Motera: 2023 One Day International (ODI) Cricket World Cup in India is scheduled to start on October 5 and end on November 19, according to a report, with 48 matches to be played across the 46-day period. Motera, Gujarat-based Narendra Modi Stadium is set to host the final match as total 12 venues are reportedly finalised to host the WC matches in India, according to ESPNcricinfo. Apart from Ahmedabad, the Cricket World Cup will be played in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hy...Read More

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians, owned by Reliance Industries Limited, today announced the proposed addition of a fifth cricket franchise – MI New York, to the growing MI #OneFamily, to be based in New York. The team will participate in the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket (MLC) subject to completion of customary due diligence; negotiation, and execution of definitive binding agreements, and receipt of required corporate, regulatory and third-party approvals and compliances. Mrs. Nita M. A...Read More

Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators will participate in a cricket tournament for legislators during 20-28 March at JS Patel ground in Koba in Gandhinagar. Opposition legislators have refused to participate in this tournament. The organizers have finalized 9 teams. Legislators Alpesh Thakor, Amit Thaker, Hardik Patel, Hira Solanki, Jayesh Radadiya, Dhavalsinh Zala and Sanjay Koradiya are appointed captains of these teams. Each team has a woman legislator as Vice C...Read More

Ahmedabad: President of Gujarat State Football Association (G.S.F.A.) and Rajya Sabha Member Shri Parimal Nathwani hosted and interacted with the National Senior Women’s Football Team today in Ahmedabad. Shri Nathwani greeted the 33-member squad, the coach, and the team manager. He wished them as the team is going for international exposure in football sports. The Indian Senior Women’s team will leave Ahmedabad on 16th March 2023 at the end of their coaching camp here and visit first to J...Read More

Gandhinagar: Metro trains operated by Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) will be more frequently available and will function for more hours during the cricket match between India and Australia. The Test match between two cricket-playing countries will take place from the 9th of March to the 13th of March at Motera-based Narendra Modi stadium. The stadium is located next to Motera station Metro. According to a note shared by the State government, Metro trains will operate from 6 am to 1...Read More

New Delhi: At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of Australia, H.E. Mr. Anthony Albanese, will pay a State Visit to India on 08-11 March 2023, said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement. Prime Minister Albanese will also join Prime Minister Modi at the Fourth Test Match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad, the Australian statement on the visit said.  He will be accompanied by Senator Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism, and H.E...Read More

Rajkot: A 2-day cricket tournament of Karmakandi brahmins is held in Rajkot for the first time in Gujarat. The tournament is organized at Rudra Shakti ground near Ratanpar on Rajkot- Morbi road. The tournament is titled 'Vednarayan cup'. It has running commentary in the Sanskrit language along with chanting of mantras on every boundary shot meaning, fours and sixes. The players are supposed to wear Dhoti-Jabha while playing. There are 8 teams in the tournament. The 8 teams are named afte...Read More

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians announce Harmanpreet Kaur as the captain of its women’s team ahead of the inaugural season of Women’s Premier League. She recently became the first cricketer to play 150 T20Is, has been a pillar for the national team for over a decade now across formats, since making her debut at the age of 20. The national team captain, who is an Arjuna Awardee, has a solid winning record, and also holds the record for the highest ever individual score in a knockout game in a Wome...Read More

Ahmedabad: Beth Mooney, the Australian batter who played a crucial role in her team's victory in the Women's T20 World Cup, has been chosen as the captain of the Gujarat Giants team for the first-ever Women's Premier League (WPL). Giants' head coach, Rachael Haynes, who is also a former team-mate of Mooney, will be a part of the team. Sneh Rana, an all-rounder from India, has been appointed as the vice-captain. Mooney expressed her excitement in a statement and said that she was thrilled to l...Read More

Rajkot: Jaydev Unadkat led Saurashtra team today won their second Ranji Trophy title in the last three years with a nine-wicket win over Bengal in the final. Saurashtra won its first title in the 2019-20 season, defeating the same opponent in the final at home in Rajkot. Saurashtra is one of the most consistent red-ball teams on the domestic circuit, having reached the finals five times since the 2012-13 season. The Saurashtra team is also the winner of the Vijay Hazare trophy at present. DeshGu...Read More