News for 'cricket facilities'

Coach Kirsten unhappy with facilities at Eden

Coach Kirsten unhappy with facilities at Eden

Rediff.com17 Feb 2010

India coach Gary Kirsten expressed his disappointment at the inability of the groundsmen to get the ground ready in time on day four of the second and final Test in Kolkata, on Wednesday.

BCCI secretary Shah assures help to northeastern states

BCCI secretary Shah assures help to northeastern states

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Shah recently visited the northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.

RCB skipper Kohli 'feeling optimistic' ahead of IPL 2021

RCB skipper Kohli 'feeling optimistic' ahead of IPL 2021

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

RCB batsman AB de Villiers can still sense the momentum which his side gained in the 13th edition of the IPL in UAE.

How BCCI's often-critcised NCA got Mavi-Nagarkoti up and running in 2 years

How BCCI's often-critcised NCA got Mavi-Nagarkoti up and running in 2 years

Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

NCA came into the picture at just the right time to rebuild their bodies and careers.

Angioplasty on Ganguly's other blockages to be done later

Angioplasty on Ganguly's other blockages to be done later

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

He was diagnosed with three blocked coronary arteries, following which a stent was inserted in one to remove the blockage.

Mumbai Test: Rain likely to play spoilsport on Day 1

Mumbai Test: Rain likely to play spoilsport on Day 1

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

The untimely Mumbai monsoon threatens to play spoilsport as there is a fair chance of first day's play being affected by rain during the second Test between India and New Zealand, starting on Friday.

Here's what Tendulkar suggested to revive Mumbai's glory days

Here's what Tendulkar suggested to revive Mumbai's glory days

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

The master batsman made over 15 suggestions, and the prominent ones among them were no night-time travel, no bus journeys, and ensuring respectful exit for senior players.

Time for Kohli to hit RESET button

Time for Kohli to hit RESET button

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

Deep down, Kohli perhaps well understands that in the most challenging of conditions, his team needs more than just his sheer force of will to succeed. It requires that extra skill, tenacity and temperament. His jigsaw is near-ready; he just needs to find the final pieces, observes Dhruv Munjal.

Aspiring pilot Navneet misses entrance exam but bags CWG silver

Aspiring pilot Navneet misses entrance exam but bags CWG silver

Rediff.com7 Aug 2022

Navneet would like to believe the medal was worth the sacrifice.

How new president Ganguly plans to lead BCCI

How new president Ganguly plans to lead BCCI

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

Ganguly, only the second Indian captain to take charge as the BCCI chief, sounded a pleased man on his first day at his new office at the BCCI head office

English county club Lancashire targets India for growth

English county club Lancashire targets India for growth

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Lancashire County Cricket Club are aiming to win the hearts of Indian fans as they look to build on a record-breaking financial year despite the impending impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Signing Indian players would be an obvious route to popularity and although the IPL Twenty20 league has restricted Indian players from playing in T20 competitions abroad, players can still play in first-class cricket in England.

ICC approves biomechanics lab in Lahore

ICC approves biomechanics lab in Lahore

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

The lab is run at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and becomes the fifth biomechanics lab to be approved by ICC.

ICC appoints Sachin Tendulkar as ambassador for 2015 World Cup

ICC appoints Sachin Tendulkar as ambassador for 2015 World Cup

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Sachin Tendulkar was named 2015 World Cup's ambassador for the second successive edition.

Hotel quarantine in 'normal' Sydney is challenging but we are not annoyed: Rahane

Hotel quarantine in 'normal' Sydney is challenging but we are not annoyed: Rahane

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

There have been unconfirmed media reports that the Indian contingent has been unhappy with the quarantine protocols in Sydney where they have been confined to hotel

Our athletes will be best if provided infrastructure: Ganguly

Our athletes will be best if provided infrastructure: Ganguly

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

Indian athletes may have been a letdown in Rio Olympics but former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday said they would be "world beaters" in 10 years time if they are provided the right "facilities and infrastructure". Drawing a parallel with cricket, the former left-handed batsman said, "The reason why we have done well in cricket is because the BCCI has been able to give us great facilities.

This unsung hero is also in Padma Shri list

This unsung hero is also in Padma Shri list

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Former Indian blind cricket team captain Shekhar Naik is set to be conferred with the Padma Shri award.

Rohit, Pujara, Rahane stroll in the rain

Rohit, Pujara, Rahane stroll in the rain

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

'If it was up to me, Dubai would always host a one off match like this WTC game. Neutral venue, fabulous stadium, guaranteed weather, excellent training facilities and a travel hub!' KP tweeted.

Paine has a message for spectators at Gabba

Paine has a message for spectators at Gabba

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

The problems in the hotel didn't for once affect their focus on the Test match ahead.

Mumbai Indians kick start preparation for IPL 2023...

Mumbai Indians kick start preparation for IPL 2023...

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

After a disastrous IPL 2022 campaign, Mumbai Indians are all set to start their preparations in earnest for the next edition, with a three-week exposure tour of England in July for their uncapped Indian players.

India-New Zealand WTC final in Southampton not Lord's

India-New Zealand WTC final in Southampton not Lord's

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

India will play their inaugural World Test Championship final against New Zealand at Southampton's Ageas Bowl Stadium from June 18-22, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed

Kohli & Co begin hard quarantine ahead of England tour

Kohli & Co begin hard quarantine ahead of England tour

Rediff.com25 May 2021

India captain Virat Kohli, his white-ball deputy Rohit Sharma and head coach Ravi Shastri joined the England-bound squad's bio-bubble on Tuesday as it began its eight-day hard quarantine along with the women's team in Mumbai.

RCB's Sams tests positive for COVID; Padikkal recovers

RCB's Sams tests positive for COVID; Padikkal recovers

Rediff.com7 Apr 2021

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the IPL, starting in Chennai on April 9, but opener Devdutt Padikkal recovered from the dreaded infection to join the side.

NSE co-location case: Probe shifts towards money trail, illicit gains

NSE co-location case: Probe shifts towards money trail, illicit gains

Rediff.com21 Feb 2022

As a multi-agency probe into the NSE case gathers pace, the grant of preferential server and data access to select brokers and their suspected misuse are being investigated threadbare to unveil all quid pro quo arrangements in a highly-sophisticated scheme that worked like a cricket betting scandal, officials said on Monday. While the bourse has said it has taken several steps over the years to strengthen its technology infrastructure, including as per regulatory orders, the officials said certain fresh disclosures call for a detailed probe into whether a select group of individuals in high positions had banded together to make illicit gains by facilitating the preferential trading slots, beginning over a decade ago. Even a split-second faster access is said to result in huge gains for a trader.

Rohit hails Mumbai's 'perfect game' against Royals

Rohit hails Mumbai's 'perfect game' against Royals

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is happy that they are playing Sunrisers Hyderabad on the last day of the league stage since they will have a clear idea about what needs to be done to sneak into the play-offs of the Indian Premier League.

I am ready to bowl even 40-50 overs: Washington Sundar

I am ready to bowl even 40-50 overs: Washington Sundar

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

Washington Sundar is ready to bowl 50 in an innings if that's what the side wants of him.

Floodlights at Motera will help sighting in twilight

Floodlights at Motera will help sighting in twilight

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

Motera stadium have been programmed in a manner that there will be no shadows hindering sighting of the ball.

IPL: Sun rises on yorker king Natarajan

IPL: Sun rises on yorker king Natarajan

Rediff.com30 Sep 2020

Breaking through the shackles of poverty by bowling pinpoint yorkers at will, Thangarasu Natarajan has done almost everything he could for his family, except for convincing his mother to give up selling chicken on the roadside.

Another feather in Gavaskar's cap

Another feather in Gavaskar's cap

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Sports legend Sunil Gavaskar on October 15 inaugurated a cricket field in Louisville, Kentucky , making the facility the first outside India to be named after an Indian player.

Pink Ball Test: CAB to refund tickets for Days 4 and 5

Pink Ball Test: CAB to refund tickets for Days 4 and 5

Rediff.com25 Nov 2019

The CAB has promised to also work out a mechanism for refund of tickets sold offline once its offices reopen on Tuesday.

Ganguly in home quarantine after brother tests positive for COVID-19

Ganguly in home quarantine after brother tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Snehasish has been admitted to hospital after he tested positive for the virus.

Nortje out of quarantine after false COVID-19 scare

Nortje out of quarantine after false COVID-19 scare

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

The Proteas speedster, a star performer for DC in the last edition, had tested positive for COVID-19 while in quarantine. But was retested and came out negative in three RT-PCR results.

50 crore windfall for North Eastern states as BCCI approves funding

50 crore windfall for North Eastern states as BCCI approves funding

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

The Finance Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India decided to allocate a fund of Rs 50 crore for infrastructure development of the North Eastern states, informed Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya.

BCCI's agenda: From IPL to shortened domestic calendar

BCCI's agenda: From IPL to shortened domestic calendar

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Among the 11-point agenda, is a discussion on domestic cricket season, which is likely to be a curtailed one considering the rapidly rising COVID-19 case load in the country.

Mystery as Hafeez again tests positive for COVID-19

Mystery as Hafeez again tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

Positive, negative and now positive again, the mystery surrounding Mohammad Hafeez's COVID-19 test results seems to continue as Pakistan Cricket Board is mulling disciplinary action against the player for not following the quarantine protocol. Hafeez had tested positive for COVID-19 when PCB conducted the first round of tests of all the 29 England bound players along with 12 support staff due to board the UK-bound flight on Sunday.

Why UAE was ideal destination for IPL 2020

Why UAE was ideal destination for IPL 2020

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

'Unlike India and Sri Lanka, there was no internal air travel needed.' 'For all 8 teams, different hotels are available, a separate one for the broadcasting team too.'

Net bowler hit by Warner's shot has started walking

Net bowler hit by Warner's shot has started walking

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

Jay Kishan Plaha has been in hospital after the accident at The Oval on Saturday and was monitored for delayed signs of concussion, but a CT scan cleared him of any major damage,

Will Australia agree to tour Pakistan in 2019?

Will Australia agree to tour Pakistan in 2019?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2018

Most cricket nations have avoided touring Pakistan since 2009 when gunmen attacked a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers, injuring six players.

Want Ganguly in BJP to clean bowl TMC: Dinda

Want Ganguly in BJP to clean bowl TMC: Dinda

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

Former Bengal pace spearhead Ashoke Dinda, who is fighting from the Moyna constituency in Purba Medinipur district, said the BJP desperately wants BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly to join the party.

Jon Lewis named Bangladesh batting coach

Jon Lewis named Bangladesh batting coach

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

The 50-year-old Englishman, who had served as batting coach of Sri Lanka cricket team, will step in the shoes of Neil McKenzie, who stepped down last August citing family reasons.

WI players pass COVID tests, set for Tour match

WI players pass COVID tests, set for Tour match

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

West Indies will play three-match T20I series before two Tests against New Zealand starting on December 3 in Hamilton. The first T20I will be played in Auckland on November 27.