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India U20 secure SAFF Championship semi-final spot after draw with Bangladesh

India U20 secure SAFF Championship semi-final spot after draw with Bangladesh

Rediff.com28 Mar 2026

The Indian U20 men's team played out a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh in their second match of the SAFF U20 Championship 2026, securing their place as Group B toppers and advancing to the semi-finals.

PHOTOS: Team India hits the nets on arrival in Mirpur

PHOTOS: Team India hits the nets on arrival in Mirpur

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Images from the nets session the Virat Kohli-led team had on on arrival from Kolkata on Monday morning.

Dhoni captain but no place for Kohli in Wisden's all-time India XI

Dhoni captain but no place for Kohli in Wisden's all-time India XI

Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named the captain of the all-time India Test XI chosen by cricket magazine Wisden. The celebrated team has been picked ahead of India's 500th Test which will be played against New Zealand in Kanpur from Thursday. The openers in the side are Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag, followed by Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, all-rounder Kapil Dev and Dhoni the wicket-keeper batsman.

What youngsters can learn from Dhoni

What youngsters can learn from Dhoni

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

As M S Dhoni stepped down as India's ODI and T20 captain, some honest words from Captain Cool.

Shikhar Dhawan reported for suspect bowling action

Shikhar Dhawan reported for suspect bowling action

Rediff.com9 Dec 2015

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan has been reported with a suspect bowling action during the fourth Test against South Africa, which the host won in New Delhi on Monday.

'It's great to have Harbhajan's vision and ideas back into the team'

'It's great to have Harbhajan's vision and ideas back into the team'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

India Test captain Virat Kohli says senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will have a crucial role to play in the upcoming series in Sri Lanka.

Will Axar or Mishra make the cut as third spinner for SL Tests?

Will Axar or Mishra make the cut as third spinner for SL Tests?

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

The third specialist spinner's slot will be the subject of much deliberation when the national selection committee, headed by Sandeep Patil, meets in New Delhi, on Thursday, to announce the squad for the three-Test away series against Sri Lanka, starting August 12.

'I have a vision in my mind and have it discussed with the team'

'I have a vision in my mind and have it discussed with the team'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

The one-off match against Bangladesh will be Virat Kohli's first as full-time Test captain and the excited star batsman says he is ready to roll out his vision for Indian cricket.

'It's a wrong conclusion to draw that Indians can't play spin bowling'

'It's a wrong conclusion to draw that Indians can't play spin bowling'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

Shikhar Dhawan has said that the South Africa series will be a challenging one but believed that India remained favourites to win. Dhawan also did not endorse the popular view that this Indian batting line-up is not capable of playing quality spin bowling.

'It is my first full series and a great opportunity to create a new Indian team'

'It is my first full series and a great opportunity to create a new Indian team'

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Virat Kohli's aggressive strategy to deploy five specialist bowlers will be tested when India go into the three-match cricket Test series against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday, hoping to end a 22-year-old wait for a series triumph on Lankan soil.

'The batsmen are likely to be at ease on this Fatullah pitch'

'The batsmen are likely to be at ease on this Fatullah pitch'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

They might be the hosts but the Bangladesh team has been left baffled by the pitch for the one-off Test against India with their Sri Lankan coach Chandika Hathurusingha saying that he has never seen a track like the one in Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.

10 injured in crude bomb attack on temple in Bangladesh

10 injured in crude bomb attack on temple in Bangladesh

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Over 5,000 people were witnessing an open-air show organised to mark the Rash Mela festival when three crude bombs exploded on the premises of Kantaji Temple in northwestern Dinajpur.

Dhawan eyes India comeback through Champions Trophy

Dhawan eyes India comeback through Champions Trophy

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

Discarded India opener Shikhar Dhawan is eyeing a comeback into the national team at the ICC Champions Trophy.

Focus on winning as Kohli-led India land in Bangladesh

Focus on winning as Kohli-led India land in Bangladesh

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

The 14-man side flew in from Kolkata, where it had assembled for a brief camp before the series.

'The endeavor of this Indian team is to play fearless cricket'

'The endeavor of this Indian team is to play fearless cricket'

Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Notwithstanding India's shock defeat in the first Test against Sri Lanka, Team Director Ravi Shastri has made it clear that the team will not change its style of play in the remaining two Tests, saying the endeavour has always been to play "fearless cricket".

REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

REWIND: TOP photos of the week that was

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by.

Shia procession bombed in Bangladesh, 1 dead, 90 hurt

Shia procession bombed in Bangladesh, 1 dead, 90 hurt

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

At least one person was killed and nearly 90 wounded in a rare pre-dawn bomb attack on a Shia procession in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday as thousands from the minority community gathered for the annual Ashura.

Why Virat Kohli changed his outlook towards fitness

Why Virat Kohli changed his outlook towards fitness

Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

India's Test captain Virat Kohli says his whole outlook towards fitness changed after the 2012 Indian Premier League. A healthier body has not only made him a better batsman, but an improved fielder too.

Time running out for under-fire Harbhajan after Galle failure

Time running out for under-fire Harbhajan after Galle failure

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

As the beleaguered Indian cricket team start picking up pieces after a forgettable first Test, the spotlight is firmly fixed on team's senior-most pro Harbhajan Singh whose unimpressive show in the 63-run defeat has raised question marks about his future.

Dhawan can do what Viru paaji used to do, asserts Kohli

Dhawan can do what Viru paaji used to do, asserts Kohli

Rediff.com14 Jun 2015

India skipper Virat Kohli said that the opener has it in him to replicate the swashbuckling Virender Sehwag at the top.

Will five-bowler strategy work for Team India in the subcontinent?

Will five-bowler strategy work for Team India in the subcontinent?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

With India set to host South Africa and Sri Lanka in Test series later this year, captain, Virat Kohli is sure that it is his bowling unit that will eventually make a difference.

WC qualifiers: Hong Kong dents China's soccer dream

WC qualifiers: Hong Kong dents China's soccer dream

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

Hong Kong held China to a nil-nil draw in a World Cup qualifying soccer match on Tuesday played amid lingering political tensions between the two sides after last year's massive pro-democracy protests in the financial hub.

The problem with Harbhajan: He is trying too hard...

The problem with Harbhajan: He is trying too hard...

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Harbhajan Singh's lackluster performance in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka has put him under pressure.

Bangladesh Jamaat chief to be executed over war crimes

Bangladesh Jamaat chief to be executed over war crimes

Rediff.com5 May 2016

The four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha pronounced the single-word judgement at the tense courtroom.

Can Kohli's India clinch first Test series win in Lanka in 22 years?

Can Kohli's India clinch first Test series win in Lanka in 22 years?

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

India goes into the third and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday hoping to register their first series victory in the island nation in 22 years.

Rejuvenated India start favourites against Bangladesh

Rejuvenated India start favourites against Bangladesh

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Virat Kohli's proactive and aggressive style of leadership will be tested when India take on sprightly underdogs Bangladesh in the one-off Test match starting in Fatullah on Wednesday.