We are in 'catch-22' situation, says skipper Dhoni

PERTH: Knocked out of the tri-series, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said the dilemma over settling down into the right bowling combination has put the team in a "catch-22 situation" ahead of the ODI World Cup.India's winless tour...

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Hardik, Aditya shine in Vidarbha's win over MP

NAGPUR: Aditya Sable, Hardik Verma and Aniket Pande performed well to guide Vidarbha to win over Madhya Pradesh in the Central Zone U-14 Rajsingh Dungarpur Trophy match at Meerut on Friday.Vidarbha won the two-day match on the basis of their first innings...

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India knocked out of tri-series after losing to England

PERTH: India were on Friday knocked out of the tri-series cricket tournament after yet another spineless display as England recovered from a top-order collapse to record a three-wicket victory and secure a place in the final.In a do-or-die game, India's...

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IPL 8 auction on February 16

NEW DELHI: The auction for the eighth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on February 16 in Bangalore, where some of the world's leading cricketers will converge to go under the hammer.The auction will be conducted by Richard Madley,...

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Surya ends his Mumbai captaincy stint, Tare to lead

MUMBAI: Less than three months after he was named as Mumbai skipper with an eye on the future, Suryakumar Yadav submitted his resignation, ending his controversial stint in the post. Stung already by a humiliating innings defeat against Tamil Nadu in...

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'Dad's army' UAE hope for a moment or two

Life as an associate-nation cricketer is not easy. Unlike some other countries where cricketers are treated like demigods and earn millions, cricketers from associate member nations have to earn their bread and butter first, and only then can they think...

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Super Smith dominates Cricket Australia awards

SYDNEY: Australia's rising batting star and captain Steven Smith dominated the Cricket Australia Awards on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old New South Wales all-rounder became the 10th player to receive Australian cricket's greatest individual honour, the...

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Can New Zealand seize the moment?

New Zealand is a team that has always flattered to deceive. Over the years they have always come across as a very good fielding unit bolstered by some great individual talents, but never a world-beating force. So despite making it to the semifinals six...

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Adam Gilchrist walks into Hall of Fame

SYDNEY: Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist and the late former Australian captain and selector Jack Ryder will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the 2015 Allan Border Medal in Sydney on Tuesday.Hall of Fame (ACHoF) chairman...

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Tri-series: India-Australia ODI abandoned due to rain

SYDNEY: Rain played spoilsport as the tri-series match between India and Australia was abandoned with the two teams sharing the points, which left the visiting side in with a chance to make it to the final.After being put into bat, India were 69 for...

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Teenage cricketer dies in Pakistan after hit on chest

KARACHI: In another tragic incident on the field, 18-year-old Zeeshan Mohammed died after being struck in the chest by the cricket ball.Doctors at the Orangi Town general hospital said that Mohammed died from a heart seizure after he was struck by the...

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Tri-series: Rain gifts India lifeline

SYDNEY: Monday was a special day in both India and Australia and crowds came in hordes to watch the tri-series match between the two teams at the SCG. But the weather played spoilsport and ruined what could have been a memorable day.After India were...

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This World Cup, have a ball

For a generation that has grown up watching the lacquered leather disappear into the sea of screaming fans, the 2015 World Cup promises to be refreshingly different in terms of qualitative balance between bat and ball.Not that the ICC's commercial arm...

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South Africa: Perennial contenders

South Africa's re-entry into world cricket in 1991 had raised hopes of the Proteas dominating the game as they had an abundance of talent but unfortunately they failed to make a mark in global tournaments. Since their debut in the 1991-92 World Cup in...

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This World Cup, have a ball

For a generation that has grown up watching the lacquered leather disappear into the sea of screaming fans, the 2015 World Cup promises to be refreshingly different in terms of qualitative balance between bat and ball.Not that the ICC's commercial arm...

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Tri-series: India-Australia ODI abandoned due to rain

SYDNEY: Rain played spoilsport as the tri-series match between India and Australia was abandoned with the two teams sharing the points, which left the visiting side in with a chance to make it to the final.After being put into bat, India were 69 for...

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Dhoni speaks on IPL scam, doesn't expect speculation to stop

SYDNEY: Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni finally broke his stoic silence over the IPL spot-fixing scandal on Sunday, saying that he does not expect the speculation around his name to stop anytime soon despite nothing concrete coming up against...

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Australia to try out bench against India

SYDNEY: Having qualified for the final, Australia will utilize their last league match against India in the tri-series on Monday to try out some untested players. Coach Darren Lehmann, talking to the media at the Sydney airport on arrival from Hobart,...

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2015 ODI World Cup: Big test for IPL stars Down Under

India's premier T20 league has created quite a few heroes who have gone on to play prominent roles for their national sides. Can they adapt to the pitches, pressure and format in Australia and New Zealand?Every time an Indian team struggles in Test cricket...

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Bangladesh - Forever struggling to impress

It was supposed to be a normal league game. Bangladesh were not expected to be a match for the experienced Indian side in the 2007 World Cup, but their young players created history. They bowled India out for under 200 and then 17-year-old Tamim Iqbal...

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I stand vindicated: Lalit Modi

NEW DELHI: Claiming to have been vindicated after the Supreme Court barred N Srinivsan from contesting BCCI Presidential elections owing to conflict of interest, sacked IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday said the verdict will clean up corruption...

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England captain Eoin Morgan victim of attempted blackmail

LONDON: England one-day captain Eoin Morgan was recently the target of a blackmail attempt by an Australian man, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) revealed in a statement on Thursday.The ECB said it had received an email from the man demanding...

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Justice Mukul Mudgal welcomes SC verdict

NEW DELHI: Justice Mukul Mudgal on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in the IPL spot-fixing case."SC has given a very important verdict which describes what the public functions of BCCI are," Justice Mugdal said, adding, "the judgment will...

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I am happy that Srinivasan is out, Sharad Pawar says

NEW DELHI: Reacting to the Supreme Court's verdict that N Srinivasan can't contest BCCI polls till he gives up commercial interest in CSK, former BCCI chief Sharad Pawar said, "I am happy that Srinivasan is out."READ ALSO: I stand vindicated: Lalit ModiFormer...

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Hot-headed David Warner made to cool off

BRISBANE: Opener David Warner has been 'rested' for Australia's game against England in Hobart on Friday. The official reason given by Cricket Australia is that he needs to rest a sore hamstring which he has been carrying since the start of the tri-series.But...

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Time to strike right balance, says Dhoni

BRISBANE: Skipper MS Dhoni's formula for India to overcome their poor run is the three Rs: Recreation, relaxation and reflection. Talking to the media after the team's second defeat in the tri-series here at the Gabba, he said that when the team is not...

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Tri-series 3rd ODI: Bonus point for England as Finn, Anderson destroy India

BRISBANE: India flunked the English test so poorly that the day-night game at the Gabba finished even before the sun could set on this beautiful city. The pace duo of Steven Finn and James Anderson cleaned up the Indians in under 40 overs and the English...

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BCCI objects to Mumbai U-19 player before relenting

MUMBAI: Thanks to petty officialdom, a Mumbai under-19 player, Aditya Shinde, almost missed the team's Cooch Behar Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh, which began in Meerut on Tuesday.Apparently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had refused...

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Tri-series 3rd ODI: England crush India by 9 wickets in Brisbane

BRISBANE: A spineless India suffered their second consecutive defeat as England crushed them by nine wickets with a bonus point, throwing their cricket tri-series campaign in jeopardy here on Tuesday.Electing to bat, India were bundled out for 153 in...

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Tri-series 3rd ODI: Finn takes five wickets as England bundle out India for 153

BRISBANE: Fast bowler Steven Finn claimed his first five-wicket haul in a One Day International as England destroyed India's batting lineup at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.Finn took 5-33 from eight overs while Jimmy Anderson picked up four wickets...

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Indian media slams 'motormouth' David Warner

NEW DELHI: India's media on Tuesday lashed out at David Warner over his repeated verbal clashes with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's touring team, demanding the aggressive Australian opener be reined in."Brakes on motormouth Warner" and "Talkative Warner crosses...

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Root backs Crowe's call for soccer-like card system

England batsman Joe Root is in support of New Zealand great Martin Crowe's call for a football-like card system to curb misbehaviour in cricket on field.Root has been on the receiving end of Australian opener David Warner's fiery temper. Warner's growing...

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George Bailey suspended for one ODI

DUBAI: Australia captain George Bailey on Monday was suspended for one ODI and fined 20 percent of his match fee while his players were fined 10 percent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate during their match against India at the Melbourne...

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Stuart MacGill sues Cricket Australia for $2.6 million

MELBOURNE: Former Test spin bowler Stuart MacGill is suing Cricket Australia for $1.6 million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) he claims he is owed in unpaid match payments and prizemoney.MacGill filed a writ in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Monday...

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Warner fined for spat with Rohit but defends 'speak English' call

MELBOURNE: Australian opener David Warner has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for a verbal spat with Indian batsman Rohit Sharma during an ODI tri-series cricket match here but defended himself by insisting that he was merely asking his rival...

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Root backs call for yellow cards to curb misbehaviour

BRISBANE: Having been on the receiving end of Australian opener David Warner's fiery temper, England batsman Joe Root sees logic in Kiwi great Martin Crowe's call for a soccer-like card system to curb player misbehaviour.Warner's growing reputation as...

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Rohit's century goes in vain as Australia beat India

MELBOURNE: Rohit Sharma's rollicking century went in vain as Australia survived a few anxious moments before pulling off a tense four-wicket win over India in a tri-series ODI match on Sunday.After opener Aaron Finch's confident 96-run knock, Australia...

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