The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Thursday conferred cricket legends Dilip Vengsarkar and Diana Edulji with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for their extraordinary contributions to the sport. Vengsarkar and Edulji have been key contributors of Mumbai and Indian cricket, n
Former cricketer Wasim Jaffer believes Yashasvi Jaiswal could benefit from being benched. According to the former star, there are chances that Jaiswal's hunger to perform could shoot up when he gets the opportunity to represent the Indian team on the field again.
On the eve of India's Champions Trophy opening clash against Bangladesh, captain Rohit Sharma revealed mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy bowls only one variety to batters during the training session and keeps his weapons to himself.
Mumbai's preparations for the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Vidarbha have taken a hit, with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal ruled out due to a right ankle injury sustained during training over the weekend. The match is set to begin on Monday in Nagpur, as per ESPNcricinfo.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir finally lifted the veil over the possibility of Shreyas Iyer being benched throughout the three ODIs against England. The Indian head coach affirmed that Shreyas was always in the "scheme of things."
Head coach Gautam Gambhir shed light on the surprise inclusion of mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy in place of young southpaw Yashasvi Jaiswal in India's 15-player squad for next week's Champions Trophy.
India has suffered a massive setback just over a week before the beginning of the Champions Trophy as star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the tournament due to a lower back injury and Harshit Rana has been named as his replacement.
Axar Patel and fielding coach T Dilip lavished praise on Yashasvi Jaiswal for his moment of brilliance in the field in his ODI debut for India agaisnt England in the series opener.
While Gill, in course of his 87 (96), relied on his defensive prowess, Shreyas took the brunt of scoring runs on his shoulders. With a wide array of shots and picture-perfect strokeplay, he maintained a healthy run flow.
Shreyas Iyer, who delivered a game-changing 59(36), was meant to sit out in the opening ODI against England. However, it all changed when he got the late-night selection call from skipper Rohit Sharma.
It was all smiles in the Indian camp when Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harishit Rana received their maiden ODI caps from captain Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami, respectively.