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India vs Pakistan: A tale of two full tosses

April 18, 1986, Sharjah: It's the AustralAsia Cup final and India pacer Chetan Sharma is asked to defend 10 off the last over against Javed Miandad. With four to get off the last ball, Sharma tries to bowl a yorker, but it ends up being a full toss which Miandad,…

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Desert Duels: The five best India-Pakistan ODIs in the UAE

For decades, the UAE has been the battleground of some of the most unforgettable India-Pakistan One-Day International clashes. From the legendary Sharjah thrillers of the 1980s and 1990s to modern-day encounters in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, this neutral turf has witnessed heartbreaks, last-ball finishes and heroic performances. Here are five…

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EXCLUSIVE | 'Hum Rohit Sharma ki kaptaani mein... ': Former chief selector makes bold prediction

NEW DELHI: Team India clinched back-to-back Border-Gavaskar Trophy victories in Australia — first under Virat Kohli’s captaincy in 2018-19 and then under Ajinkya Rahane in 2020-21. Now, with Rohit Sharma leading the side, India are aiming for an unprecedented third straight series win on Australian soil.

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Chetan Sharma - the first bowler to claim ODI World Cup hat-trick

NEW DELHI: Chetan Sharma made history as the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in a World Cup during the 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup. This remarkable feat occurred on October 31, 1987, in a group stage match against New Zealand in Nagpur.

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AI chatbot letdown: Hype hits rocky reality

The generative AI iindustry hits a "trough of disillusionment" as early awe dims and tough problems mount.

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India vs New Zealand: A brief history of ODI World Cup battles

The cricketing world has witnessed some breathtaking clashes, fierce rivalries, and unforgettable moments throughout its rich history. One such rivalry, which often slipped under the radar, is the face-off between India and New Zealand in the ICC ODI World Cup. The battles between these two cricketing powerhouses have been marked…

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World Cup: The perfect 10 iconic India vs Pakistan ODIs

A 7-0 scoreline in World Cups might suggest India have overwhelmingly dominated Pakistan in One-Day cricket. But this lop-sided head-to-head is misleading. There was a period when an India win against Pakistan was a once-in-a-blue-moon affair.

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BCCI names Ajit Agarkar India's new chairman of selectors

Former India fast bowler Ajit Agarkar has been appointed chairman of India’s selection committee, BCCI said on July 4.

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Ajit Agarkar is new India men's chief selector

MUMBAI: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar was on Tuesday named as the men's chief selector at a critical time for Indian cricket, when the ODI World Cup is just three months away, and calls for a transition growing louder in recent times due to certain unfavourable results. The 45-year-old Mumbaikar…

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Ajit Agarkar quits Delhi Capitals after throwing his hat in selection ring

NEW DELHI: Frontrunner for the chief selector's job of the senior men's national team, former India pacer Ajit Agarkar on Thursday quit from his post of assistant coach in IPL franchise Delhi Capitals.

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Women's Premier League to be held in February with bigger window, home and away format

MUMBAI: The Women's Premier League will be played in the home-away format from the next edition onwards with a bigger window, most likely in February, a source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed on Friday.

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Chetan Sharma resigns as BCCI chief selector

MUMBAI: 48 hours after a sting operation by a private news channel saw him make several loose comments, BCCI's chief selector Chetan Sharma on Friday resigned from his post. "His position became untenable. He had to go," a BCCI official told TOI.

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Will BCCI allow Chetan Sharma to attend the next selection meeting?

NEW DELHI: Chetan Sharma's position as chairman of national selection committee has become untenable after his alleged 'loose talk' during a sting operation but the BCCI might give him a chance to defend himself before taking a final decision on his fate.

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BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma in midst of TV sting controversy

(Disclaimer: This is a wire agency story. No content has been added by TOI or timesofindia.com.)

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BCCI Announces All-India Senior Men Selection Committee Appointments

The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), comprising Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra, and Jatin Paranjape, on Saturday undertook an extensive process for selecting members of the All-India Senior Selection Committee. Read on for details:

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CAC query for selectors: Succession plan beyond Rohit, potential Test keeper, next big thing from U-19 pool

NEW DELHI: "What should be a three-year leadership plan across formats once Rohit Sharma's captaincy tenure ends?"

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Yo-Yo test and Dexa to be part of selection criteria as BCCI increases focus on player fitness

NEW DELHI: India's cricket board (BCCI) have decided to increase focus on player fitness ahead of the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup, and on Sunday reintroduced the Yo-Yo test as one of the criteria for the selection of the Indian national team. Besides the Yo-Yo test, Dexa (bone scan test)…

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BCCI to review T20 World Cup performance in new year

NEW DELHI: The BCCI brass will review India's underwhelming performance in the T20 World Cup with skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid on January 1, according to BCCI sources.

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Indian Cricket in 2022: A saga of forgettable year

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli's artistic sixes against Pakistan united fans from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in an otherwise underwhelming year for Indian cricket, which started with a promise of transformation but ended with the commencement of another difficult transition period.

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BCCI asks selectors to work an extra day, CAC likely to meet on Dec 29

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) asked the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee to work for an extra day to pick the Indian team for the upcoming limited-overs home series against Sri Lanka. TOI has learnt that the BCCI’s cricket advisory committee, comprising Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjpe and Sulakshna Naik,…

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Chetan Sharma's committee to select teams for Sri Lanka series, KL Rahul might face T20I axe

NEW DELHI: The outgoing selection committee led by Chetan Sharma will be picking the two white ball Indian squads for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, starting January 3, as the new panel will not be named before another week's time, according to BCCI sources.

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T20 World Cup postmortem: The curious case of Chetan Sharma’s ‘sacking’

On October 19, the annual general meeting drew to a close at Hotel Taj Palace in Mumbai, with former India pacer Roger Binny succeeding former Team India skipper Sourav Ganguly.

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After new BCCI selection panel, a different India captain for each format?

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Friday night decided to sack all four senior men’s national selectors following another disappointing T20 World Cup campaign.

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T20 World Cup fallout: BCCI sacks entire selection panel, split captaincy in job mandate for new committee

NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Friday sacked the entire four-member senior national selection committee led by Chetan Sharma after the Indian cricket team failed to reach the final of the T20 World Cup in Australia.

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End of road for Dinesh Karthik, Ashwin as India's T20 transition starts

ADELAIDE: The ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia, in all likelihood, will be Dinesh Karthik and Ravichandran Ashwin's last appearance in the format as the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee started the transition phase in the shortest version of the game keeping the 2024 edition in the West Indies and USA…

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