Yuvraj Singh is a former Indian international cricketer who played in all formats of the game. He was an all-rounder who batted left-handed in the middle order and bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He has won 7 Player of the Series awards in One Day International (ODI) cricket,which is a joint 3rd highest by an Indian cricketer,shared with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. He is the son of former Indian fast bowler and actor Yograj Singh.
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly,also known as Dada,is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He is popularly called the Maharaja of Indian Cricket. He was captain of the Indian national cricket team and is regarded as one of India's most successful cricket captains. As captain,he led Indian national team to win the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and reach the final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup,the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2004 Asia Cup.
Deep Dasgupta is a former Indian cricketer who played in eight Test matches and five One Day Internationals between 2001 and 2006 as the national wicketkeeper and was later replaced by Ajay Ratra. He is now a Hindi and English commentator.
Rohit Sharma is an Indian international cricketer who currently plays for and captains the India national cricket team in Test and ODI matches. He previously captained in T20 matches and in the country's 2024 T20 World Cup win after which he retired from T20s in June. He is considered as one of the best batsmen of his generation and one of the best white-ball opening batters of all time.
Shikhar Dhawan is an Indian former cricketer. A left-handed opening batter,he was considered one of the greatest ODI batsmen for Indian cricket team for a decade and Delhi in domestic cricket. His batting average in ICC World Cups and Champion Trophies is 65.15,which is the highest among batters scoring at least 1000 runs in those tournaments. He was awarded the 'Player of the Tournament' in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and was the leading run scorer for India at the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Amol Anil Muzumdar is an Indian cricket coach and former cricketer who previously played for the cricket teams of Mumbai and Assam. He was primarily a right-handed batsman. He held the record for the most runs scored in the Ranji Trophy,India's premier domestic first-class cricket competition,beating the record previously held by Amarjit Kaypee. In October 2023,BCCI appointed Amol as the head coach of the India women's national cricket team.
The Chappell–Ganguly controversy was caused by a series of events in late 2005 and early 2006 which involved highly publicised infighting in the Indian cricket team between the then newly appointed coach Greg Chappell and captain Sourav Ganguly. The dispute resulted in the removal of Ganguly as captain and his replacement by vice-captain Rahul Dravid in November 2005,with Ganguly being dropped from the ODI team. Ganguly was also dropped from the Test team at the end of January 2006. The dispute stirred up strong emotions in India,ranging from fiery street protests in Ganguly's home town of Kolkata and his home state of West Bengal,to speeches in the Parliament of India. Eventually Ganguly was recalled to the team in both forms of cricket in late 2006 after his replacements lost form,and was selected as a part of the Indian team for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Holkar Cricket Stadium is located in Indore,Madhya Pradesh,India. It is owned and operated by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association and serves as its headquarter. It is the home ground of Madhya Pradesh cricket team as well as MP women's team.
This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 2000–01 season to the present.
Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav is an Indian cricketer who represented the Indian cricket team. He currently plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He played 57 test matches for India and his fast-bowling contributed of India winning test matches particularly at home. Yadav was a member of the team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He was the highest wicket-taker for India in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Ajinkya Rahane is an Indian cricketer and former captain and former vice-captain of the Indian team in Test cricket,who has played for Indian cricket team in all formats as a batsman. He currently captains Mumbai in Ranji trophy and plays for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL and Leicestershire in County Championship. Rahane plays primarily as a middle-order batsman in the Test format and as a top-order batsman in white-ball forms of the game. As a captain of the national team,India has only lost one match under his captaincy.
Gautam Gambhir is an Indian former international cricketer,former politician,a philanthropist,and the current head coach of the Indian cricket team in all formats. He played for India in all formats of the game between 2003 and 2016,became the first Indian batsman to secure place in the ICC Rankings of Top 10 Batsman in all three formats. He was a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024. He received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2019,the fourth highest civilian award in India.
Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer who represented India from 1999 to 2013. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive openers and one of the greatest batsmen of his era,he played for Delhi Capitals in IPL and Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. He batted right-handed and played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test side in 2001. In April 2009,Sehwag became the first Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008,subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009. He worked as stand-in captain occasionally during absence of main captain of India,also worked as Vice-Captain for Indian squad. He is former captain of Delhi Daredevils and Delhi Ranji Team. During his time with India,Sehwag was a member of the team that was one of the joint winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy,the winners of the 2007 T20 World Cup,and the winners of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. During the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy,Sehwag was the highest run scorer with 271 runs. In 2023,he was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik is an Indian commentator and former professional cricketer and coach who played for the India national cricket team and is currently the batting coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. He was also the captain of the Tamil Nadu cricket team in domestic cricket. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2004. He was the 4th Indian batsman to play 300 T20 matches. Karthik was a member of the team that won both the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Karthik is also the first Indian ever to win a Player of The Match award in a T20 International,having done so in 2006. Known for his six hitting ability,aggressive batting style,longevity and ability to finish games strong,Karthik was viewed as a crucial asset in the IPL and the India national cricket team for almost two decades.
The Indian national cricket team toured Pakistan during the 2003–04 cricket season. India played five One Day International matches and three Test matches against the Pakistan cricket team. The series was called the Samsung Cup for sponsorship reasons. India won the ODI series 3-2 and the Test series 2–1.
The Australia national cricket team toured India in the 2004–05 season and played a four-match Test series,during October and November 2004,against India,Australia winning the series 2–1 with one match drawn,their first series win on Indian soil since their 1969–70 tour. The future Australian Test captain,Michael Clarke,made his Test debut in the first match,scoring 151 in the first innings. In the fourth match of the series,Clarke took 6 wickets for 9 runs in the second innings.
The Mohammad Nissar Trophy was an annual first class cricket competition which takes place in Feroz Shah Kotla,New Delhi,India from 15 to 18 September 2008. It was contested over four days between Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team the winner of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy from Pakistan and Delhi cricket team the winner of Ranji Trophy from India.
Karun Kaladharan Nair is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed top order batter and occasional off break bowler. He is only the second Indian batter to score a triple century in Test cricket.
Shreyas Santosh Iyer is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a right-handed batter. Currently,he is bought by Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.He has played in all formats for the Indian cricket team. Iyer scored a century in his debut test match and a half-century in the second innings against New Zealand in November 2021,thus becoming the first Indian player to achieve the milestone. Iyer plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League from 2022 to 2024. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was named in the India Squad for 2023 Cricket World Cup,and scored a century against New Zealand in the semi-finals. He was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup. He won his first IPL title as captain in the 2024 Indian Premier League,becoming the 5th Indian player to lead a team to the IPL title victory.
The 2008–09 Irani Trophy match was played 24–28 September 2008 at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodra. Rest of India defeated the reigning Ranji Trophy champions Delhi defeated by 187 runs.
