Pankaj Advani won the Senior National Billiards Championship yet again, scoring a 5-2 victory over Sourav Kothari in a pulsating final, in Kolkata, on Tuesday.
A decision on Ranji Trophy was expected to be taken in the meeting on Sunday but the members could not find a consensus, despite BCCI president Sourav Ganguly batting firmly for the prestigious first-class tournament.
Stadiums in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate at 70% of capacity for the Twenty20 World Cup, the organisers said.
There have been 600 confirmed cases across India and 10 reported deaths as the world's second most populous country's Coronavirus graph rose.
VVS Laxman will be joining NCA as the head of cricket on December 13
BCCI has sought the state associations' view on the structure of the curtailed season for which it plans to create six bio-secure hubs across the country between December and March.
The fifth Test match between England and India, which starts in Manchester on Friday, is doubtful after Team India's support staff tested positive for COVID-19.
Sana posted a comment saying: "What is it that you're not liking".
India's home series against England will be up for discussion alongside the scheduling of the upcoming tour of Australia and the domestic season when the BCCI's apex council holds an online meeting on October 17.
Australia spin great Shane Warne picked former India captain Sourav Ganguly as the skipper of his greatest Indian XI. However, the most notable omission in his team was that of former India batting great VVS Laxman, who enjoyed an impeccable record against Australia.
'My father was desperate that I played the game. So, to get away from those big piles of books, a cricket bat was a better option.'
While former Committee of Administrators head Vinod Rai's recently published book gives an insight into the Anil Kumble-Virat Kohli drama and Ravi Shastri's eventual appointment as Head Coach, the book also contains a sprinkling of factual errors.
The Bombay High Court will hear, on Thursday, the PIL seeking direction to Board of Control for Cricket in India to cancel or postpone IPL 2021 due to the current COVID-19 situation in the country.
Former India and Bengal pacer Ashoke Dinda on Tuesday announced his retirement from all formats of cricket, bringing the curtains down on a career spanning one and a half decade.
Many believe that Saha should have refrained from making his conversations with Dravid public
Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final Test against England due to COVID-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming IPL had played any part in the decision.
A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Day 7 of the Games.
There was no gala opening ceremony for the world's richest T20 league, and the games will be played behind closed doors
Virat Kohli is likely to miss the ODI series in South Africa as he is taking a break at the end of the Test series.
While he has 57 first-class, 24 List A and 39 T20 wickets at domestic level, Shahbaz Ahmed does have the ability to punch above his weight.
This stand between Dravid and Ganguly is the fourth highest partnership in the history of ODI cricket.
Rishabh Pant said it "felt special" when Sourav Ganguly lifted him to celebrate the youngster's blistering 78 that steered Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals and the pole position in the IPL.
Madhya Pradesh humbled domestic powerhouse Mumbai by six wickets in a one-sided final to win their maiden Ranji Trophy crown, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on Sunday. It was an achievement of sorts for coach Chandrakant Pandit, who exorcised the ghosts of losing one at the same venue 23 summers ago. It was a record sixth national title for Pandit as a coach.
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday suffered a "mild" heart attack and had to undergo a quick "primary angioplasty" to clear a blocked coronary artery, a doctor said.
'Everyone present in that meeting had told him that he should think hard about his decision (to quit T20 captaincy)'
With the World Cup nearly eight months away, India, it seems, is still struggling to identify a core group of players for the mega 50-over tournament.
A summary of Indian athletes showing on Friday, Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games.
One of the most successful Indian captains, Ganguly, who retired from international cricket in 2008, further said he missed the "7'o clock nervousness" moments while getting up for a Test match.
Sourav Ganguly did not waste the chance to get clicked with the Eden Gardens' crowd.
Wriddhiman Saha revealed how he was threatened by a journalist after turning down an interview request.
Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan on Sunday became only the second Indian pair to score 5000 partnership runs in ODI cricket.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India called a Special General Meeting on May 29 to discuss the upcoming cricket season in India, including the T20 World Cup scheduled in October-November.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will undergo stenting on Thursday in presence of Dr Devi Shetty, Kolkata's Woodlands Hospital said.
'As I was walking out to bat after Tendulkar's wicket, I could see people leaving the stands.' 'From that situation to win the game, it is something I will cherish forever.'
His nearly "500 international match experience" gives him the right to speak and guide any player "be it Shreyas Iyer or Virat Kohli", BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hit back at his detractors who made loose allegations of conflict of interest against the former India captain.
BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal echoed Ganguly's sentiment and hoped that the world's biggest T20 event will return to its full glory next year.
The BCCI boss also said that a separate IPL for women in two years' time is on the cards.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Thursday termed Virat Kohli's decision to leave T20I captaincy after the 2021 T20 World Cup as an "unselfish" one.
Treasurer Arun Dhumal remembered him as a man who never shied away from challenges.
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