The construction of a five-star cricketers’ residential complex is spurring concerns of deforestation in Himachal Pradesh, as a large number of trees are being felled for this purpose.
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) is building the Pavilion Residential Complex in Kandi village, which is near the state capital, Dharamshala.
State Chief Minister P. [...]
Islamabad, Jan.2 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari, as the patron of the board, has rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) request of having a stronger role in the formation of the constitutional draft review subcommittee.
According to a PCB official, [...]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): At the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) committee meeting held here on Tuesday to discuss Sunday’s one-day international fiasco, former cricketer Kirti Azad claimed that he was allegedly attacked for asking questions [...]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) officials sought to distance themselves from the preparation of the Ferozeshah Kotla track, which was unfit for batsmen, forcing the abandonment of the fifth and final One-day international between India and Sri Lanka here Sunday.
DDCA vice president Chetan Chauhan, who is also DDCA ground [...]
Shimla, Dec 21 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will host two Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches in Dharamsala in April 2010, an organiser said Monday. This is the first time that the IPL matches have been allotted to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA).
‘Two IPL matches will be played at the International Cricket Stadium in Dharamsala [...]
Nagpur, Dec 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka defeated India by three wickets in the second One-day International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday.
Sri Lanka achieved the target of 302 with five balls to spare after opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a flamboyant 123. For India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit 107 as the hosts [...]
Nagpur, Dec 18 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored a fine 107 as India made 301 for seven in 50 overs against Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday.
Suresh Raina (68) and Virat Kohli (54) also scored valuable half-centuries. Sri Lanka’s debutant off-spinner Suraj Randiv picked up [...]
Rajkot, Dec 17 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is worried about his team’s poor fielding ahead of the second One-Day International against Sri Lanka here Friday.
Indian fielders dropped as many as three easy catches in the first ODI in Rajkot and the shoddy fielding allowed Sri Lanka to make 411 in reply to India’s [...]
Mohali, Dec 15(ANI): In the backdrop of the Copenhagen climate change summit, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) is holding talks with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to reduce its carbon footprint.
The Association is aiming to become the first carbon-neutral cricket association in the country [...]
Mumbai, Dec 14 (ANI): The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) on Monday announced that the second one-day international between India and Sri Lanka would be played in Nagpur instead of Vishakhapatnam due to the Telangana crisis engulfing the State of Andhra Pradesh.
“The second ODI of [...]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Due to political tension in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam, the Indian cricket board Monday decided to shift the venue of the second one-day international against Sri Lanka to Nagpur.
The match will now be a day-night affair and will take place Friday at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in [...]
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi pooh-poohed reports circulating in a section of the media that he is being eased out of the cricket’s biggest money-spinner.
Talking to IANS from Germany, Modi said there was no truth in ‘these planted stories’ as he was appointed by the cricket [...]
Mumbai, Dec 13 (ANI): A week after losing the elections of the Rajasthan Cricket Association to CP Joshi, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi is in a new problem now with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) deciding to remove him from the top post of the cash-rich T20 league (IPL).
Modi, who has been [...]
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Authorities in Andhra Pradesh’s coastal city of Visakhapatnam Saturday said they have stopped the sale of tickets for the Dec 18 one-day cricket match between India and Sri Lanka as protests in Andhra region continued over the state’s proposed bifurcation.
Andhra Cricket Association officials stopped the sale of tickets in view of [...]
Mohali, Dec 12 (ANI): Indian pacer S Sreesanth is suffering from swine flu and will not play today’s Twenty20 International match against Sri Lanka in Mohali.
Sreesanth, who was admitted to the Fortis Hospital, Mohali, late on Thursday night with symptoms of H1N1 tested positive for the disease, said G S Walia, Joint Secretary of Punjab [...]
Nagpur, Dec 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka defeated India by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 international at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday.
Chasing 216 runs, India finished at 186/9 in their 20 overs. Gautam Gambhir smashed 55 off 26 balls.
Angeo Mathews and Sanath Jayasuriya took two wickets each.
Nagpur, Dec 9 (IANS) Captain Kumar Sangakkara blasted 78 off 37 balls as Sri Lanka piled up 215 for five in 20 overs against India in the first Twenty20 international at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday.
Chamara Kapugedara scored 47 in 20 balls while Sanath Jayasuriya made 34.
Jaipur, Dec 7 (ANI): Union Rural Development Minister and President of Rajasthan Congress CP Joshi becomes the new President of Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) by defeating his rival IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi by six [...]
Jaipur, Dec 7 (IANS) Unruly scenes were witnessed at Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections here Monday as supporters of former president Lalit Modi and union minister C.P. Joshi clashed with each other.
The elections for the president’s post have become a talking point as it is a straight fight between Modi, who is the Indian Premier [...]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 26 (IANS) The Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) has scrapped its idea to have sari-clad cheerleaders perform during the day-night ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack Dec 21.
‘We have decided to drop the idea. We had planed to project our culture during the match. But our priority is [...]
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar has made Maharashtra famous all over the world, Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi said Wednesday even as he felt the cricket icon should have avoided the ‘Mumbai belongs to all Indians’ comment as it is an issue for his party.
‘I love Sachin a lot. The issue should not [...]
Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua said that he hopes the game would be a high-scoring tie.
Barua said that a lot of effort has been put in to make the Nehru Stadium track conducive for a [...]
Srinagar, Nov 3 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday banned the Services team for pulling out of their Ranji Trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir at the Sher-E-Kashmir stadium in Srinagar, citing security reasons.
“The Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) [...]
Nagpur, Oct 26 (ANI): Stadium in Nagpur has been decked up to host second match of the seven-one-day international cricket series between India and Australia.
The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) in the city will be hosting the first day and night match, the second of the seven-one-day match series on October 28.
The stadium officials said the [...]
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (IANS) The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), at a special meeting here Sunday, warned fast bowler S.Sreesanth against indiscipline.
Sreesanth, who is the captain of the Kerala Ranji cricket team, has been repeatedly violating team discipline. He has also stayed away from the ongoing conditioning camp, the KCA said.
Addressing reporters after the meeting, KCA [...]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 19 (IANS) Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is gearing up to host the day and night One-day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka Dec 21.
It will be the 16th day-night international match to be played in Barabati, some 26 km from the state capital here and the Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) has [...]
Jammu, Oct 18 (IANS) A day after two cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir were detained and questioned in Bangalore, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and president of the state cricket body Farooq Abdullah called for a probe in the matter.
Talking to mediapersons in Jammu Sunday afternoon, Abdullah, president of the Jammu and Kashmir [...]
Srinagar, Oct 18 (IANS) While demanding an apology from the Karnataka police, the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) Saturday lodged a strong protest against the arrest of its two players in Bangalore where they had gone to participate in a national championship.
‘Our boys were harassed and then released. The Bangalore police should apologise for [...]
Bangalore , Oct 17 (IANS) An under-22 cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested here Saturday after traces of explosives were found in his bag. He was freed after a while and the bag was sent for forensic examination, police said.
Police said Pervez Rasool, a student of Bachelor of Arts from Anantnag, was taken into [...]
Bangalore, Oct 17(ANI): Two cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir have been detained in Bangalore, after suspected residue of explosive materials was allegedly found in their bag during a search at Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.
According to reports, Bangalore police have [...]
