Dhaka: The next generation of Indian players should not put themselves under pressure to copy illustrious compatriots like the retired Rahul Dravid or Sachin Tendulkar, according to captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. On Friday Dravid, 39, became the first of the celebrated modern-day batting line-up to quit, thus paving the way for 20-something players such as Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja to stake a claim for his number three...
11:55 AM, May 02, 2008
Melbourne: Australian fast bowler Brett Lee on Friday heaped praise on James Pattinson and asked the new pace sensation to retain his aggression. I think it's controlled aggression and as a fast bowler you have to be in the batsman's face, Lee said of the 21-year-old Pattinson who was the Man of the Match in Australia's 122-run win over India in the first Test at the MCG. There's a line ...
02:18 AM, Apr 05, 2008
Melbourne: Former India opener Akash Chopra says Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag will have to make it count whenever they are set, as trying conditions Down Under would make it difficult for them to get too many good starts in the Test series against Australia starting on Monday. Chopra couldn't score a fifty and his average was only 23.25 during India's eventful tour of Australia in 2003-04 but the then...
07:32 AM, Apr 03, 2008
Visakapathnam: Legendary fast bowler Courtney Walsh says he views his role as the West Indies Under-19 team manager as key in grooming the next generation of players in the Caribbean. Walsh, the West Indies' leading wicket-taker in Tests, is part of the management team for the Under-19 as they contest the quadrangular 50-over tournament here that includes Sri Lanka, Australia and hosts India. I am like a father figure to...
04:43 PM, Mar 05, 2008
After protests in the Kashmir Valley over an alleged custodial death, protests have now erupted in Jammu also. ...
12:37 PM, Feb 24, 2007
A retired Delhi police inspector was sentenced to seven years’ RI for beating a person in police custody, to death. ...
09:14 PM, Jan 24, 2007
Retired Delhi Police Inspector H P Singh was convicted for causing “grievous hurt” to 35-year-old Subash Chand. ...
08:30 PM, Jan 20, 2007
Delhi HC rejected the bail pleas of former ACP R P Tyagi who had been sentenced to death for a custodial killing. ...
10:26 PM, Jan 15, 2007
There are thousands of families who lost their loved ones to custodial deaths, and have been battling for justice since then. ...
11:44 PM, Dec 22, 2006
A lower court in Delhi has sentenced former ACP R P Tyagi to death for killing a man in custody. ...
03:33 PM, Dec 15, 2006
