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BCCI will keep no stone unturned to tap talent from NE region: Jay Shah on NCA camp

National Cricket Academy is organising a camp in Bengaluru to help players from the north eastern states and those in the plate group upgrade their skill-sets under the tutelage of renowned coaches including Ashes winning bowling coach Troy Cooley. Close to 150 cricketers from the region are taking part in the camp and they will also get to interact with NCA head and India great VVS Laxman. The BCCI wants to ensure that players from Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim get the best coaching and infrastructural facilities to be on par with the best domestic teams. "This initiative by BCCI will give young and budding talents equal opportunity to hone their skills and represent India across formats. NE has enormous potential in sports and the board will keep no stone unturned to ensure that we are able to tap the best talent for the country," BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted.

Want To Qualify For IPL 2022 Playoffs To Play In Front Of Kolkata Knight Riders Fans At Eden Gardens: Shreyas Iyer

Kolkata Knight Riders are enduring a torrid time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but skipper Shreyas Iyer on Tuesday expressed optimism for a turnaround, saying the former champions would be "unstoppable as a team" once they get into their groove. KKR have lost five out of eight games, including four on the trot, and are currently placed eighth in the 10-team table. "We got off to a really good start with three wins out of four games but after that things didn't go pretty well for us but I still believe in the team," Iyer told the official website of the team.

"Don't Think Will See Him As A Bowler Again:" Ex-RCB Captain Makes Big Claim About Hardik Pandya's Remaining IPL 2022 Season

Hardik Pandya's recurring injuries, and subsequent slow recovery, had left him only half the player that he once was in the last one year. After the allrounder's inability to bowl due to injury in the 2021 T20 World Cup cost Indian cricket team dear, Pandya was dropped from the national team. However, in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Pandya - the bowler - made a comeback. He bowled in the first five matches before a groin injury forced him to miss a game against Chennai Super Kings.

Shah Rukh Khan Personally Offered Me 3-Year Contract To Join Kolkata Knight Riders: Former Pakistan Cricketer

Since its inception in 2008, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has gone on to become the biggest T20 franchise competition in the world. Cricket stars from other countries have graced the IPL, except for Pakistan, who only participated in the tournament's first season. Players from Pakistan have not been allowed to play in the league post the 26/11 terrorist attacks in November 2008. Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat recently revealed that even he was expected to participate in IPL 2009 as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan personally offered him a contract to join his franchise. Speaking on the YouTube channel Cricket Den, Arafat said, "Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had shortlisted names for the first edition and unfortunately, I was not among them and couldn't play"

Champions League: Are all-English finals just a little bit dull?

When Gabriel Hanot, the editor of French sports newspaper L'Equipe, proposed a European Cup competition in the 1950s, it's fair to say he never envisaged two teams from the same country contesting the final.

Djokovic can play at Wimbledon despite not being vaccinated, says All England Club

Novak Djokovic will be allowed to defend his title at Wimbledon, despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, because the shots are not required to enter Britain, All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said Tuesday. Djokovic, a 34-year-old Serb who is ranked No. 1, missed the Australian Open in January after being deported from that country because he was not vaccinated against the illness caused by the coronavirus that has led to the deaths of millions during the pandemic that began in 2020. During the annual spring briefing ahead of Wimbledon, which starts on June 27, Bolton said that “whilst, of course, it is encouraged” that all players get vaccinated, “it will not be a condition of entry to compete” at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament this year.

Djokovic can play at Wimbledon; no vaccination required

Novak Djokovic will be allowed to defend his title at Wimbledon, despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, because the shots are not required to enter Britain, All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said Tuesday.

India feels the heat: Country reels from unusually early heatwave

Meanwhile, Japanese immigration authorities are under pressure over their treatment of detainees. It comes after a 33-year-old Sri Lankan woman died in a detention centre last year. Public outrage forced the government to scrap a controversial bill that would have made it easier to deport failed asylum seekers. Our correspondents report.

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BCCI will keep no stone unturned to tap talent from NE region: Jay Shah on NCA camp

Want To Qualify For IPL 2022 Playoffs To Play In Front Of Kolkata Knight Riders Fans At Eden Gardens: Shreyas Iyer

"Don't Think Will See Him As A Bowler Again:" Ex-RCB Captain Makes Big Claim About Hardik Pandya's Remaining IPL 2022 Season

Shah Rukh Khan Personally Offered Me 3-Year Contract To Join Kolkata Knight Riders: Former Pakistan Cricketer

Champions League: Are all-English finals just a little bit dull?

Djokovic can play at Wimbledon despite not being vaccinated, says All England Club

Djokovic can play at Wimbledon; no vaccination required

India feels the heat: Country reels from unusually early heatwave