Tag: cricketer
Navjot Sidhu Finally Joins Congress
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday finally joined the Congress after a meeting with its Vice President Rahul Gandhi here.....
Sidhu Becomes Cabinet Minister In Punjab
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Thursday inducted as a cabinet minister in the new Congress government in Punjab headed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.....
President Mukherjee Confers Padma Awards
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday conferred the Padma awards at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.....
Fiery Yuvraj Draws Curtain On Coveted International Career
One performance is never enough to highlight Yuvraj Singh's contribution to Indian cricket. But if there was one phase when he ruled world cricket, it had to be during the 2011 World Cup in India. And the man who almost single-handedly won India the coveted trophy announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday.....
7 England Cricket Squad Members Test Covid+, Entire Team In Isolation
Two days before their opening day-night One-day International against Pakistan on Thursday, England cricket was thrown into a tizzy after seven members -- three players and four management team members - tested positive for Covid-19. ....
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly 'very Happy' With Raise In Match Fees Of Domestic Players
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has expressed his delight over the apex council's announcement of increasing the match fee of the domestic players. ....
Shardul Thakur Replaces Axar Patel In India's T20 World Cup Squad
The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Indian cricket board (BCCI), after a discussion with the team management, has added Shardul Thakur to the main squad for the ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to begin in the UAE and Oman on October 17. ....
Rishabh Pant Injured In Car Accident On Delhi-Dehradun Highway
Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was injured in a car accident on Thursday near Uttarkhand's Roorkee, according to authorities. ....
This Is Homecoming For Me: Navjot Sidhu
A day after his formal induction into the party, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu termed his joining the Congress as his "homecoming" and launched a broadside against Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).....
Jadeja Joins Ashwin As No. 1 Test Bowler, Kohli Slips To 3rd Among Batters
Indias Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday became the first pair of spinners to be jointly top-ranked in the International Cricket Council rankings for Test bowlers while a poor outing in the first two Tests against Australia have pulled India skipper Virat Kohli down a rung to third among the batsmen.....
