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India's batters could've scored heavily in Pakistan: Robin Uthappa

DUBAI: The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, it can safely be said, has been marred by bad weather in Pakistan and accusations from various quarters that India have enjoyed an 'unfair advantage' by playing all their matches at one venue - the Dubai International Stadium here, even as the other teams…

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Champions Trophy: 'This Indian team looks ruthless'

When Lalchand Rajput took charge as manager of a youthful Indian squad for the first-ever T20 World Cup in 2007, he ventured into uncharted waters. Despite being written off by critics, the team emerged victorious.

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Exclusive | My personal goal is to play in IPL, says India-born UAE all-rounder Dhruv Parashar

NEW DELHI: Dhruv Parashar, a promising 20-year-old all-rounder, made a successful debut in the International League T20 (ILT20) for Desert Vipers against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on Saturday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. A crucial contributor in the Vipers' emphatic 53-run victory, Parashar marked his arrival with a composed…

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EXCLUSIVE | ILT20 has been a big boon for UAE players: Coach Lalchand Rajput

NEW DELHI: Former India coach and now at the United Arab Emirates, Lalchand Rajput, hailed the International League T20 (ILT20) as a transformative force for UAE cricket. Rajput credited the league's global player participation for boosting the national team's performance, leading to four trophies in just ten months under his…

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Rahul Dravid's coaching is very silent and correct: Lalchand Rajput

NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Lalchand Rajput shared his thoughts on Rahul Dravid's coaching tenure after India won their second ICC T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in a thrilling final in Barbados on Saturday.

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'We will have a new T20 World Cup winner in Afghanistan'

MUMBAI: Afghanistan’s historic run into the T20 World Cup semifinal on Tuesday prompted former coach Lalchand Rajput, who has been watching his former team in action closely, to make a bold prediction.

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'Gautam Gambhir is a no-nonsense guy, will make a good coach': Lalchand Rajput

NEW DELHI: Former India coach Lalchand Rajput believes that Gautam Gambhir is the ideal candidate to lead Indian cricket forward. Rajput praises Gambhir for being a shrewd tactician and a no-nonsense individual, emphasising his added value to the team as a two-time World Cup winner.

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Raju Kulkarni moves from Mumbai chief selector to CIC chief post

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cricket Association has appointed former India pacer Raju Kulkarni, who was the Mumbai senior chief selector last season, as the new chairman of the MCA's Cricket Improvement Committee. The MCA has also decided to rope in former India women's team captain Diana Edulji as the cricket advisor…

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Emirates Cricket Board signs Manpreet Sidhu as lead team performance and strategy analyst coach

JAIPUR: The Emirates Cricket Board has signed India’s Manpreet Sidhu as ‘lead team performance and strategy analyst coach’ for its men’s national team. The 40-year-old Sidhu will be part of the support staff for the UAE cricket squad. This is Sidhu’s second contract with any international side after Team Canada.

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Lalchand Rajput becomes UAE head coach

MUMBAI: Former Indian opener Lalchand Rajput has been appointed the head coach of UAE men’s national team for the next three years.

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Stop using my name while excluding players, Lalchand Rajput warns Mumbai selectors

MUMBAI: The Mumbai senior team's average season so far has been hit by a controversy. Former India opener Lalchand Rajput, who is currently the chairman of the Mumbai Cricket Association's Cricket Improvement Committee, is furious after learning that some members of Mumbai's senior selection committee are allegedly “using his name…

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Lalchand Rajput believes dropping Cheteshwar Pujara is a 'positive move'

Former India player and coach Lalchand Rajput has expressed his support for the BCCI Selection Committee's decision to exclude Cheteshwar Pujara from the Test side for the upcoming West Indies tour. Rajput referred to this move as a "positive step" aimed at nurturing and developing young players for the next…

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MCA appoints Saxena, Samant as indoor academy coaches at BKC

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC), led by former India opener Lalchand Rajput has appointed ex-Mumbai pacer Santosh Saxena (fast bowling) and Satish Samant (batting) as coaches at the MCA's indoor academy in BKC.

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MCA floats advertisement for batting, pace bowling coaches

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cricket Association has floated an advertisement on its website for the post of batting and pace bowling coaches at its Indoor Academy in Bandra Kurla Complex after Vinayak Mane and Pradeep Sundaram, who had been originally appointed for the jobs by the Lalchand Rajput-led Cricket Improvement Committee,…

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Raju Kulkarni is new Mumbai chief selector

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Cricket Association’s Cricket Improvement Committee, headed by former India opener Lalchand Rajput, at a meeting on Tuesday appointed ex-India pacer Raju Kulkarni as the new chief selector of the Mumbai senior under-23 teams. Kulkarni, who played 3 Tests and 10 ODIs in which he picked 15 wickets…

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Big teams should play Zimbabwe more: Lalchand Rajput

MUMBAI: Along with the Zimbabwe team and the public, one man who's excited for this long-pending tour by the Indian team is former India opener Lalchand Rajput.

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Lalchand Rajput in race to be Mumbai Cricket Association's T20 Mumbai League Governing Council chairman

MUMBAI: Former India opener Lalchand Rajput is in the race to be the chairman of the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) T20 Mumbai League Governing Council.

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