MUMBAI — India’s newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday declared that his much talked about relationship with batting mainstay Virat Kohli “is between the two of us and not for TRPs”. Gambhir and Kohli had not been the best of friends, something which was evident from the multiple confrontations between the two in the […]
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Pakistan to invite India for T20I bilateral series on neutral venue
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi is likely to invite India to a T20I bilateral series at a neutral venue in 2025. However, the board (PCB) seems adamant on not allowing matches of the Champions Trophy to be shifted outside Pakistan. PCB sources also stated that Naqvi will invite India for a […]
Champions Trophy: PCB wants BCCI to give written proof of Indian government’s denial of permission to play in Pakistan
NEW DELHI — According to a Pakistan Cricket Board source, in the event that the team declines to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy the following year, citing a travel ban due to security concerns, the PCB will require the BCCI to submit documented evidence of the Indian government’s denial of permission. The host […]
Gautam Gambhir appointed head coach of India men’s team
NEW DELHI — Gautam Gambhir has been appointed the head coach of the senior India Men’s team, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced on Tuesday (July 9). The 42-year-old’s first assignment will be the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, which features 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is and kicks off on July 27. Gambhir takes over from […]
BCCI gifts special ‘NAMO’ India jersey to PM Modi
NEW DELHI — BCCI president Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah gifted a special ‘NAMO’ India jersey to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after meeting him at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Thursday. PM Modi hosted the Rohit Sharma-led T20 World Cup-winning team at his residence upon their arrival from Barbados. The members of the Indian […]
BCCI secretary Jay Shah hails India’s triumph, announces Rs 125 cr award
NEW DELHI — BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Sunday hailed India’s epochal title win in the T20 World Cup and announced a prize money of Rs 125 crore for the team for its monumental feat in the just-concluded ICC showpiece. India defeated South Africa by seven runs in a tense final at Bridgetown, Barbados, to […]
“I wasn’t invited for watching final, they didn’t call me so I did not go”: Kapil Dev
AHMEDABAD — India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has claimed that he was “not invited” by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to watch the final of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. In an interview with ABP […]