1st ODI: Warner, Finch help Australia thrash India by 10 wickets

MUMBAI: Australia gave India a harsh reality check with a 10-wicket hiding in the ODI series opener on Tuesday, exposing the home team’s middle-order frailty and putting to sword its bowling. SCORECARD Anticipating dew in the evening session, Aaron Finch opted to field. India ended up with a below-par 255 on a decent batting surface … Read more

India grapple with selection issues ahead of Australia series

MUMBAI: It made for an interesting picture. Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey. Both slogging in the optional nets. One striking the ball beautifully, the other stroking it effortlessly. As Rohit Sharma, Shivam Dubey, Mohammed Shami and KL Rahul also joined in on a lazy Sunday afternoon, it was evident that Jadhav and Pandey were trying … Read more

BCCI set to appoint Madan Lal, Gautam Gambhir as CAC members

NEW DELHI: The BCCI is all set to appoint World Cup winning former India players Madan Lal and Gautam Gambhir as members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) which will pick selection committees for the next four-year cycle starting 2020. The third member of the panel is likely to be Mumbai-based woman international Sulakshana Naik, … Read more

Our Education system should reflect India’s cultural values, history and heritage: VP

The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that there was a need to Indianize the education system without distorting any historical facts. Speaking at the 21st Graduation Day Ceremony of Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College, Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, Shri Naidu said that respecting elders, Guru, nature and all faiths … Read more