The BCCI also wrote a few words wishing luck to the former SA captain.
Factbox on Australia captain Michael Clarke who announced on Saturday he was retiring from international cricket after the final Ashes Test.
'Our network somehow saves 3,000 lives every year, but there's so much more to do, as every death due to shortage of blood is easily avoidable.'
Statistical highlights of the fifth day and final day's play in the third cricket Test between India and England in Kolkata on Sunday.
'Demand in India has been outstripping supply.'
England thrashed India by seven wickets, and with over two sessions to spare, in the third Test at the Eden Gardens on Saturday to take an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the four-match series. It was the visitors' second successive victory, having also comprehensively beaten the hosts (by 10 wickets) in the second Test at the Wankhede.
Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya was booed by a section of India supporters as he entered the Oval arena to watch India's crucial ICC Champions Trophy encounter against South Africa, in London.
India pacer Mohammed Shami had another reason to celebrate Eid after becoming a proud father for the first time following the birth of his daughter.
Twenty-four players, including 14 Indians (of which three are uncapped) and ten overseas, were retained as the retention window for the 2014 Pepsi IPL season closed at 1700 hours on Friday.
'Just like we have accepted that more Indians have hypertension and diabetes, lower lung capacity of Indians should not be construed as normal.'
The airline is inducting two more 70-seater Embraer planes, which will be based in Bangalore and will be used to connect Bangalore and Chennai with Pune and Goa, and then other cities in western India.
Reader Shekhar has sent this photograph of the Tamil actor.
Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.
Karthik Subbaraj's debut film Pizza was the surprise hit of 2012.
A look at the fixtures of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
The building that will house 1,500 employees is a showcase of the company's 'smart connected communities'.
Ravichandran Ashwin, was again the highest wicket-taker for India with figures of 4 for 70 on Day 1 of the 2nd Test in Bangalore on Saturday. India's top off-spinner reveals how a new-found confidence allows him to place the odds in his favour whenever he bowling to a new batsman.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers for the England team from cricket World Cups.
Virat Kohli's men will play 11 one-day internationals, nine Twenty20 matches and three Tests against Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka between late September and December.
India Test regulars like Cheteswar Pujara and Ishant Sharma have also thrown their hat into the ring with base prices of Rs 50 and Rs 75 lakh respectively.
'The first two months of monsoon are not looking good.' 'In case both the halves fail, it is going to be misery.'
The meeting of the senior selection panel headed by Dilip Vengsarkar, to choose the Indian team for the first Test against South Africa, has been put off from March 9 to March 17, Cricket Board sources said on Thursday.
"The team will be brought to Bangalore from Kuala Lumpur by a special chartered flight of Kingfisher Airlines and will be taken from the airport to the Chinnaswamy Stadium in an open-topped bus," Suru Nayak, the cricket operations manager of BCCI, told PTI on Monday. The BCCI is hoping that the Bangalore cricket fans would respond in a manner similar to what happened just over five months ago when Mumbaikars came out in droves to celebrate the T-20 world cup victory.
Chennai Super Kings batsman Suresh Raina reckons that the early dismissal of South African swashbuckler A B de Villiers proved to be the decisive factor in CSK's 27-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match in Bangalore on Wednesday.
The US is working to enhance partnerships with India's smaller cities and towns which are fast becoming the engines of the country's economic boom, a senior American official has said.
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, which is placed 33rd this year.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will run a special train to Bangalore on September 1 to ferry people back, who had fled from many parts of south India in panic over rumoured threats.
Beleaguered leg-spinner Amit Mishra is "available" for the fourth One-dayer against South Africa and his selection in the playing XI would depend on nature of the Chepauk track, senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said.
The gorgeous Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi opens up about her new role.
'Well, we got 230 in the first match and then almost 200 in this match, without Gayle firing. Guess what would happen when he fires' 'Four guys -- Gayle, AB de Villiers, myself and Shane Watson -- of international calibre playing in one team, it always helps. You can rely on those four and turn the game for you'
Kings XI Punjab have never won the IPL and Kumble has come on board to end the title drought.
Housing sales fell by about 30 per cent last year in seven major cities due to costlier flats and higher interest rate, says property consultant CBRE.
Indian Premier League-II runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore take on South Africa's Cape Cobras in the opening match of the Champions League Twenty20 [ Images ] cricket tournament that commences in Bangalore on October 8. Hyderabad will host the final, on October 23, as well as the second semi-final, on October 22, while Delhi will host the first semi-final on October 21.
India's new coach Gary Kirsten arrived in Bangalore on Friday evening on a three-day visit to interact with the Indian team.
South Africa included batsman Justin Ontong and fast bowler Morne Morkel in their squad for the one-day series against West Indies.
Here are different scenarios depending on how the series pans out
A large Dhruv order could significantly boost Indian defence exports. These have grown from Rs 1,940 crore in 2014-2015 to Rs 10,745 crore in 2018-2019.
Sunrisers overcame the loss of Warner in style, savouring more success than failures, to claim the top spot in the pecking order along with Chennai Super Kings.
'Our strategy should be to 'hold the line' in the north on the Sino-Indian land frontier, but maintain and, if possible, enlarge India's current edge in the maritime south.'
Royal Challengers Bangalore will stand in the way of two-time former champions Kolkata Knight Riders' bid to make it to the play-offs in a mouthwatering Indian Premier League encounter.
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