[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rising stars Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel have been handed BCCI’s Group C central contracts, which have an annual retainership fee of Rs 1 crore.The development comes after Sarfaraz and Dhruv fulfilled the criteria of playing three Tests in a season.Middle-order batter Sarfaraz and wicket-keeper Dhruv’s names were ratified during the BCCI…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: In a bid to keep up its efforts to boost men’s domestic cricket, the BCCI at its Apex Council meeting on Monday formed a three-member committee, which includes India men’s team head coach Rahul Dravid, National Cricket Academy chairman VVS Laxman and men’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar, to “give suggestions to improve domestic…
[ad_1] India’s defeat against Australia in 2023 ODI World Cup was preceded and followed by a lot of talk around the pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and accusations of home team trying to influence the preparation of the playing surface in their favour. Re-igniting that debate with his comments on an interview…
[ad_1] Former India opener Mohammed Kaif has reignited the debate over the role of the Ahmedabad pitch in India’s defeat to Australia in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup last year. The hosts (India) went into the final in Ahmedabad in hot form, having won 10 matches in a row, but eventually lost…
[ad_1] Rahul Dravid hopes that he doesn’t call it quits anytime soon. Ravi Shastri would like to see him harass batters for at least two more years while Anil Kumble finds it perplexing that he isn’t a regular in India’s overseas fixtures. If ever Ravichandran Ashwin needed validation for being a rare talent, three national…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had an emotional Test series against England where he featured in his landmark 100th Test and also scaled ‘Mount 500’ to become only second Indian to the feat after legendary Anil Kumble.Not only Ashwin reclaimed the no.1 Test bowler spot after the conclusion of the series, his…
[ad_1] Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan made their debut against England© BCCI/Sportzpics India’s 5-match Test series against England gave the team management the opportunity to try some of the next-generation stars. The likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Akash Deep, and Dhruv Jurel, all made their debuts in the series, and produced performances…
[ad_1] By the end of third day of the Kolkata Test against Australia at the Eden Gardens in 2001, India were down and all but out. Following on, the hosts were 232/4 in second innings, still 42 runs behind the visitors and had just six more wickets left. That’s when VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin has always held a deep respect for Rohit Sharma, not only as an exceptional leader but also for the Indian skipper’s compassionate and humane qualities. This became evident to the spinner firsthand when his mother, Chitra, was hospitalized during the third Test in Rajkot.In a society where self-interest often takes…
[ad_1] Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid namedropped former teammate VVS Laxman while explaining the decision to include Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI instead of an all-rounder option after Ravindra Jadeja‘s injury in the first Test match against England. With Jadeja out for the second Test, the team management could have gone for…
