
Mumbai: Inconsistent batting and loss of key players through injuries have cost IPL debutants Pune Warriors a place in the play-offs, said team coach Geoff Marsh. With their play-off hopes dashed, Marsh said his team can still pull the rug from the rivals' feet and spoilt the party of other teams in their remaining two games. "We can''t make the finals, which is disappointing. All we can do is stop...

09:56 PM, Jan 26, 2008

Mumbai: Inconsistent batting and loss of key players through injuries have cost IPL debutants Pune Warriors a place in the play-offs, said team coach Geoff Marsh. With their play-off hopes dashed, Marsh said his team can still pull the rug from the rivals' feet and spoilt the party of other teams in their remaining two games. "We can''t make the finals, which is disappointing. All we can do is stop...

09:56 PM, Jan 26, 2008

New Delhi: Faced with legal action for his derogatory comments against the RCA, former Australian cricketer Dean Jones on Monday defended his statement, saying that he never used any word that was deemed to be defamatory. Jones stirred the hornet's nest with his remarks over the ongoing Shane Warne-RCA row over the pitches used for Rajasthan Royals' home games in the Indian Premier League. "Please let it be known that...

10:11 PM, Jan 25, 2008

New Delhi: Faced with legal action for his derogatory comments against the RCA, former Australian cricketer Dean Jones on Monday defended his statement, saying that he never used any word that was deemed to be defamatory. Jones stirred the hornet's nest with his remarks over the ongoing Shane Warne-RCA row over the pitches used for Rajasthan Royals' home games in the Indian Premier League. "Please let it be known that...

10:11 PM, Jan 25, 2008

Mohali: Munaf Patel's five-wicket haul went in vain as table-toppers Mumbai Indians produced a spineless batting display to slump to a humiliating 76-run defeat at the hands of Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday. Chasing a challenging 164-run target, Mumbai lost wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for just 87 runs in 12.5 overs at the Punjab Cricket Association ground. Young left-arm...

10:08 PM, Jan 23, 2008

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08:53 AM, May 19, 2007

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08:53 AM, May 19, 2007
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11:52 AM, May 18, 2007

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11:52 AM, May 18, 2007
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09:41 AM, May 17, 2007

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10:23 PM, May 08, 2007