Bengal cricket’s mess: As Deep as it gets

Thursday 19 November '09

Going by its latest shenanigans, it wouldn’t be inappropriate to put the prefix ‘Messy’ and rechristen the CAB as the Messy Cricket Association of Bengal.

Perfect storm

Tuesday 17 November '09

Just as the Ranji Trophy match between Bengal and Baroda meandered to a dull draw last Friday, one of the umpires, exhausted after the day out at Eden Gardens, walked up to the local scorers and made a casual remark.

Sachin’s 20 years: Irfan recalls advice of a lifetime

Saturday 14 November '09

After helping his team Baroda finish with three valuable points against Bengal in their own backyard at Eden Gardens, Irfan Pathan is a satisfied man.

Bengal gift away lead

Friday 13 November '09

It was one pleasant surprise the Baroda camp surely didn’t expect when they went into the third day’s play of the Ranji Trophy Super League match at Eden Gardens. Sourav Ganguly was on 15...

Ganguly gets 76, but Baroda grab narrow lead

Friday 13 November '09

With Sourav Ganguly on 15 and Bengal delicately placed on 102 for 3 going into the third day’s play of the Ranji Trophy Super...

Over To Ganguly...

Thursday 12 November '09

After starting the match on the wrong foot — their batting all at sea against the moving ball in the opening session — Baroda are very much back in the game against an inconsistent Bengal side after the second day’s play in the Ranji Trophy Super League at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

Irfan powers Baroda back into match

Wednesday 11 November '09

He came into this match after a two-month lay-off, and with an eye on the selection for the Sri Lanka series. After the first day’s play between Baroda and Bengal in the Ranji Trophy Super League...

Pathan Bros Face The Ganguly Test

Tuesday 10 November '09

“It will be nice if someone asks the Pathan brothers not to hit too many sixes” — a tongue-in-cheek Sourav Ganguly said after sweating it out at Eden Gardens with the Bengal boys on the eve of their home match against Baroda.

Time to prime the pump

Tuesday 3 November '09

After a roller-coaster ride in the run-up to the Ranji Trophy, the Bengal cricketers will finally get down to business at the 22-yard strip on Tuesday when they take on Maharashtra in Pune in the Ranji Trophy opener.

Shukla to be retained as Bengal skipper

Tuesday 27 October '09

After much heartburn following the disastrous campaign in Dhanbad, the CAB mandarins seem to have decided that it’s too late now to change the Bengal captaincy.

Bhowmick quits East Bengal post

Tuesday 27 October '09

East Bengal coach Subhas Bhowmick put in his papers on Monday, bringing his dismal tenure with the Kolkata club to a premature end.

Cricketer battles for life, docs say spine surgery critical

Tuesday 20 October '09

A day after Bengal cricket’s young turk Avik Chowdhury met with a car accident, doctors attending to him at the Ruby Hospital said his future depends on a critical spine surgery he is expected to undergo soon.

How’s that?

Sunday 11 October '09

You must have heard of cricketers who have taken to full-time umpiring after an active career in the game. Cricket is replete with such examples.

Eden to host Sri Lanka ODI this winter

Saturday 10 October '09

For cricket fans in Kolkata who are starved of quality action, there’s finally some good news. Come winter, Eden Gardens will host an India versus Sri Lanka one-dayer — the city’s first international cricket match after two-and-a-half years.

Again, national selector has no place in CAB

Thursday 8 October '09

One year into his job as national selector, Raja Venkat continues to be left out of the scheme of things at his home turf.

Indian captain Jhulan bags Nike contract, CAB switches to Reebok

Wednesday 7 October '09

There’s finally some good news for the poorer cousins of men’s cricket in India. The skipper of the Indian women’s team, Jhulan Goswami, has been roped in by sports apparel major Nike.

BCCI to pursue direct talks with ICC on WADA

Monday 21 September '09

A day after the Union sports ministry indicated that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was cold-shouldering it on the WADA issue...

Archer from Iran now fighting a different kind of battle

Monday 21 September '09

Back in the late 1980s, Ebrahim Ranjbar was a strapping young soldier from Tehran, serving on the battlefront during the long...

BCCI to pursue direct talks with ICC on WADA

Monday 21 September '09

A day after the Union sports ministry indicated that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was cold-shouldering it on...

40,000...seats Eden will lose if it hosts Test in Nov

Wednesday 16 September '09

It’s an unavoidable sacrifice that Jagmohan Dalmiya & Co will have to make for the sake of the much-needed revamp of the Eden Gardens.

‘Austere’ FinMin promises Astroturf funds for Kolkata

Sunday 13 September '09

In the midst of the intensifying debate on austerity measures for MPs, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had some good news on offer for the ailing Bengal Hockey Association (BHA) on Saturday.

RANJI RETURN, BUT AT WHAT COST?

Friday 11 September '09

If Sourav Ganguly goes ahead with his new-found plans of returning to first-class cricket, then he better get ready to face a few hard questions first from the CAB before gearing up to don the Bengal shirt in the Ranji Trophy.

Acid test for Bose, but Ranji captaincy to stay with Shukla

Saturday 5 September '09

Just as the debate over Bengal captaincy was picking up fast, the Cricket Association of Bengal gave an interesting twist to the drama.

Drunk chess star dozes off, concedes match at Kolkata Open

Friday 4 September '09

In an unusual incident at the ongoing Kolkata Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Thursday, a top-rated French player had to concede his game after he couldn’t sit through his match against his opponent.

Drunk chess player dozes off, concedes match at Kolkata Open

Friday 4 September '09

In an unusual incident at the ongoing Kolkata Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Thursday, a top-rated...