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Vivian Richards recalls how he felt after Clive Llyod lifted 1975 WC trophy

On June 21 in 1975, West Indies won the first edition of the Cricket World Cup. The Clive Lloyd-side became champion after defeating Australia in the final

Pak pacer Mohammad Irfan quashes rumours of his death in car accident

On Sunday, social media was filled with posts about Irfan's death. However, the Pakistan bowler has put an end on all such speculations from his official Twitter handle

Chinese sponsorship of IPL: Dates of governing council meet not fixed yet

The IPL's governing council is slated to hold a meeting this week in order to review various sponsorship deals

Arun Jaitley's son Rohan approached to contest DDCA chief election

But considering the mess, controversy that association seems to find itself in time and again, some members wish for Rohan to play waiting game and start as a director before rising to the top spot

On this day 24 yrs ago, Ganguly scored century on his Test debut at Lord's

Ganguly then came out to bat at the number three position and he went on to play a knock of 131 runs from 301 balls with the help of 20 boundaries.

Rajinder Goel, highest wicket-taker in Ranji, dies; condolences pour in

Goel was highest wicket-taker in history of Ranji Trophy with 637 scalps. Overall, the left-arm spinner had 750 first-class wickets from 157 games, representing Haryana, North Zone in domestic cricket

Rajinder Goel: The 'Smiling Assassin' who didn't have rub of green

During 1974-75 series vs Windies, Goel was picked for a Test match. Gavaskar in his book had recollected that Goel bought new pair of boots, kits for Test match only to find himself as the 12th man

Galwan clash: Amid pressure, Vivo may go for negotiated exit from IPL

PepsiCo India's midway exit in 2015 had set a precedent, say experts

How can one fix a match and not be part of playing XI: Jayawardene

Jayawardene, who alongwith then captain Kumar Sangakkara slammed the statements on Twitter, said that he wonders how anybody can fix a match without playing it

South Africa's return to cricket delayed as board considers readiness

The cricket board has said that more work is needed for going ahead with the competition, and as a result, it has been postponed

Was standing at Lord's balcony hoping Dravid would get a hundred: Ganguly

Ganguly played a superb knock of 131 for which he consumed 301 deliveries

Can't wait to play in 'incredibly special' series against India: Smith

Smith also spoke about his friendship with India captain Virat Kohli, describing him a 'terrific guy'

This day that year: Kohli made his Test debut against West Indies in 2011

The right-handed batsman did not have a good show with the bat in his first Test as he just managed to score 19 runs in the entire match

ICC releases cricket video of hope, unity to mark UN World Refugee Day

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) World Refugee Day campaign aims to remind the world that everyone, including refugees, can contribute to society

West Indies would rely on pace attack against England: Shannon Gabriel

The England-West Indies series will be the first international cricket contest since March when coronavirus halted all sporting action

Ganguly, Hussain engage in hilarious banter over 2002 NatWest Trophy

The former England skipper replied with a GIF where a cartoon character is seen hiding his face in the bushes

IPL governing council meeting next week to review sponsorship deals

The meeting of the IPL Governing Council will review the yearly Rs 440 crore title sponsorship deal with Vivo

Kohli is excellent in all formats, no need for split captaincy: Manjrekar

Several top nations around the world have different captains in different formats but Team India is one of the few teams who have the same leader across formats

Rohit needs to see out first 30 mins in Australia to be successful: Hussain

Rohit, who had scored three hundred including a double ton against South Africa at home in his debut series as Test opener last October, had missed on two games in New Zealand due to a calf injury

Manoj Tiwary questions delay in Ranji payment, CAB asks for week's time

Tiwary had posed the question to the team's cricket operations manager Joydeep Mukherjee.