Former Indian cricketer Ramesh Powar was on Monday appointed the interim coach of national women’s cricket team. Pawar will replace Tushar Arothe, who was forced to resign in the wake of differences with senior players who were not happy with the coaching methods of former Baroda all-rounder. Powar will oversee the women’s team camp which begins in Bengaluru from July […]
» Read moreSri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal along with head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and team manager Asanka Gurusinha have been banned for four ODIs and two Tests by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for against the spirit of the game on Monday. “The three were charged by the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson on 19 June and had pleaded guilty to breaching […]
» Read moreThe Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday issued an apology for allegedly mocking Hima Das’ English skills on their official Twitter account. After Hima won her semi-final in the women’s 400 metre event at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, the AFI posted a video with a caption which pointed out Hima’s limited English speaking ability. “#HimaDas […]
» Read moreEngland batsman Alex Hales will miss the first one-day international against India on Thursday because of a side injury sustained when batting in net practice, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.
» Read moreDinesh Chandimal and two top Sri Lankan cricket officials have agreed to sit out the Test series against South Africa pending sanctions, the International Cricket Council said on Thursday. Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha had pleaded guilty to violating the spirit of the game last month during Sri Lanka’s second Test against the West Indies. The ICC […]
» Read moreFormer skipper Sourav Ganguly has advised Virat Kohli to bat at crucial No.4 position to provide solidity to the India’s batting line-up in the three-match ODI series against England, starting here on Thursday. Since the tour of Sri Lanka in July-August 2017, India have tried as many as six different batsmen — K.L. Rahul, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandya, Hardik Pandya, […]
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