Hyderabad: Kris Srikkanth, mentor of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, has termed the franchise's qualifying for the play-off stage of IPL 6 as similar to when India made it to the knock-outs of the 1983 World Cup after entering the tournament as rank underdogs. Hyderabad entered the last match of the league stage needing a win to secure a spot in the final four and did so through a solid fielding performance that limited defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders to 130 and were guided in the run-chase by 40s from their openers followed by a cameo from Darren Sammy after a brief wobble.
Speaking to the IPL website in Hyderabad after the win, Srikkanth said: "My memories went down to the 1983 World Cup. Nobody gave us a chance in the World Cup that year, but we qualified and won at the end of the day. The feeling today is quite similar as no one gave the Sunrisers a chance in the tournament, and today we have qualified for the playoffs."
Shikhar Dhawan, who continued his good form with 42 off 35 balls in an opening stand of 89 with Parthiv Patel, told the website that the feeling of having qualified for the IPL 6 play-offs was "amazing". "I feel it was a great opening partnership between me and Parthiv. We got off to a good start and did the job for our team. Also, hats off to Darren Sammy who held his nerve to finish the game for
02:48 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has directed the Income Tax department to make public documents related to tax exemption given to the ICC World Cup held last year in the country. Information Commissioner Rajiv Mathur directed the department to make public the documents placed before the Union Cabinet last year on the basis of which decision was taken to grant the exemption. He, however, allowed the I-T department to...
06:54 PM, Oct 26, 2012
India hope that Yuvraj is able to pull it off after surviving cancer and Harbhajan makes the ball talk again. ...
10:42 AM, Sep 11, 2012
Mumbai: A 43-year-old woman professor at a city college has become the latest victim of the Nigerian fraud, losing around Rs 11.50 lakh to cheats who sent her an email stating she had won $8,50,000 under an ICC World Cup Mobile Lucky Draw. The city cyber cell said that they had been sensitising people about the email trick popularly called Nigerian fraud, but the greed was making people fall prey...
05:12 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Roddy Estwick said he expected the side to perform well in Australia in what would be a "tough tour of duty". ...
01:26 PM, Jul 13, 2012
The Kenyan cricket chief said that the suspected Kenyan player has not been suspended but is under investigation by the ICC. ...
04:21 PM, May 24, 2012
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In journalism fancy headline writing is a much admired skill. But in the aftermath of India's World Cup victory, the phraseology to describe Indian skipper ...
09:17 AM, Apr 04, 2011
The ICC World Cup win by Team India on Saturday has left the nation proud, but has left the families of each player even more proud. ...
11:06 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Shashi Tharoor, Shiela Dixit, Veerappa Moily, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Murli Deora and Narendra Modi share a few words after India won the ICC World Cup on Saturday night, leaving the entire nation feeling proud. ...
10:40 PM, Apr 03, 2011
The Indian cricket team was felicitated by President Pratibha Patil at the Governor's residence in Mumbai. ...
07:28 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Cyrus Broacha also talks about cricket diplomacy between India and Pakistan and an exclusive interview with Yousuf Raza Gilani. ...
07:08 PM, Apr 03, 2011
Indian fans all over the world are celebrating after India lifts the World Cup. India won the Cup in 1983 and now in 2011. ...
11:29 PM, Apr 02, 2011
Not just Wankhede stadium, cricket mania has gripped the entire country. Every city in India is looking forward to Indias winning the World Cup, heres a look at the cricket crazy fans in Hyderabad. ...
05:52 PM, Apr 02, 2011
There was a mad rush for tickets for the Indo-Sri Lanka World Cup final on Saturday, but there was one lucky fan who got a ticket handed to him by a stranger who asked him to cheer for India. ...
05:44 PM, Apr 02, 2011
Mumbai: Model Poonam Pandey's plan to strip if India beats Sri Lanka on Saturday has angered the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) women's wing which has sought police action against her. In a letter to Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik, BJP Mahila Morcha state president Nita Kelkar said Saturday's World Cup game at Wankhede Stadium shall be graced by Indian President Pratibha Patil and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse. "To strip in...
04:48 PM, Apr 02, 2011
Bhopal: Model Poonam Pandey, who has vowed to strip naked if India wins the World Cup cricket title, has been dragged to court in Bhopal, with a lawyer accusing her of depicting Brahmins in poor light. RK Pandey also named Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who included a scantily clad Poonam in his companys Kingfisher calendar, in his petition filed in the court of Bhopal's chief judicial magistrate. Mallya has...
06:04 PM, Apr 01, 2011
New Delhi: Indian cricket team was swamped with congratulatory messages and wishes from Bollywood celebrities, cricket administrators and players on twitterati after the Men in Blue defeated Pakistan in a high-voltage World Cup semifinal clash in Mohali. From Bollywood actresses such as Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty to spin legend Shane Warne and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi, all came together on Twitter to congratulate Team India and wish Mahendra Singh...
12:31 PM, Mar 31, 2011
After India beat Pakistan in the semifinals of ICC World Cup on Wednesday, Indian cricket fans all over are keeping their fingers crossed and are praying hard for India to get the World Cup Trophy home. ...
11:16 AM, Mar 31, 2011
Cricket fans in Pakistan are feeling unhappy but not completely defeated. They believe that in the future, Afridi and his boys will bring back the pride of Pakistan cricket. ...
11:04 AM, Mar 31, 2011
It was a night to remember for India on Wednesday when India beat Pakistan in the semifinals of the ICC World Cup. Indian fans were on a high and celebrations went on late into the night. ...
08:10 AM, Mar 31, 2011
