20May2013 Newswire:

Cricket

Ajinkya Rahane retires from Test Cricket, joins TCS bench

Ajinkya Rahane retires from Test Cricket, joins TCS bench

Mar. 10 |

Fed up with being benched with the Indian cricket team, Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has announced his retirement from Test Cricket and is seeking an alternative career by joining the IT services company TCS.

Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from Day 1 of Test Cricket

Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from Day 1 of Test Cricket

Mar. 6 |

Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced his retirement from Day 1 of Test Cricket. The decision was taken after he had an abysmal performance on the first day of the Chennai test against Australia, and not so great first day either at Hyderabad test.

BCCI to start marriage bureau, to fix matches for cricketers

BCCI to start marriage bureau, to fix matches for cricketers

Mar. 5 |

After Cheteshwar Pujara scored a double century after marriage and admitted that the pressure of marriage helped him perform, BCCI has decided to help cricketers with marriage and performance.

Duncan Fletcher to undergo plastic surgery to look like Gary Kirsten

Duncan Fletcher to undergo plastic surgery to look like Gary Kirsten

Jan. 12 |

Just when we thought Duncan Fletcher’s days as the coach of the Indian cricket team might be numbered, BCCI announced today that it will be sending him for a cosmetic surgery to make him look exactly like Gary Kirsten

Duncan Fletcher to be awarded Drone-Acharya award

Duncan Fletcher to be awarded Drone-Acharya award

Jan. 6 |

After India won the 3rd ODI between India and Pakistan earlier today, the government of India decided to reward the Indian cricket team’s Coach with the “Drone-Acharya” award.

Man who had been calling for Sachin to retire becomes jobless now

Man who had been calling for Sachin to retire becomes jobless now

Dec. 26 |

Sanjay, a die-hard Sachin critic, who had been keeping himself busy over the last 18 months by pining for Sachin’s retirement, now suddenly finds himself out of any work.

Indian team for Pakistan series to be selected in Bigg Boss style

Indian team for Pakistan series to be selected in Bigg Boss style

Dec. 15 |

With too many controversies about team selection and relationships between senior players doing the rounds, BCCI has decided to make the whole process transparent, where the common man will witness everything and decide for the team.

Cricket fan more afraid of Nagpur test ending than the world ending

Cricket fan more afraid of Nagpur test ending than the world ending

Dec. 14 |

Rohit Mishra, a diehard cricket fan, is more afraid about the possible ways in which Nagpur test match can end on or before 17th December than the ways in which the world can end on 21st December as per the Mayan calendar.

Eden Gardens Curator Prabir Mukherjee arrested

Eden Gardens Curator Prabir Mukherjee arrested

Dec. 9 |

High drama unfolded in Kolkata as sleuths from IB and CBI in a joint-operation, arrested the 84-year old curator of the Eden Gardens Mr. Prabir Mukherjee. He was arrested under the National Security Act 1980. The action was taken following a complaint from the BCCI.

BCCI to support technology in Cricket, Robots included in squad for fourth Test

BCCI to support technology in Cricket, Robots included in squad for fourth Test

Dec. 8 |

With India the verge of another defeat in the third test match against England, BCCI has offered to support use of technology in cricket if ICC allows inclusion of robots in the Indian team for the fourth test at Nagpur.