti-Indian argument is a bogey -- meant to silence independent thinking people in India and turn us into goats and sheep.'
For someone who smashed 1000 first-class runs in a month's domestic cricket in the 2017-18 season, it shouldn't come as a surprise that a heavy duty scorer like Mayank Agarwal knows a thing or two about the art of conversion, believes Cheteshwar Pujara.
According to reports, the team will consist of players who, will more-or-less form the core of the 15-member squad for World Cup to be played in England.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis feels that that young fast bowlers in his team can learn a lot from Indian pacer Mohammed Shami as to how one can be so devastating in home conditions.
'We don't ask for the kind of wickets that we get. For us to be the No. 1 team in the world, any conditions that come your way, you have to accept it as home conditions'
Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock struck commanding hundreds to author South Africa's spectacular fightback before Ravichandran Ashwin wrested back India's control with a five-wicket haul on the third day of the opening Test.
The move assumes significance because a go-ahead from the US Food and Drug Administration for the new unit in Visakhapatnam is likely to give a huge boost to the company's revenues in upcoming quarters.
The first day of the three-day match between India 'A' and New Zealand 'A' at the Port Stadium in Visakhapatnam was called off due to heavy rain, on Wednesday.
The final day of the Kingfisher Ultra Fashion Week in Visakhapatnam was stopped by the city police after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad protested against the alleged use of Lord Ganesh's images on 'revealing' dresses. VHP district secretary G Radhakrishna and its regional vice-president Thota Peda Venkateswara Rao lodged a complaint at the Three Town police station on Sunday against the display of images that allegedly hurt the religious sentiments of the community.
But the focus will be on 19-year-old Gill, who has broken into the Indian Test squad for the three-match series against the Proteas, starting on October 2 in Visakhapatnam.
India will host Sri Lanka in a three-match series starting February 9 ahead of Asia Cup and World T20. The tour begins in Pune, then the teams head to Delhi to play the second match on February 12 and the final game will take place in Visakhapatnam on February 14, reported ESPN cricinfo. It will be the first time the two sides face each other in the shortest format since the World T20 final in 2014, which Sri Lanka won. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, which acquired Test status in November 2015, will host its third international match and only its second T20I.
Ground support staff quickly doused the flames and no one was injured in the fire. There was also no damage to the aircraft or the runway.
Manoj Tiwary's tryst with injuries continued and the talented Bengal batsman will yet again be out of action for a few weeks after suffering a serious shoulder injury during his team's semi-final match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Delhi in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
The West Indies wicket-keeper batsman said the visitors need to put up more consistent performances as a team in the remaining three games of the series.
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