Pacer Navdeep Saini, who is among India's standbys for the World Cup, says he is ready for his big break in the mega event should the need arises.
The man who was instrumental in installing the first Bharatiya Janata Party government in South India will quit the party after a mammoth rally in Bangalore on Friday. Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will address his supporters at the Freedom Park in Bangalore at 10.30 am on Friday and then will lead a march to the Vidhan Soudha, following which he will resign as the member of the Karnataka legislative assembly.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday said it wants the upcoming Under-19 Asia Cup to be moved out of India to a neutral venue due to security concerns.
The pacer injures ankle during warm-up session; Kyle Abbott has been called up as replacement
It will interesting to see how the pitch behaves on Sunday.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was lavish in praise of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya after Mumbai edged past Royal Challengers Bangalore by six runs in the IPL match in Bengaluru on Thursday night.
Sandeep Lamichhane spent 11 matches warming the Delhi Daredevils bench in this season's Indian Premier League and the spin bowler's patience was finally rewarded when the Nepalese teenager made an impressive tournament debut on Saturday.
Parthiv Patel, one of the youngest to have played Test cricket for India at the age of 17, on Wednesday, announced his retirement from all forms of the game, three month's short of his 36th birthday.
The 23-year-old fast bowler has not played a Test since his stunning seven-wicket debut against South Africa as an 18-year-old in 2011.
Several migrants in Bengaluru were desperate to return home as they were out of job and money.
Shahbaz Ahmed, in his mind, had a questionnaire for Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers before getting started with what was to be his maiden Indian Premier League season. But the Bengal all-rounder will have to wait to don the Royal Challengers Bangalore red and gold as the possibility of having even a curtailed IPL is getting slimmer by the day with the rise of coronavirus positive cases in India.
The Virat Kohli-led RCB has won five of its eight games on the back of all-round performances but seemingly blundered in the eight-wicket defeat to laggards KXIP on Thursday.
The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament begins in Bangalore on Thursday, October 8, with Indian Premier League-II runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on South Africa's Cape Cobras. Hyderabad will host the final, on October 23, as well as the second semi-final, on October 22, while Delhi host the first semi-final on October 21. A look at some of the players who could light up the 16-day tournament.
'When the clouds lift and the mists clear, when saner heads and minds sit down to parse the outcome, they will find that the Congress was not lacking in either fight or spirit,' notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
It will not be the first time that the competition has had to be held outside India.
'That it is happening in the second half of the year, during the festive season, will only encourage many to step up advertising.'
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the first Test.
Images from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
Nearly 52,000 new hotel rooms are expected to be added in India over the next five years on rising demand from travellers as global economic conditions improve.
Hockey India on Wednesday ruled out shifting the Olympic-bound men's and women's hockey teams from the Sports Authority of India's Bengaluru centre despite the death of a coronavirus-positive cook employed there as he had no access to the players. The cook died of a cardiac arrest and later tested positive for coronavirus, according to a top official, who said there is no reason to panic as the deceased had no access to the players' accommodation zone.
South African batsman J P Duminy is a doubtful starter for Deccan Chargers against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match in Bangalore on Sunday, coach Darren Lehman has said.
Shamsi's stint at RCB has helped him grow as a cricketer with the likes of Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle providing him useful tips.
The schedule and scorecards of matches in the 2011 Champions League T20 tournament.
South African great AB de Villiers believes Virat Kohli's 'personality and mental strength' makes him the best ODI player at the moment.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will have rise to the occasion when they take on the already-eliminated Delhi Daredevil
The schedule and scorecards of matches in the Champions League T20 tournament.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni nearly pulled off a heist but Parthiv Patel's last ball run out helped Royal Challengers Bangalore edge past Chennai Super Kings by one run off the last ball in a thrilling finish.
Workers of a recession-hit textile company in south-west France have been asked to shift to India to work in its factory in Bangalore for a pittance or face a sack, a media report has said. Nine employees at Carreman textiles plant in Castres, south-west France, were told that they could continue workingfor the firm only if they relocated to Bangalore and accepted a meagre monthly salary of 48 pounds per month, The Daily Telegraph said.
Daniel Vettori was sacked due to non-performance of the team in the past few seasons.
Mumbai Indians had roared back to form after thrashing RCB by five-wickets in the last game, there are problems aplenty for DC.
Deepika Kamaiah talks about making her debut in film industry.
Captain is confident of RCB going the distance this season
Hint: The Leela houses the actor's favourite Italian restaurant.
'They wanted a character, who could speak both Tamil and Hindi. That's how I got on board.'
Of all the other cities in India, Bangalore is one city, where you can actually walk around and take in the crowd and confusion, says Sumit Ganguli.
A B de Villiers produced one of the most devastating Twenty20 innings as he smashed an unbeaten 89 from just 42 balls as Royal Challengers Bangalore pulled off a sensational four-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a dramatic IPL match in Bangalore on Sunday.
J P Duminy's unbeaten 99 off 52 balls, that included eight fours and five sixes, helped Cape Cobras of South Africa beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in the opening match of the Champions League T20.
Injury-hit RCB and Delhi look to outshine each other.
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