Sports, Cricket, 28th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 28 Jul 2019

Sports, Cricket, 28 Jul 2019

Apart from David Warner and Steve Smith, it was Cameron Bancroft who was banned but he was handed a nine-month ban as opposed to one-year ban for Warner and Smith. (Photo:AFP)

Ricky Ponting happy to see David Warner, Steve Smith perform in World Cup

In 2018, Warner and Smith were banned for their involvement in the ball-tampering scandal.

28 Jul 2019 5:11 PM

Team India chief selector MSK Prasad had on July 21 announced the squads at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters here.(Photo: BCCI)

Team India not to hold pre-departure conference before West Indies tour

The Men in Blue, who will be leaving on Monday, will take on the Carribean side in three T20Is, three ODIs and two Test matches.

28 Jul 2019 4:55 PM

Australian wicket-keeper batsman Cameron Bancroft who recently called in for the Ashes squad said that he learned to be true to himself, after returning from a nine-month suspension. (Photo:AFP)

‘I made a mistake, and I'll learn from it’: Cameron Bancroft on sandpapergate scandal

The 26-year-old Bancroft, along with Steve Smith and David Warner were banned from cricket for their part in the ball-tampering incident.

28 Jul 2019 4:28 PM

After opening the leg, Virat Kohli was spotted among the crowd, enjoying the highly tense match. (Photo: Pro Kabaddi League)

Virat Kohli sings National Anthem to open PKL 2019, wins fans' hearts; see tweets

The seventh season of the current Pro Kabaddi shifted to Mumbai on Saturday and Kohli was invited as a special guest.

28 Jul 2019 4:16 PM

Shreyas Iyer fully understands that it was a specific team combination that was the reason he was being overlooked and hence he always remained in high spirits. (Photo:AFP)

Getting in and out of side doesn't create good pattern: Shreyas Iyer

Indian Premier League's youngest captain, the 24-year-old Iyer, is getting ready for the upcoming limited overs series in the Caribbean.

28 Jul 2019 3:41 PM

Nevertheless, earlier, several reports came out stating that the veteran wicket-keeper batsman had joined the battalion on July 24, but after he was spotted at the Mumbai Airport, MS Dhoni's appearance at the airport indicated something else. (Photo: PTI)

MS Dhoni spotted at Mumbai airport despite reports stating he will join Indian Army

The 38-year-old clearly told the BCCI that he wouldn’t be available for two months to train with the Indian Army’s Parachute Regiment.

28 Jul 2019 3:32 PM

Peter Siddle in a tweet expressed his excitement and said he cannot wait for the series to get underway. (Photo: Peter Siddle/Twitter)

‘Huge honour to get selected for Ashes series’: Peter Siddle

Siddle returned in the Test squad following his brilliant performance in the county cricket for Essex.

28 Jul 2019 2:34 PM

Following the ICC's decision to suspend Zimbabwe Cricket, skipper Hamilton Masakadza has written a letter to the country's sports minister Kirsty Coventry, saying it is pointless to argue whether the cricketing body was right or not. (Photo:AFP)

'Pointless to argue whether ICC was right on not': Hamilton Masakadza

ICC's chairman Shashank Manohar had said that what happened in Zimbabwe is a 'serious breach' of the ICC Constitution.

28 Jul 2019 2:19 PM

Between 2007 and 2009, Robin Singh had worked as India’s fielding coach, at the same time he also managed India A and India Under-19. (Photo:AFP)

Robin Singh applies for India's head coach role, says ‘a change in coach will help’

During the last 15 years, Singh has coached a lot of teams and he has ample coaching experience.

28 Jul 2019 2:03 PM

The rumours regarding Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma got stronger after the Indian vice captain Rohit Sharma ‘un-followed’ Anushka Sharma and her husband-cum-Indian captain Virat Kohli on Instagram. (Photo:AFP)

Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma rift is getting stronger: report

Rohit Sharma’s activity and the fact that both the players have been silent indicate that there’s more than just being a simple rumour.

28 Jul 2019 1:21 PM

Daniel Vettori has agreed to work with the Bangladesh spinners up to the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia. On the other hand, Charl Langeveldt will join the team as its full-time pace bowling coach. (Photo:AFP/Twitter)

Daniel Vettori, Charl Langeveldt join Bangladesh camp as bowling coaches

40-year-old Vettori, New Zealand's record wicket-taker in international cricket, retired in 2015.

28 Jul 2019 12:13 PM

As England needed nine runs off three balls, Ben Stokes hit the ball into the deep off Trent Boult and ran for a double. New Zealand's Martin Guptill threw the ball in an attempt to run out Stokes but the ball bounced off Stokes' bat and reached the boundary and England were awarded six runs - two for a double and four for an overthrow. (Photo:AFP)

ICC backs Kumar Dharmasena’s ‘judgemental error’ in World Cup Final

Allardice supported the officiating umpires' decision for awarding six runs instead of five on the overthrow.

28 Jul 2019 11:52 AM

Mohammad Amir has been married to a British national, Narjis Malik since September, 2016 and is eligible for a spouse visa, which allows him to stay in England for 30 months. (Photo: narjis malik/twitter)

Mohammad Amir planning to settle down in UK: Source

Amir, 27, has plenty of cricket left and the news about his plans to settle down in the UK came as a surprise for his fans.

28 Jul 2019 11:28 AM

Abdul Qadir said Arthur used the excuses of fitness, discipline and attitude to keep the deserving players out. (Photo:AP/AFP)

'Arthur should make way for others to take Pakistan cricket forward': Abdul Qadir

Qadir said he differs with former captain Wasim Akram's view that Arthur should be given a fresh contract by PCB.

28 Jul 2019 11:17 AM

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