Amit Bhandari

A day after Delhi chief selector and former India pacer Amit Bhandari was assaulted by a group of boys led by U-23 player Anuj Dedha and his brother Naresh, DDCA president Rajat Sharma has decided to impose a life ban on the player.

Amit Bhandari however spearheaded the Delhi and North Zone attack for over a decade claiming 314 first-class wickets from 95 matches.

A cheating complaint of about Rs 60 lakh was registered at Gotri police station by Mukesh Chaturvedi, owner of a firm.

Former India fast bowler and Delhi captain Amit Bhandari announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday, citing lack of motivation to carry on as a player.

Ponda police have booked Ramesh Hadbad and Umar (full name not known) on Wednesday evening for allegedly assaulting Sunil Naik, a resident of Tiska-Ponda, and Amit Bhandari, a resident of Curti-Ponda, earlier in the day.

Tainted cricketer Anuj Dedha, who had assaulted former India pacer and Delhi selector Amit Bhandari, was Wednesday banned for life by the state association. After being rejected for the state U-23 team, Dedha along with his hired goons had attacked senior and U-23 selection committee chairman Bhandari at the St Stephen's ground on Monday.

Bhandari sustained head and ear injuries and was taken to Sant Paramanand Hospital at Civil Lines by his colleague Sukhvinder Singh. The goons fled before the cops could reach the spot.

It was a grand wedding ceremony of Delhi based cricketer Chetnya Nanda and Kanika.

The DDCA seems to be really active these days. Only the other day, it invited Gautam Gambhir for one of its events.

During the past one year, ICICI Lombard non-life insurance company recorded a growth of 62% in retail health insurance sector.

Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) officials said Bhandari was attacked "for not selecting a player named Anuj Dedha" in the U-23 team. Bhandari was sitting with other selectors, watching Delhi senior team play a practice match ahead of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, when the group of boys assaulted him.

Pawan Arora hosted a small but lively party for the 18th birthday of his daughter Rebecca.

Rohit Sharma has been replaced by Siddhesh Lad in the Indian Oil team, while Mayank Tehlan has come in for ONGC in their revised squads for the Corporate Trophy.

A 46-year-old constable was knocked down by a speeding Qualis on Monday. The Worli police said that the Qualis driver, the son of an assistant sub-inspector, left the car and fled after hitting the constable.

Delhi top order batsman Shikhar Dhawan has recovered from his thumb injury and will join the Ranji champions for their Irani Trophy tie against the Rest of India.

Former Indian pacer, Ashish Nehra, finally tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend, Rushma.

Except Ashok Dinda, the Rest of India team for the Irani Trophy is heavily loaded with Test and ODI experience including an experienced coach in Gary Kirsten.

The district consumer forum on Tuesday ordered an insurance company to pay Rs 1.04 lakh as compensation and Rs 25,000 for legal expenses and mental harassment to Doon resident Amit Bhandari. He had approached the consumer forum after the insurance company refused to give compensation for the damaged roof of his house, which he had insured under the standard fire and special perils policy.

With less than two weeks to go for the start of the domestic season, DDCA finally got its act together to constitute the various selection committees and appoint coaches and managers for state teams.

He's already made a mark on the pitch. And not for nothing is he being hailed as Little Tendulkar. You guessed it right -- we are talking about apni Dilli ka chokra Virender Sehwag who steered India to the one-day finals in Sri Lanka.

The City of Joy has more smokers than other metros but they smoke less at home compared to those in other parts of the country.

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Tuesday offered a job to Unmukt Chand, star captain of Under-19 world champion cricket team.

Overlooked by Delhi in his junior years, Harshit Rana, a determined pacer, sought guidance from Amit Bhandari to hone his fast bowling skills. He diligently worked on his game sense, bowling variations, and fitness, eventually impressing selectors and earning a spot in the Indian squad for the Australia tour.

Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will be among a host of former stars in the India Maharaja team that will take part in the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman.