The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is seriously considering launching the 'Mini IPL' in September this year, to exploit the overseas market for the popular T20 tournament. The idea was floated at a meeting of the IPL Governing Council on Thursday here at the HPCA Stadium. Media had rep

India’s search for a head coach neared completion here on Tuesday, with the high profile selection panel interacting with several candidates, including a few foreigners and two former India captains. The panel, consisting of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S. Laxman and coordinator Sanjay Jag

New Delhi, June 19: Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has finally cleared the dues of India's Test skipper Virat Kohli for leading the Delhi team in the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy three years ago. Virat Kohli was paid Rs 176,400 by the DDCA for leading the Delhi team in the trophy

The short gap between the One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) series brings an opportunity for Zimbabwe to get back on their feet, dust themselves clean and seek a fresh beginning. The atmosphere must have been morose but Graeme Cremer, the Zimbabwe captain, was quick to su

Ravindra Jadeja went on a lion safari with wife Riva, but during the visit, they reportedly got down from the vehicle and clicked photographs with a pride of lions. The forest department ordered an inquiry after photographs of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja having got down from his vehicle in Gir forest

Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has donated around Rs 76 lakh to a high school in West Midnapore district, West Bengal, to boost its infrastructure. The former cricketer reportedly sent the money earlier this year after staff at Swarnamoyee Sasmal Sikhsa Niketan had requested financial help to impro

Harare: A clinical India clinched the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe, pulling off another fine all-round show to crush the minnows by eight wickets for an unassailable 2-0 lead in Harare on Monday. It was a dominant performance yet again from the new-look Indian sid

India thrashed Zimbabwe by 9 wickets in the first ODI of the three match series today. Lokesh Rahul became the first Indian to score a hundred on ODI debut, said he had made up his mind to hit a six to reach the three-figure mark in the first match against Zimbabwe here today. It was a dream debut

A British ex-serviceman abandoned his Mount Everest climb some 500m from the summit to save a fellow mountaineer. Leslie Binns, 42, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, turned around to save Sunita Hazra, an Indian woman, who was scaling the summit ahead of him. He said he felt "immensely proud" to ha

Mumbai: Indian limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday side-stepped the intense speculation on his future as captain of the side by saying that it is for the BCCI to take a call on the matter. “It’s not that I don’t enjoy the game, this decision will be taken by the BCCI, it’s not u

LONDON: The International Cricket Council ( ICC ) has admitted that it deliberately tries to put India and Pakistan in the same group at world events as it is hugely important for the success of tournaments. India and Pakistan are set to meet in the group stage of Champions Trophy in England next y

Alastair Cook has become the first Englishman past 10,000 in Test cricket on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Riverside. Cook achieved the feat when he tucked Nuwan Pradeep for a boundary to midwicket from the sixth ball he faced as England closed on a series-sealing vic

MUMBAI 22 May 2016: Anurag Thakur was on Sunday unanimously elected as the BCCI president , while Ajay Shirke was chosen as secretary in a smooth change of guard at a time when the world's richest Board is sailing through choppy waters.   The 41-year-old Thakur replaced Shashank Manohar w

November 17, 2015 | Press Release| Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: BPL is entering for his successful fifth year and ready for its second phase of plan. This year BPL's main sponsor will be NGT and tournament name will be NGT BPL 2016, announced BPL Chairman Muniri Ateequrrehman. Following

After six editions that generated lukewarm interest from fans, the Champions League T20 has been discontinued. The tournament's governing council, comprising representatives of the BCCI, CSA and CA, made the decision unanimously on Wednesday. According to a BCCI release, the governing council determ

A panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has suspended two top Indian Premier League teams for two years over a corruption scandal. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have been found guilty in an illegal betting and match-fixing probe. The panel also suspended Royals co-owner Raj Kundr

Chris Gayle otherwise known as the Gayle Storm have peaked the record of scoring 8000 runs in T20 matches. We all know him as a hard hitter in T20 matches. If a T20 match comes to mind, everyone remembers only one name and he is Chris Gayle. He is one of the most destructive batsmen of all time. Not

With an all-round performance that matched the occasion, Australia outclassed neighbours New Zealand to win cricket’s World Cup for the fifth time here on Sunday. When New Zealand were dismissed for a sorry 183 after electing to bat first, some Indians in the crowd tried to cheer up the Kiwi fans