ICC awards: Mitchell Johnson wins top two accolades
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been named both the cricketer of the year and Test cricketer of the year by the International Cricket Council. Johnson, 33, also won cricketer of the year in 2009 and is only the second player after Ricky Ponting to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy... read more »
Dhawan’s real test will be in Australia
The Indian team, led by Virat Kohli, is having a gala time. In the ongoing five-ODI series, they have pulverised a listless Sri Lankan side. Under Kohli, the stand-in captain, they have excelled in all departments and everything is clicking for them just a few months before the 2015 ICC World Cup... read more »
Can the decline of WI cricket be reversed?
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the withdrawal of the West Indian cricket team from the Tour of India, which should have been taking place now, is one of the most significant tragedies to have befallen cricket in its 86-year history. At the same time, the opportunity has been presented... read more »
Suresh Raina says ‘honoured’ by PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat A...
New Delhi: Cricketer Suresh Raina today said he was honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to join the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The left-hander posted tweets confirming his participation in PM’s cleanliness initiative from his official account on micro-blogging site... read more »
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Ravi Shastri to Continue as Team India Director
It was on the cards and the script folded as expected. The BCCI working committee on Friday extended Ravi Shastri’s tenure as Team India director till the end of the 2015 ICC World... read more »
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