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Eden Gardens' journey from quarantine centre to cricket
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 06:23 AM IST
It was at Eden in 1945 that Syed Mushtaq Ali was inducted in the India team on popular demand. “No Mushtaq, no Test” banners came up at Eden forcing the selectors, Duleepsinhji among them, to bring Ali back for the unofficial Test against Australian Services.
Tiwary stars in Mohun Bagan win as cricket returns to Eden Gardens
Kolkata | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 10:55 PM IST
Put in to bat, Mohun Bagan scored 156 for five with Tiwary smashing three sixes and five fours. In reply, Customs could only manage 139 for 6 at the floodlit Eden.
IPL 2020: Will miss energy of Eden Gardens, says Dinesh Karthik
Abu Dhabi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 09, 2020 11:01 PM IST
With West Bengal hit by the double blow of Cyclone Amphan and the COVID-19 pandemic, the skipper said the season would be more for the people of the state.
‘I was literally coming from outside making that decision’: KKR CEO Venky Mysore recalls dropping Sourav Ganguly in 2011
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2020 01:39 PM IST
IPL 2020: Before heading into IPL 2011, Kolkata Knight Riders decided to not retain former skipper Sourav Ganguly into the team.
‘Bowled some 4000 overs and got hammered by Laxman and Dravid’: Shane Warne recalls 2001 Eden Gardens Test
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2020 01:38 PM IST
“I remember standing in slips in between bowling about 4000 overs and getting hammered around the ground,” Shane Warne recalls the 2001 Eden Gardens Test.
Eden Gardens’ quarantine facility ready for Kolkata Police
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2020 09:13 PM IST
Eden Gardens has made available spaces below its five galleries (E, F, G and H blocks) to be set up as Covid-19 quarantine centre.
Containment zones increase in Bengal with highest single-day spike of 1,344 new Covid-19 cases
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
UPDATED ON JUL 11, 2020 10:03 PM IST
With more Kolkata Police personnel being sent on quarantine, the city police have requested the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to turn a portion of the Eden Gardens stadium into a quarantine centre exclusively for police personnel.
Eden Gardens to be used as quarantine facility for police personnel
Kolkata | By Asian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
PUBLISHED ON JUL 11, 2020 11:36 AM IST
It has been decided that under galleries of E, F, G and H blocks would be used to set up such facilities. In case, if more space is required, then J block might also be used. Such areas would be thoroughly segregated as a safety measure.
CAB closes office for 7 days after Eden staff tests positive for Covid-19
Kolkata | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 05, 2020 06:59 PM IST
“Incidentally CAB has not opened formally and has been working sporadically with a skeleton staff essentially to meet certain statutory compliances and for clearing dues to various stakeholders,” Dalmiya added.
Dreams can’t just be configured in the head: Mayank Agarwal
Indo Asian News Service | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON JUN 29, 2020 09:03 PM IST
India’s Test opener Agarwal on Monday shared a photo of him walking out to open the batting at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens during India’s first pink-ball Test against Bangladesh with the hashtags #MondayMotivation #TeamIndia.
‘I gave a batsman out who was not out’: Steve Bucknor recalls umpiring decisions involving Sachin Tendulkar
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Yash Bhati
UPDATED ON JUN 22, 2020 11:02 AM IST
Two of his most famous errors of judgement led to the dismissal of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. Bucknor regrets those decisions in hindsight.
Harbhajan didn’t buckle under pressure and personal setbacks: VVS Laxman
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2020 11:22 AM IST
Lauding the off-spinner for his contribution to Indian cricket, VVS Laxman on Saturday said Harbhajan Singh channelised potential frustration into unbridled aggression.
Shah Rukh Khan says he’s missing the IPL, reacts to joke at the expense of Kolkata Knight Riders
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 20, 2020 03:55 PM IST
Actor Shah Rukh Khan, reacting to a joke at the expense of his team the Kolkata Knight Riders, has said that he is missing the IPL, which was indefinitely postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
‘We’ve gone crazy this year’ - What clicked for Bengal this season as they ended 13-year long wait
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2020 09:44 AM IST
Bengal needed 17.3 overs and 115 minutes on Tuesday to roll over Karnataka on 177, making it a hat-trick of semi-final losses for the reigning Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy champions.
Bengal pick unchanged squad for Ranji Trophy semis against Karnataka
Kolkata | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2020 10:03 PM IST
Pacer Akash Deep, who had to sit out against Odisha in the quarterfinal because of a niggle, is back in the squad as he is likely to make a comeback.
Ranji Trophy: Bengal beat Odisha to storm into semi-finals
Tangi | By PTI
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2020 03:34 PM IST
Resuming on 361 for seven, Bengal lost their remaining three wickets for 12 runs inside six overs to set Odisha an improbable 456.
Kohli & Co to go pink in Australia
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON FEB 16, 2020 10:55 PM IST
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said after the meeting, “Day-night Test will happen and we will make a public announcement—the second Test against England next year. Yes, against Australia also.”
‘Even Shah Rukh Khan went mad, started running around Eden Gardens’: Shoaib Akhtar recounts playing for KKR
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON FEB 15, 2020 08:56 AM IST
Akhtar was one of the big-signings for KKR in the first season and Sourav Ganguly spoke about the experience of leading the maverick fast-bowler.
Sourav Ganguly heads to UK, 4-nation series talks in pipeline
New Delhi | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON FEB 06, 2020 09:51 AM IST
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly headed to UK from the Eden Gardens on Wednesday and there will be talks around the 4-nation tournament during his stay there, confirmed a source.
Sourav Ganguly to deliver Jagmohan Dalmiya lecture on March 17
Kolkata | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON FEB 05, 2020 09:07 PM IST
Organised in memory of Jagmohan Dalmiya, the conclave is an annual event and in 2017 India’s first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev delivered the lecture.
Late Jagmohan Dalmiya’s son Avishek becomes youngest CAB President at 38
Kolkata | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON FEB 06, 2020 09:55 AM IST
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s elder brother Snehasish Ganguly, a former Bengal left-hander, is the new joint secretary, a post that has been vacated by Dalmiya junior before his elevation.
‘IPL snub was difficult to digest' - Manoj Tiwary after triple ton
Kalyani | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 20, 2020 09:41 PM IST
Pointing to his 46 against Andhra on a Eden Gardens greentop, Tiwary said selectors often go for individual brilliance rather than seeing the quality of knocks.
Anushka Sharma shoots with cricketer Jhulan Goswami: Is this her first film post Zero?
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 13, 2020 02:55 PM IST
Pictures from Kolkata’s Eden Gardens show Anushka Sharma and Jhulan Goswami shooting a promo video of some kind. See the images here.
World Test Championship: From Smith to Labuschagne - How Australia batsmen are closing gap on India’s massive lead at top
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2020 08:28 AM IST
World Test Championship: With seven wins in as many matches and three series wins, India currently occupy the top spot with 360 points.
‘Love at first sight’: Sourav Ganguly narrates nostalgic tale about Indian cricketer
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2020 08:25 AM IST
In many ways, the 2001 Test match between India and Australia at the iconic Eden Gardens changed the face of Indian cricket.
‘Bloody obsession’, bloody good fast bowlers, and those 30 minutes – Indian cricket in 2019
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Manish K Pathak
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2019 12:50 PM IST
Win in Australia and the world cup loss - these two were the two central characters, these two had two contrasting images, these two encapsulated, cricket, life, Indian psyche and everything else in between.
‘Worst year for me as analyst’: Sanjay Manjrekar speaks about 2019, recalls Ravindra Jadeja, Harsha Bhogle episodes
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2019 12:20 PM IST
In November when India took on Bangladesh in a day night Test match, Manjrekar raked up another controversy when he got into a minor verbal spat with Harsha Bhogle over the visibility of the pink ball.
Tests under lights, no runners: 5 big changes to cricket over the past decade
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2019 10:15 AM IST
As the decade draws to a close, cricket as a sport has seen massive changes - there have been rule changes, there have been new formats, there have been establishment changes.
Sourav Ganguly wants India to play pink-ball tests in every series
New Delhi | By Reuters
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2019 03:30 PM IST
India became the last major cricket nation to embrace day-night tests when they hosted neighbours Bangladesh in front of a sellout crowd at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens last month.
BCCI go-ahead to more pink-ball Tests in future
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Sanjjeev K Samyal
UPDATED ON DEC 02, 2019 10:41 AM IST
While the Test made for good viewing, there remain doubts within the team. The main grouse is spinners are not as effective after the ball gets wet once the dew sets in.