Sports, Cricket, 8th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 08 Aug 2019

Sports, Cricket, 08 Aug 2019

As West Indies face India in the first ODI out of a three-match ODI series, West Indies Opener Chris Gayle will be looking to break former West Indies legend Brian Lara’s two historic records. (Photo:AFP)

Chris Gayle on the brink of breaking two massive records

During the T20I series, India totally outplayed the Caribbeans in every department to clinch the series 3-0.

08 Aug 2019 6:30 PM

Recently, MS Dhoni has been in a lot of headlines ever since taking the decision of training with a Territorial Army battalion. (Photo: Twitter)

Photos and videos of MS Dhoni that went viral whilst serving Indian Army

Dhoni is now serving as the Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary) in the Parachute Regiment of the Territorial Army.

08 Aug 2019 6:30 PM

Before the first ODI match between India and West Indies, Indian Vice-captain Rohit Sharma and West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle shared an interesting photo on Instagram. (Photo: Rohitsharma45/Instagram)

Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle don jersey number ‘45’ before 1st ODI vs Windies; see pic

The duo shared their photo which revealed a unique similarity between the two players.

08 Aug 2019 5:32 PM

Mike Hesson, who has coached the New Zealand national team for six years as well as Indian Premier League’s team Kings XI Punjab for one year, has reportedly applied for the position of India’s head coach.

Mike Hesson applies for position of India head coach: report

He was in charge of the New Zealand side that had made it to the 2015 ICC World Cup finals. He had resigned from that position in June 2018.

08 Aug 2019 5:24 PM

After ensuring a 3-0 whitewash against the West Indies, India will be looking to clinch the three-match ODI series 3-0. (Photo: AFP)

Ind vs WI 1st ODI Preview: India Look To Fix World Cup Flaws as they compete in ODIs

After getting knocked out of the 2019 World Cup, India will be hoping to address their middle-order woes as they face the Caribbeans.

08 Aug 2019 4:41 PM

Faf Du Plessis was also named as the ODI Cricketer of the Year and SA Players' Player of the Year during the event. (Photo:AFP)

Faf du Plessis remains upbeat despite World Cup drubbing

Faf Du Plessis, on August 4, bagged the Cricketer of the Year during the Cricket South Africa (CSA) awards function.

08 Aug 2019 4:29 PM

Despite Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez's omission, the PCB maintained the two will be available for selection. Malik had announced his retirement from ODIs after the World Cup and will now only play T20 format while Hafeez has retired from Test cricket. (Photo:AFP)

Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik Excluded From PCB's Central Contract List

Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, batsman Babar Azam and leg-spinner Yasir Shah were retained in category A.

08 Aug 2019 4:01 PM

After the third T20I got over, benched player Rohit Sharma took an interview of Rishabh Pant on BCCI.TV. (Photo: video/BCCI/screengrab)

BCCI posts video of Rohit and Pant, Chahal makes a cheeky tweet; see tweet and video

After the interview got over Yuzvendra Chahal made a cheeky comment on the Twitter handle of the BCCI.

08 Aug 2019 3:32 PM

He has played a very important role in making New Zealand a formidable force in world cricket. (Photo: AP)

Kane Williamson Birthday Special: Relive 3 of his finest innings

He has played 72 tests in which he has scored 6139 runs, 6133 runs in 149 ODIs and 1505 runs in 57 T20Is.

08 Aug 2019 3:04 PM

The Shashank Manohar-led International Cricket Council (ICC) wants complete tax exemption for all global events happening in India and is still awaiting waiver for the 2016 World T20 held in the country. In the recorded minutes uploaded on the BCCI's website, it is stated that the ICC wants to slash the BCCI's annual revenue and recover the amount. (Photo:AFP)

Tax War: ICC wants India's revenue slashed, BCCI to contact British law firm

According to the latest documentation of the July 6 CoA meeting here, the ICC wants to recover the tax burden for the 2016 event.

08 Aug 2019 1:30 PM

Virat Kohli is just 77 runs short of breaking Sourav Ganguly’s ODI record of 11,363 runs. (Photo:AFP)

Virat Kohli might break these records as India faces Windies in a 3-match ODI series

As India take on the West Indies for a three-match ODI series, Virat Kohli will be looking to break many records.

08 Aug 2019 12:45 PM

West Indies ODI skipper Jason Holder on Wednesday said that it is great to have Chris Gayle in the squad as he brings a lot of experience to the team. (Photo: AFP)

'Great to have Gayle in the squad' : West Indies skipper Jason Holder

India white-washed Windies in the T20I series by 3-0 and will play in the first ODI game at Guyana later today.

08 Aug 2019 12:38 PM

After India clinched the T20I series 3-0 against West Indies, Skipper Virat Kohli along with his wife Anushka Sharma and teammate Khaleel Ahmed decided to go out for an outing in Georgetown. (Photo:AP)

Virat Kohli enjoy gala time with friends, family before 1st ODI vs Windies; see pic

Earlier, after India won the second T20I match, India equalled Pakistan’s rare world record of most T20I wins in an away series.

08 Aug 2019 11:40 AM

Nadal is seeking his third title of the season and now stands 38-6 in 2019. Austrian second seed Thiem, who claimed a clay title at the weekend at home in Kitzbuehel before crossing the Atlantic, won his first match in Canada after five losses, defeating home hero Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. (Photo:AFP)

Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem advance at rain-hit ATP Montreal Masters

Top-seeded holder Nadal suffered through a two-hour rain interruption before dismissing Britain's Daniel Evans 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on Wednesday.

08 Aug 2019 10:39 AM

Sri Lanka Cricket have put Rumesh Ratnayake as interim coach for the Test series against New Zealand. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka Cricket names Rumesh Ratnayake as interim coach

Sri Lanka Cricket (slc) president Shammi Silva said that this move was an attempt to correct the mistakes they made in the past.

08 Aug 2019 10:25 AM

Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Zimbabwe will play in the tri-nation T20I series commencing from September 13. (Photo: AFP)

BCB announces schedule for tri-nation T20I series

Board also announced the fixture for the one-off Test against Afghanistan.

08 Aug 2019 10:08 AM

Dale Steyn continues to remain available for South Africa in both One-Day International and T20 International cricket. (Photo:AP)

'Don't know how to sum up almost 15 years of Test cricket': Dale Steyn

Steyn had announced his retirement from the red-ball cricket with immediate effect on August 5.

08 Aug 2019 10:00 AM

Sourav Ganguly slams BCCI for sending notice to Dravid

Ganguly was backed by off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who excelled under his captaincy.

08 Aug 2019 2:14 AM

Smith has redeemed himself: Glenn McGrath

Smith scored 144 and 142 against England at the Edgbaston in his comeback Test.

08 Aug 2019 2:06 AM

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