Dalmiya emerges as backup candidate

CHENNAI: The ruling clique within the BCCI is finally reconciling to the fact that their leader, N Srinivasan, might not be able to contest for the president's post, after all.In fact, it is almost in a state of denial after the Supreme Court observed...

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'Best franchise' CSK braces for doomsday

CHENNAI: When fans went back home on the balmy summer night of May 14, 2013, happy that Chennai Super Kings had won another game (against Delhi Daredevils by 33 runs), little did they know that it could have been the last time that they saw their beloved...

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Will Dhoni be available for all four Tests?

CHENNAI: The series between India and Australia is going to stay a four-Test affair. BCCI sources indicated that Cricket Australia is in the process of finalizing whether they want to postpone the match by two days or squeeze it in between the second...

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Aparajith ton seals semifinals spot

MUMBAI: Riding on glittering knocks from two youngsters with tremendous potential, and an impressive spell by their skipper, South Zone finally ended their jinx against Central, scoring a crushing 116-run win to storm into the semifinals of the Deodhar...

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Sachin made 'international' debut for Pak!

Everyone knows that Sachin Tendulkar made his debut for India against Pakistan in 1989, but did you know that he actually got his first taste of international cricket two years earlier, not playing for India but for a Pakistan team - against India! During...

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ICC launches contest on WC moment

MUMBAI: With the World Cup is less than 100 days away, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday launched an interesting campaign to whet the appetite of the cricket lovers.It has culled out a list of the 100 greatest moments from the previous...

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Spruced up MCG gears up for 2015 WC

MELBOURNE: The third largest sporting extravaganza on the planet after the Fifa World Cup and Summer Olympics - ICC Cricket World Cup - is less than 100 days away and the organisers are leaving no stone unturned to make it memorable like previous editions....

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I wanted to play till 2014: Tendulkar

...But the West Indies series made Sachin Tendulkar rethink his retirement plans, as Nalin Mehta found out in this exclusive interview.When did you first entertain thoughts of retirement?I was looking forward to the tours to South Africa in Dec 2013...

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Spruced up MCG gears up for 2015 WC

MELBOURNE: The third largest sporting extravaganza on the planet after the Fifa World Cup and Summer Olympics - ICC Cricket World Cup - is less than 100 days away and the organisers are leaving no stone unturned to make it memorable like previous editions....

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Feels good to be on top: Mohammed Shami

NEW DELHI: He has played international cricket for just one and a half years and Mohammed Shami is already among the top-20 bowlers in the world. The India pacer, who was named in the ICC's ODI team of the year on Wednesday, said he was pleased that...

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A prodigy who has blossomed late

HYDERABAD: Many years after being talked about as the next big thing in Indian cricket, Ambati Rayudu is showing the world the stuff he is made of.His first ODI century for India, an unbeaten 121 in Ahmedabad on Thursday, couldn't have come at a better...

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ICC launches contest on WC moment

MUMBAI: With the World Cup is less than 100 days away, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday launched an interesting campaign to whet the appetite of the cricket lovers.It has culled out a list of the 100 greatest moments from the previous...

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I didn't watch 2011 World Cup final: Sachin

They came dressed in formals, not in the familiar all-whites or the Men in Blue attire, etched indelibly in a generation's memory as they scored a mind-boggling 88,218 runs in Tests and ODIs. But when they spoke, the Fab Four of Indian cricket - Sachin...

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India look to keep rolling against Sri Lanka

AHMEDABAD: The makeshift ODI series against Sri Lanka is proving to be a blessing in disguise. With the World Cup just three months away, both India and Sri Lanka have got a wonderful opportunity to iron out a few issues. Everything fell in place for...

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Sacking as captain was humiliating: Sachin

NEW DELHI: Sharing his anger and pain after being stripped of the captaincy in 1997, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that the "unceremonious" sacking was very "embarrassing" and "humiliating".Writing in his autobiography 'Playing It My Way',...

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Mathews leads Sri Lanka to 274/8

AHMEDABAD: Skipper Angelo Mathews struck a fighting fifty to lift a struggling Sri Lanka to 274 for eight against India in the second one-day International at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, on Wednesday.Electing to bat, the visitors lost early wickets...

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Mudgal panel clears Srini, nails Gurunath

NEW DELHI: In its final report to the Supreme Court on Monday, the Justice Mudgal committee said it did not find any evidence to link Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan to his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's betting activities...

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Dhawan, Rahane set up 169-run win

CUTTACK: India's World Cup preparation got off to a rollicking start on Sunday at the Barabati Stadium as the Men in Blue brushed aside Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the five-match series. Ajinkya Rahane (111) and Shikhar Dhawan (113), two men in race...

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Greg asked me to help oust Dravid: Sachin

Across 24 years and dozens of landmarks, it was always the God of cricket's bat that spoke, not the man himself. But that's set to change.In his autobiography, 'Playing It My Way', co-written with sport historian Boria Majumdar, Sachin Tendulkar has...

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Chappell was a double-faced man: Bhajji

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar's revelation in his forthcoming autobiography isn't surprising considering the frosty relationship the Greg Chappell shared with the senior Team India players.Apart from Tendulkar, quite a few Indian players had hit out at Chappell's...

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Dhawan, Rahane set up 169-run win

CUTTACK: India's World Cup preparation got off to a rollicking start on Sunday at the Barabati Stadium as the Men in Blue brushed aside Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the five-match series. Ajinkya Rahane (111) and Shikhar Dhawan (113), two men in race...

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Greg asked me to help oust Dravid: Sachin

Across 24 years and dozens of landmarks, it was always the God of cricket's bat that spoke, not the man himself. But that's set to change.In his autobiography, 'Playing It My Way', co-written with sport historian Boria Majumdar, Sachin Tendulkar has...

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Chappell was a double-faced man: Bhajji

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar's revelation in his forthcoming autobiography isn't surprising considering the frosty relationship the Greg Chappell shared with the senior Team India players.Apart from Tendulkar, quite a few Indian players had hit out at Chappell's...

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Mudgal panel clears Srini, nails Gurunath

NEW DELHI: In its final report to the Supreme Court on Monday, the Justice Mudgal committee said it did not find any evidence to link Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan to his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's betting activities...

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Rahane & Dhawan power India to 363/5

CUTTACK: Openers Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan struck fluent centuries as India toyed with the Sri Lankan attack to post an imposing 363/5 in the first one-day international at the Barabati Stadium on Sunday.Put into bat, Rahane struck 111 from 108...

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Rahane, Dhawan hit tons in India's win

CUTTACK: Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan smashed comfortable centuries in a huge 231-run opening stand as India spanked Sri Lanka by 169 runs in the first one-dayer to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series on Sunday.Put into bat, Rahane struck 111...

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