Assembly Elections 2007

Modi expands Cabinet | Turns God for Gujaratis

Kolkata: Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura won the toss and elected to bat against Kenya in a World Cup Group A clash at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

Steve Tikolo who is playing in his final match for Kenya will captain the side in the absence of Jimmy Kamande.

Kenya have also picked Peter Ongondo, a medium-pacer for wicketkeeper Maurice Ouma and David Obuya has been assigned the duty of keeping wickets while Zimbabwe have left out Shingrai Masakadza and brought in Chris Mpofu.

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Modi goes beyond Gujarat, wins hearts in Delhi too

Bangalore: Brett Lee may be the oldest member of Australia's fast-bowling attack at the World Cup but despite being 34, he is not willing to compromise with his speed and aggression. Last week, Australian captain, Ricky Ponting, described the speed merchant as the glue that held the team's pace attack, which includes Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait, together. Lee, while appreciating his skipper's compliment, said he is confident that he...  

Maut ka saudagar remark isn't what hurt Cong: Modi

Karachi: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, who is the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing World Cup with 14 wickets, today said his success as a bowler has a lot to do with his changed mindset. "There is no magic involved in my bowling now it is just that I have now started seeing myself as a bowling all-rounder rather than a batting all-rounder. I am now paying a lot of attention...  

Modi calls on Keshubhai, seeks his blessings

Chennai: Historically, the British are known for brave words in adversity and so is the case with the current England team that suffered an embarrassing defeat to neighbours Ireland in the 2011 cricket World Cup to find themselves in a tight situation. Former captain Paul Collingwood displayed the customary "stiff upper lip" while fielding questions from the media on the sidelines of the Slazenger product launch function here on Friday...  

BJP's old and new unite to anoint Modi as CM

Mirpur: A crestfallen Bangladesh captain Shakib-al-Hasan on Friday described his side's nine-wicket rout by West Indies in a World Cup match here as the "worst day" of his career and said the fans were justified in jeering the home players. A sell-out crowd of 25,000 at Sher-e-Bangla stadium saw Bangladesh being shot out for just 58 that led to the day-night match coming to an end even before the lights...  

BJP unites to cheer as Modi takes charge

CNN-IBN's cricket experts discuss the prospects of Bangladesh-West Indies and New Zealand-Zimbabwe games. ...  

Time to show large-heartedness, says Modi

Karachi: Pakistan's One-day captain Shahid Afridi wants the International Cricket Council (ICC) to consider increasing the number of Umpire decision review system (UDRS) appeals allowed to a particular team. Unlike his Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is not happy with the UDRS, Afridi said the system had worked well for most teams in the World Cup. The use of the UDRS is a positive development and it would not...  

In victory, Modi's heart goes out to BJP rebels

Mohali: South Africa served up a convincing all-round performance in an emphatic 231-run win over Netherlands in Group B at the World Cup on Thursday. AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla made centuries in South Africa's 351-5 and leg-spinner Iran Tahir took three wickets in a predictably dominant showing from the hotly favored Proteas. Netherlands was dismissed for 120 in 34.5 overs at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium for successive heavy...  

IBNLive Chat: 'Authoritarian streak, but Modi delivers'

New Delhi: Ireland's Kevin O'Brien smashed the fastest World Cup century in 50 balls against England in a Group B match on Wednesday. O'Brien hit six sixes and 13 fours in his swashbuckling innings of 113 off 63 balls as Ireland stun England by 3 wickets. The honour of the fastest World Cup ton earlier belonged to Australia's Matthew Hayden who scored his century off 66 balls against South Africa...  

Modi elected leader of BJP legislature party

New Delhi: Former captain Kapil Dev on Wednesday came to the rescue of under-fire Indian bowlers' after their poor show in the World Cup, saying these were the same bowlers who won India many matches in the past two years. India's batting was phenomenal in their first two games against Bangladesh and England, but bowling was a big let down with the bowlers getting smashed all over the park. In...  

Time for Modi to build an inclusive Gujarat: NRIs

Bangalore: Ireland's Kevin O'Brien hit a sensational 113 from 63 balls to give his team an improbable three-wicket win over England and one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. Ireland looked down and out at 111-5 in reply to England's 327-8 but O'Brien clubbed six sixes and 13 fours to power his side to victory with 329-7 — smashing Matthew Hayden's record for the quickest World Cup century...  

For BJP, Modi win can be a double-edged sword

Bangalore: Senior players, including Sachin Tendulkar, chose to give training a miss but eight other members of India's World Cup squad had a one-hour training session at the National Cricket Academy here on Wednesday. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was among the eight who trained during the optional session ahead of the March 6 Group B clash against Ireland. Those who chose to stay back at the hotel included pace spearhead...  

Pics: Hindutva's poster boy is Guj's Common Man

Mohali: South Africa take on Netherlands in the World Cup on Thursday with the Dutch side's South African-born batsman Ryan ten Doeschate looking forward to facing his former compatriots in the Group B contest. Thursday's match will be the first of the tournament at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali and Netherlands are unlikely to mark the event with a maiden victory over the Proteas. South Africa have had...  

We will form a stable govt at the Centre: Modi

Colombo: You cannot miss Lasith Malinga. He is the Sri Lanka slingshot shock weapon with the fancy goldilocks highlights in his hair. He is also on up on the Australian pace trio of Brett Lee, Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson. Two World Cup hattricks on the Malinga CV makes him special and is why a battle of sharp-edged pace is expected to explode in Khettarama on Saturday night. This is...  

Anatomy of Modi wave: Why is he invincible?

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga became the first man to pick up two hat-tricks in World Cups when he skittled out three Kenyan tailenders in their Group A match on Tuesday. Malinga, who missed his side's opening two matches with a sore back, fired back with 6-38 including the wickets of Tanmay Mishra (0), Peter Ongondo (0) and Shem Ngoche (0) with successive, full deliveries - the latter two clean...  

Brand Modi conquers Guj, next stop Delhi

Bangalore: Ireland captain William Porterfield has urged his side to be "cricket-smart" when they face England in a World Cup clash here on Wednesday. The Irish, who knocked Pakistan out of the 2007 World Cup, were on course for another victory over a Test nation when they held Bangladesh to 205 runs in their opening match of this tournament. But a batting collapse saw a side featuring several players with...  

EC snubs me but not 'Italian daughter', says Modi

Colombo: Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has taken legal advice over doubts raised on a state-run TV channel about the way he and another batsman performed in the World Cup defeat by Pakistan. Sri Lanka, who are one of the favourites to win the tournament, lost Saturday's Pakistan game by 11 runs as Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera were out for just two runs and one run respectively when the team...  

Rule Gujarat, but leave us in peace: Muslims tell Modi

Colombo: Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam warned Canada on Tuesday that his side is determined to finish top of Group A at the World Cup and will not be easing up when the two sides meet in Colombo. Having thrashed Kenya by 205 runs in their opening match, before spoiling the party for 35,000 home fans with an 11-run win over co-host Sri Lanka, Alam told The Associated Press that...  

Team BJP pats superstar Modi but cautions him too

Colombo: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Tuesday asked his team to be more consistent and make winning a habit if it hopes to go all the way in the ongoing cricket World Cup. Pakistan had a tumultuous build-up to their World Cup campaign, which was ridden by captaincy issues and a spot-fixing scandal. But once the World Cup kicked off, Shahid Afridi's men zoomed to top of Group A after...  

Dejected Cong says calculations went horribly wrong

Melbourne: Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will not be able to mentor the next generation spin talents Down Under because of prior commitments, which includes playing in the Indian Premier League in May. The veteran of 800 Test wickets was supposed to spend some time at Cricket Australia's Centre of Excellence in Brisbane tutoring the budding spinners of the country. "Unfortunately, Murali will not be able to make it," said...