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On Tuesday, Raj recorded her 100th international win as the skipper of the side. (Photo: File)

Mithali Raj gives befitting reply to Twitter troll who asked her to speak Tamil

Raj, who originally hails from Tamil Nadu was criticised by a Twitter user saying that the skipper often speaks in English, Hindi and Telugu

16 Oct 2019 2:01 PM

Sourav Ganguly has praised the current skipper Virat Kohli calling him a 'champion player'. (Photo: AFP)

'Virat Kohli is a champion player': Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly said that he would focus on first-class cricket as it is the base of the Indian cricket.

16 Oct 2019 1:40 PM

Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated Sourav Ganguly as he is all to become Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president. (Photo: Twitter)

Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Ganguly as he looks all set to become BCCI president

Sourav Ganguly (Cricket Association of Bengal) has filed his nomination for the post of BCCI president.

16 Oct 2019 1:36 PM

Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Pandya underwent a lower-back surgery in London. (Photo: Hardik Pandya/Twitter)

Hardik Pandya gets nostalgic, remembers his ODI debut; see tweet

Pandya played his first match for India against New Zealand in Dharamsala in 2016.

16 Oct 2019 1:35 PM

Shoaib Akhtar, 44, hailed the 47-year-old Sourav Ganguly's cricketing knowledge and he said the former skipper has an eye for scouting talent. (Photo: Screengrab/ Shoaib Akhtar Youtube Channel)

'Never thought India could defeat Pakistan till Ganguly became skipper': Shoaib Akhtar

Akhtar also pointed out that with the 'Prince of Kolkata' becoming BCCI President, India would have a strong voice among ICC.

16 Oct 2019 1:34 PM

Sourav Ganguly said that playing his first Test for India was much tougher than the BCCI President post. (Photo: File)

'India need to win big tournaments': Sourav Ganguly

In recent years, India faced exits from the 2019 World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup as well as the 2017 Champions Trophy.

16 Oct 2019 10:37 AM

Dona bats for hubby Ganguly

Given their ‘partnership’ of a few decades, Dona is confident that Sourav will shine in his new role as BCCI President.

16 Oct 2019 12:17 AM

Cricket Australia (CA) has said it will ensure that the Australia women’s cricket team earn the same prize money as men’s squads at the Twenty20 World Cup. (Photo: Twitter)

Australia's women to receive same prize money as men at T20 World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced an increase of $2.6 million in prize money for the women’s tournament on Monday.

15 Oct 2019 3:05 PM

The BCCI elections are scheduled to be held on October 23 but with Ganguly being the only candidate to file his nomination for the top post of Indian cricket body, he is set to be elected unopposed. (Photo: File)

Cricket fraternity congratulates Ganguly as he looks all set to become BCCI president

Ganguly, however, will be able to serve as BCCI president only up to September 2020.

15 Oct 2019 3:01 PM

The former President suffered a cardiac arrest on July 27, 2015, and passed away while giving a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. (Photo: ANI)

VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag pay tribute to Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary

In 2002, Dr Kalam became the 11th President of India and famously became the 'People's President' for his friendly nature to one and all.

15 Oct 2019 2:39 PM

India will now face South Africa in the third Test from October 19. (Photo: PTI)

'Virat Kohli has done a great job', says Shane Watson

India defeated South Africa by 137 runs and an innings in the second Test match on Sunday.

15 Oct 2019 2:37 PM

Ganguly, however, will be able to serve as BCCI President only until September 2020. (Photo: File)

BCCI elections final nomination list revealed, nominee scrutiny today

Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly (Cricket Association of Bengal) has filed his nomination for the post of BCCI President.

15 Oct 2019 2:35 PM

Simon Taufel, who had umpired during the 2011 World Cup final, confirmed that the officiating umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus made a mistake in awarding overthrow runs. (Photo: AFP)

Jimmy Neesham trolls ICC's scrapping of boundary countback rule; see tweet

The ICC on Monday scrapped the boundary count rule and in case of a super over tie there will be a repeated super over.

15 Oct 2019 1:23 PM

Misbah-ul-Haq remains very disappointed at the way the top-ranked side capitulated to Sri Lanka in front of home crowds. (Photo: AFP)

Misbah disappointed with attitude of some Pakistani players

Pakistan recently suffered a whitewash against Sri Lanka in the three-game T20I series at home.

15 Oct 2019 12:25 PM

Sourav Ganguly thanked his former teammate, VVS Laxman, for the congratulatory message. (Photo: File)

'Indian cricket will continue to prosper under Ganguly undoubtedly': VVS Laxman

The former Indian skipper is expected to be elected unopposed at the board's Annual General Meeting on October 23.

15 Oct 2019 12:22 PM

In the picture, Sourav Ganguly can be seen with Jay Shah (set to become Secretary), Jayesh George (set to become BCCI Joint Secretary), Anurag Thakur and Arun Dhumal ( set to become Treasurer). (Photo: Twitter/Sourav Ganguly)

Meet the men who are likely to rule Indian cricket

Ganguly on Monday had said that "it is a very important time in Indian cricket administration" after filing nomination for BCCI President.

15 Oct 2019 12:19 PM

International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday scrapped the boundary count rule and in case of a super over tie there will be a repeated super over until one team has more runs than the other. (Photo: ICC/Twitter)

ICC scraps boundary count rule

The ICC Board also approved a USD 30.5 million funding allocation for Associate Members for 2020, a 12 per cent increase from 2019.

15 Oct 2019 12:16 PM

Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan took to twitter to share the news. (Photo: Twitter)

Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh to make acting debut in Tamil cinema

Irfan Pathan was the second Indian bowler after Harbhajan Singh to claim a Test hat-trick.

15 Oct 2019 12:13 PM

Phil Simmons will remain in charge of the team for a period of four years. (Photo: AP)

Phil Simmons appointed the head coach of West Indies men's cricket team

He will remain in charge of the team for a period of four years.

15 Oct 2019 11:31 AM

Sourav Ganguly, N. Srinivasan, Niranjan Shah and Rajiv Shukla at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Indian cricket set for prince’s rule

Sourav Ganguly to take over as the chief of BCCI.

15 Oct 2019 1:37 AM

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