Deborshi Chaki

Women empowerment in Meghalaya, a glass ceiling

Sydney: Former Australian cricket coach Tim Nielsen signed with a regional development programme on Thursday, fresh from his national resignation following a sweeping review of the sport. Two days after quitting as Australian coach, Nielsen said he would head South Australian cricket's "Emerging Redbacks" scheme, aimed at developing the state's new cricket talent. The top job was thrown open after the seven-month Argus Review of Australian cricket recommended the creation...

World's highest rainfall area faces water woes

ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said there are no changes in the rules as of now. ...

Tripura Left leader's clean image a big edge in polls

Karachi: Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Thursday admitted in the Sindh High Court that his British lawyer has the transcripts and tapes of the investigation that the Essex police conducted on him last year but could not release it due to legal issues. Tafazzul Rizvi, the legal counsel of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), told PTI that finally Kaneria has admitted that his lawyer has the required tapes and transcripts....

For Tripura kids, polls mean language changes

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has decided to retire from all forms of competitive cricket after being dropped from the list of centrally contracted players by the PCB. Sources close to the senior batsman said Yousuf has decided against taking part in any domestic or local cricket competitions as he was totally disheartened with the situation. After serving Pakistan cricket for so long, he is disheartened at the way...

Radio Gupshup breaks Hindi-non-Hindi barriers

London: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke is keen to help Pakistan cricket achieve freedom from political interference and is likely to go to the extent of making a personal plea to President Asif Zardari. Clarke chaired an ICC Pakistan task team that recommended freedom from political interference as a vital step towards the successful management of the sport in Pakistan, according to the 'Guardian'. The ICC...

Ulfa-Huji bid to hijack plane foiled

Belfast: Officials at Cricket Ireland are offering a shirt signed by their World Cup squad as a reward to anyone who can help them recover three stolen laptop computers and two hard drives. The equipment, which belonged to assistant coach and video analyst Pete Johnston, went missing after Ireland's match against Namibia at the Stormont ground in Belfast last week. It contains what Johnston said was "irreplaceable" match footage and...

Assam celebrates Bihu with buffalo fights

Karachi: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has defended his decision to quit Test cricket, saying he does not have the temperament to play the traditional format of the game. Afridi though feels that he should not have ended his Test career without completing the series against Australia in England last year. "My decision was absolutely the right one. I don't think I am a Test-temperament player, hence it's best that instead...

Assam is decked up in festivities to celebrate Bihu

Mumbai: Expressing happiness at his team's comprehensive victory over Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League debut at the D Y Patil Stadium here on Sunday, Pune Warriors coach Geoff Marsh said it was a good all-round display from his boys that paid dividends. "It was the first game, our first time in the IPL with the bat as well as with the ball. It was a good all-round...

Bihu festivities hit Assam

New Delhi: State-owned Oriental Insurance Company has provided the highest ever personal accident cover of Rs. 34 crore to the captain of Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is also the skipper of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings. The cover includes travel risk, medical emergencies and loss of baggage. Last year, he was given an insurance cover of Rs. 10 crore. Besides Dhoni, Oriental has provided insurance cover ...

Assam cauldron boils, Adivasis take to arms

Bangalore: Australia have already secured their World Cup quarterfinal place and face what should be their easiest game in the group, but captain Ricky Ponting doesn't see any reason to keep his best lineup off the field. Australia meet Canada on Wednesday and will go top of Group A with a win, ahead of Saturday's match against Pakistan that will decide the final placings and the quarterfinal opposition. Ponting insisted...

Party pooper Asom Sena to moral police New Year revelers

Chittagong: Andrew Strauss and Shakib Al Hasan's men were stranded for almost four hours at the stadium after Bangladesh's stunning World Cup win over England sparked wild celebrations on the streets of Chittagong. Around 10,000 hollering fans turned up for an impromptu midnight carnival in front of the teams' hotel on Friday, and the beating drums and the chants of "Tiger, Tiger, Shakibs are Tigers," could probably be heard hundreds...

Legacy of the last Mughal lives on in Yangon

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted that the lengthy bans handed out to Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for corruption on Saturday represented a new low for the besieged sport in the country. "I feel sad for all three of these kids, two just over 20 and one just 18," Wasim told AFP. "I feel for their families because they are key players. This is a low...

Legacy of the last Mughal lives on in Yangon

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted that the lengthy bans handed out to Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for corruption on Saturday represented a new low for the besieged sport in the country. "I feel sad for all three of these kids, two just over 20 and one just 18," Wasim told AFP. "I feel for their families because they are key players. This is a low...

Assam adivasis want no govt visits for electioneering

Sydney: Former captain Mark Taylor and middle-order batsman Doug Walters will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on Monday at the Allan Border Medal ceremonies. Taylor, now a television commentator, played 104 Tests for Australia, scoring 7,525 runs at an average of 43.49 with 19 centuries. He made his Test debut against the West Indies at Sydney in January, 1989. Walters played 74 Tests, including his debut...

Storm in Assam's tea cup: Story behind the unrest

Where has this sudden rage in Assam surfaced from? Full coverage. ...