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It was eight years ago, on this very day, that Sachin Tendulkar got to a landmark that might not ever be broken in international cricket. March 16, 2012, was the day when Tendulkar scored his last ODI and international century, thereby getting to hundred international centuries.  It was in the 2012 Asia Cup when Sachin scored his last and final international ton. He scored 114 against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, in Dhaka. He had already scored 51 hundreds in Test cricket

The postponement of IPL 2020 till April 15 saw MS Dhoni leave Chennai for the moment on Saturday. He left the city amid a huge fanfare gathering to see him off. Dhoni joined the CSK outfit as he started practicing with the team since March 2. MS Dhoni was seen interacting with the fans and giving autographs as he bid goodbye to his second home briefly. "It has become your home, sir!" Keep whistling, as #Thala Dhoni bids a short adieu to #AnbuDen,"

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly hinted at hosting a truncated IPL 2020 after the tournament was postponed as a preventive measure against Coronavirus fears on Friday, March 14. He further suggested on cutting down the number of games in IPL 2020 as well. However, this decision from the BCCI chief has not gone down well with some of the franchise owners, who are keen on having a full tournament. They further suggested the BCCI to follow the 2009 IPL template. The season was held

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar who was a part of BCCI's commentary team for a length of time was axed from the panel for India's international assignments. As per a media report, Manjrekar was removed from the panel ahead of the first ODI between India and South Africa in Dharamshala, which was washed out due to rain. Later, the series was also cancelled over Coronavirus fears. The reports also said that Sanjay Manjrekar will not be a part of BCCI's commentary panel for

Amid coronavirus fears, the IPL 2020 which was scheduled to start from March 29, has been further postponed to April 15. The BCCI stated it as a preventive measure against coronavirus. In a further development, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that the tournament is likely to be truncated after a delayed start. However, he refused to give a final verdict on the same after the BCCI general meeting on Saturday. The BCCI officials met top executives of all eight franchises at its

The Indian women's team lost the final of the Women's World T20 last Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. That was their only loss in their superlative World Cup campaign where they looked favorites to win. The loss was India's eighth (Men & Women combined) in major ICC World Cup knockouts. India won their last major ICC tournament in 2013. They won the ICC Champions Trophy by beating hosts England in a close game. Since then, in every ICC event India has entered

The IPL 2020 has been postponed to April 15 after the global concern over the coronavirus outbreak. The tournament was earlier scheduled to start from March 29. Top BCCI officials including President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah and top management of the IPL agreed on this unanimous decision after certain government organisations advised on taking down the tournament. "The BCCI is concerned and sensitive about all its stakeholders, and public health in general, and it is taking all necessary steps to ensure

MS Dhoni who is out of the national team since India's loss to New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi-final has started practicing ahead of IPL 2020 with Chennai Super Kings. The former Indian skipper has announced his arrival into form by smashing a brilliant century in a practice match at the Chepauk. The practice game was not televised, but there are reports that MS Dhoni scored a 91 ball-123. The fans at the stadium were glad to seen the return of

As the fans are awaiting for the 13th edition of the IPL to kickstart from March 29, there is an increasing possibility that the tournament might be played behind closed doors. The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, March 12, said it is advising against hosting Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 amid the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. Coronavirus thus is a big concern ahead of the tournament as more and more positive reports are being resulted.  MEA Spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar while

New Zealand beat India by seven wickets in the second Test match, to complete a 2-0 series whitewash against the table-toppers in the World Test Championship. Doing this, the Kiwis became the first team to beat India in the World Test Championship. They also have exposed India's age-old problem of playing against the moving ball. The series also has brought forward, unique similarities between Virat Kohli and former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's captaincy record in the country. While the similarities might not be

People saw Shafali Verma for the very first time in Indian cricket circle at the Women's T20 exhibition match that was played at the end of IPL 2019 last year. Playing for the Velocity, she displayed immense potential to make it big in international cricket and today she is India's biggest hope towards their target of lifting their maiden Women's World T20 2020 title. Finally playing in Indian colours, Verma is aiming to fulfill her father's dream of playing for India. She is

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup for 2020 is finally coming to a close. India will take on Australia at the Women's T20 final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, March 8, as the Women in Blue are eyeing their maiden T20I title. They take on a mighty Australian side who just lost one game in the tournament so far. India, on the other hand, are unbeaten in the tournament and are looking to make history.  Thus going into the Women's T20

BCCI has decided to halve the IPL prize money allotted to the four franchises that reach the play-offs of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. This is part of BCCI's cost-cutting measure for the upcoming edition. A circular was sent to all IPL franchises in which the BCCI notified that instead of a whopping Rs 20 crore, the IPL champion team will now receive Rs 10 crore. The season is slated to begin on March 29. A BCCI notification on the IPL prize money said,

MSD & Suresh Raina gloved-up and took to the nets in their yellow jersey at the Chepauk Stadium for the upcoming IPL season beginning on March 29. MSD has not represented the country since India's exit from the 50-over World Cup in England last year but received a hero's welcome after reaching Chennai as numerous players began their preparations for the start and Suresh Raina who was a part of India's 2011 World Cup-winning team under Dhoni seemed to be the most excited

Virat Kohli has been time and again been questioned on his aggressive and animated celebration on the cricket field. In the recently concluded second test between New Zealand & India, Virat Kohli's reactions were caught on camera when New Zealand skipper Kane Willamson was dismissed. In the post-match press conference after India were whitewashed 2-0, a question by one of New Zealand's journalists left the Indian captain fuming and his reaction is going viral. Virat Kohli Angry on Reporter- Watch the video The

Jemimah Rodrigues has already proved her worth in the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. India became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals after an all-round team performance helped them beat New Zealand by 3 runs. Jemimah Rodrigues, who played a vital role with two top-quality knocks against the defending champions Australia and Asian-rivals Bangladesh has been very vocal on the support the Indian team has received from the fans. Jemimah Rodrigues, the top order teenager was spotted having

The Asia XI-World XI squad has been announced for a two-match T20I series to be played in Dhaka next month. The matches will be played to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. As many as six cricketers from the Indian team have been added into the Asian XI squad. Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami and Rishabh Pant are the Indian players in the squad. However, the BCB President Nazmul Hassan is awaiting a

The Women's World T20, 2020 kickstarted from February 21 with Australia setting an eye to defend their title. For India, their batting was expected to be their strength in the tournament. However, a certain Poonam Yadav has proved them wrong. In just two matches she has taken seven wickets and is leading the wicket-takers list. In Australian conditions when spinners are not expected to get much purchase out of the wicket, Poonam has looked a class apart. She took 4 for 19 to

The International Cricket Council has trolled US President Donald Trump who is on a visit to India. Trump is invited by Indian PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of unveiling arguably, the world's largest cricket stadium in Motera. His trip is being named as "Namaste Trump". ICC trolls Donald Trump has been trending everywhere after the US President mispronounced Sachin Tendulkar's name. While addressing the crowd of over one lakh at the Motera stadium, Trump spoke about Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. "This

Oman Cricketer Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for seven years after he accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The charges relate to attempting to influence team members to engage in corruption during the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifier, played in the UAE. Oman Cricketer Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi was suspended by the ICC for the same offence last month and now has been formally banned from the sport by the cricket's governing