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BCCI aims for Test supremacy

Of particular importance is the focus on longer formats, and thereby one hopes, restoring the primacy of Test cricket in...

5 Jun 2016 1:08 AM IST

RCBs Chris Gayle

Finale holds out promise of a stirring contest

Gujarat had finished top of the league table and looked arguably the strongest side in the tournament, with great depth...

29 May 2016 1:49 AM IST

Indian skipper Virat Kohli with Ravi Shastri.

Indian coach or foreigner? The crux of BCCI's dilemma

Anurag Thakur, the 41-year-old BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh and currently honorary secretary, is set to be elected...

22 May 2016 2:19 AM IST

The Delhi Daredevils have chosen a dramatically different strategy and gone in for frequent changes this season.

The risk of predicting the unpredictable T20

Friday night for instance, I had a friendly wager that Mumbai Indians would roll over Kings Xl Punjab easily.

15 May 2016 1:27 AM IST

Michael Vaughan

ECB's balderdash proposal

ECB has proposed a new points system to decide the overall winner' in the bilateral series' against Pakistan and Sri...

8 May 2016 1:13 AM IST

In 2009, the IPL was taken overseas because of the general elections.

Opinion: Moving overseas will dilute IPL

With 11 states in the country identified as drought-affected, this severely restricts the BCCI's options.

24 April 2016 12:54 AM IST

In 2009, the IPL was taken overseas because of the general elections.

IPL, cricket board have become easy targets

The argument that shifting of IPL games shouldn't matter because it has happened in the past too is inane and mixes...

17 April 2016 1:34 AM IST

It will be fascinating to witness how Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni fare against each other in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League. (Photo: BCCI)

IPL 9: It's Captain Cool versus Captain Kohli

As captain of the Pune franchise Dhoni now has a daunting task of replicating his CSK achievements.

10 April 2016 1:20 AM IST

Indias MS Dhoni, right, listens to teammates Ashish Nehra, left, and Jasprit Bumrah during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket semifinal match at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai (Photo: AP)

India's bowlers failed to rise to the occasion

Leading up to the semi-final in Mumbai, India's batting had been brittle and under-performed barring, of course, the...

3 April 2016 12:57 AM IST

Australian skipper Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 61 against Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Australia's batting real threat for India

The West Indies, despite being a bit up and down, have shown energy and flair to make their place in the last four...

27 March 2016 1:58 AM IST

Shoaib Malik (from left), Shahid Afridi and Anwar Ali pose in Karachi before leaving for India.

Opinion: Match should never have been assigned to Dharamsala

Security for the team from across the border was always a concern, the BCCI still had plenty of other choices.

13 March 2016 1:29 AM IST

Skipper MSD seems to be all revved up

The Indian captain seems all revved up, wants to be in the thick of action in every match even if at some risk.

6 March 2016 1:17 AM IST