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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

Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza tests positive for coronavirus

The skipper had gone for a coronavirus Test last week, and now his reports have come back as positive, ESPNCricinfo reported

India-China face-off: BCCI to review IPL sponsorship deal with Vivo

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

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Fabiano Caruana has now developed into a formidable rapid player

Pushing 39, taking a year off - is the end of Roger Federer's career nigh?

By employing instinct and reacting faster than his opponents, Federer, over the last two decades, seized control of what matters most in tennis: time

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.

I could have played more Test matches for Pakistan, says Sohail Tanvir

Tanvir made his Test debut against India at the Feroz Shah Kotla (now known as Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium) in 2007

Despite lack of form, Ajinkya Rahane is still India's No. 5: Manjrekar

Manjrekar said although Rahane has been getting some Test runs of late but the player himself would ideally like to be more consistent.

Nasser Hussain praises Virat Kohli, says he is desperate for victory

For Morgan, Hussain said that he has allowed the team to always look to express themselves well

Sri Lanka govt launches probe into 2011 World Cup final fixing allegation

The sports minister Dullas Alahapperuma has ordered the investigation and asked for a report on its progress every two weeks

Just want to forget that: Shannon Gabriel on Root altercation in St Lucia

Gabriel insisted that he is not harbouring any hard feelings towards the hosts as Windies cricket team prepares to take on England in a Test series, beginning July 8

Pakistani cricketers to be tested for Covid-19 twice before leaving for Eng

The first test will be taken on Monday and the second on Wednesday when the cricketers assemble in Lahore for departure

Our bowlers will be raring to go: Pujara on pink-ball Test in Australia

India played its first-ever day-night Test match last year against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

Visibility of pink ball is very different from traditional one: Pujara

Although it is still the same format, but the (pink) ball's pace and visibility is very different and ss a batsman you need to get used to it, says Cheteshwar Pujara

Current pace attack is best in India's Test cricket history: Mohammed Shami

This is the best attack as no one has any jealousy and everyone enjoys each other's success it feels like a family, says Shami

England spinner Parkinson hopeful of playing the 1st Test against Windies

England will take on the West Indies in three Tests in what will be the first top-level cricket competition since the sport came to a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic in March

Don't think Sachin Tendulkar was not a good captain, says Madan Lal

Sachin had a very good quality of reading the game and telling the players where they were going wrong or how to bowl, says Madan Lal