'Now, the girls studying in schools will also want to take up cricket as their career...'
'The Pakistani team visited India in 2005-2006, and there was a grand dinner. He urged me to get on stage and speak on behalf of the Punjab Cricket Association!' 'Imagine, a coach from Pakistan speaking on behalf of the PCA!'
In November, the BCCI had sacked the entire selection panel headed by Chetan Sharma. The other members were Harvinder Singh, Sunil Joshi and Debasish Mohanty.
The BCCI has formally invited applications to fill the post vacated by Chetan Sharma.
J P Yadav took 5 for 26 as North Zone were bowled out for a paltry 104 in their first innings on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final.
After conceding a first-innings lead of 443 runs Maharashtra crumble on 205 against Punjab.
North defeated East by VJD [V Jayadevan] method, after bad light forced the match to be called off midway through the latter's innings.
Punjab gained two points as their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B league match against Andhra ended in a draw.
Led by Saharan, who is leading the batting charts with 389 runs, the team's performance got better with each match and the only time it has been pushed to a corner in the tournament is the semifinal where it pipped hosts South Africa by a solitary wicket.
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India's former mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton revealed how Gautam Gambhir, despite being one of the finest Indian batsmen of his time, was perhaps also 'one of the weakest and mentally most insecured'.
Mohammad Kaif had led the side to its first U-19 World Cup win on January 28, 2000.
Anil Kumble has been paid his dues of close to Rs 1 crore by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, marking a closure to his acrimonious episode as the head coach of the Indian cricket team.
The opener's century helped Punjab reach 279 for three on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match against Assam.
'It remains to be seen how much Prithvi Shaw's warriors go on to accomplish, but letting all the adulation go to their heads is the last thing you can expect.' 'Throughout its dominant streak in New Zealand, the Under-19 team played in the personality of its coach, Rahul Dravid.' 'Now, only if they can kick on and become as good as him.'
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