Sports, Cricket, 26th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 26 Jul 2019

Sports, Cricket, 26 Jul 2019

With the 39-year-old's inclusion in the 14-man squad, Gayle has the opportunity to accomplish two records for the West Indies. (Photo: File)

Chris Gayle named in West Indies squad for India ODIs

The series is scheduled to be held on August at the Guyana National Stadium, and on August 11 and 14 at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad.

26 Jul 2019 7:39 PM

BCCI ethics officer D K Jain had last month ruled that VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly can only choose one out of their multiple cricketing roles they are performing at the moment, including their commentary commitments. (Photo: AFP)

'No review of India's World Cup performance': COA chief

India, who went into the World Cup as one of the favourites, were handed a heartbreaking defeat by New Zealand in the semifinals.

26 Jul 2019 7:21 PM

Chris Woakes celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Paul Stirling. (Photo: AFP)

England bowl out Ireland for 38 to win lone Test by 143 runs

Chris Woakes took six wickets for 17 runs and Stuart Broad 4-19 in an Ireland second innings that lasted just 15.4 overs.

26 Jul 2019 7:18 PM

Apart from Kapil, the panel, which picked the women's coach in December last year, comprises former women's captain Shantha Rangaswamy and former men's coach Anshuman Gaekwad. (Photo: File)

Kapil Dev-led CAC to pick Team India's next cricket coach

India's incumbent coach Ravi Shastri has been handed an extension till the end of the tour of West Indies from August 3 to September 3.

26 Jul 2019 7:03 PM

But what in case the youngster is still befuddled? Virat Kohli said at that point he would walk up to that specific cricketer and have a word, make him understand what he has to do to achieve his objectives. (Photo:AP)

Virat Kohli reveals how he treats the youngsters in his team

The Indian captain talked about leading the junior players but permitting them their own space to express.

26 Jul 2019 5:23 PM

The first Test at Edgbaston starts on August 1, with holders Australia looking to win their first Ashes series in England since 2001. (Photo: AP/AFP)

Cameron Bancroft joins Smith and Warner in Australia's Ashes squad

All three batsmen served lengthy bans for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa last year.

26 Jul 2019 4:57 PM

England, resuming on their overnight 303 for nine, saw their second innings end with the first ball of the third day's play. (Photo: AFP)

Ireland need 182 runs to beat England at Lord's before rain stops play

Ireland are looking for their first Test win in just their third match in the format following defeats by Pakistan and Afghanistan.

26 Jul 2019 4:46 PM

According to the report, Hesson and his agent have considered the requirement of Team India's head coach's job description as posted on BCCI's official website. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand's Mike Hesson to apply for Team India's head coach job

Hessen steered New Zealand to the final of the World Cup 2015 during his tenure with the national side.

26 Jul 2019 4:37 PM

Watch; Virat Kohli dances on music, AB De Villiers says his move will stun fans

The Indian captain on Thursday shared a video of himself on his Instagram handle, which shows him groove to the music.

26 Jul 2019 4:22 PM

Amir made his Test debut in July 2009 against Sri Lanka. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir announces retirement from Test cricket

The 27-year-old scalped 119 wickets in 36 Tests for Pakistan at an average of 30.47.

26 Jul 2019 3:54 PM

Michael Vaughan was heavily trolled after the netizens recalled Vaughan’s tweet stating India’s dismal performance versus New Zealand on January 31, 2019. (Photo:AP/AFP)

Fans troll Michael Vaughan for his old tweet, come up with funny tweets; see tweets

As soon as England got bowled out for 85 against minnows Ireland, fans came out with some funny replies.

26 Jul 2019 3:29 PM

India's head coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli. (Photo: AFP)

'Ravi Shastri complements Kohli, unsafe to change India's coach', says BCCI official

The support staff, led by Ravi Shastri given a 45-day extension following the World Cup 2019.

26 Jul 2019 3:04 PM

Indian skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma. (Photo: AFP)

CoA will ignore reports of rifts within Team India until players raise it themselves

A CoA member stated that they are probably not going to bring up the issue of rifts in the team unless the players mention it themselves

26 Jul 2019 1:48 PM

While Arun is the favourite among three specialist coaches, Sridhar is also not far behind as India has made rapid strides in the fielding department. (Photo: AP)

India's bowling coach Bharat Arun favourite to retain his job, Bangar under scanner

As per norms, while the new Cricket Advisory Committee -- likely to be chaired by Kapil Dev -- will decide on the head coach.

26 Jul 2019 1:25 PM

A source in the PCB told PTI that Basit Ali's appointment as regional coach in Karachi has been held up after the Board had second thoughts about appointing him. (Photo:AFP)

PCB seeks explanation from Basit on remarks against India during World Cup

Basit had claimed that India would lose intentionally to England and other teams to keep Pakistan out of the semifinals.

26 Jul 2019 1:03 PM

The Mumbai leg of PKL 7 is set to conclude on August 2. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli to attend opening day of Pro Kabaddi League's Mumbai leg

Kohli will be witnessing the 'Maharashtra Derby' clash between U Mumba and Puneri Paltan, coached by former U Mumba captain Anup Kumar.

26 Jul 2019 12:52 PM

Iqbal has been given the additional responsibility as Masharfe Mortaza sustained a hamstring injury and has been ruled out of the tournament. (Photo: AP)

'It was a last-minute call', says Tamim Iqbal on being named interim captain

The first ODI between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be played today at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

26 Jul 2019 12:45 PM

After Dhoni decided to take time off to serve for his paramilitary regiment for two months, Yograj Singh was all for praise for him. (Photo:AFP/PTI)

Yograj Singh makes remarkable U-turn, says he is a ‘fan of Dhoni’; watch

Yograj’s remarkable U-turn came after MS Dhoni decided to take a two months time off to serve for the paramilitary regiment.

26 Jul 2019 11:37 AM

After a hard fought innings, in which Yuvraj Singh seemed to have played with a bad back, soon got out while trying to accelerate the scoring rate at the end of the innings. (Photo: screengrab

Watch; Yuvraj Singh get out in a bizarre fashion during the first match of GT20

Yuvraj was ruled out by the leg umpire during the 17th over, but his dismissal seemed to be an umpiring blunder.

26 Jul 2019 10:21 AM

Isa Guha has featured in eight tests, 83 ODIs and 22 T20Is in which she scalped 29, 101 and 18 wickets respectively. The Bengali cricketer retired on March 9, 2012. During the 2019 cricket World Cup, Isa was a part of the commentary panel. (Photo: Isa Guha/Instagram)

Isa Guha tweets a self-troll post after camera catches her using deodorant

The women’s Ashes 2019 one-off match between England and Australia got concluded as Australia won most of the matches across all formats.

26 Jul 2019 9:39 AM

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