Tough journey for talented youngsters

The current three-tier format for the Ranji Trophy got the thumbs up from all coaches and captains, even as a majority of them suggested that the Board of Control for Cricket in India reviews the scheduling of the country’s premier domestic tournament. “We received a positive feedback. Everyone expressed happiness over the new format. There was consensus over the format. It is pretty good. "There were some suggestions to have more gap between matches,” said BCCI’s ...

International News: Reluctant to condemn him until the law of the land says so, K N Raghavan, former International cricket umpire, finds it difficult to believe that a cricketer who has come up the hard way, belongs to a God-fearing middle class ...

"If he inaugurates two shops in Kochi, he will make more than 40 lakh rupees. Why should he do this for money," asks Ibrahim (name changed on request), who has also played with Sreesanth. Which begs the question, if money was not the attraction, ...

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the global data and IP services arm of Fortune Global 500 telecom leader NTT (NYSE:NTT), is working with innovators around the world to enable cutting-edge technology solutions that improve education and ...

Attending a sports camp is the best way to utilise the summer holidays and The Hindu-sponsored summer coaching camps being conducted by the Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association would help the budding cricketers to learn the basics in the right ...

With an eye on the 2015 World Cup, the Indian selection panel led by Sandeep Patil omitted the under-performing seniors - Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir from the 15 man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, slated to kick off in England and Wales in ...

Taking guard after Ajinkya Rahane fell in the third over, Sanju Vishwanath Samson began by thumping the experienced R Vinay Kumar over the leg-side field off the first two deliveries for fours. The extra-cover region, much like class batsmen, too ...

Indian cricket, English Premier League, Formula 1 - Star India will soon be one of the biggest sports broadcasters. Could upping the game in what looks like a stagnating sports market hurt the profitable entertainment business? Indian cricket, ...

Since its independence in 1947, India has maintained cordial relations with most nations. In the 1950s, it strongly supported decolonisation in Africa and Asia and played a lead role in the Non-Aligned Movement. In the late 1980s, the Indian ...