The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has already informed its members that no tickets would be put on sale for the first two Tests between India and England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium as both the games will be played behind closed doors.
Performers from 28 states have been allotted stages erected along the roadshow route, where the two leaders will be greeted by people on both sides of the road. There will also be a 'Garba' performance, the traditional Gujarati dance, on one of the stages, they said. The performances will provide a glimpse of the country's cultural diversity, the officials said.
'There is always too much noise and conversation about spinning tracks'
'His intent and positive captaincy are signs that he can lead Team India in the future'
The construction work for the first phase of the stadium is likely to take 24 to 30 months.
The new stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad, which will be completed in two years, will become the biggest cricket stadium in the world with seating capacity of 1.10 lakh.
India will have to sort out their top-order batting woes as buoyed by a morale-lifting 16-run victory in the previous game, a resurgent West Indies would be a tough nut to crack in the fourth and penultimate One-dayer at the Holkar Stadium, in Indore, on Thursday.
A win at Motera will see skipper Virat Kohli surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the most successful Indian captain at home.
There is a possibility that India might play three pacers in the pink-ball Test.
The BCCI Apex Council met, on Friday, to decide on a number of issues including apparel sponsorship, which is a significant if not huge income for BCCI.
Veteran fast bowler James Anderson is pretty sure that the newly laid track at the Motera Stadium will be devoid of any grass for the upcoming day-night Test against India even though there is a nice green cover on it at the moment.
Ruturaj Gaikwad blazed his way into the record books, smashing seven sixes in a 43-run over as Maharashtra outplayed Uttar Pradesh
Former captain Andrew Strauss believes England's batsmen are losing the battle in their minds as they are committing the same mistakes they did in the previous two Tests.
Captain Kohli, his deputy Rahane and senior opener Rohit were seen batting at the nets in a video posted by the BCCI on Twitter.
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
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Bumrah said they are still learning how to approach pink ball games.
Aswathy Jwala, a social worker from Kerala, has launched a hunger strike at the Sharaniyavas slum where the Ahmedabad civic body has built a 600-metre wall apparently to hide slums from United States President Donald Trump's sight during his Ahmedabad visit on February 24.
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West Indies finally got their act together to snatch an upset 16-run victory over world champions India to keep themselves afloat in the five-match series in the third One-Day International in Ahmedabad on Monday.
'If we had got a few more runs it might have helped our bowlers out a lot more. At the moment we are probably behind the game but there is plenty of time to fight back with our bowling line-up.'
Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel will be ready to exploit the conditions to the fullest.
Earlier, confusion prevailed over Trump's visit to the Ashram. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday said the White House will take a call on such visit.
India's dismissal for a mere 76 runs in the second Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday may have been blamed on the pitch, but the chairman of BCCI's Ground and Pitch Committee insists there is no devil in the 22-yard strip.
The BCCI will be expecting the two new IPL franchises to go for Rs 7000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore each at the bidding process which begins in Dubai on Monday.
That AAP managed a sizeable vote share in Gujarat is creditable. The BJP can no longer ignore AAP's growing presence in its strongest bastion, explains Ramesh Menon, long-time observer of Gujarat politics.
Asumal Sirumalani aka Asaram added around 400 ashrams in India and abroad within a span of four decades.
India's home series against England will be up for discussion alongside the scheduling of the upcoming tour of Australia and the domestic season when the BCCI's apex council holds an online meeting on October 17.
Statistical highlights of the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Motera.
Infused with new energy under Rohit, India looked a completely overhauled unit after being whitewashed in South Africa and the team would certainly want to continue from where it left of on Sunday night.
'I hope England at least get a decent score in the second innings because this pitch is really difficult to complain about'
'Washing'TON' Sundar. I was waiting to write this...but it's okay, I'm sure I'll use this very soon'
Rishabh Pant scored a spectacular 101 as India ended Day 2 in the fourth Test against England on 294-7.
'My strength is to bowl wicket-to-wicket and not give batsmen room,' says the destroyer-in-chief of the England innings.
While a draw always seems a safe option in a game like this but Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri wouldn't like to play a defensive game which at times can be counter-productive.
Ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to India next week, preparations are underway in Agra where the administration is beautifying the entire route from Kheria Airport to Taj Mahal. "It has been decided that the US president will be visiting Agra on February 24. So, we are clearing and beautifying the entire route from Kheria Airport to Taj Mahal," said Arun Kumar, city magistrate.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi distinctly remembers Suresh Raina's elegant cover drives during the epic 2011 World Cup quarter-final against Australia in Ahmedabad, something that, he feels, the all-rounder's fans will miss after he followed Mahendra Singh Dhoni into international retirement.
Jimmy Neesham had a crackling observation to make and said that why someone should be hated just on the basis of mispronunciation when there can be more solid reasons to hate the same person.
It will be interesting to see who among KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan opens alongside Rohit, who did not reveal much on the combination for the first game.
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