Local favourites Royal Challengers Bangalore and New Zealand's Otago Volts, smarting from their defeats at the hands of Cape Cobras in their tournament openers, would be desperate to put their campaigns back on track when they face-off in the Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Bangalore, on Monday. It is a virtual knockout match for both Anil Kumble-led Royal Challengers and Craig Cumming's Otago Volts as the winners will progress to the League Stage.
Disappointed to start their campaign on a losing note, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble on Thursday held his team's poor fielding responsible for the five-wicket defeat against Cape Cobras in the opening Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Bangalore. Kumble also heaped praise on Jean-Paul Duminy, who scored an unbeaten 99 to see the Cobras through.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble on Sunday described his side's nine-wicket crushing of underdogs Guyana in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match as a "perfect game" with his players coming up with an all-round show.
'Everything else runs because of the IPL, there is so much money involved so the IPL definitely needs to happen.'
Muttiah Muralitharan went past Wasim Akram to become the highest wicket-taker in ODI cricket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to endure his first Test defeat as captain against a team that had given him his first win as well -- South Africa.
There is definitely a bit of lacuna: Bangar on Kumble quitting
An ecstatic Abhimanyu Mithun on Thursday described his national selection as reward for his hard work, while former players Anil Kumble and GR Viswanath hailed the fiery pacer's inclusion in the Indian team for the first Test against South Africa next month.
Deccan Chargers coach Darren Lehmann is of the opinion that Amit Mishra and Rahul Sharma are different types of leg spinners and can compliment each other well in the same team.
'The confidence and the kind of cricket India has played in the recent past will be a big factor.'
Statistical highlights of the third One-Day International between India and England at the Green Park, Kanpur, on Thursday.
Former India Test captain Anil Kumble will join his former teammate Sourav Ganguly behind the microphone as an expert analyst for ESPN Star Sports in the ICC World Twenty20 which begins in England on Friday.
A glittering closing ceremony, with dash of glitz and glamour, drew curtains on the second edition of the Indian Premier League razzmatazz in Johannesburg, on Sunday night. Soon after the Adam Gilchrist-led Deccan Chargers pipped Anil Kumble's Royal Challengers Bangalore in the see-saw final, cricket paved way to entertainment at the Wanderers Stadium.
The see-saw match could have gone either way but Andrew Symonds' back-to-back strike tilted the IPL final in Deccan Chargers' favour, believe rival captains Adam Gilchrist and Anil Kumble. Chasing a modest 144, the Royal Challengers Bangalore seemed cruising for victory when Symonds intervened in the 15th over, claiming the crucial wickets of Ross Taylor and Virat Kohli off successive deliveries.
Despite not claiming a single wicket in the semi-final, Anil Kumble is still the top wicket-taker for Bangalore in the IPL 2009, scalping 17 at 19.47 runs apiece.
'It's been really good. The whole journey has been good' 'Agreements and disagreements happen. I would not comment on things that I am not fully aware of. I would not speculate'
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble was all praise for Manish Pandey, who scored a brilliant 114 off 73 balls and set the platform for victory against Deccan Chargers in the last league match of the IPL.
Bangalore Royal Challengers, spurred by an unbeaten 114 by opener Manish Pandey, beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs in the final group match of the Indian Premier League at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday.
Congratulatory messages pour in for badminton superstar PV Sindhu on winning her second Olympic medal on Sunday.
The change in WTC rule, prompted by the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, allowed Australia (82.22%) to leapfrog India (75) to the top of the standings
Once again Anil Kumble proved that whatever be the format, he still reigns as one of the top spinners in the world. He took a four-wicket haul to help Royal Challengers Bangalore thump Deccan Chargers and finish third in the Indian Premier League, which also saw them qualify for the Champions League Twenty20.
Images from Indian Premier League match between Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday
Images from the first semi-final in the Indian Premier League, between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Coach Gary Kirsten told India's squad to distance themselves from the controversy surrounding five senior players ahead of the start of the Test series against Australia.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble held his batting colleagues responsible for the team's crushing seven-wicket defeat against Victoria Bushrangers, saying they just did not give the bowlers enough runs to defend in the Champions League Twenty20 League match. Kumble felt 127 for six on a nice batting track was just not enough and the meagreness of the total completely handicapped the bowlers.
Veteran Karnataka medium pacer R Vinay Kumar, who also represented India and led his state team to successive Ranji Trophy titles, on Friday announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore, played at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday.
The last time India won a Test inside two days was in 2018, beating Afghanistan in Bengaluru.
Former Indian captain Anil Kumble on Sunday said that absence of key players in the Indian team cost them a major tournament like Champions Trophy.
Anil Kumble has said India's Test series win against Sri Lanka in the away tour was a tremendous achievement by the team.
Jahnavi Mehta. Kaviya Maran. Preity Zinta.
India skipper Anil Kumble said wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel will replace butterfingered Dinesh Karthick in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka, beginning on Friday.
India captain Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Galle on Thursday. Both the teams have fielded unchanged sides, that played in the first Test in Colombo.
India become only the second team in the world to win a Test after conceding 500 runs in the first innings.
# Harbhajan Singh, with his three for 60, has surpassed Anil Kumble's record at Eden Gardens. Harbhajan's wicket-aggregate of 41 wickets at an average of 22.87 in just seven Tests has eclipsed Kumble's tally of 40 wickets (avg 30.82) in eight Tests.
Now that M Shahrukh Khan has landed a lucrative IPL contract, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder said he would not be bogged down by the price tag.
This saga of an Indian captain began in a Test against a visiting South African side. The home team, down 0-1 in the series after a demoralising defeat in the second Test at Motera, had suffered another setback when captain Anil Kumble was ruled out with a recurring groin injury.
Former India skipper Anil Kumble also honoured the late cricketer.
India skipper Virat Kohli and comeback man Gautam Gambhir seem to have moved on from their bitter Indian Premier League spat as the Delhi duo was seen sharing a few light moments on the eve of the second cricket Test against New Zealand.
Sachin Tendulkar may not have been a huge success as India captain but many a young career bloomed under his leadership, said former India skipper Sourav Ganguly.
