Cricket

1741 days ago

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Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Among Five Indian Players To Participate In The Hundred

Mumbai, June 10, 2021: The inaugural season of The Hundred will see as many as five Indian woman players' participation. The captain and vice-captain of India's T20I team, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will headline India's participation along with Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, and Deepti Sharma. ## Harmanpreet will be part of the Manchester Originals while Mandhana has been signed up by Southern Brave. Deepti will represent the London Spirit and Rodrigues will play for the Northern Superchargers. Shafali replaces New Zealand all-rounder, Sophie Devine in the Birmingham Phoenix franchise. Devine has opted out due to logistical difficulties. ## Beth Barrett-Wild, Head of The Hundred Women competition expressed her joy at being able to get the Indian stars on board for what is undoubtedly ECB's most ambitious project to date.## "They're a hugely exciting group of players and they'll bring a lot to the competition," said Beth adding, "I can't wait for July 21, I can't wait for the whole competition, and I can't wait for fans to see these world-class players doing what they do best". ## Harmanpreet said, "It's very exciting that I'm going to get to play in the first-ever game of The Hundred. It will be special to make history, especially with a women's match on such a big ground. We've played in front of some large crowds in India and it's always a great experience for the players". ## Stay tuned...

Cricket

1763 days ago

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The Newly Test Inductee Shafali Verma Earns Promotion In India's 2020-21 Women Central Contract List; Veda Krishnamurthy Left Out

Mumbai, May 20, 2021: The 17-year old hard-hitting batter, Shefali, who recently received her maiden India Test call-up for a one-off Test against England, has been promoted from a Grade C to a Grade B central contract in the 2020-21 BCCI India Women contract list. ## Apart from Shafali, batter Punam Raut and spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad have also been promoted from Grade C to Grade B while the likes of Ekta Bisht, Veda Krishnamurthy, Dayalan Hemalatha, and Anuja Patel have been left out from annual contract.## This year, only 19 players have given the BCCI Women contract unlike 22 players in the last year. 17-year-old Richa Ghosh included for the first time and handed Grade C. She is one of six players on a Grade C retainer worth INR 10 lakh. ## All-rounder and limited-overs captain Harmanpreet Kaur, top-order batter Smriti Mandhana, and spinner Poonam Yadav are the three players to have earned a Grade A contract worth INR 50 lakh while the remaining 10 players on Grade B INR 30 lakh retainers. ## India Women contract list - ## Grade A (INR 50 Lakh) - Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Poonam Yadav## Grade B (INR 30 Lakh) - Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, Deepti Sharma, Punam Raut, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues## Grade C (INR 10 Lakh) - Mansi Joshi, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Harleen Deol, Priya Punia, Richa Ghosh## Stay tuned...

Cricket

1969 days ago

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IPL 2020 Playoffs To Be Played From 5th November With Final On 10th November In Dubai

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the playoffs dates of the Indian Premier League 2020. Dubai will host the final of the tournament on the 10th of November as well as serve as the venue for Qualifier 1 between the top two sides at the end of the league stage, on November 5. ## The Eliminator and Qualifier 2 will be held on November 6 and 8 respectively, in Abu Dhabi. All games will start at 19:30 [7:30 PM] IST.## IPL Playoffs Schedule -## Qualifier 1 - Team 1 vs Team 2, Dubai, on November 5 ## Eliminator - Team 3 vs Team 4, Abu Dhabi, on November 6## Qualifier 2 - Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifier 1, Abu Dhabi, on November 8## Final - Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2, Dubai, on November 10## Sharjah to host Women's T20 Challenge - Sharjah has been picked as the only venue to host the Women's T20 Challenge which will be played between November 4 and 9. The three teams --- Velocity, Supernovas, and Trailblazers led by Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana respectively, will play a game against each other on November 4, 5, and 7, and the top two teams will qualify for the final.## All the matches except the second match between Velocity and Trailblazers will begin at 7:30 PM IST. Match 2, which will be played on November 5, will be an afternoon match starting at 15:30 [3:30 PM] IST. ## The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge will begin with last year's finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game. The complete schedule is as below.## Match 1: Supernovas vs Velocity, Sharjah, on November 4 at 19:30 IST## Match 2: Velocity vs Trailblazers, Sharjah, on November 5 at 15:30 IST## Match 3: Trailblazers vs Supernovas, Sharjah, on November 7 at 19:30 IST## Final: Team 1 vs Team 2, Sharjah, on November 9 at 19:30 IST## Stay tuned...

Cricket

1983 days ago

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BCCI Announces Squads For Women's T20 Challenge To Be Played From 4th November To 9th November In The UAE

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Sunday (October 11), has announced the squads for the women's T20 challenge that will be played from 4th November to 9th November during the playoffs of men's IPL in the UAE.## Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Mithali Raj have been named the captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity respectively. The three teams will compete in the upcoming Women's T20 Challenge. Each team will play two games with the top 2 to face in the final on 9th November. ## The best of Indian women's cricket will combine with some of the leading stars from England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh, and New Zealand in a four-match tournament.## Thailand's Natthakan Chantham, who scored her country's first Women's T20 World Cup half-century, adds another feather to her cap as she will become the first Thai cricketer to feature in the tournament.## The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge will begin with last year's finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game. The complete schedule is as below.## Match No.DateTeamsTime (IST) 1. 4 November Supernovas vs Velocity 7:30 PM 2. 5 November Velocity vs Trailblazers 3:30 PM 3. 7 November Trailblazers vs Supernovas 7:30 PM 4. 9 November Final 7:30 PM ## Here are the complete squads - ## Supernovas - Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues (VC), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Ayabonga Khaka, and Muskan Malik## Trailblazers - Smriti Mandhana (C), Deepti Sharma (VC), Punam Raut, Richa Ghosh, D. Hemalatha, Nuzhat Parween (WK), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harleen Deol, Jhulan Goswami, Simran Dil Bahadur, Salma Khatun, Sophie Ecclestone, Natthakan Chantham, Deandra Dottin, and Kashvee Gautam## Velocity - Mithali Raj (C), Veda Krishnamurthy (VC), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (WK), Ekta Bisht, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Suné Luus, Jahanara Alam, and M. Anagha## Stay tuned...

Cricket

2079 days ago

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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and others wish MS Dhoni as former India captain turns 39 today

Former team India and one of the most successful captains in white-ball cricket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has turned 39 today (July 7). Fans and sports stars including team India captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravi Shastri, and others across the country are pouring birthday wishes on the captain cool.## Here is what people have to say on MS Dhoni's birthday -## Happy birthday @msdhoni !May God bless you with good health and happiness in life.Have a great year ahead. pic.twitter.com/pGLRQYGzTh— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 7, 2020 ## Happy b'day Mahi bhai. Wish you good health and happiness always. God bless you 🙏😃 pic.twitter.com/i9zR4Zb5A3— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 7, 2020 ## Cooling off with Mr Cool. Happy birthday @msdhoni. pic.twitter.com/fZQgGGRcD4— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) July 7, 2020 ## Once in a generation, a player comes and a nation connects with him, think of him as a member of their family, kuch bahut apna sa lagta hai. Happy Birthday to a man who is the world ( Dhoni-ya ) for his many admirers. #HappyBirthdayDhoni pic.twitter.com/T9Bj7G32BI— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 7, 2020 ## Happy Birthday Youngster! Have an absolute blast Legend 🙏 #mahendrasinghdhoni #MSDhonibirthday #HBDDhoni #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/B4lzLbPAdt— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) July 7, 2020 ## A small try to make your birthday little more special. My best friend, teammate and captain, Happy Birthday Mahi Bhai @msdhoni Thank You @InsideCricket07 for making it happen. #HappyBirthdayDhoni pic.twitter.com/xfiakfh8Ai— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) July 7, 2020 ## Happy Birthday @msdhoni sir. Wish you lots of happiness on your special day. Have a great day and an even more successful year ahead! 🙂— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) July 7, 2020 ## One man, countless moments of joy! 🇮🇳🙌Let’s celebrate @msdhoni's birthday by revisiting some of his monstrous sixes! 📽️💪#HappyBirthdayDhoni— BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2020 ## Wish you a very happy birthday Dhoni bhai. Have a good one! 😊@msdhoni— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) July 7, 2020 ## Wishing a very Happy Birthday to the Captain cool, @msdhoni.Hope to see you soon on the field with those helicopter shots 😄#HappyBirthdayDhoni pic.twitter.com/VVaWWVSNWu— Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) July 7, 2020 ## Birthday greetings to the legend of the game @msdhoni bhaiya. #MSDhonibirthday #DhoniBirthdayCelebrations pic.twitter.com/TEBko7FfMB— Hima (@HimaDas8) July 7, 2020 ## 🏆 2007 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 🏆 2011 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 🏆 2013 ICC Champions Trophy Happy birthday to one of India's greatest captains of all time, MS Dhoni 🤩 pic.twitter.com/XWRlV63D36— ICC (@ICC) July 7, 2020 ## Stay tuned...

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2557 days ago

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List of Most-Followed Instagram Handle in India

Here is the list of the most followed Instagram profiles in India. As of now, Virat Kolhi has the most follower profile in India and it seems like no one can beat him in the coming years due to their immense popularity in the world. ## Top Indian Instagram followers Handle as of 15th March 2026: ## Highest followers on Instagram in India SNInstagram AccountFollowers [In Million]FollowingsInstagram Special Note 1. Virat Kohli 275399947 [275.4 M] 286 - Virat Kohli is the most followed person in India. - Virat Kohli is the most followed cricketer in the world. 2. Narendra Modi 100818353 [100.82 M] 0 - Naredra Modi is the most followed politician in India. 3. Shraddha Kapoor 94795088 [94.8 M] 850 - Shraddha Kapoor is the most followed woman/female in India. - Shraddha Kapoor is the most followed Bollywood celebrity in the world. - Shraddha Kapoor is the most followed actress in India. 4. Priyanka Chopra 94316374 [94.32 M] 632 5. Alia Bhatt 86809888 [86.81 M] 544 - Alia Bhatt is the most followed person who don't have indian citizenship but lives in India. 6. Deepika Padukone 80452438 [80.45 M] 235 7. Katrina Kaif 80189307 [80.19 M] 638 8. Neha Kakkar 78017844 [78.02 M] 0 - Neha Kakkar is the most followed Indian singer. *** 9. Salman Khan 72534519 [72.53 M] 45 - Salman Khan is the most followed actor in India. 10. Urvashi Rautela 69753619 [69.75 M] 73 11. Anushka Sharma 68731591 [68.73 M] 668 12. Jacqueline Fernandez 66897039 [66.9 M] 1272 13. Akshay Kumar 66490809 [66.49 M] 7 14. Disha Patani 61606159 [61.61 M] 125 15. Kriti Sanon 58646069 [58.65 M] 422 16. Sunny Leone 55923969 [55.92 M] 108 17. Jannat Zubair 51781775 [51.78 M] 89 18. Sachin Tendulkar 51578172 [51.58 M] 60 19. Rashmika Mandanna 51209005 [51.21 M] 340 20. Mahendra Singh Dhoni 50164718 [50.16 M] 4 21. Hrithik Roshan 49777861 [49.78 M] 540 22. Kartik Aaryan 49568525 [49.57 M] 1247 23. Shah Rukh Khan 49348433 [49.35 M] 6 24. Shahid Kapoor 48920815 [48.92 M] 255 25. Ranveer Singh 47730160 [47.73 M] 1573 26. Nora Fatehi 46675213 [46.68 M] 629 27. Rohit Sharma 46450530 [46.45 M] 112 28. Varun Dhawan 46202706 [46.2 M] 595 29. Kapil Sharma 45633808 [45.63 M] 2 Kapil Sharma is the most followed comedian in India. 30. Sara Ali Khan 45494558 [45.49 M] 128 31. Parineeti Chopra 42918850 [42.92 M] 232 32. Tiger Shroff 40452442 [40.45 M] 608 33. Team India 39511859 [39.51 M] 94 34. Madhuri Dixit 39005779 [39.01 M] 274 35. anushka sen 38787512 [38.79 M] 167 36. Samantha Ruth Prabhu 38054606 [38.05 M] 926 37. Amitabh Bachchan 37314012 [37.31 M] 99 38. Guru Randhawa 36227506 [36.23 M] 0 39. Kiara Advani 36227400 [36.23 M] 616 40. Hardik Pandya 34902542 [34.9 M] 353 41. Sonam Kapoor 34137706 [34.14 M] 4989 42. Shreya Ghoshal 34062660 [34.06 M] 887 43. Mouni Roy 34021969 [34.02 M] 379 44. Mr Faisu 33952454 [33.95 M] 318 45. Shilpa Shetty 33576762 [33.58 M] 481 46. Sidharth Malhotra 32097168 [32.1 M] 245 47. Avneet Kaur 31327565 [31.33 M] 448 48. Awez Darbar 30509867 [30.51 M] 540 49. Filmy Gyan 29968152 [29.97 M] 400 50. Arishfa Khan 29723674 [29.72 M] 46 51. Nidhhi Agerwal 29477066 [29.48 M] 760 52. Rohit Zinjurke 28778561 [28.78 M] 196 53. Sonakshi Sinha 28773027 [28.77 M] 518 54. Sonu Sood 28653317 [28.65 M] 291 55. Tamanna Bhatia 28503354 [28.5 M] 1566 56. Allu Arjun 28253872 [28.25 M] 1 - Allu Arjun is the most followed south indian actor. 57. Suresh Raina 27559981 [27.56 M] 1189 58. Pooja Hegde 27518722 [27.52 M] 190 59. Riyaz Aly 27018673 [27.02 M] 499 60. Kajal Aggarwal 26800109 [26.8 M] 1087 61. Ananya Pandey 26685006 [26.69 M] 1641 62. Diljit Dosanjh 26517707 [26.52 M] 0 63. Janhvi Kapoor 26492984 [26.49 M] 785 64. Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya 25670790 [25.67 M] 232 65. Angel Rai 25082901 [25.08 M] 255 66. Ram Charan Teja 24789021 [24.79 M] 46 67. Rakul Preet Singh 24286767 [24.29 M] 551 68. Shruthi Haasan 24096730 [24.1 M] 4921 69. Riteish Deshmukh 24064401 [24.06 M] 84 70. Vijay Deverakonda 23609595 [23.61 M] 0 71. Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati) 21343524 [21.34 M] 156 - Ajey Nagar is the most followd Indian Youtuber. 72. Vicky Kaushal 21250156 [21.25 M] 469 73. Bhuvan Bam 21130979 [21.13 M] 296 74. Yuvraj Singh 21062732 [21.06 M] 626 75. Yo Yo Honey Singh 20904194 [20.9 M] 735 76. Taapsee Pannu 20303806 [20.3 M] 320 77. Yami Gautam 20131562 [20.13 M] 39 78. Neha Sharma 20051522 [20.05 M] 659 79. Shikhar Dhawan 20045852 [20.05 M] 149 80. Elvish Yadav 20025461 [20.03 M] 719 81. Hina Khan 19857807 [19.86 M] 426 82. Kashika Kapoor 19504088 [19.5 M] 368 83. Shehnaaz Kaur Gill 19215437 [19.22 M] 162 84. Malaika Arora 18986854 [18.99 M] 809 85. Kajol 18933597 [18.93 M] 19 86. Keerthi Suresh 18881713 [18.88 M] 1328 87. Darshan Raval 18744761 [18.74 M] 141 88. Jennifer Winget 18550424 [18.55 M] 828 89. Ashish Chanchlani 18126124 [18.13 M] 1439 90. Karan Johar 17995717 [18 M] 1075 Karna Johar is the most followed filmmaker in India. 91. Esha Gupta 17848761 [17.85 M] 345 92. Sanju Samson 17828072 [17.83 M] 174 93. Badshah 17663143 [17.66 M] 504 94. Harbhajan Singh 17391454 [17.39 M] 650 95. Sidhu Moosewala 17240560 [17.24 M] 4 96. Shakti Mohan 17203589 [17.2 M] 501 97. Ayushmann Khurrana 17188661 [17.19 M] 1270 98. Mika Singh 16703008 [16.7 M] 3972 99. Dulquer Salmaan 15901109 [15.9 M] 1113 100. Arjun Kapoor 15816090 [15.82 M] 3435 101. Zareen Khan 15690659 [15.69 M] 349 102. Mohammed Shami 15652144 [15.65 M] 311 103. KL Rahul 15634638 [15.63 M] 294 104. Ileana D'Cruz 15526667 [15.53 M] 89 105. Genelia Deshmukh 15348994 [15.35 M] 64 106. Shreyas Iyer 15289463 [15.29 M] 610 107. Shreyas Iyer 15289463 [15.29 M] 610 108. Smriti Mandhana 15258450 [15.26 M] 168 109. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 15064324 [15.06 M] 1 110. Armaan Malik 15016059 [15.02 M] 1018 111. Sonam Bajwa 14834388 [14.83 M] 1805 112. Silambarasan TR 14787440 [14.79 M] 0 113. Garima Chaurasia 14310361 [14.31 M] 336 114. Yash Gowda 14223900 [14.22 M] 1 115. Bipasha Basu 14062615 [14.06 M] 331 116. Prabhas 13880154 [13.88 M] 28 117. Kareena Kapoor Khan 13817793 [13.82 M] 309 118. Amy Jackson 13415819 [13.42 M] 1059 119. Manisha Rani 13411498 [13.41 M] 134 120. Preity Zinta 13333825 [13.33 M] 323 121. Sadhguru 13210404 [13.21 M] 3 122. Raghav Juyal 13091704 [13.09 M] 697 123. Anjali Arora 12981099 [12.98 M] 284 124. Remo D'Souza 12970767 [12.97 M] 233 125. Rupesh Dewasi 12958242 [12.96 M] 119 126. Sania Mirza 12883443 [12.88 M] 354 127. Hasnain Khan 12677136 [12.68 M] 250 128. Sushant Singh Rajput 12520890 [12.52 M] 6001 129. Abhishek Bachchan 12462767 [12.46 M] 341 130. Beauty Khan 12387042 [12.39 M] 259 131. Sai Pallavi 12371375 [12.37 M] 77 132. Jubin Nautiyal 12343573 [12.34 M] 297 133. Ajay Devgn 12308702 [12.31 M] 26 134. Adnaan Shaikh 11861575 [11.86 M] 563 135. Rashi Khanna 11803605 [11.8 M] 766 136. Gautam Gambhir 11653091 [11.65 M] 128 137. Mahira Khan 11653058 [11.65 M] 519 138. John Abraham 11474434 [11.47 M] 11 139. Himanshi Khurana 11409086 [11.41 M] 343 140. Surbhi Jyoti 11384757 [11.38 M] 0 141. Surbhi Jyoti 11384757 [11.38 M] 0 142. Aditi Rao Hydari 11373238 [11.37 M] 1385 143. Nita Shilimkar 11350169 [11.35 M] 119 144. Riva Arora 11118655 [11.12 M] 460 145. Sameeksha Sud 10984684 [10.98 M] 1124 146. Siddharth Nigam 10912450 [10.91 M] 281 147. Yuzvendra Chahal 10785710 [10.79 M] 625 148. Vidya Balan 10175431 [10.18 M] 109 149. Adah Sharma 10090719 [10.09 M] 882 150. Shivangi Joshi 10075425 [10.08 M] 154 151. Suriya 9988866 [9.99 M] 8 152. Nani 9958492 [9.96 M] 51 153. Kangana Ranaut 9780787 [9.78 M] 233 154. MC Stan 9667097 [9.67 M] 0 155. Vishal Pandey 9525423 [9.53 M] 657 156. Tara Sutaria 9460494 [9.46 M] 2068 157. Sneha Reddy 9394488 [9.39 M] 721 158. Bhumi Pednekar 9345940 [9.35 M] 2056 159. Neeraj Chopra 9340689 [9.34 M] 540 160. Sahil Khan 9117552 [9.12 M] 510 161. Dhanush 9057336 [9.06 M] 108 ## *** Priyanka Chopra and Shraddha Kapoor also sung few songs. But Neha Kakkar's main profession is singing so that why we considered her as most followed Indian singer on Instagram. ## Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandez, Akshay Kumar, and Katrina Kaif do not have Indian citizenship, but they work and live in India that why we included them in this list. ## Followers: The total number of Followers of a specific Instagram Profile ## Following: The total number of Profiles followed from a specific Instagram Profile ## Special Achievement List FollowersList of Handles that achieved this 50 MillionVirat Kohli (1st)Priyanka Chopra (2nd)Deepika Padukone (3rd)Shraddha Kapoor (4th)Alia Bhatt (5th)Narendra Modi (6th)Neha Kakkar (7th)Akshay Kumar (8th)Jacqueline Fernandez (9th)Anushka Sharma (10th)Katrina Kaif (11th)Salman Khan (12th)Sunny Leone (13th)Disha Patani (14th)Urvashi Rautela (15th)Kriti Sanon (16th) 60 MillionVirat Kohli (1st)Priyanka Chopra (2nd)Shraddha Kapoor (3rd)Neha Kakkar (4th)Deepika Padukone (5th)Narendra Modi (6th)Katrina Kaif (7th)Jacqueline Fernandez (8th)Alia Bhatt (9th)Akshay Kumar (10th)Anushka Sharma (11th) 70 MillionVirat Kohli (1st)Priyanka Chopra (2nd)Shraddha Kapoor (3rd)Neha Kakkar (4th)Narendra Modi (5th)Deepika Padukone (6th) 80 MillionVirat Kohli (1st)Priyanka Chopra (2nd) 90 MillionVirat Kohli (1st) 100+ MillionVirat Kohli (1st) ## For more and the latest news about Instagram, stay tuned to us.

Cricket

2567 days ago

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Rishabh Pant Gets Grade A Central Contract

Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been given an A grade contract after finding himself without a contract last time while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan who were in the A+ category have been dropped to A in latest central contract released by BCCI's Committee of Administrators (CoA).## Murli Vijay found himself without a contract this time around. He was dropped from the Test series during the England tour after his poor runs. However, he was brought back into the team for Australia tour but soon was dropped again as his poor show with the bat continued and hence, he will be without any central contract for the upcoming season.## Some of the players like Axar Patel, Karun Nair, Parthiv Patel and Jayant Yadav who all had contracts in the previous cycle have been left out of the current one while Khaleel Ahmed and Hanuma Vihari who have been awarded the central contract for the first time and have earned a Grade C contract.## Wriddhiman Saha, who had a Grade A contract last time sees himself drop down two categories to Grade C after missing a large part of cricket due to injury. He is currently out from the Test. Dinesh Karthik too dropped a category to Grade C.## Grade A+ (INR 7 Cr):## Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah## Grade A (INR 5 Cr):## Ravichandaran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant## Grade B (INR 3 Cr):## KL Rahul, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya## Grade C (INR 1 Cr):## Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Hanuma Vihari, Khaleel Ahmed, Wriddhiman Saha## Women's contract## The highest wicket-taker in ODIs, Jhulan Goswami who has been retired from T20Is, moved to Grade B while Poonam Yadav earned Grade A contract. All-rounders Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, and D Hemalatha have been awarded a Grade C contract for the first time.## Grade A (INR 50 Lakhs):## Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Poonam yadav## Grade B (INR 30 Lakhs):## Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues## Grade C (INR 10 Lakhs):## Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha, Anuja Patil, Veda Krishnamurthy, Mansi Joshi, Punam Raut, Mona Meshram, Arundhati Reddy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Taniya Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar## Follow for more...

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2660 days ago

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Harmanpreet, Mandhana Came In Support Of Powar And Want Him To Continue As Coach

After the Mithali Raj and head coach Ramesh Powar's controversy, India's T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana came in support of Ramesh Powar who was ready to axed from head coach role and want him continue as coach as both the players feel that India improved a lot under the coaching of former Indian all-rounder.## Significantly, India's ODI captain Mithali Raj surprisingly was benched in the semi-final of the World T20 a few days ago against England and it cost India's exit from the tournament. However, Raj blamed coach Powar for her exclusion and wrote a letter to BCCI and made serious allegations on him saying he was out there to "humiliate and destroy" her.## After the incident, Powar didn't receive an extension of his contract with the BCCI sending out an invitation for fresh applications for the position. However, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana came out in support of him and writing to the BCCI about his positive contributions as head coach of the team and said Raj's exclusion from the playing XI was purely team management's decision (confirmed by CRICBUZZ).## "I am writing to bring it under your notice that how tremendously our team has gone under positive changes in the past few months and has set a benchmark in the world's top teams. Our defeat in the semi-finals was very disheartening and it brings us all to feel more miserable to see how the controversies have stained our image and questioned the entire cricket fraternity," wrote Harmanpreet in an email published by Hindustan Times.## "(sic) Ramesh Powar not only improved us as players but did motivate us to set targets and challenge our own limits. He has changed the faced (sic) of Indian women's cricket team both technically and strategically. He has inculcated in us the sense of winning."## "The decision was entirely based on the cricketing logic and observations from the past. Keeping in mind the need of the hour, me, Smriti, selector Sudha Shah and the coach together in the presence of our manager felt that we should go ahead with the winning combination," the letter further added before urging the BCCI to allow Powar to continue as coach.## "Cutting the conversation short, I, as the T20 captain and ODI vice-captain is appealing before you to allow Powar to further continue as our team coach. There are hardly 15 months for the next T20 World Cup and a month to go for the New Zealand tour. The way he has transformed us into a team, I feel no reason to replace him."## Mandhana added, "It is important for Indian cricket's growth that everybody is on the same page and I believe that any difference can be amicably resolved via discussion."## Ramesh Powar hit back on Raj saying she "blackmailing and pressurising coaches and puts her selfish interests ahead of the team." after she accused him of humiliating and destroy her. The support of Kaur and Mandhana came out as a boost for him as he could reapply for the post.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

Cricket

2729 days ago

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Virat Kohli Along With Mira Bai Chanu Become Khel Ratan; Mandhana Wins Arjun Award

The government of India has honored Indian Men's Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli with India's most prestigious sporting honor Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan while Women's T20I vice-captain Smriti Mandhana received Arjun Award. The awards were given by President Ramnath Kovind on Tuesday, 25 September.## Virat Kohli is the only third cricketer to be received India's top sporting award. Weightlifter Mira Bai Chanu also honored with Khel Ratan with Indian skipper. Mandhana is the only 10th woman cricketer to win Arjun Award. Harmanpreet Kaur was the last woman cricketer to awarded with Arjun Award in 2017.## Virat Kohli has been in imperious form in last few years. He was the ICC Cricketer of the year 2017 and also swept most of the BCCI award this year. The No.1 Test and ODI batsman show excellent runs in South Africa and England this year across all formats. He was the top scorer in SA and England in Test series'.## "The Khel Ratna award is yet another feather in Virat Kohli's cap. He was named the ICC Player of the Year in 2017, he swept the BCCI awards and has now been conferred with the highest sporting award, which is truly a remarkable feat. His hunger for runs is insatiable and I am sure under his leadership, the Indian team will be a top-ranked side in all three formats," BCCI acting honorary secretary, Amitabh Choudhary, said.## "We are extremely proud that Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana are being conferred with top honors by the Government of India. Virat is just the third Indian cricketer to receive the prestigious Khel Ratna award. This is a testimony to his work ethic, dedication, and unwavering focus. He has led India with distinction and at the same time, set new records with the bat. Playing different formats of the game, Virat has shown amazing consistency leading the side by example. This Indian team is one of the fittest sides in world cricket and a lot of credit must go to the Indian captain for bringing about this transformation," Vinod Rai, Chairman of the Committee of Administrators, said.## On the other hand, Mandhana has been India's best player since World Cup 2017. Since World Cup, she is India's leading run-getter in both T20Is and ODIs. After her remarkable run, she named a deputy to Harmanpreet in T20I. In recently concluded England's Women Kia Super League, she topped the charts with 421 runs and a blitzing strike rate of 175. She is only Indian player to win player of the tournament award in the history of WKSL and WBBL (Women's Big Bash League).## Talking about Virat Kohli, it was yet another feather in his cap. The 29-year old is the first cricketer since Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007) to be honored with this most respectable sporting award. The great Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to receive this honor in 1997.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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2744 days ago

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Bowlers, Mandhana Shone As India Demolish Sri Lanka

Smriti Mandhana continued to shine in limited overs as India Women crushed Sri Lanka Women by 9-wickets in the first of the three ODIs at the Galle International Stadium, Galle on Tuesday, September 11. This series is the part of ICC Championship.## It was an easy outing for the Indian Women as they comfortably won the first ODI. The foundation of this win was set up by the bowlers who bowled out Sri Lankan Women on a modest total of 98 in 35.1 overs. ## Right-arm pacer Manshi Joshi was the most successful bowler for India as she took 3 for 16 in 6.1 overs. ## Jhulan Goswami and Poonam Yadav took two wickets each while Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Dayalan Hemalatha grabbed a wicket each.## Sri Lanka never looked in the game as the biggest partnership was 29 between the skipper Chamari Athapaththu and Sripali Weerakkody. ## Athapaththu was the highest scorer for her side with 33 off 93 balls while Weerakkody made 26 off 32 balls.## The chase was never going to be trouble Indian Women and openers Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut made it even more. easier with a 96-run partnership. Raut caught out by Manodara off Ranaweera before 3 runs from reaching the target. ## She made 24 off 41 balls with the help of 2 boundaries. But it was Mandhana who showed her class once again with an unbeaten knock off 73 off 76 balls as India chased down the target in 19.5 overs.## Mandhana has been in sensational form since the South Africa series. She was the top run-getter in recently concluded Women's Kia Super League with 421 runs in 9 innings with a century and two half-centuries. ## She averaging 60.14 with a strike rate of 174.68 in that tournament. She has been India's best player in recent times.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Sensational Mandhana Blows Lancashire Thunder With A Record Hundred

Looks like there is no stopping India's swashbuckling left-hander Smriti Mandhana in women's Kia Super League in England. After hammering the fastest fifty of the tournament a few days ago, she followed up with a sizzling 102 off 61 balls against Lancashire Thunder at Old Trafford, Manchester on Friday, August 3.## With the help of Mandhana's first T20 hundred, Western Storm beat Lancashire Thunder by 7-wickets. Mandhana single-handedly took his side home with a comfortable win in the end. ## She has been in great touch since the start of the tournament. In five matches so far, she has scored 48, 37, 52*, 43*, and 102 with the strike rate of more than 200.## Coming to this match, Western Storm's skipper Heather Knight had won the toss and opted to field first. New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite played a brilliant inning of unbeaten 85 off 57 balls. India's Harmanpreet Kaur run herself out without scoring a single run off the first ball after playing a heroic knock in the last match.## Despite Amy Satterthwaite, no other player could score big. Nicole Bolton (13), Eleanor Threlkeld (15), and Emma Lamb (13) could not capitalize on their start and therefore, Thunder made 153 for 7 after 20 overs. Anya Shrubsole took 2 for 36 while Freya Davies and Naomi Dattani grabbed one wicket each.## In reply of 154, Storm lost Rachel Priest (5) and skipper Heather Knight (8) on 47 but Mandhana and Stafanie Taylor (33*) put on a match-winning partnership of 102 off 77 balls. Mandhana dismissed just before reaching the target but she made sure that her team won the match. The Storm chased down the target with 10 balls to spare.## Kate Cross, Emma Lamb, and Amy Satterthwaite took a wicket each but they never looked troubling Mandhana at any stage of the game. Mandhana awarded Player Of The Match for her match-winning hundred.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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Mandhana to play for the Western storm in Super League 2018

Smriti Mandhana will be the first Indian to play in Women's cricket Super League in England as she signing up with the defending champion Western Storm for the upcoming season.## Mandhana has been a consistent performer for India in limited overs cricket since 2017 World Cup. She has scored 402 runs in 12 T20I innings with four half-centuries and 531 runs scored in 9 ODI innings with five half-centuries and a career-best 135 against South Africa in 2018.## Mandhana was delighted after signing up with the defending champion.## "I am very excited to be playing for the Kia Super League champions. To be the first Indian player to appear in the tournament is a real honour and I hope that I can help Western Storm to more success,".## Mandhana is the only second overseas player to signing up with the Western Storm as New Zealand's wicketkeeper batter, Rachel Priest is the first and will play her third stint with the club.## "We are really excited that Smriti will be joining us. She is one of the brightest young talents in the game at the moment. Although she is still young, she has a great deal of experience of the game at the highest level and we believe that she will prove to be an excellent signing," Storm head coach Trevor Griffin said.## This is not the first instance when Smriti Mandhana is will be playing franchise cricket. She has been the part of Brisbane Heat in Big Bash League 2016-17 and most recently she captained IPL Trailblazers in a one-off T20 exhibition match on 22nd May ahead of IPL qualifier 1 in Mumbai.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.