Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday India’s Test specialist batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is as good as captain Virat Kohli when it comes to the five-day format. “Pujara is from the old school of cricketers who will keep working hard and deliver. Look at his Test records, after 57 matches,[Read More…]
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Pokharan: Barrel of newly-procured M777 Howitzer gun bursts during test
In what may come as an embarrassment to the Indian government, the barrel of a newly acquired M777 Howitzer gun burst during a test in Pokharan on Tuesday. The defence ministry has ordered an enquiry. Acquisition of M777 Howitzer was pitched as a prized defence deal between India and US. The[Read More…]
Army jobs test paper leaked; retd officer among 21 arrested
The police in Pune, Nagpur and Panaji have detained 21 suspects for leaking the question paper of an army recruitment exam conducted on Sunday, in a coordinated pre-dawn action. The cooperative move was led by Thane police’s crime branch, which discovered about the paper leak. The convicts also include a[Read More…]
India thrash England by an innings and 36 runs, clinch series 3-0
Ravichandran Ashwin completed his ten-wicket haul as India beat England by an innings and 36 runs in the fourth Test at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. On the fifth morning of the Mumbai Test, the hosts took no time to end England’s second innings with Ashwin wrapping up the visitor’s tail early.[Read More…]
India squad for NZ test series announced; Binny, Thakur dropped
The Sandeep Patil-led selection committee has decided to make two changes, for the upcoming test series against New Zealand, to the squad that played against West Indies last month. This could probably be the last team selected by this committee after BCCI President Anurag Thakur confirmed that a new selection[Read More…]