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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicIndian Cricket

Topic: Indian Cricket

Indian cricket did a great favour to England by puncturing Bazball. Stop indulging mediocrity

England's batters have been hiding their failures under the pretext of Bazball. This classic case of escapism has now been exposed by India's 4-1 victory in the Test series.

Nari Contractor’s courage against pace bowling has made him immortal in Indian cricket

Nari Contractor, who has turned 90, was hit by West Indian fast bowler Charlie Griffith’s delivery in 1962. The hit on the skull caused serious damage to Nari’s cricketing career.

Jammy to Indiranagar ka gunda — Rahul Dravid ‘The Wall’ of advertising even after cricket pitch exit

Once 'Mr Dependable' of Indian cricket, Dravid is now the team's coach. His acting skills, displayed in brand endorsements over the years, add to his fan following.  

Bishan Singh Bedi, legendary spinner and India captain, passes away at 77

The left-arm orthodox spinner, who played 67 Test matches from 1966 to 1979, took 266 wickets.

Amarsinh of Rajkot—1st Indian cricketer to play professional league cricket in England in 1932

The great English batter Wally Hammond said that Amarsinh was 'as dangerous an opening bowler as I have ever seen, coming off the pitch like the crack of doom'.

India must improve batting depth, says Rahul Dravid after T20I series defeat to West Indies

Dravid also said mistakes were made in the series but was hopeful that their one-day team would fare better in the World Cup, which India will host from 5 October to 19 November.

SubscriberWrites: Dhoni finishes off in style

When the Indian team was filled with senior players, having a player who can set aside their ego & lead from the front is crucial. Dhoni has mastered both.

‘Distressed & disturbed’: 1983 World Cup cricket champions stand behind protesting wrestlers

The team released a statement Friday, 'fervently' hoping that the wrestlers’ grievances were heard and resolved quickly.

ICC associate members fear revenue distribution model threatens growth of game

The 12 full members of ICC would collectively take 88.81% with rest distributed among 94 associate members. According to figures leaked to Cricinfo, India would alone claim 38.5%.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.