Sports, Cricket, 12th Sep 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports, Cricket, 12 Sep 2019

The gala evening was also attended by former sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and former India skipper Kapil Dev, among others. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli turns nostalgic after DDCA unveils stand in his name

The Delhi batsman recently became the most successful India captain in Test cricket, surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

12 Sep 2019 8:48 PM

"Kohli has to go a long way. It is not right to talk about him in the middle of his career," said Dev. (Photo: AFP)

'Never expected somebody could come close to Sachin Tendulkar': Kapil Dev lauds Virat Kohli

Dev said that whatever is done for Jaitley, who was the former president of the DDCA, is not enough as he has done a lot for the game.

12 Sep 2019 8:13 PM

A flurry of speculations emerged about Dhoni's retirement after India skipper Virat Kohli shared a picture with Dhoni. (Photo: Sakshi Dhoni/Instagram)

MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi puts an end to retirement rumours; see tweet

Chief Selector M S K Prasad also denied all the rumours saying that there is no update on Dhoni's retirement.

12 Sep 2019 7:43 PM

The former Union Minister who passed away on August 24, was appointed as the chief of Delhi's cricket body in 1999 and he held the post for 13 years. (Photo:AFP)

Feroz Shah Kotla renamed Arun Jaitley Stadium, pavilion stand named after Virat Kohli

The 30-year-old skipper became the youngest active cricketer to be bestowed with the honour of a stand named after him.

12 Sep 2019 7:39 PM

With Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar also competing for spots in the playing XI, breaking in to the Indian Test side seems tough. (Photo: AFP)

'Will have to work harder to get into Test team', says Navdeep Saini

The 26-year-old Saini, who plays domestic cricket for Delhi, made his T20 International debut against the West Indies in Florida.

12 Sep 2019 7:03 PM

The first Test match between India and South Africa will begin on October 2. (Photo: AFP)

'MS Dhoni not retiring', confirms MSK Prasad

Prasad on Thursday announced the India squad for the Test series against South Africa at a press conference.

12 Sep 2019 7:02 PM

Dhoni, who is currently on a break in the USA, became a trending topic on social media thanks to Kohli's post before the speculation was put to rest. (Photo: File)

MS Dhoni to retire? Kohli's appreciation post triggers speculation

Dhoni's future has been a subject of intense speculation ever since he announced a sabbatical from the game after the WC in June-July.

12 Sep 2019 6:59 PM

India will be looking to dominate South Africa after win the away series against West Indies convincingly. However, after the West Indies series, the selectors needed to address a few areas of concern before the series against the Proteas. (Photo:AFP)

BCCI declare final Test squad for SA; Shubhman Gill gets call, KL Rahul dropped

Ahead of the series against the Proteas, the selectors have announced the final 15-member squad for the home series.

12 Sep 2019 5:08 PM

India's semi-final exit at the ICC World Cup earlier this year has led to speculations about the veteran wicket-keeper's retirement. (Photo: AFP)

'MS Dhoni has nothing left to achieve', says chess wizard Viswanathan Anand

Dhoni has also not been included for the T20 series against South Africa.

12 Sep 2019 4:48 PM

The 25-year-old was suffering from a stiff back and was rested for the West Indies tour post India's exit from the ICC World Cup 2019. (Photo: AP)

‘I have done something nice in my short career', believes Hardik Pandya

Pandya also lauded skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri for boosting his confidence by backing him.

12 Sep 2019 4:40 PM

Rohit Sharma, who recently amassed 648 runs in the 2019 World Cup, may well be the best hitter of the white ball, but the same can’t be said, when it comes to the longest format of the game. (Photo:AFP)

Why Rohit Sharma has failed to leave a mark in Test cricket?

The top scorer of the 2019 Cricket World Cup hasn’t been a regular part of the Test squad since 2018 December.

12 Sep 2019 4:36 PM

Australia and England's captain Tim Paine and Joe Root arrive for the toss. However, Australia's captain Tim Paine won the toss and chose to bowl in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Oval on Thursday. (Photo: cricket.com.au/Twitter)

Australia win toss, elect to bowl first in fifth and final Ashes Test

The visitors won last match to take a 2-1 lead in the 5-match series, meaning they will retain the urn regardless of the result in London.

12 Sep 2019 4:10 PM

Steve Smith’s unorthodox batting technique is not something a purist will advocate to budding players, but his monstrous run-scoring ability might force coaching manuals to be rewritten, former Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist has said. (Photo: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter)

Steve Smith's monstrous run-scoring ability might force coaching manuals to be rewritten says Adam Gilchrist

In Steve Smith's inimitable style, the 30-year-old has scored 671 runs in five innings during the Ashes at an average of 134.2.

12 Sep 2019 3:45 PM

After seeing the question, the elder brother Krunal took to Twitter to chip in with an answer while tagging Amitabh Bachchan on his tweet. (Photo: BCCI)

Krunal Pandya hilariously tweets KBC’s question on him, Twitter reacts

The show has questions from various fields and recently a question of sports appeared on the show.

12 Sep 2019 2:45 PM

Dhoni, who is always hailed by the cricket fraternity as the fastest runner between the wickets, made Kohli run harder and covert singles into doubles. (Photo: File)

Kohli remembers 'special night' when Dhoni made him run like in fitness test

Due to his personal unavailability, he was not picked up in the West Indies squad and also against South Africa.

12 Sep 2019 1:18 PM

If one takes a closer look at Pat Cummins' finger then they’ll see that his middle finger is of the same length as his index finger. (Photo: Twitter)

Pat Cummins lost part of his middle finger; here's how

The incident where he lost a part of his finger took place when he was three years old.

12 Sep 2019 1:10 PM

Former Indian cricket team’s batting coach Sanjay Bangar, whose contract recently came to an end after the West Indies tour, has recently stated that during the whole 2019 World Cup campaign all decision were taken by the team management, including the decision to send Mahendra Singh Dhoni at number 7 during India’s high tension World Cup semi-final match against New Zealand. (Photo:AFP)

Sanjay Bangar shares 'all decisions regarding no 4 were taken by team management’

Bangar was Ravi Shastri’s support staff for five years.

12 Sep 2019 1:03 PM

After Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) decided to seek the assistance of their government to conduct a reassessment of the security situation in Pakistan ahead of the team's tour, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reiterated its 'commitment to provide complete safety and security to the Lankan side'. (Photo:File)

Pakistan Cricket Board assures SLC of safety and security

PCB's tweet comes after the SLC issued a statement on Wednesday seeking government assistance to a reassessment of security in Pakistan.

12 Sep 2019 12:20 PM

As Australia registered an eight wickets win over West Indies in ODI on Wednesday, batswoman Meg Lanning scripted the history as she became the highest ever run-scorer for Aussies across all formats. (Photo: Meg Lanning/Instagram)

Meg Lanning top run-scorer for Australia across all formats

In the third ODI against Windies, when Lanning completed her 47th run, she passed Karen Rolton to become the Australian most run-getter.

12 Sep 2019 12:02 PM

28-year-old Ellyse Perry completed her 150th wicket in the third ODI against West Indies as she dismissed Reniece Boyce in her first over. She returned with the figure of 1-18 in her five overs. (Photo: Ellyse PErry Instagram

Ellyse Perry scalps 150 wickets, becomes 3rd woman to reach landmark

Perry became the second-fastest to reach the 150 wickets landmark as she took 107 innings.

12 Sep 2019 11:52 AM

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