Ajinkya Naik elected youngest President of Mumbai Cricket Association

IANS | July 23, 2024 10:02 PM

Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Incumbent Secretary Ajinkya Naik was on Tuesday elected the youngest-ever President of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), replacing the late Amol Kale, who passed away in New York in June while on a trip to watch the T20 World Cup. Ajinkya Naik, just 37, got elected by beating Vice-President Sanjay Naik, who enjoyed the support of Mumbai BJP chief and BCCI Treasurer Ashish Shelar, by 107 votes in the election conducted on Tuesday. Ajinkya polled 221 votes to 114 by Sanjay in a one-sided contest.

Women's Asia Cup: Shafali Verma's 81 steers India to 178 against Nepal

IANS | July 23, 2024 9:00 PM

Dambulla, July 23 (IANS) Opener Shafali Verma's scintillating half-century (81 off 47 balls) coupled with Dayalan Hemalatha's 47 powered India to 178/3 against Nepal in the Group A match of the Women's Asia Cup at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here on Tuesday.

Women's Asia Cup: Harmanpreet, Pooja rested as India opt to bat first against Nepal

IANS | July 23, 2024 7:03 PM

Dambulla, July 23 (IANS) India stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to bat first against Nepal in a Group A match of the Women's Asia Cup here on Tuesday. India have rested regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and pacer Pooja Vastrakar for the encounter. S. Sajana and Arundhati Reddy come in for the duo in India's playing 11.

Head coach Gambhir takes charge as Indian players hit the ground in Pallekele

IANS | July 23, 2024 6:13 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir has taken official charge of the Indian team as the players assembled in Pallekele on Tuesday for the first training session in Sri Lanka ahead of the limited-overs series. Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team reached Pallekele on Monday for the upcoming three-match T20I series, followed by three ODIs. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video of India's first practice session in Pallekele on their official X account.

ICC monitoring situation in Bangladesh ahead of Women's T20 World Cup: Report

IANS | July 22, 2024 9:24 PM

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Amidst ongoing violence in Bangladesh, where people have been killed and protests happening on the streets, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said they are monitoring the situation in the country which is scheduled to host Women’s T20 World Cup this year from October 3-20.