Arun Venugopal

Delhi gets breathing room to host World T20 games

The decks have been cleared for Delhi to host matches during the World T20 after the city's municipal authority agreed to grant an occupancy certificate to the DDCA subject to the fulfillment of certain norms within 20 days

09-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal

IPL insiders shed light on Big Name snubs

Raghu Iyer, CEO of the Rising Pune Super Giants, believes IPL franchises did not go for international stars like Usman Khawaja and Martin Guptill because they did not want to upset their team balance

07-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal

BCCI calls for SGM to discuss Lodha recommendations

The BCCI has decided to call for a special general meeting later this month to decide on its response to the Lodha Committee's recommendations

07-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal

IPL franchises target India's generation next

Young, talented, uncapped Indian cricketer? Hot property at the IPL auction then, as teams look to build strong local nucleus to boost results. A better scheduled domestic T20 competition helps in this regard too

07-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal

Daredevils defend 'strategic shift' towards youngsters

Delhi Daredevils made five of the top 13 buys of the IPL auction, and three of them were uncapped players. But the franchise defended their strategy by saying that youngsters were more hungry for success

06-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal

Three hundreds not enough for Patidar

Despite scoring three centuries in his first five Ranji Trophy matches, Rajat Patidar feels his first season for Madhya Pradesh has been an average one

05-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal

Patidar ton leaves Bengal on the ropes

Rajat Patidar's third century in only his fifth match was the centerpiece of Madhya Pradesh's batathon that has all but shunted Bengal out of the quarterfinal, as they piled up a 565-run lead by the end of day three

05-Feb-2016•The Report by Arun Venugopal at the Brabourne

Datey and Sakure in the fast lane

Rookie fast bowlers Puneet Datey and Chandrakant Sakure have caught a few eyes, including that of former India allrounder Robin Singh, while playing for Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final

04-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal in Mumbai

Pacers cement Madhya Pradesh's command

Madhya Pradesh's pace pack shredded Bengal's batting order and secured a 227-run lead in the first innings to sway the match almost decisively in their direction

04-Feb-2016•The Report by Arun Venugopal in Mumbai

Patient Madhya Pradesh set up solid base

Madhya Pradesh's batsmen harvested the benefits of a patient approach in the morning and some inconsistent bowling to close out the day as the happier team after Bengal had invited them to bat

03-Feb-2016•The Report by Arun Venugopal at the Brabourne

From shy journeyman to go-to allrounder

Opening batsman, offspinner and yoga expert, Jalaj Saxena reveals the intensely driven cricketer behind the self-effacing facade

02-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal

Consistent Bengal brace for hungry Madhya Pradesh

Bengal conceded the lead only once during the group stages, and will hope they can carry that form into their quarter-final against Madhya Pradesh at the Brabourne Stadium

02-Feb-2016•Arun Venugopal at the Brabourne Stadium

BCCI ombudsman seeks clarification on Thakur complaint

The BCCI Ombudsman, Justice (Retired) AP Shah, has asked independent journalist Niraj Gunde to clarify which rule would specifically apply in his complaint alleging a conflict of interest between BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur and national selector Vikram R

30-Jan-2016•Arun Venugopal

Multi-talented women soak in 'beautiful feeling' after historic win

When Mithali Raj struck the four that sealed a famous victory, a team containing an eclectic mix of characters ranging from basketball players to Air Force engineers did not hold back in their celebrations

29-Jan-2016•Arun Venugopal

BCCI mulling scaled down version of DRS for IPL

Rajeev Shukla has said there has been a proposal to adopt the DRS minus the referrals for lbw decisions in IPL 2016

29-Jan-2016•Arun Venugopal

Delhi in danger of losing Sri Lanka T20

Delhi is in danger of losing the second T20I between India and Sri Lanka on February 12 should it not produce requisite clearances from government agencies soon

26-Jan-2016•Arun Venugopal

State associations seek more time to study Lodha report

The BCCI's next course of action in response to the Lodha Committee's report is expected to be delayed as its state units have sought more time to discuss the recommendations

26-Jan-2016•Arun Venugopal

Lodha report could change cricket's TV economy

The Lodha panel has recommended restricting advertisement breaks during broadcast of Tests and ODIs in India to only the drinks, lunch and tea intervals

06-Jan-2016•Arun Venugopal

Shami aims to put injury frustration behind

Mohammed Shami is eager to make his return to the India side after being out of action since the World Cup semi-final against Australia in March

06-Jan-2016•Arun Venugopal

'Ashwin is a thinking cricketer' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has praised R Ashwin's evolution as a bowler, noting the numerous transitional hurdles Ashwin had to cross in his career

05-Jan-2016•Arun Venugopal

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