Tendulkar-India~~s longest serving player Chennai: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday became the longest serving player in Indian Test history, overtaking Lala Amarnath who played Test cricket for exactly 19 years. ...
BCCI appoints committee to select coach New Delhi:The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sharad Pawar today constituted a seven-member Special Committee to advise the board in matters pertaining to Team India coach selection. ...
Truce works as BCCI puts lid on coach-capt spat Mumbai:Seeking to put a lid over the warfare between captain Sourav Ganguly and coach GregChappell, the BCCI today got them to agree that they would work together, an uneasy compromise that is unlikely to bring peace to the Indian dressing room. ...
Ganguly-Chappell rift to be discussed tomorrow Mumbai:The stand-off between Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell will be the hot topic of discussion at tomorrow~~s Cricket Board~~s review meeting here even as more embarrassing details have emerged of the Indian captain~~s "nervous" ways and attempts to "divide" the team. ...
Veteran Indian and Pakistani skippers feted Kolkata:A galaxy of cricketing stars descended on the Mecca of Indian cricket at the Eden gardens here today as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) celebrated its platinum jubilee fondly tracing back a journey that began with Team India~~s first-ever match aga...
Thatscricket - News - Ganguly suspension: Shastri slams Smith Colombo: Former Indian skipper and all-rounder Ravi Shastri on Saturday criticised match referee Cammie Smith for ~~~~adopting double standards~~~~ by imposing a suspension on captain Saurav Ganguly for showing dissent on an umpiring decision while ~~~~leaving scot free~~~...
BCCI convenes meeting with ex-players Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has convened a meeting of India~~s leading former players and captains for the all round improvement of the game in the country. ...
Neutral umpires have come to stay Bangalore: International supervision is now becoming the order of the day. Players from different countries are now looking at umpires from third countries as possible solutions to complaints against those officiating on field.The art of umpiring today, however, has been r...
Professional match referees Ranjan Madugalle: Date of birth: April 22, 1959: Ranjan was appointedChief ICC match referee in December 2001, a position that recognised hisachievements during eight years as a member of the ICC panel. He was match referee for the 1999 World Cup ...
Professional umpires: Steve Bucknor Date of birth: May 31, 1946, Montego Bay, Jamaica.Tests umpired: 64. ODIs umpired: 83Steve Bucknor is the West Indies’ most experienced international umpire, havingtaken charge of his first Test match during the 1988-89 series in the Caribbeanagains...