[ad_1] Vaibhav Suryavanshi shot to fame earlier this year when he was purchased at a sum of ₹1.1 crore by the Rajasthan Royals at the IPL 2025 auctions. While the 14 year old didn’t get many chances in the early parts of IPL 2025, the injury to skipper Sanju Samson presented an opportunity for the…
[ad_1] Sanjeev Suryavanshi (right) father of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. (PTI | Special Arrangement) New Delhi: On Monday evening, when Vaibhav Suryavanshi was hitting sixes with such ease at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, 1177 km away in Bihar’s Samastipur district, the Suryavanshi household was surrounded by well-wishers. Vaibhav’s friend celebrated by setting off firecrackers in…
[ad_1] BENGALURU: It took 24 years for the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to find a dwelling that suits its stature and growth, but the wait was worth it as the facility finally took a new avatar as the BCCI Centre of Excellence, a hub of ultra-modern features including three different kind pitches.The Centre of Excellence,…
[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] 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] 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…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India Under-19 skipper Uday Sharan on Thursday said that the camaraderie in the dressing room has contributed to team’s dominant performance in the ongoing cricketing extravaganza and vowed to bring the trophy back home.The defending champions have had an incredible run in the tournament in South Africa, remaining undefeated thus far. India…
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: A decade after making his Ranji Trophy debut against Goa with a century (135 off 330 balls), 28-year-old Tanmay Agarwal rewrote several first-class records on way to an unbeaten triple century against Arunachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Plate encounter on Friday. Even as the nation was celebrating its 75th Republic Day, Tanmay…
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: Less than a decade ago, Mohammed Siraj was just another boy in tattered shoes on Hyderabad’s streets, playing tennis ball cricket. Playing at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium a few km from home was a dream that could not be realised. Or so it seemed at the time.On Thursday, the 29-year-old pacer will…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The cricketing fraternity took to social media to extend New Year greetings to fans and the cricketing community.Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar wished the fans a very happy new year, calling it a “great time to script new dreams and commit further to existing ones.”“New Year is a great time to script…
