Chetan sharma

The observation by the bench came while hearing a plea moved by the Sports Ministry seeking permission to grant provisional annual recognition to 57 NSFs so that they can commence training of sportspersons for the Olympics next year. read more

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar recalls his first meeting with a 15-year-old Tendulkar during a Test match in Mumbai in New Zealand back in November 1988. read more

This match still sends shivers down the spine of ardent cricket fans in both India and Pakistan. Miandad had smashed a six off the final ball of the match bowled by Chetan Sharma. read more

It was in December, 1988 when Azhar blasted a more than decent New Zealand attack for a 62-ball-100, then the fastest hundred in 50 over cricket. read more

While Iyer slammed his maiden 50, Chahar ended the innings with a hat-trick and in the process ended with figures of 6 for 7, which is now the best-ever figures for any bowler in this format. read more

India have a long home season lined up which also includes three Tests against South Africa and two against Bangladesh – both part of World Test Championships and former India pacer Chetan Sharma believes Jasprit Bumrah should not be risked on flat tracks... read more

On Tuesday, the DDCA had announced that the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium will be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium in tribute to the former finance minister who passed away recently. read more

Shami is the second Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in World Cup after Chetan Sharma’s feat against New Zealand in the 1987 edition. This is the 10th hat-trick in history of 50-over World Cup. read more

Shastri had earlier said that the current Indian team has managed to win matches overseas, something which previous Indian teams failed to do. This didn’t go down well with Ganguly, who lashed out at Shastri for making ‘immature comments’. read more