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The 62-year-old Rajput's appointment comes in the backdrop of UAE failing to make it to the T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and the USA this year.
Batting great Gundappa Viswanath recalls his memories of Salim Durani.
'We used to get Rs 250 for a Test match, and if the match was over in 4 days, 50 rupees were cut.'
The Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) has claimed that the Indian Premier League organisers are yet to clear the 'contract payments' of some foreign players despite repeated reminders. The FICA said that Australia's Simon Katich and Ramnaresh Sarwan of the West Indies are among a number of players whose contracts were not honoured by the IPL.
T20 WC will spread awareness on cricket, LA Olympics more likely to attract local Americans
Former West Indies cricketer Franklyn Rose says he faced racial injustice in New Zealand and was wrongfully deported from the country he visited for a coaching assignment four years ago.
India's newest batting star Sarfaraz Khan and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel were inducted into Group C of BCCI's central contract with an annual retainership fee of Rs 1 crore, having fulfilled the criteria of playing three Tests in a current season.
Pakistan and India have faced each other seven times at the T20 World Cup, with Pakistan winning just once.
Rohit, Dravid will find way to succeed: Ganguly on ICC World Cup 2023
If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction of his art and became craftier one ball at a time.
The ICC has named cricket's most prestigious individual award in honour of West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers.
Australian Cricketers Association chief Todd Greenberg has assured the country's cricketers that he will travel to Pakistan
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West Indies are two-time World T20 champions but the flamboyant Chris Gayle feels "it will be difficult" for the Caribbean islands to regain their glory days in Test cricket in the near future. One of the most dashing batsmen of his time, Gayle has two triple hundreds in the longest format with 7214 runs in 103 games. His RCB jersey no, 333, is his highest Test score. West Indies have lost their last two Test series against India (at home) and Pakistan (away).
Glenn Phillips was rewarded for a brilliant season for New Zealand in the shortest format of the game and was named the ANZ Men's T20I Player of the Year award, having thrilled New Zealand supporters with 740 runs at 38.94, scored a strike rate of 148.89.
The auction will feature 56 capped and 109 uncapped players.
The Mumbai Cricket Association, on Wednesday, said it has adopted a wait and watch policy on the issue of complimentary passes for the October 29 India-West Indies ODI, in Mumbai, but made it clear that the number allotted at this point is too low.
Ravi Shastri believes Mumbai's cricketers have a headstart compared to players from other domestic teams in India.
Left fuming by the West Indian cricketers' mid-series pullout due to a pay dispute with their Board, the BCCI has slapped a damages claim to the tune of Rs 250 crore ($42 million) on the WICB.
Norne Morkel, who has now retired from the international cricket, has said that he is keen to play in the Big Bash and Sheffield Shield having relocated to Sydney with his family.
Khan Mohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim, who played four Tests for India against the West Indies in 1948-49 at home and opened the innings with Vinoo Mankad, passed away in Karachi at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness.
Jofra Archer was handed a fine and an official warning, on Saturday, by ECB for breaching the team's bio-secure protocols
India will begin their campaign against South Africa at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on January 15.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a master of out of the box strategies, flung the new ball to R Ashwin in the IPL 2011 final against Royal Challengers Bangalore and the then rookie off-spinner made an impact in the fourth ball itself, dismissing an in-form Chris Gayle.
India's bench strength survived a few anxious moments to pocket the one-day series against West indies. Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra analyses the success stories for Team India in the series.
Statistical highlights of the fifth and final One-day International between India and the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday.
Rishabh Pant excelled with a counter-attacking 71-ball 67 as India 'A' scored a five-wicket victory over West Indies 'A' in the second unofficial Test, coming back from a precarious position to clinch the series 1-0, in Taunton, on Friday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has instructed match referees to ensure that none of the India players -- current or discarded -- sport the India logo either on their helmet or on their gear in domestic matches.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja has vented his frustration after the team lost 10 World Test Championship (WTC) points for slow over-rates.
India would be looking to sort out issues such as the opening blues, the middle-lower order conundrum and also the bowling strategies during the three-match T20 series against West Indies.
On Sunday, New Zealand lifted most of the restrictions imposed due to the pandemic after no active cases were reported.
Mayank Agarwal is believed to be out of danger after drinking liquid from a pouch, which he thought was water and was kept on his seat as he was on board with IndiGo airlines
The 76-year-old legend said with a host of health and safety protocols in place, it is difficult for visiting teams to prevail over home sides in the COVID-19 era.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will bowl during net sessions with the Indian team before its second ODI against the West Indies in Visakhapatnam as part of his rehabilitation programme after recovering from a back injury.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to add two more teams to the main draw of the reinstated World T20 in 2018, a report said. The development followed after a meeting of Associate nations during the first day of ICC's annual conference in Edindurgh on Wednesday. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, there were also indications that the representatives of the Associate nations on the ICC board may get full voting rights as well.
The two champion players will clash against each other in the opening game of the 'Unacademy Road Safety World Series'on March 7
Working on the rigorous requirements of five-day cricket will the biggest challenge for his team over the next six weeks, feels Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons
Yuvraj Singh, Ishant Sharma and Kevin Pietersen will be among the eight marquee players up for grabs at the IPL 2016 Player Auction scheduled to take place, in Bengaluru, on February 6.