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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

Top Indian golfers and Kapil Dev to feature in Covid-19 charity golf event

The charity exhibition match, touted as India's first live sport event during this ongoing pandemic, received a huge boost on Wednesday with top golfing bodies in the country coming out to support it

Coming soon in a Melbourne suburb: A 'Tendulkar Drive', 'Kohli Crescent'

A new housing estate being developed on Rockbank suburb of Melbourne will have streets named after Indian cricket greats including Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev and Virat Kohli. The estate, developed by Accolade Estate, is luring buyers with a "Tendulkar Drive", "Kohli Crescent" and "Dev Terrace". The estate has also named streets after other international cricketers such as "Waugh Street", "Miandad Street", "Ambrose Street", "Sobers Drive", "Kallis Way", "Hadlee Street" and "Akram Way". The Rockbank suburb, which falls under Melton Council, has been a popular suburb among home buyers from the Indian community. According to Elissa Hayes of Resi venture, the developer of the estate, "the response from the Indian community has been exceptionally good and high ever since the launch of the H&L packages". Street names are usually submitted by developers and approved by the city council if they meet Office of Geographic Names guidelines. Resi Ventures director Khurram Saeed said there ..

Irfan Pathan retained fierce passion for cricket despite challenges: Laxman

Irfan Pathan was considered by many as the most lethal swing and seam bowler to emerge for India after Kapil Dev

On this day 34 years ago, India registered first-ever Test win at Lord's

Till date, India has managed to win just two Tests at the Lord's Cricket Ground

Film industry caught in a tug of war between exhibitors and OTT platforms

With many big budget movies stuck in the cans, the film industry is caught in a tug of war between exhibitors and OTT platforms

'You don't need money, everyone else does': Akhtar's reply to Kapil Dev

On Wednesday, Akhtar had proposed a made-for-television three-match ODI series between India and Pakistan to raise funds for the fight against the pandemic in both the countries

Coronavirus: Kapil Dev rejects Akhtar's pitch for India vs Pakistan series

Kapil Dev said cricket should not even matter for at least the next six months.

When you cross 30 it affects your eyesight: Kapil on Kohli's current form

In swings, which used to be his strength, he (Kohli) used to flick them four but now he has been dismissed twice. So I think he needs to adjust his eyesight a bit, says Kapil Dev

If you think there is burnout then don't play IPL: Kapil to Indian players

There you are not representing your country. So if you think you are burned out, you can always take a break during the IPL, says Kapil Dev

Dhoni has to play more matches to be in T20 World Cup team, says Kapil Dev

He was dropped from the BCCI's list of centrally contracted players in January

Champions like Kohli, Bumrah bounce back faster: Kapil on their lean patch

Bumrah recently went wicketless in India's ODI series against New Zealand while Kohli west past 50 runs only once in the New Zealand tour

How brand Kapil Dev is being dressed up in a new coat of paint with '1983'

A movie, being made on one of the country's most audacious World Cup victories, wins the Haryana Hurricane a chance to revive his brand

Pant can't blame anybody, it's his job to prove people wrong: Kapil Dev

The players have to look after themselves and should never give the option to the selectors to drop them or give them a rest, says Kapil Dav

Kapil Dev praises India's pace battery, says they changed Indian cricket

India currently boast of a lethal pace attack in Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini.

Kohli's preference for Shastri did not influence coach selection: Kapil Dev

Shastri was reappointed for a two-year period by the CAC, a decision that was expected. His term will again be up for review after the 2021 T20 World Cup in India

Kapil Dev says CAC must have say in selection of India team's support staff

The interviews for the rest of the support staff will ne held on August 19

Team India coach: Ravi Shastri to continue as head coach of India team

Shastri pipped former India teammates Robin Singh and Lalchand Rajput along with former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson and Australian Tom Moody to the post

All in the game: The history of friction in the sporting world

From Sir Don Bradman to Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly, a cursory study of cricket history throws up interesting examples of conflict between players