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Mahela Jayawardene retires from Test cricket

The former skipper of Sri Lanka‘s cricket team Mahela Jayawardene has announced retirement from Test cricket. The right-handed batsman has played 145 tests and his 11,493 runs shares...

July 15, 2014

Mudgal Panel: Sourav Ganguly joins Mudgal Panel probing IPL spot-fixing & betting scandal

Sourav Ganguly, former India cricket team skipper, has been inducted into the Supreme Court appointed Mudgal Panel that has been set up to investigate the IPL spot-fixing and...

June 10, 2014

KKR wins IPL 7 trophy

Sharukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) chased down a huge 200-run target to beat Preity Zinta’s Kings XI Punjab in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

June 1, 2014

Sachin Tendulkar chosen as Goodwill Ambassador of the 35th National Games

Kerala Government has announced cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as the Goodwill Ambassador for the 35th edition of National Games, slated to be held across seven cities in Kerala...

May 27, 2014

Sachin becomes first Indian to feature on the cover of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack

The 2014 edition of Wiesden Cricketers’ Almanack recently published has retired legend Sachin Tendulkar on its cover. This is the 151st edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Tendulkar also became...

April 22, 2014

Sri Lanka beat India to win its maiden Cricket World Cup T20 title

Sri Lanka lifted their maiden World Twenty20 title by beating India in the finals held at Mirpur , Bangladesh. Sri Lanka 132-4 (17.5 overs) beat India 130-4 (20 overs) by 6...

April 7, 2014

Australia beat England to win their 3rd successive Women's Cricket T20 World Cup (2014) title

Australia lifted their 3rd World Twenty20 title by beating Australia in the finals held at Dhaka , Bangladesh. Australia 106 for 4 beat England 105 for 8 by six wickets. It was...

April 7, 2014

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2013: “Sachin Tendulkar”- Cricketer of the Generation

Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the cricketer of the generation by a 50-member jury of current and former cricketers and journalists. The award is meant to...

March 21, 2014

Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14

Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14 by defeating Railways by four wickets at the EdenGardens in Kolkata. For the first time, Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare...

March 18, 2014

Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan: Canara Bank’s Brand ambassador

The public sector lender, Canara Bank announced cricketer Shikhar Dhawan as its brand ambassador. Objective: To gear up for the next phase of banking with a special focus...

March 18, 2014

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