Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina, seeking re-election from Nowshera assembly constituency of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, is facing a major challenge from his former party colleague Surinder Choudhary.
The BCCI is mulling November 19 as the tentative date for start of domestic season with Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament but Indian players in various IPL teams won't be able to play first few rounds due to quarantine protocols in place.
Indian cricket's 2023-24 domestic season will kick-start with the Duleep Trophy tournament
In a devastating Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park, India experienced one of its most humbling overseas defeats in recent memory, succumbing to an innings and 32-run loss in less than three days.
Last year, MP's Ashutosh Sharma smashed an 11-ball fifty, breaking Yuvraj Singh's record for the fastest half-century by an Indian in T20 cricket.
'Maybe you can fool me, but God is watching you, mind that.'
Jharkhand keeper-batter Ishan Kishan's reluctance to play first-class cricket and focus only on the IPL could prompt the BCCI to make a minimum number of Ranji Trophy games mandatory for players in order to be eligible for the cash-rich league's lucrative auction pool.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood and head coach Jason Gillespie will no longer have a say in selection matters after the PCB selectors cut down their powers, according to a source.
Cricket has been played only thrice in Asian Games history and India did not take part in the event when it was last held in Incheon in 2014.
Now, the 'Men in Blue' are left with just five T20Is -- two more against the Proteas and three games against Afghanistan at home in January -- ahead of next year's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.
Blessed with a glut of superb all-rounders in B Sai Sudarshan, Abhinav Manohar and Vijay Shankar, as well as bowlers like Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan who can smoke the opposition bowling when the situation demands, Gujarat look set to put on another big show for their fans this season.
Unfazed, Yashasvi responded in style, hitting 6,6 and 4 off Sreesanth's next three deliveries.
Following the disastrous outing in the zonal Twenty20 tournament, for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the Orissa Cricket Association has named former India seamer Debasish Mohanty as the team's coach. He will replace Australia's Michael Bevan.
Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara says he feels encouraged when truly great cricketers like Gundappa Viswanath appreciate his technique and performance.
Domestic stalwart Ashok Malhotra, who is also the president of Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA), said that four months of Ranji Trophy in a bio-bubble was never going to be a sustainable idea.
India's old warhorses like Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will look to impress the Indian Premier League franchises when they take the field in the Super League stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, starting in Kolkata, on Sunday.
'I am learning how to finish games from Rinku as he is doing it consistently for India. I also want to do and hopefully in coming matches I will be doing that.'
Left-hander Manprit Juneja smashed an unbeaten 108 as Gujarat thrashed Kerala by 90 runs to set up title date with Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 championship in Indore.
Minnows Odisha shocked heavyweights Delhi beating them by seven wickets in a Super League T20 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in Indore, on Thursday.
Delhi registered their third successive victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beating Jammu and Kashmir by 17 runs, despite another failure by Virender Sehwag. With 12 points from three matches, Delhi are through to the knock-out round of the competition that will be held in Ranchi.
A stroke-filled 87 by opener Asad Pathan helped Gujarat thrash Maharashtra by eight wickets in the inaugural match of the West Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy at the Motera 'B' ground in Ahmedabad.
The Kolkata Knight Riders spinner is likely to miss out on a potential India debut for the second time for not performing up to mark in a fitness test, Cricbuzz reported.
Mumbai Indians bought Arjun for Rs 20 lakh, which was his base price.
While Madhya Pradesh government is making all efforts to make the 'Surya Namaskar' exercise on Swami Vivekanand's birthday on Thursday in Bhopal, a world record, Muslim leaders have opposed the move by issuing a fatwa against it.
'Krunal Pandya is like my brother, and brothers do fight. We are playing with one aim, which is to win games for LSG.'
Krishnappa Gowtham was bought by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the mini-auction of the Indian Premier League for Rs 9.25 cr.
On any given day, team-mates celebrating a wicket wouldn't cause a picture going viral, but knowing the bitter history between these former Baroda team-mates, this was anything but a regular reaction.
Who do you think batted best in the LSG-RR encounter?
Irfan Pathan stepped on the field for the first time in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament and made a telling impact. His all-round prowess guided Baroda to an eight-run victory over Punjab in the final, at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai, on Tuesday.
Young Punjab leg spinner Rahul Sharma said the tour of Australia was a good learning experience for him though he did not get many opportunities to be in the playing XI.
The IPL, which is indefinitely postponed, can be held in the September-October window if the scheduled T20 World Cup in Australia doesn't take place.
The COVID-19 setback firmly behind him, Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Devdutt Padikkal says he is now ready to fire with the bat in IPL 2021 and feels confident of replicating his stupendous domestic form in the T20 league.
Former India batter Mohammad Kaif said he was surprised about the way Rohit Sharma was confused about the team selection during the Asia Cup.
Former Australia pacer Shaun Tait has been roped in as the bowling coach of the Puducherry cricket team, sources in the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) said on Saturday.
Virat Kohli enhanced his status as a lone ranger by notching up a record-extending eighth IPL century but Royal Challengers could only manage just about par-score of 183 for 3 against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Saturday.
Former head coach Ravi Shastri on Friday said that Indian cricket would become "spineless" if the currently postponed Ranji Trophy is ignored.
The Tamil Nadu all-rounder, who was part of the team for two Tests during the Test series against Sri Lanka last year, said that sharing dressing room helped him learn a lot.
India's newest pace sensation Thangarasu Natarajan has been released from the Tamil Nadu squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament as the BCCI wants him to stay fresh for the limited-overs series against England next month.
Abhishek Porel set to replace Rishabh Pant at DC, Sarfaraz to start as first keeper
The wait has been a long one, but it looks like it's almost over as Sarfaraz Khan gears up for his Test debut.
