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Dhoni takes Kedar Jadhav, Rishabh Pant for a Hummer ride in Ranchi

Updated on Mar 7, 2019 09:39 IST

<p>Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni took out his teammates Kedar Jadhav and Rishabh Pant for a Hummer ride in his hometown Ranchi. The Indian cricket team arrived in Ranchi for the third ODI match against Australia. India is currently leading the series 2-0. The former India skipper took youngsters Pant and Jadhav out for a drive in his supercar. The video of the same was uploaded by fans on social media in which the cricketers can be seen.</p>

Virat Kohli joins Sachin Tendulkar in exclusive club with 40th ODI ton

<p>Virat Kohli continued his brilliant run of form against Australia as he slammed his 40th ODI century in the second game of the five-match series in Nagpur on Tuesday. Thanks to this century, the Indian cricket team skipper came the second cricketer ever to score 40 centuries in this format of the game along with Sachin Tendulkar (49). Kohli looked completely in control against the Australia bowlers and in the process, was able to score his 18th century in ODIs as skipper. Currently, he is only second to former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting (22).</p>

Updated on Mar 5, 2019 12:57 IST

KL Rahul opens up about the Koffee with Karan controversy

<p>Indian cricketer KL Rahul opened up about the controversy on the talk show Koffee with Karan and said that he got time to reflect upon what he did. Rahul said that it was difficult for him and he feels good to be back with the team. “I got time to improve my game”, Rahul added. Rahul also spoke about Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell and said that the team will have to figure out a way to get the Australian cricketer out.</p>

Published on Feb 28, 2019 13:00 IST

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya banned by ICC for two years

<p>Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya was banned from all cricketing activities for two years after breaching two counts of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code.Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager – ACU said: “This conviction under the Code demonstrates the importance of participants in cricket cooperating with investigations. Compelling participants to cooperate under the Code is a vital weapon in our efforts to rid our sport of corruptors. These rules are essential to maintain the integrity of our sport. The conviction of Jayasuriya is the latest part of a much broader ICC ACU investigation into corruption in cricket in Sri Lanka.</p>

Updated on Feb 26, 2019 15:26 IST

Virat Kohli on Ind-Pak WC match: Will stick by the nation and BCCI’s decision

<p>Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has said the players will stand by whatever decision the country takes regarding the India-Pakistan clash at World Cup 2019. “Whatever the govt and the board decides, we'll go by that and respect that”, Virat said. Virat's comment comes following the dastardly attack in Pulwama that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF jawans. The calls have intensified for India to boycott their clash against Pakistan.</p>

Updated on Feb 23, 2019 11:58 IST

Pulwama attack: Chetan Chauhan says not easy for India to boycott Pakistan at World Cup 2019

<p>Uttar Pradesh Sports Minister and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan said it is not easy for India to boycott Pakistan at World Cup 2019. Chauhan added that withdrawing from global tournaments will have repercussions. Chauhan said that every tournament has its own rule and withdrawing from an event might also result in a ban.</p>

Published on Feb 20, 2019 14:44 IST

Dhoni will play a crucial role if Kohli is to lift the World Cup: Raina

<p>With the 2019 World Cup round the corner, every team is looking to give it their best shot as they prepare for the showpiece event. While pundits have spoken about how India will be one of the favourites to win the tournament, senior India player Suresh Raina feels that former India skipper MS Dhoni will play a crucial role if Virat Kohli is to stand at the balcony of the historic Lord's come July 14 with the coveted trophy.</p>

Updated on Feb 19, 2019 11:43 IST

Sehwag, Laxman & others attend iB cricket super over league event

<p>The iB cricket super over league was announced in the presence of both Indian & International cricketers. iB Cricket league is a virtual reality cricket sport. The iB Cricket tournament will start in mid-March 2019. Virender Sehwag, Shubman Gill, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Chris Lynn, Brendon McCullum, Prithvi Shaw, Andre Russell, VVS Laxman, Herschelle Gibbs, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Harbhajan Singh attended the event.</p>

Updated on Feb 18, 2019 17:29 IST

‘Indian team revolves around Dhoni’: Kaif on India’s chances in WC

<p>Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif, who was part of the Indian team in the 2003 World Cup final against Australia, expressed that the current Indian team revolves around MS Dhoni. He said that the wicketkeeper-batsman may not be the captain, but Virat Kohli trusts Dhoni's insights during matches.</p>

Updated on Feb 18, 2019 12:13 IST

India vs New Zealand: Will play final T20I to win series, says Khaleel Ahmed

<p>Indian Pacer Khaleel Ahmed in a press conference said that the Cricket team will be aiming to win the series. Khaleel said that the team will push hard to secure a win in the next T20 international match against New Zealand. India won the second T20 on Friday levelling the series 1-1 against New Zealand.</p>

Updated on Feb 8, 2019 14:30 IST

Watch: Azharuddin picks his playing XI for World Cup 2019

<p>Veteran cricketer and former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin picks his squad for World Cup 2019. In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, Azharuddin also praises former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and captain Virat Kohli on their different styles. Watch the video to know more.</p>

Updated on Feb 6, 2019 17:35 IST

Winning the series 4-1 is a massive achievement says Rohit Sharma

<p>India won the series against New Zealand by a massive margin of 4-1. Captain Rohit Sharma termed the victory as a 'massive achievement'. “Teams have come here in the past and struggled beating these guys here and particularly at home they play very good cricket. So, for us it's a great take-away. Winning a series 4-1 is never easy. Last time when we came here we were thrashed 4-0. So, we didn't have a point to proof to anyone, we just wanted to play good cricket which we have been doing for the past 8-10 months now.”</p>

Updated on Feb 3, 2019 15:09 IST

India vs New Zealand: Men in blue practice in nets ahead of final ODI

<p>Indian cricket team was seen practicing in the nets in Wellington, New Zealand ahead of their final One Day International match against New Zealand. Men in blue practiced vigorously for the final ODI. India lost the previous match but still lead the series 3-1 against the Kiwis. The final ODI will be played on 3rd February 2019 in Wellington. After the ODI series, India will play 3 T-20Is against New Zealand. Virat Kohli has been rested for the remaining series and Rohit Sharma will be leading the team.</p>

Published on Feb 2, 2019 04:18 IST

World Cup 2023 will be played in India: ICC CEO

<p>India are not in danger of losing the hosting rights of the 2021 Champions Trophy and 2023 World Cup despite tax exemption issues, the International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO David Richardson declared Thursday, ending speculation that has swirled around the two events.</p><p>The Indian government refused to give tax exemptions to the ICC when the country hosted the 2016 World T20 following which the game's governing body asked the BCCI to either pay USD 23 million (Rs 161 crore) as compensation or lose the 2023 World Cup rights.</p>

Updated on Feb 1, 2019 02:50 IST

MS Dhoni takes centre stage as India prepare for 4th ODI

<p>MS Dhoni took centre stage as India prepared for the 4th ODI against New Zealand. The Indian cricket team were seen sweating it out in New Zealand's Hamilton. The 4th ODI will be played on Jan 31. India will also play 3 T-20 Internationals in the 19-day tour of New Zealand.</p>

Updated on Jan 30, 2019 07:32 IST

Virat praises Hardik for his performance putting controversy behind

<p>While addressing the media in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli praised Hardik Pandya for his performance and for putting the controversy behind. He also spoke about the victory against New Zealand and said, “The fact that we have won 3 games is an outstanding achievement, it's great if you see bowlers, Shami running in, Bhuvi bowling good areas. Hardik was good today as well and overall I'm very pleased how the three games have gone. Everybody is playing very well.”</p>

Updated on Jan 28, 2019 16:30 IST

Victory in 3 games is outstanding achievement: Virat Kohli

<p>While addressing the media in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli said, “The fact that we have won 3 games is an outstanding achievement, it's great if you see bowlers, Shami running in, Bhuvi bowling good areas. Hardik was good today as well and overall I'm very pleased how the three games have gone. Everybody is playing very well.”</p>

Updated on Jan 28, 2019 12:01 IST

Sachin Tendulkar launches Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s autobiography

<p>Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar launched gymnast Dipa Karmakar's autobiography “The Small Wonder”. The book was launched in Mumbai where the former Indian cricketer and Karmakar shared mutual admiration. They even answered a few questions about each other at the event.</p>

Updated on Jan 23, 2019 08:52 IST

India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli and his men practice ahead of ODI series

<p>Indian cricket team was seen practicing in the nets ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand. Team India just returned from Australia's tour and the men in blue will now take on the Kiwis in a 5-ODI series. The first ODI match will be played on January 23 in Napier, New Zealand. India is on a 19-day tour to New Zealand where they will also play three T20 internationals.</p>

Updated on Jan 22, 2019 12:39 IST

We’ll try to repeat what we did in Austalia: Virat ahead of NZ series

<p>Ahead of first ODI match against New Zealand, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli addressed the media in a conference. He said, “We've seen a lot of things that happened in the last series that we played here. What were the patterns, what were the areas the guys were looking to get us out. We were probably not an experienced side back then in terms of the whole batting group together but if you see the last three years or so we have really evolved as a batting group and we're more sure and more aware of our abilities and we're definitely ready to counter all the things that are thrown at us.”</p>

Updated on Jan 22, 2019 06:02 IST

People cheer as Virat-Anushka arrive at Auckland airport

<p>The Indian Cricket team landed in Auckland airport and were greeted with a loud cheer by eager Indian supporters. The cheers grew louder as the crowd spotted the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma. India will take on New Zealnd in five one-dayers before playing three T20s. The first of the five ODIs will be played in Napier on 23 January.</p>

Updated on Jan 21, 2019 05:58 IST

Women have to come out and be strong to speak about harassment: PV Sindhu

<p>Indian shuttler PV Sindhu spoke in a press conference where she said in a country like India, people should actually respect women and not just say that they respect women. Citing an example from other countries, Sindhu said that in other countries, people actually respect women. Adding to it, Sindhu said that women in India should be strong and should start coming out and speaking about sexual harassment. It is important for women to be strong, she asserted. </p>

Updated on Jan 19, 2019 08:03 IST

India vs Australia: Dhoni guide visitors to historic series win Down Under

<p>MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav did the trick for the visitors as they put on 121 run partnership to take India to seven-wicket win over the Aussies. India have now win their maiden ODI bilateral series win Down Under. Earlier, Yuzvendra Chahal scalped career best 6/42 to restrict the Aussies for just 230</p>

Updated on Jan 18, 2019 11:51 IST

India will definitely have a WWE Performance Centre in the future: Triple H

<p>Triple H opens up about the future initiatives of WWE, the possibility of a performance centre in India and the upcoming tryouts in an exclusive interview to Hindustan Times. The Vice President of Talent, Live Shows and Creative guaranteed that the company has a lot in store for India in the near future.</p>

Updated on Jan 17, 2019 15:16 IST

Shikhar Dhawan has advice for young dad Rohit Sharma

<p>Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan spoke about young dad Rohit Sharma and said that he is happy for the him. Dhawan said that Rohit is also very happy and it has been some time since both the players opened for India.</p>

Updated on Jan 17, 2019 13:24 IST

Ind vs Aus: Our bowlers are clear with their plans, says Dhawan

<p>Team India will take on Australia in their 3rd ODI match on January 18. While addressing a press conference, Shikhar Dhawan spoke about the bowlers and their plans. He said, “The boys must have seen his weakness and they are implementing their plans quite nicely. They're not giving him singles that easily or even boundary options. Once you're creating that pressure to a batsman, especially in limited overs, that batsman is going to do something extra or take more risk to rotate the strike or to score more runs. That's where we're having the opportunity.”</p>

Updated on Jan 17, 2019 07:55 IST

Ind vs Aus: Karthik explains why Dhoni struggled to run towards the end

<p>Dinesh Karthik opened up on why Dhoni struggled to run towards the end in the second ODI against Australia. He said, “It was a very hot day. Everybody tried to have as many liquids as you could but still he was going through a lot of cramps. The fact that he was batting for a long, long time didn't help either. And with me being there, I run a lot. I run twos and threes and pushed him. So it was that much more harder for him. I think next time we play together, he'll prefer somebody else there who can hit a boundary or two. It was good, batting with him after a long time and it felt good.”</p>

Updated on Jan 16, 2019 04:33 IST

Kohli slams 39th ODI ton, reaches another milestone

<p>There is something about the Adelaide Oval that brings the best out of Indian captain Virat Kohli. The scene of Kohli's maiden Test century and several landmark knocks, Kohli was once again peerless as he batted with meticulous attention to detail in another big chase, on his way to bringing up his 39th one-day international century.</p>

Updated on Jan 15, 2019 13:14 IST

Rohit-Dhawan join Tendulkar-Ganguly in elite ODI list

<p>Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have together played a big role in helping Indian become one of the top ODI teams in the world over the past 5 years and the duo continue to break new ground together. On Tuesday the pair gave India a flying start in the second ODI against Australia at Adelaide, putting together 47 runs as the team chased a tough target of 299 runs.</p>

Updated on Jan 15, 2019 10:28 IST

Pandya & Rahul were wrong but are needed for World Cup: Sreesanth

<p>Banned Indian cricketer S Sreesanth on Monday chided Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul for their misogynist comments on the talk show 'Koffee with Karan', but also said that the team needs the “match-winner” duo for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019. “I will only say that whatever happened was very bad, but the World Cup is around the corner and both Hardik and Rahul are amazing cricketers.”</p>

Updated on Jan 15, 2019 04:57 IST

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