Khurram Habib

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Khurram Habib -December 29, 2023

Delhi selectors pick expanded squad for first two Ranji games

Delhi selectors pick expanded squad for first two Ranji games

The DDCA selectors have announced 26-member squad for the first two Ranji Trophy matches

Khurram Habib -December 21, 2023

Women’s cricket leagues, high performance centres in Delhi cricket: DDCA President Rohan Jaitley

Women’s cricket leagues, high performance centres in Delhi cricket: DDCA President Rohan Jaitley

The U-15 women’s team that qualified for the BCCI U-15 tournament final awarded Rs 20 lakh as Jaitley announces a slew of measures like High Performance Centres, women’s leagues and automation of data at the Annual Awards Function held to felicitate DDCA League winners

Khurram Habib -December 20, 2023

Coach’s reprimand led to Innesh Mahajan’s hunger for runs, U-19 World Cup spot

Coach’s reprimand led to Innesh Mahajan’s hunger for runs, U-19 World Cup spot

Eighteen-year-old Mahajan, who will represent India in the under-19 World Cup in South Africa next month, developed hunger for runs early in life after being prompted by his coach to score big

Khurram Habib -December 19, 2023

I developed habit of spending the entire day on cricket field since childhood: Sameer Rizvi

I developed habit of spending the entire day on cricket field since childhood: Sameer Rizvi

Uncapped Meerut batsman Sameer Rizvi, who earned a Rs 8.4 crore IPL deal with Chennai Super Kings, says he was initiated into cricket at the age of five and the proximity of his uncle's academy to his home made him spend full days there and get bred on the game

Khurram Habib -December 12, 2023

Delhi girls shine in BCCI under-15 tournament

Delhi girls shine in BCCI under-15 tournament

Delhi girls ended as runners-up in the second edition of BCCI women’s under-15 tournament with wicketkeeper-batsman Nishika Singh, who trains for 10 hours a day, racking up close to 600 runs

Khurram Habib -December 9, 2023

Delhi’s first Test class

Delhi’s first Test class

Prakash Bhandari, the first Delhi player to don India's Test uniform, recounts his exploits from cricketing days, which includes getting Pakistan’s Hanif Mohammad out with a peach of a delivery

Khurram Habib -December 6, 2023

Delhi slip on top-order, pace bowling in Vijay Hazare one-dayers

Delhi slip on top-order, pace bowling in Vijay Hazare one-dayers

 Delhi lose four of their seven games to finish fifth in the pool following poor show by the top-order and lack of bite in pace bowling

Khurram Habib -November 27, 2023

Production in AIR Urdu stalled, service transmitting old Hindi programmes

Production in AIR Urdu stalled, service transmitting old Hindi programmes

All India Radio’s Urdu service, once running 24 hours and external services division’s most transmitted broadcast, is slowly dying following lack of fresh production since April 2023 with the slots repeating old Hindi programmes which have become stale