BCCI office bearers will meet in Kolkata, on December 1, where Gary Kirsten's appointment as India's cricket coach could be ratified. "The BCCI office bearers will meet in Kolkata on December 1 where the issue of the new coach will certainly come up. The members would be briefed on al

Veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble today threw his hat in the ring and said he is ready to take over as India's next Test captain if selectors ask him to do so. The 37-year-old leg-spinner, a veteran of 118 Test and 271 one day matches, said leading India would be an honour for him but it was

The Australian first-class competition is the toughest cricket outside the Test arena," according to West Indian great Sir Garfield Sobers. Indian fans will have a great opportunity to see action from one of the domestic cricket season in Australia, on ESPN STAR Sports, which will showca

Former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach has accepted to be Director (Operations) at India's National Cricket Academy, but wants to give more opportunities to local coaches to train the youngsters. Whatmore, who has been offered a three-year contract, said he would like to give space to the c

Former Test captain and all rounder Ravi Shastri was today appointed new chairman of Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy at the Cricket Board's 78th AGM here after he agreed in principle to do the job. However, the player-turned-TV commentator has sought "a day or two"

Indian cricketers should not lose sleep over the absence of a full-time coach and lift their game themselves, according to the country's World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev. Kapil said the team has gone through a tough phase which included the flop show in the World Cup and the players nee

Former cricketer-turned- parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu today said that the Indian cricket team did not need a coach as the job can be done by a professional man manager and the captain of the team. Sidhu said that Ravi Shastri, who was the manager of the team during the Bangladesh tou

Refusing to specify any reason for omitting Australian Dav Whatmore from contention for Team India coach's post, the Cricket Board today said it was a collective decision taken by the Search Committee. Asked why Whatmore was ruled out for the post, BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said, "

Even as Cricket Board has invited two foreign candidates for discussion before deciding the next coach, former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu today said he favoured an "Indian mind" for the job. "We need an Indian mind for a better coordination with the players," Sidhu to

The decision to appoint a new coach of the Indian cricket team is likely to be announced after two days at Bangalore, where BCCI selection committee meeting is being held, the Board secretary Niranjan Shah said. "The selection committee meeting is being held at Bangalore on June 4 an

Indian cricket team today returned here from Dhaka after a successful tour of Bangladesh where they won both the one-day and Test series. Most of the players left for their home destinations taking different flights and Sourav Ganguly drove home straight while team manager Ravi Shastri,

Former captain Ravi Shastri today reiterated that his role as Cricket Manager of the Indian team was a one-off assignment and he would not seek to extend his contract with the BCCI. "I like honeymoons anyway. The more the merrier. The thing is I was very clear right from the outset tha

Indian cricketers today slogged it out for over two hours on the last day of the conditioning camp ahead of their Bangladesh tour even as youngster Dinesh Karthik joined his team mates. Karthik, who could not participate in the camp so far due to his marriage, had batting and fielding practi

Cricket lovers should be a little more patient towards senior players like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag, Indian cricket team Manager Ravi Shastri said here today. "Don't forget they are there for 15-16 years and know what to do. Just be patient, give them a littl

Virender Sehwag is likely to lead Team India in the first ODI against Bangladesh on May 10 in case regular captain Rahul Dravid sits out of the match with a nose injury. Dravid was hit by an RP Singh bouncer on the penultimate day of the conditioning camp in Kolkata and though he is stated

With the World Cup disaster behind them, the Indian team think-tank assembled here today to begin a new innings with a five-day conditioning camp from Wednesday before embarking on the Bangladesh tour. Newly-appointed cricket manager Ravi Shastri and skipper Rahul Dravid flew in here to w

Even as the Indian cricket board continues its search for Team India's new coach, a section of former cricketers want the board to consider Mohinder Amarnath's name for the job, media sources said. According to the sources, the BCCI has constituted a seven-member panel headed by Board chie

The Indian cricket team's new manager and coach would be appointed for a tenure of two years, the Cricket Board disclosed on Tuesday. A day after constituting a seven-member panel to pick Greg Chappell's successor, the BCCI said it was yet to zero in on possible candidates for the job but ha

A seven-member committee headed by BCCI President Sharad Pawar was today set up to choose India's new cricket coach amid reports that Australians Dav Whatmore and Tom Moody are the front runners for the job. Besides Pawar, the "Special Committee" will consist of three former capt

The difference between a good player and a great player is that a great player never stops believing until he achieves his dreams, goals and desires. One such great player is Herschelle Gibbs. After having donned the limelight in the record chase of 400 plus runs against Australia last y

Describing Irfan Pathan as a bigger worry for India in the World Cup than Virender Sehwag, former cricketers Ravi Shastri and Wasim Akram said the Baroda paceman should be allowed to open the bowling to help him regain his rhythm quickly. "Irfan is a bigger worry than Sehwag for the te