Edulji, Vinod Rai squabble over coach selection

13/12/2018
NEW DELHI, DEC 12: The members of the Committee of Administrators, Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji, are once again at loggerheads over the selection process of the head coach of the India women's team Former India captain Kapil Dev, former opener Anshuman Gaekwad and former women's Test player Shantha Rangaswamy have agreed to come on board to be part of the ad-hoc panel to select the next coach. Edulji, however, says she does not see the need for an ad-hoc committee at all. On Tuesday (December ...

Virat Kohli gives away easy singles to batsmen like all modern captains: Ian Chappell

13/12/2018
NEW DELHI, DEC 12: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has an interesting take on Virat Kohli's leadership skills.Kohli's captaincy in Test cricket has often been criticised as he has been guilty of chasing the ball and not making the correct bowling changes in the past. But Chappell thinks it's not just Kohli who makes these mistakes. "I think Kohli is a good captain. Like all modern captains he sets deep fielders too often. He gives easy singles to batsmen. If you give good batsmen easy ...

India, Pakistan must hire home-bred coaches, says Islahuddin Siddique

13/12/2018
NEW DELHI, DEC 12: Two World Cups, three Asian Games gold medals in a row and the inaugural Champions Trophy triumph in 1978 define the resume of Islahuddin Siddique, who played during Pakistan hockey’s Golden Era, from 1967 to 1979. Player, captain, manager, coach and commentator – he has donned all the hats. The 70-year-old is now Pakistan chief selector. In an interview during the World Cup, the Meerut-born discusses India-Pakistan hockey and much more. Excerpts: Indian hockey is up but P...

India vs Australia:?Big player battles to look out for in Perth Test

13/12/2018
NEW DELHI, DEC 12: News has been coming in thick and fast on the social media as well as on several media outlets about the nature of the pitch at the Optus Stadium in Perth, venue for the second Test between India and Australia. A green top is what can be expected but this Indian team is different from any other that has toured Australia. Virat Kohli is perhaps the first Indian captain who boasts of a team that has one of the finest, if not the best, pace bowling attacks in the world. Given ...

Jose Mourinho deserves credit for Man United's Champions League form

13/12/2018
NEW DELHI, DEC 12:For all the justified criticism he gets for Manchester United's Premier League form, Jose Mourinho deserves praise for his side qualifying for the Champions League's Round of 16 with one game to spare. As he pointed out following Marouane Fellaini's 91st-minute winner against Young Boys, his teams have reached the knockout stages in all of his 14 campaigns as a manager. Not even Sir Alex Ferguson had a record like that. Make no mistake, United have come through a tough group....

Cristiano Ronaldo wrong to say real Madrid are not humble - Solari

13/12/2018
NEW DELHI, DEC 12: Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari has disputed Cristiano Ronaldo's claim that the club lacks humility.Ronaldo told Gazzetta dello Sport this week that Juventus, the club he joined for €100 million in July from Real Madrid, is "more humble and more of a family than Madrid."Asked about Ronaldo's comments, Solari said in Tuesday's news conference ahead of Madrid's Champions League home encounter against CSKA Moscow: "Humility is a virtue of the greats."That is why, and more so ...

Indian Premier League 2019 Auction: Jaydev Unadkat Highest-Priced Indian With ? 1.5 Crore Base Price

13/12/2018
NEW DELHI, DEC 12: The Indian Premier League fever has already set in with its 12th edition knocking on the door. And the Indian Premier League has released a list of 346 shortlisted cricketers -- including 226 Indians - for the highly awaited auction to be held on December 18 in Jaipur. After emerging as the most expensive Indian from the IPL 2018 auction, Jaydev Unadkat has again grabbed the spotlight ahead of the 2019 edition. Unadkat is the highest-priced Indian with a base price of Rs 1....

'Is that it?' - Mertens unimpressed by historic 'This Is Anfield' sign ahead of CL showdown

13/12/2018
NEW DELHI, DEC 12: The Belgian midfielder insists he will not be overawed by the atmosphere inside Liverpool's stadium as Napoli stand on the brink of the last 16 Napoli attacker Dries Mertens has suggested that Anfield's fear factor is exaggerated, ahead of the Serie A giants' trip to Liverpool in the Champions League. The Italian side are currently top of Group C with nine points and can book their place in the knockout phase with a draw in Tuesday night's heavyweight encounter. Meanwhile...