Outplayed by Rohit Sharma's unbeaten century, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir today hoped that people would stop criticising the wicket at Eden Gardens as Mumbai Indians' batsman dominated with ease that laid the platform for their 27-run win in the IPL, in Kolkata.
An International Cricket Council (ICC) delegation, on an inspection tour, on Friday, advised Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to improve the player's arena of the historic Eden Gardens, a venue of the 2011 World Cup.
A cracker of a contest is on the cards when a resurgent Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their return leg Indian Premier League fixture at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Rohit and Shubman Gill took charge of the South African new-ball bowler duo of Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen and unsettled their rhythm.
It's a likely series-clincher for India, but a must-win game for Sri Lanka, as one-day cricket returns to the Eden Gardens after a four-year hiatus when the teams clash in the fourth match of the series on Thursday.
In what could come as a major disappointment for fans across the globe, awaiting the highly anticipated clash between India and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens, the city of Kolkata witnessed rains and drizzle on Saturday morning.
Ben Stokes and his team-mates have their task cut out as they look to emulate Alastair Cook-led England's historic India series win in 2012.
'Somebody strong is playing a game behind the violence in Manipur.' 'It is a pre-planned attack on churches, Christian organisations and Christians.'
Manoj Tiwary played 12 ODIs and three T20Is for India between 2008 to 2015, but had a nearly two-decade long career for Bengal during which he featured in 141 first class games,.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will not travel with Belgium for their Euro-2024 qualifier in Estonia on Tuesday as local media reported he is unhappy at being overlooked for the captaincy in this past weekend's 1-1 home draw with Austria.
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Former England captain Tony Greig likened the historic Eden Gardens to a 'morgue' when the India-West Indies Test match began with just 1000 spectators in attendance on Monday. Classy Indian batsman Rahul Dravid too felt the old 'magic' was missing at the venue.
Henry Shipley claimed a career-best 5/31 to dismantle Sri Lanka as New Zealand steamrolled the tourists by 198 runs in the first ODI.
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
Ahead of their IPL contest, RR pacer Trent Boult said they need to plan well to contain KKR's destructive batters.
"I think it was a good trial run. Hopefully, they do progress further in this tournament after the semi-final. We need to just identify areas where we can get better," Maharaj told reporters at the mixed zone on Sunday.
Putting all speculation at rest, Cricket Association of Bengal president Jagmohan Dalmiya said Eden Gardens will host all seven home matches of Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League this season. Dalmiya said he had been informed of the decision by KKR co-promoter Jay Mehta on Friday.
Not Shah Rukh Khan. Not Andre Russell. Not Nitish Rana. Eden Gardens was cheering for KKR's new star Rinku Singh on Monday.
Probably the pitch is playing on Australians' mind before the big match.
It was 'Yesterday Once More' for the fans as they witnessed an August gathering with legends Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag from India while Pakistan was represented by Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
'He was a terrific bowler. His use of crease and angles were just stunning. Batsmen often were made nervous by the prospect of facing him, he had just about every trick up his sleeve, not to mention his flight'
Starc, who is carrying niggles since the Ashes and was rested for Australia's last league match of the World Cup against Bangladesh, was seen training with teammates during Monday's optional session ahead of the Thursday's semi-final.
The tickets bear a mug-shot of Sachin Tendulkar, sketched by artist Jogen Chowdhury.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued his good form in Ranji Trophy as he slammed his second successive century as Saurashtra dominated their Elite Group A match against Manipur.
Many felt Naveen's post mocked Kohli after his team didn't qualify for the Play-Offs while LSG did.
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'I never expected this kind of a response to NH10,' director Navdeep Singh tells Subhash K Jha.
The historic Eden Gardens will finally get to host its first match in the ongoing World Cup but an empty stadium awaits the South Africa-Ireland tie on Tuesday, as there is little interest among the spectators.
International Cricket Council President Sharad Pawar on Saturday said a final decision on whether the Eden Gardens would get to host World Cup matches would only be taken on Sunday.
IMAGES from the first ODI between South Africa and India played at The Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Sunday.
Familiarity with conditions at the Eden Gardens is a massive advantage, said chinaman Kuldeep Yadav after bowling India to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first T20 International in Kolkata on Sunday.
Eden Gardens curator Kalyan Mitra went to the Kolkata Knight Riders' dressing room and apologised to the players for the poor strip in the IPL match against Deccan Chargers.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 37 World Cup 2023 games.
After injuring his shoulder in the Royal Challengers Bangalore's opening game of, Reece Topley has been ruled out of the entire IPL season.
Veteran Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee is in trouble with the Board of Control for Cricket in India following his outburst in the media prior to the commencement of the ongoing third Test between India and England in Kolkata on December 5.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith's participation in the second and final Test in Kolkata is in doubt after he injured his finger during training at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Friday. Smith was undergoing catching practice in the morning when he hurt his little finger on the left hand. He was immediately rushed to a local hospital.
Chaos reigned as about a 100,000 fans turned up at the Eden Gardens to celebrate Kolkata Knight Riders' triumph in IPL 7, even as Bollywood actor and franchise owner Shahrukh Khan reached the venue late because of a delay in his flight.
Images from Wednesday's first IPL play-off between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens.
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