Arun Venugopal

Rahane 'excited' by pink-ball challenge

Ajinkya Rahane, India's Test vice-captain, has joined the chorus of pink-ball supporters, and suggested he was keen to try it out in the Duleep Trophy, which will be played as a day-night tournament this season

23-Jun-2016•Arun Venugopal

'Keeping wasn't as easy as I thought it would be'

Leading up to his first limited-overs international tour, KL Rahul reflects on a transformative year that has seen him flourish in multiple formats and take on new challenges

08-Jun-2016•Arun Venugopal

Incoming coach should understand our culture - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has said the incoming coach of the Indian team needs to understand the players' cultures and backgrounds for him to establish a good working relationship

07-Jun-2016•Arun Venugopal

Limited shelf life my 'biggest motivation' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has said the limited shelf life as an international cricket is his greatest driving force to keep playing, and that maintaining peak fitness is his top priority towards achieving that end

07-Jun-2016•Arun Venugopal

'We need more enhanced support staff' - Raj

India Women's captain Mithali Raj has expressed the need for more support staff in the team, even as she welcomed the BCCI's decision to allow the country's women cricketers to play in foreign leagues

03-Jun-2016•Arun Venugopal

'More than the hours I trained, I improved the quality of my practice and analysis'

Legspinner M Ashwin talks about his journey to the IPL and learning from his offspin namesake

02-Jun-2016•Arun Venugopal

BCCI technical committee recommends neutral venues for Ranji Trophy

The BCCI's technical committee has recommended that all Ranji Trophy matches in 2016-17 be played at neutral venues to make domestic cricket more competitive

29-May-2016•Arun Venugopal

Lions hurt by inability to defend totals

An over-reliance on the top order and Ravindra Jadeja's indifferent season with bat and ball affected team dynamics and stunted their progress despite being runaway leaders at the halfway mark

28-May-2016•Arun Venugopal

IPL slump costs Hardik and Negi

Poor form in the IPL, and the selectors' decision to reward consistent domestic performers such as Faiz Fazal and Yuzvendra Chahal, resulted in the omission of Hardik Pandya and Pawan Negi for the Zimbabwe tour

25-May-2016•Arun Venugopal

Mustafizur at home in an unfamiliar land

Mustafizur Rahman has been a conspicuous success on the field in his first IPL season, but has had to overcome a number of challenges off it, including homesickness and an inability to speak English

24-May-2016•Arun Venugopal

Negi's puzzling promotion saps Daredevils' momentum

Against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils chose to promote Pawan Negi ahead of Chris Morris and Carlos Brathwaite, a move that tied them down at a crucial stage of the innings

23-May-2016•Arun Venugopal in Raipur

Ombudsman asks Vengsarkar, Amre to respond to conflict allegations

Justice (retired) AP Shah, the BCCI ombudsman, has asked the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) vice-president Dilip Vengsarkar and managing committee member Pravin Amre to respond to allegations of conflict of interest relating to their coaching assignment

21-May-2016•Arun Venugopal

'I think I'm a better fisherman than Steyn and Morkel'

South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott brags about his angling skills, and confesses to bullying Australians in the Kings XI dressing room

21-May-2016•Interview by Arun Venugopal

Nair avoids flair until no time to spare

Karun Nair's match-winning innings, like it has been for most of the tournament, was easy-paced with gradual spikes in the scoring rate

21-May-2016•Arun Venugopal in Raipur

A legspinning WG graces Pune attack

If Adam Zampa were a superhero, he would be called The Wicket Gobbler

18-May-2016•Arun Venugopal in Visakhapatnam

Guptill, the anchor man

While it might be a belated discovery, with only one game to go, Mumbai Indians have found an assured opener who can take the load off Rohit Sharma

16-May-2016•Arun Venugopal in Visakhapatnam

Stung Mumbai target revival at new home

With the race for the playoffs getting tighter, Mumbai Indians will aim to bounce back, having suffered back-to-back defeats at their new home in Visakhapatnam

14-May-2016•The Preview by Arun Venugopal in Visakhapatnam

Rohit admits to Mumbai's relocation struggles

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma admitted that his side did not calibrate their batting tactics to suit the slow pitch at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in their seven-wicket defeat to Kings XI Punjab

14-May-2016•Arun Venugopal in Visakhapatnam

Switched-on Sunrisers foil Supergiants' best laid plans

Supergiants planned, experimented and almost sealed an elusive victory, but a dose of inertia with the bat and Sunrisers' clear minds in the field got in their way

11-May-2016•Arun Venugopal in Visakhapatnam

'It was pretty hard to hit spin today' - Zampa

Adam Zampa sat out of nine games for Rising Pune Supergiants before getting an opportunity, but has now made a significant impact by taking 6 for 19

11-May-2016•Arun Venugopal

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