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Cricket: Four major tournaments in cricket

February 8, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, Feb 8: The four major tournaments in cricket are: ICC World Cup: It is an international championship held every four years For the first time, it was played in England in 1975 and West Indies became the first winner. Currently, it is among the most-watched sporting events in the world. ICC Champions Trophy: […]

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Cricket: How did BCCI come into being?

February 6, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. It was established on December 1, 1928, in Madras (now Chennai), under the Act of XXI. Gant Govan was its first president while Anthony de Mello was the first secretary. It was registered under the […]

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Creation of the International Cricket Council

January 25, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of the game of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference (1909) renamed first as the International Cricket Conference (1965) and then as the International Cricket Council (1989). The original ICC was formed on June 15, 1909, by representatives from South […]

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Sports: What makes India great in cricket history?

January 18, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The history of cricket in India began in the 17th and 18th centuries through sailors and traders of the British East India Company. Thereafter, the Indian cricket team started growing every day. Indian cricket has grown by leaps and bounds and won several accolades over the years. It has never looked back. What […]

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SA vs IND: Arshdeep, Samson lead India to historic series win in South Africa

December 22, 2023 Vinayak Barot

KL Rahul became only the second Indian captain to win an ODI series on South African soil as Team India beat the rainbow nation by 78 runs, claiming the series 2-1 in Paarl on Thursday. The only other captain to have achieved this feat is Virat Kohli, when his men clinched the ODI series 5-1 […]

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Cricket: India and Pakistan will not play bilateral series Till 2027

October 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: The Indian Cricket Board has released its program from 2023 to 2027, and the board has kept the columns for games against Pakistan ‘blank’. The Indian team will not play any bilateral series against Pakistan in the coming five years. India and Pakistan share strained political relations and for that reason, the Board of Control […]

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India needs to work hard on their fielding: Ravi Shashtri

October 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Mumbai: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri advised team India to improve their fielding before their campaign in the T20 World Cup 2022 on Australian soil. Shastri left the Indian team after the T20 World Cup last year. Team India is currently in Perth where they are playing two warm-up matches against Western Australia XI. […]

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I think Virat Kohli is more skillful than I am: Saurav Ganguly

September 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: BCCI President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly heaped praise on star batter Virat Kohli and said that the 33-year-old is more skillful than him as a player. The former India captain also went on to say that Kohli will continue to play and will have more appearances in India’s jersey than him at […]

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Asia Cup 2022: VVS Laxman Named Interim Head Coach Of Indian Team

August 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: VVS Laxman will fill in as India’s head coach at the Asia Cup, although his appointment is only on a temporary basis. As soon as the regular head coach Rahul Dravid recovers from a bout of Covid-19, he is expected to link up with the side in the UAE. Laxman, who is in charge […]

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Cricket: England to play test series in Pakistan after 17 years

August 23, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Pakistan Cricket Board director Zakir Khan has said, “We are pleased that Pakistan and England Test rivalry, which has historically produced close and tight matches, will return to our backyards in December,” The hosts of the matches on Monday announced the schedule and said, “England’s first Test series in Pakistan in 17 years will […]