U-19 World Cup hero Manjot Kalra got suspended for 1 year from Ranji Trophy for ‘age-fraud’
<p>Young left-handed opener Manjot Kalra, who scored a hundred in the final of the last edition of U-19 World Cup, has been suspended by outgoing DDCA Ombudsman for one year from playing Ranji Trophy, for an alleged age-fraud during his U-16 and U-19 days. However for the same offence, Delhi senior team vice-captain Nitish Rana […]</p>
Anjum Chopra, Kris Srikkanth to get CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement
<p>The BCCI Annual Award function will be held in Mumbai on January 12 ahead of the first ODI against Australia on January 14. “Srikkanth and Anjum will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award for their contributions to Indian cricket. Everyone in BCCI feels that they are perfect choices for the award,” a BCCI source […]</p>
Boxer Sumit Sangwan gets one year suspension for dope test failure
<p>The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Thursday handed former Asian silver medallist boxer Sumit Sangwan a one-year suspension for failing a dope test. “Sumit Sangwan banned for 1 year with immediate effect for consuming the specified prohibited substance,” NADA DG Navin Agarwal posted on his Twitter handle. Sangwan, who took part in the 2012 London […]</p>
Virat Kohli named in Wisden Cricketers of the decade list
<p>Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been included in the list of five cricketers of the decade announced by Wisden. Along with Kohli, the other four cricketers are – Steve Smith, Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers and Ellyse Perry. “His genius has been to rise, time and again, to the challenge. Between the end of the […]</p>
Sourav Ganguly intervenes, no Ranji Trophy game for Jasprit Bumrah
<p>It looked like Jasprit Bumrah is going to feature for Gujarat in the Elite Group A match against Kerala at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat beginning on Thursday but the talks between the India and Gujarat team management weren’t failed to reach a common ground, which led to the pacer being pulled out of the […]</p>
Virat Kohli named captain of Cricket Australia’s Test XI of the decade
<p>As the decade draws to a close, Cricket Australia have released a team of decade and have named Virat Kohli as the captain of the side. Alastair Cook and David Warner are the openers and they will be followed by Kane Williamson and Steve Smith. Indian captain Virat Kohli walks out at number 5. Williamson, […]</p>
MS Dhoni completes his 15 Years in International cricket
<p>The World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday completed 15 years in international cricket. Dhoni made his debut in the international cricket on this day in 2004 against Bangladesh but was run out on a duck. Although the wicketkeeper-batsman did not witness a good start to his international career, Dhoni went out to amass […]</p>