BCCI withdraws suspension of Hardik Pandya, K.L. Rahul
Jan 24, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IBNS): BCCI Committee of Administrators on Thursday withdrew the interim suspension orders of cricketers Hardik Pandya and K.L.Rahul forthwith, media reports said.
India: The Obvious Alternative to England at the Cricket World Cup
Jan 23, 2019, at 11:27 pm
Sports 2018: High and lows on field
Dec 29, 2018, at 11:50 am
With the end of yet another year, IBNS-TWF looks back in wonder some of the high and lows for India which won 69 medals in the Asian Games in the highest ever haul for the country
Mayor’s Cup 2018 to offer scholarships to talented young cricketers
Nov 26, 2018, at 03:43 pm
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS): The Mayor's Cup 2018 school cricket tournament, which will begin from the first week of December in Kolkata, will offer scholarships to talented young players, according to the organizers.
Virat Kohli will shatter all records if he plays till 40: Sunil Gavaskar
Nov 04, 2018, at 10:17 pm
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IBNS): Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar feels that Indian skipper Virat Kohli can shatter all records if he continues to play the game till the age of 40.
3rd ODI: India win toss, ask Windies to bat first
Oct 27, 2018, at 02:04 pm
Pune, Oct 27 (IBNS): Indian captain Virat Kohli won the coin toss and have put the Windies to bat, here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, during the third One Day International (ODI) match of the five-match series.
India announce team for last three ODIs against Windies
Oct 25, 2018, at 04:05 pm
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IBNS): The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian team for the last three matches of the ongoing Paytm ODI series against Windies, an official release stated.
ICC Women's World T20: Heather Knight wants to repeat Lord's feat
Oct 23, 2018, at 12:48 pm
London, Oct 23 (IBNS): England captain Heather Knight is hoping to repeat the success at Lord’s last year, when her team lifted the ICC Women’s World Cup beating India in a thriller in front of a packed house.
Battle for top places as Pakistan face off against Australia
Oct 23, 2018, at 12:37 pm
Dubai, Oct 23 (IBNS): Australia have a chance to attain top position in the ICC T20I Team Rankings for the first time when they take on Pakistan in a three-match series in the United Arab Emirates from Wednesday, an official release said.
Australian batsman Usman Khwaja moves into top 10 first first time
Oct 12, 2018, at 04:09 pm
Dubai, Oct 12 (IBNS): Australia opener Usman Khawaja has moved into the top 10 of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen for the first time, after a remarkable performance in the first Test in Dubai helped salvage a draw against Pakistan.
India announce unchanged XII for second Test match against Windies
Oct 11, 2018, at 12:30 pm
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IBNS): The Indian men's cricket team have announced an unchanged team from the previous Test match, to play against the visiting Windies side, starting from Friday.
India announces 12-member team for first Test match against Windies, Prithvi Shaw likely to debut
Oct 03, 2018, at 12:29 pm
Rajkot, Oct 3 (IBNS): India's boy wonder Prithvi Shaw is likely to make his Test debut against the Windies as the former's team management named a 12-member team, on the eve of the encounter.
ICC updates DLS system, Code of Conduct and Playing Conditions
Sep 29, 2018, at 02:05 pm
Dubai, Sept 29 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday released the updated version of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) System along with the new ICC Code of Conduct and ICC Playing Conditions, an official release stated.
Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur ruled out of Asia Cup; Ravindra Jadeja makes a comeback
Sep 20, 2018, at 02:22 pm
Mumbai, Sept 20 (IBNS): The Indian senior selection committee has decided to make three changes to the Indian squad for the ongoing Asia Cup owing to injuries to three members of the team.
Chanderpaul bats for Windies Women in ICC WWT20
Sep 15, 2018, at 11:27 am
Dubai, Sept 15 (IBNS): Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who played for the West Indies for 21 years, has come on board for the Windies Ambassador Programme, and will lend his support for the upcoming ICC Women’s World T20 2018, an official release stated.
CPL: Knight Riders strangle Patriots to seal final spot
Sep 15, 2018, at 11:24 am
Rodney Bay, Sept 15 (IBNS): Trinbago Knight Riders put the disappointment of their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Playoff 1 defeat to Guyana Amazon Warriors behind them with a professional 20-run semi-final win over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, an official release stated.
Alastair Cook signs off in 10th position
Sep 12, 2018, at 02:04 pm
Dubai, Sept 12 (IBNS): England opener and former captain Alastair Cook has signed off from international cricket on a remarkable note, moving into the top-10 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after a Player of the Match performance in the final Test against India at The Oval, an official release stated.
Cricket: Glenn McGrath congrats James Anderson on surpassing former's feat
Sep 12, 2018, at 11:54 am
Chennai, Sept 12 (IBNS): Legendary Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has congratulated England's James Anderson after the latter surpassed the former's tally of 563 Test wickets.
Cricket: India to play Windies at home
Sep 04, 2018, at 03:32 pm
Mumbai, Sept 4 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announce the schedule for the forthcoming home series against the latter, set to be played from Oct 4 to Nov 11, 2018 in India.
Fiji to host men's ICC World T20 Regional Qualifier as journey to Australia 2020 continues
Aug 24, 2018, at 01:02 pm
Dubai, Aug 24 (IBNS): The road to the men’s ICC World T20 2020 continues in Fiji this week with two teams qualifying for next year’s regional final, as the first of two 2018 East-Asia Pacific regional qualifiers gets underway, an official release stated.
Virat shares selfie with gorgeous Anushka inside car, shares image
Jul 20, 2018, at 10:49 am
Leeds, July 20 (IBNS): Clicking a selfie with his spouse and Bollywood actress-producer Anushka Sharma, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has once again shared the image on social media.
Joe Root vaults to a career-high second ranking
Jul 18, 2018, at 04:05 pm
Dubai, July 18 (IBNS): England batsman Joe Root’s back-to-back centuries have helped him vault into second place in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings that have also seen India’s spinner Kuldeep Yadav break into the top-10 for the first time in his career, an official press release stated.
Fawad Ahmed joins Trinbago Knight Riders for CPL 2018
Jul 02, 2018, at 02:38 pm
Port of Spain, July 2 (IBNS): The Trinbago Knight Riders have signed Australia’s Fawad Ahmed for the 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League that runs from Aug 8 to Sept 16, an official release stated.
Cricket: Three ICC Board Associate Member Directors elected
Jun 30, 2018, at 10:36 am
Dubai, Jun 30 (IBNS): Imran Khwaja, Mahinda Vallipuram and Tony Brian have been elected as the Associate Member Directors on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board at the ICC Annual Conference in Dublin on Friday, an official release stated.
Jun 29, 2018, at 01:17 pm
Mumbai, Jun 29 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) through an official release announced on Friday the launch of an integrity app as part of its ongoing commitment to protect the spirit and integrity of the game.
David Richardson to deliver the 2018 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
Jun 22, 2018, at 01:54 pm
Dubai, Jun 22 (IBNS): International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive David Richardson will deliver the 2018 Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s on Aug 6, an official release stated.
BCCI signs letter of intent with UN Environment
May 28, 2018, at 12:27 am
Mumbai, May 27 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and UN Environment have signed an agreement to promote ‘green’ cricket in India, an official release stated.
Injury likely to rule Virat Kohli out of Surrey stint
May 24, 2018, at 04:23 pm
Mumbai, May 24 (IBNS): The plans were in place in accordance with Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli's preparation for India's upcoming tour of England, but a sudden injury might cut short his English country stint, reports said on Thursday.
ICC to recruit 4000 volunteers for 2019 cricket world cup
May 03, 2018, at 07:37 pm
London, May 3 (IBNS): The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is presenting a record number of volunteers the chance to be part of one of the biggest sporting events in the world when applications to be a World Cup Cricketeer went live on Thursday, an official release stated.
Cricket Australia appoints Justin Langer as men's national team coach
May 03, 2018, at 05:11 pm
Melbourne, May 3 (IBNS): Cricket Australia, the country's highest governing body for the sport, has named former international player Justin Langer as the head coach of the men's team across all three formats, Test, ODI and T20I respectively.