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Aussie Spinner Shane Warne included in ICC Hall of Fame

Legendary leg spinner, Australia’s Shane Warne was inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame at Lord’s, England. Shane Warne’s Achievements: He represented Australia in 145...

July 25, 2013

“Helicopter Shot” discoverer Santosh Lal, a friend of M.S.Dhoni dies

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s childhood friend Santosh Lal , a first-class cricketer who invented  helicopter shot passed away. What is the “Helicopter Shot”? It is an unorthodox cricket shot...

July 21, 2013

Parveez Rasool is the first J&K cricketer in Team India

Parveez Rasool (24) created history by becoming the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be named in the Indian team as the selectors chose to rest captain...

July 7, 2013

India to host 2016 World T20 and 2023 ODI World Cup

As per the announcement made by the International Cricket Council (ICC), India will host the World T20 in 2016 and the 50-over World Cup in 2023. The Champions...

July 3, 2013

India vanquishes England to clinch ICC Champions Trophy

India defeated England in the final match played at Edgbaston in Birmingham city of Englnad to clinch the ICC Champions Trophy which was tournament’s last edition. India defeated Egland by 5 runs,...

June 24, 2013

HC directs ESPN to provide add free live signal of ICC Champions Trophy to DD

A bench of justices which is hearing a petition filed by ESPN TV channel which sought a direction to Prasar Bharati not to insist on the live signal...

June 10, 2013

Dhoni stands at 16th spot on Forbes list of highest-paid athletes

As per the Forbes latest rankings of the highest paid athletes in the world, India skipper M S Dhoni, with earnings of $31.5 million, has been ranked at...

June 8, 2013

'God of Cricket' Tendulkar retires from IPL

Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League soon after Mumbai Indians won their maiden title. He won’t be playing in IPL next season. This is...

May 28, 2013

Mumbai Indians lift their first IPL trophy by defeating CSK

Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to win their first IPL title.  In the final match played at Eden Garden stadium of Kolkata, MI  vanquished CSK...

May 28, 2013

Chris Gayle scores fastest century in cricket history during IPL game

Chris Gayle (the cricketer from West Indies) set a new record in Cricket when he hit the fastest century in the history of professional cricket during a cricket...

April 24, 2013

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