THE GAME OF CRICKET for long has been dogged and marred by match-fixing and several corruption charges. From international to the lower domestic level, players and administrators invariably have fallen prey to the dangerous world of bookies.
SACHIN TENDULKAR, BRIAN LARA AND RICKY PONTING were arguably the greatest batsmen of their era. All these legends also shared enormous respect and admiration for each other throughout their career. The Aussies might have played hard cricket on the field, but showed no hesitation in appreciating the master class of Lara and Tendulkar.
ALL THE SPECULATIONS about MS Dhoni’s retirement from ODI and T20 cricket has been put to bed after the Indian skipper made his intentions clear about not hanging up his boots anytime soon. The 34-year-old had retired from the longer version of the game at the end of 2014 in Australia.
MOHAMMED SHAMI has been ruled out of the Asia Cup scheduled to start on February 24, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Friday.
FORMER INDIAN CAPTAIN Sourav Ganguly who was earlier accused of having some conflict of interest revolving Indian cricket has now obtained a clean chit from the BCCI OMBUDSMAN AP Shah. Earlier, Niraj Gunde has alleged that Ganguly was ‘conflicted’ with being a member of the IPL governing council and also had some connection in the new Pune Franchise.
MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI believes he has a very balanced 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and the all-important World Twenty20.
EVER SINCE Shashank Manohar was appointed as the new BCCI president, the 58-year old has been committed to putting an end to the monopoly of India, England and Australia in the ICC.
BCCI on Friday awarded full membership status to Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS), making the state eligible to take part in the Ranji Trophy next season.
THE SECOND GAME BETWEEN India vs. Sri Lanka, the T20 series, broadcast on the Star Sports network, has become the highest-rated T20 international in the past five years. The match, won comprehensively by India, rated 256 TVM.
RS SEVEN LIFESTYLE has launched its active lifestyle brand, SEVEN, under which the company will manufacture and market running, training, indoor, and athletic-leisurewear apparel and footwear. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was announced as the brand’s global ambassador.
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