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Former India Pacer Varun Aaron Retires From 'Representative Cricket'

Injury-prone India pacer Varun Aaron on Friday announced retirement from "representative cricket" after his home state Jharkhand's campaign ended in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 35-year-old, who made his international debut in 2011, played nine ODIs and as many Tests for India. He had retired from red-ball cricket last year. "For the past 20 years, I have lived, breathed, and thrived on the rush of bowling fast. Today, with immense gratitude, I officially announce my retirement from representative cricket," Aaron posted on his Instagram account.

Abraham Ancer, John Catlin Set To Star At International Series India Presented By DLF

The 2024 LIV Golf Hong Kong winner, Abraham Ancer, and the reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, John Catlin, are among the latest stars to confirm their participation at the International Series India presented by DLF, the US$2 million tournament set to take place at DLF Golf and Country Club later this month. Ancer and Catlin will join defending U.S. Open champion and captain of LIV Golf's Crushers GC, Bryson DeChambeau, plus local hero Anirban Lahiri, and The International Series Rankings winner Joaquin Niemann for the highly anticipated tournament taking place from January 30 to February 02 in Gurugram.

ICC chairman Jay Shah To Be Felicitated By BCCI At Its Special General Meeting

Newly-elected International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah will be felicitated by the BCCI's state units on the sidelines of the Special General Meeting, scheduled in Mumbai on Sunday. Shah, a former BCCI secretary, became the youngest ICC chairman after he was elected unopposed in August last year and took over the prestigious post on December 1. He replaced Greg Barclay who decided not to seek a third term. Shah was the BCCI secretary since October 2019 and chairman of the Asian Cricket Council since January 2021.

Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar Among India Captains To Join MCA Celebrating 50 Years Of Wankhede Stadium

Legendary Mumbai cricketers and former captains of the Indian team will join the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Wankhede Stadium on January 19. The events will commence on January 12, leading up to a grand main event on January 19, as an exciting evening awaits fans. Mumbai legends and former and current Indian cricket captains-including Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravi Shastri, Ajinkya Rahane, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Diana Edulji will unite to commemorate the historic significance of Wankhede Stadium.

"Kuch Sawaal They Mann Mein": Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli Visit Premanand Maharaj

Star India batter Virat Kohli, along with his wife Anushka Sharma and children, recently visited the renowned priest Parmanand Maharaj in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. Kohli is having a terrible time in his professional career as he registered back-to-back low scores in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Tests against Australia. In the five-match series, which India lost 1-3, Kohli scored only 190 runs in nine innings, despite a century in the opening match. Many former cricketers and fans slammed Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma for their dismal shows and even calls for their retirement were made.

Shamsher Singh Calls India's Bronze Medal Win At Paris Olympics A "Farewell Gift" For PR Sreejesh

Indian midfielder Shamsher Singh, who is currently co-captaining Delhi SG Pipers in the ongoing Hockey India League that India's bronze medal at the Paris Olympics was farewell gift to the legendary PR Sreejesh. With their third-place finish in the Paris Olympics, the Harmanpreet Singh-led men's team proved that the historic bronze in the Tokyo Games three years ago was not a flash in the pan. The Indian team, who was having a flawless campaign in the group stage with only loss, faced a shocking defeat against Germany in the semi-finals.

"There Is An Urge To Move On From Him": Ravindra Jadeja Faces BCCI's Scrutiny

While Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are having a hard time because of their respective performances in India's recent outing in Australia, Ravindra Jadeja has been the player who has been less talked about despite poor showing. The southpaw failed to prove his worth as an all-rounder in the Test series Down Under that India lost 1-3. Jadeja picked only 4 wickets across three matches while contributing 135 runs with the bat at an average of 27. A report has claimed that the veteran player's performance is under scrunity and the BCCI selection committee might take a call on his future. It added the selectors want to look beyond the player now.

Ex-Australia Captain Gives Team India Winning Recipe For England Tour, Makes Bold 'Virat Kohli' Verdict

Virat Kohli's wretched run of form and his constant weakness playing deliveries outside the off-stump have been hot topics of conversation in the cricket world for many weeks now. Kohli endured a rough Border-Gavaskar Trophy, scoring only 190 runs in nine innings, getting dismissed each time to a ball angled outside the off-stump. Such has been his downfall that question marks have also arisen over whether he should even be a part of India's Test squad to England in June. For former Australia World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke, there is only one answer to that question.

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Former India Pacer Varun Aaron Retires From 'Representative Cricket'

Abraham Ancer, John Catlin Set To Star At International Series India Presented By DLF

ICC chairman Jay Shah To Be Felicitated By BCCI At Its Special General Meeting

Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar Among India Captains To Join MCA Celebrating 50 Years Of Wankhede Stadium

"Kuch Sawaal They Mann Mein": Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli Visit Premanand Maharaj

Shamsher Singh Calls India's Bronze Medal Win At Paris Olympics A "Farewell Gift" For PR Sreejesh

"There Is An Urge To Move On From Him": Ravindra Jadeja Faces BCCI's Scrutiny

Ex-Australia Captain Gives Team India Winning Recipe For England Tour, Makes Bold 'Virat Kohli' Verdict