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Coach Sankalp firm on producing Team India cricketer soon

LUCKNOW, July 12 -- When Sankalp Singh stepped onto the cricket pitch of the Guru Gobind Singh Sports College here in Lucknow as a coach in 2012, his only dream was to produce India stars like Suresh ... Read More


Eye on Worlds, para shuttler Shashank pulls out all stops

LUCKNOW, July 10 -- There was a time when para shuttler Shashank Kumar used to borrow a shuttlecock for training. At international level, especially at Paralympics, he faced financial hardships. Befor... Read More


Who to blame for UP's Ranji Trophy misses?

LUCKNOW, July 9 -- If domestic giants Mumbai could win the prestigious Ranji Trophy for a record 42 times in the last 90 years, then a lot of it must be due to the good planning of Mumbai Cricket Asso... Read More


Kanpur Superstars skipper looks to go with guns blazing in UPT20L

LUCKNOW, July 7 -- Batter Sameer Rizvi may not have had good IPL seasons, except in Delhi Capitals' last league match when he scored an unbeaten half-century for the team, but his track record in the ... Read More


Green Park revamp on back burner

LUCKNOW, July 5 -- Hosting an international match seems to be a distant dream for one of the oldest Test centres in India, the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. This is because its revamp is yet to start,... Read More


Shivakant Shukla restarts cricket journey, though in different whites

LUCKNOW, July 4 -- Shivakant Shukla has always been an achiever for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. His first big occasion was the catch of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar during the Ranji Trophy f... Read More


Everything which can go wrong, has over here!

LUCKNOW, July 3 -- Inadequate infrastructure, improper coaching, and bad planning etc, seem to be the reasons why budding Uttar Pradesh sports persons have lost faith in the state government-run sport... Read More


'Delay' on UPCA's part defers laying of red soil wicket at Greek Park?

LUCKNOW, July 1 -- An alleged administrative delay on the part of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) seems to have halted the laying of the red soil wicket on time at the Kanpur's Green Park... Read More


State capital set to get another cricket ground

LUCKNOW, June 30 -- Two grounds at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket stadium, including an international one, three grounds for domestic matches at the Babu Banarasi Das Stadium, GCRG Ground and ... Read More


Is UPCA killing local talent by allowing Rlys players to participate?

LUCKNOW, June 28 -- Much was expected when Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association launched the UPTwenty20 League in 2023 with the sole objective to spot talent, which could help Uttar Pradesh win white bal... Read More