VIRAT KOHLI will be honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for being the country's top international cricketer during 2014-15.
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN on Thursday became only the second Indian, after the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi, to be ranked as the No.1 bowler in Tests in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings released on Thursday.
IT IS UNCANNY how cricket has become a WMD (weapon of mass destruction) unleashed against the BJP, repeatedly altering the discourse of Indian polity and as a consequence derailing parliament twice now in rapid succession. Literally grabbing politics and parliament by the scruff of the neck and dominating media eyeballs.
GARY KIRSTEN'S RELATIONSHIP with Indian cricket is special. Ever since the former South African helped the Indian team to glory in the 2011 World Cup, fans in our country have shown enormous respect and love for the southpaw.
BCCI HAS EXTENDED the time given to tainted cricketers Ajit Chandila and Hiken Shah to reply to charges of corruption and spot-fixing against them.
HARDIK PANDYA SHOT to fame after playing a few breezy knocks for the Mumbai Indians in the 2015 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and now finds himself in the Indian T20 squad for the upcoming tour of Australia. The Baroda all-rounder enjoyed using the long handle and also had the uncanny ability to break threatening partnerships.
NEW ZEALAND CAPTAIN Brendon McCullum will retire from all international cricket in February after a Test series against Australia. McCullum revealed his plans at a press conference today and will play his last game at Hagley Oval, starting February 20, next year.
VIRENDER SEHWAG AND GAUTAM GAMBHIR on Sunday came out in support of embattled former Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) president Arun Jaitley.
YUVRAJ SINGH on Sunday said he needs to grab hold of the opportunity that will come his way playing against Australia in the T20 internationals next month.
THE ACTUAL SALARIES of the cricketers retained in the IPL is about to go public, but the players and the franchises don't appear to be happy with the move.