Cricket

1749 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

1770 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

1977 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

1991 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

2087 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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2565 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 22nd March 2026: ## Highest followers on Instagram in India SNInstagram AccountFollowers [In Million]FollowingsInstagram Special Note 1. Virat Kohli 275873648 [275.87 M] 287 - Virat Kohli is the most followed person in India. - Virat Kohli is the most followed cricketer in the world. 2. Narendra Modi 100937441 [100.94 M] 0 - Naredra Modi is the most followed politician in India. 3. Shraddha Kapoor 94735063 [94.74 M] 851 - 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 94372382 [94.37 M] 637 5. Alia Bhatt 86775611 [86.78 M] 545 - Alia Bhatt is the most followed person who don't have indian citizenship but lives in India. 6. Deepika Padukone 80408204 [80.41 M] 236 7. Katrina Kaif 80169566 [80.17 M] 642 8. Neha Kakkar 78129116 [78.13 M] 0 - Neha Kakkar is the most followed Indian singer. *** 9. Salman Khan 72517996 [72.52 M] 45 - Salman Khan is the most followed actor in India. 10. Urvashi Rautela 69695686 [69.7 M] 72 11. Anushka Sharma 68712937 [68.71 M] 670 12. Jacqueline Fernandez 66897039 [66.9 M] 1272 13. Akshay Kumar 66483405 [66.48 M] 7 14. Disha Patani 61566354 [61.57 M] 125 15. Kriti Sanon 58687440 [58.69 M] 424 16. Sunny Leone 55897164 [55.9 M] 109 17. Jannat Zubair 51817859 [51.82 M] 91 18. Sachin Tendulkar 51616901 [51.62 M] 60 19. Rashmika Mandanna 51314447 [51.31 M] 341 20. Mahendra Singh Dhoni 50325477 [50.33 M] 4 21. Hrithik Roshan 49768710 [49.77 M] 542 22. Kartik Aaryan 49730018 [49.73 M] 1253 23. Shah Rukh Khan 49347554 [49.35 M] 6 24. Shahid Kapoor 49078113 [49.08 M] 256 25. Ranveer Singh 47791390 [47.79 M] 1585 26. Nora Fatehi 46648361 [46.65 M] 630 27. Rohit Sharma 46540788 [46.54 M] 112 28. Varun Dhawan 46185991 [46.19 M] 596 29. Kapil Sharma 45632835 [45.63 M] 2 Kapil Sharma is the most followed comedian in India. 30. Sara Ali Khan 45533407 [45.53 M] 128 31. Parineeti Chopra 42941849 [42.94 M] 234 32. Tiger Shroff 40440797 [40.44 M] 609 33. Team India 39553866 [39.55 M] 94 34. Madhuri Dixit 39002520 [39 M] 275 35. anushka sen 38760946 [38.76 M] 167 36. Samantha Ruth Prabhu 38067512 [38.07 M] 938 37. Amitabh Bachchan 37301326 [37.3 M] 99 38. Guru Randhawa 36197562 [36.2 M] 0 39. Kiara Advani 36195977 [36.2 M] 616 40. Hardik Pandya 34902542 [34.9 M] 353 41. Sonam Kapoor 34127325 [34.13 M] 5008 42. Shreya Ghoshal 34067131 [34.07 M] 888 43. Mouni Roy 34052334 [34.05 M] 381 44. Mr Faisu 33999281 [34 M] 318 45. Shilpa Shetty 33569748 [33.57 M] 482 46. Sidharth Malhotra 32177561 [32.18 M] 245 47. Avneet Kaur 31313869 [31.31 M] 449 48. Awez Darbar 30503459 [30.5 M] 550 49. Filmy Gyan 30038792 [30.04 M] 401 50. Arishfa Khan 29734142 [29.73 M] 46 51. Nidhhi Agerwal 29672469 [29.67 M] 762 52. Sonakshi Sinha 28780453 [28.78 M] 518 53. Rohit Zinjurke 28753334 [28.75 M] 196 54. Sonu Sood 28624985 [28.62 M] 293 55. Tamanna Bhatia 28499932 [28.5 M] 1566 56. Allu Arjun 28293590 [28.29 M] 1 - Allu Arjun is the most followed south indian actor. 57. Suresh Raina 27559981 [27.56 M] 1189 58. Pooja Hegde 27506599 [27.51 M] 190 59. Riyaz Aly 27033274 [27.03 M] 500 60. Kajal Aggarwal 26789659 [26.79 M] 1098 61. Ananya Pandey 26686171 [26.69 M] 1645 62. Diljit Dosanjh 26580968 [26.58 M] 0 63. Janhvi Kapoor 26512900 [26.51 M] 785 64. Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya 25683994 [25.68 M] 233 65. Angel Rai 25087910 [25.09 M] 257 66. Ram Charan Teja 24777094 [24.78 M] 46 67. Rakul Preet Singh 24278981 [24.28 M] 552 68. Shruthi Haasan 24106010 [24.11 M] 4933 69. Riteish Deshmukh 24053891 [24.05 M] 84 70. Vijay Deverakonda 23646395 [23.65 M] 0 71. Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati) 21350760 [21.35 M] 157 - Ajey Nagar is the most followd Indian Youtuber. 72. Vicky Kaushal 21236662 [21.24 M] 469 73. Bhuvan Bam 21117285 [21.12 M] 296 74. Yuvraj Singh 21104061 [21.1 M] 626 75. Yo Yo Honey Singh 20936006 [20.94 M] 744 76. Taapsee Pannu 20300352 [20.3 M] 320 77. Yami Gautam 20186703 [20.19 M] 42 78. Shikhar Dhawan 20159904 [20.16 M] 150 79. Elvish Yadav 20094756 [20.09 M] 724 80. Neha Sharma 20051522 [20.05 M] 659 81. Hina Khan 19852902 [19.85 M] 426 82. Kashika Kapoor 19481080 [19.48 M] 373 83. Shehnaaz Kaur Gill 19215165 [19.22 M] 165 84. Malaika Arora 18988210 [18.99 M] 813 85. Kajol 18951182 [18.95 M] 19 86. Keerthi Suresh 18874881 [18.87 M] 1331 87. Darshan Raval 18727422 [18.73 M] 142 88. Jennifer Winget 18586410 [18.59 M] 833 89. Sanju Samson 18541666 [18.54 M] 174 90. Ashish Chanchlani 18126296 [18.13 M] 1441 91. Karan Johar 17985553 [17.99 M] 1073 Karna Johar is the most followed filmmaker in India. 92. Badshah 17971178 [17.97 M] 505 93. Esha Gupta 17838347 [17.84 M] 361 94. Harbhajan Singh 17433101 [17.43 M] 654 95. Sidhu Moosewala 17284622 [17.28 M] 4 96. Shakti Mohan 17196412 [17.2 M] 501 97. Ayushmann Khurrana 17190597 [17.19 M] 1272 98. Mika Singh 16654830 [16.65 M] 3983 99. Dulquer Salmaan 15894345 [15.89 M] 1124 100. Arjun Kapoor 15808225 [15.81 M] 3438 101. Zareen Khan 15697124 [15.7 M] 350 102. Mohammed Shami 15653843 [15.65 M] 312 103. KL Rahul 15634638 [15.63 M] 294 104. Ileana D'Cruz 15524513 [15.52 M] 88 105. Genelia Deshmukh 15337600 [15.34 M] 63 106. Shreyas Iyer 15335734 [15.34 M] 610 107. Shreyas Iyer 15335734 [15.34 M] 610 108. Smriti Mandhana 15314203 [15.31 M] 168 109. Silambarasan TR 15151929 [15.15 M] 0 110. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 15057751 [15.06 M] 1 111. Armaan Malik 15001438 [15 M] 1023 112. Sonam Bajwa 14823811 [14.82 M] 1811 113. Garima Chaurasia 14306049 [14.31 M] 337 114. Yash Gowda 14227958 [14.23 M] 1 115. Bipasha Basu 14057887 [14.06 M] 331 116. Prabhas 13877403 [13.88 M] 28 117. Kareena Kapoor Khan 13819114 [13.82 M] 310 118. Amy Jackson 13410352 [13.41 M] 1059 119. Manisha Rani 13382098 [13.38 M] 138 120. Preity Zinta 13347497 [13.35 M] 324 121. Sadhguru 13201991 [13.2 M] 3 122. Raghav Juyal 13079594 [13.08 M] 722 123. Anjali Arora 12969784 [12.97 M] 284 124. Remo D'Souza 12966259 [12.97 M] 233 125. Rupesh Dewasi 12953482 [12.95 M] 121 126. Sania Mirza 12878667 [12.88 M] 354 127. Sai Pallavi 12697758 [12.7 M] 77 128. Hasnain Khan 12672866 [12.67 M] 250 129. Sushant Singh Rajput 12512942 [12.51 M] 5999 130. Abhishek Bachchan 12458744 [12.46 M] 340 131. Beauty Khan 12382391 [12.38 M] 258 132. Jubin Nautiyal 12328777 [12.33 M] 296 133. Ajay Devgn 12307079 [12.31 M] 26 134. Adnaan Shaikh 11869638 [11.87 M] 567 135. Rashi Khanna 11818887 [11.82 M] 768 136. Gautam Gambhir 11668912 [11.67 M] 129 137. Mahira Khan 11653058 [11.65 M] 519 138. John Abraham 11468284 [11.47 M] 11 139. Himanshi Khurana 11409086 [11.41 M] 343 140. Surbhi Jyoti 11388340 [11.39 M] 0 141. Surbhi Jyoti 11388340 [11.39 M] 0 142. Aditi Rao Hydari 11368285 [11.37 M] 1388 143. Nita Shilimkar 11340880 [11.34 M] 119 144. Riva Arora 11110857 [11.11 M] 459 145. Sameeksha Sud 10981091 [10.98 M] 1125 146. Siddharth Nigam 10905768 [10.91 M] 283 147. Yuzvendra Chahal 10861679 [10.86 M] 626 148. Vidya Balan 10211674 [10.21 M] 110 149. Adah Sharma 10119391 [10.12 M] 885 150. Shivangi Joshi 10101434 [10.1 M] 154 151. Suriya 9990400 [9.99 M] 8 152. Nani 9964664 [9.96 M] 51 153. Kangana Ranaut 9779563 [9.78 M] 233 154. MC Stan 9649999 [9.65 M] 0 155. Vishal Pandey 9518582 [9.52 M] 656 156. Tara Sutaria 9450950 [9.45 M] 2080 157. Sneha Reddy 9408314 [9.41 M] 724 158. Bhumi Pednekar 9345940 [9.35 M] 2056 159. Neeraj Chopra 9330066 [9.33 M] 543 160. Sahil Khan 9117713 [9.12 M] 504 161. Dhanush 9049396 [9.05 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

2574 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...

Cricket

2668 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

2737 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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2752 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.