Aussies want to follow India's pick-youth policy

Aussies want to follow India's pick-youth policy Chennai: A fighting 73-run partnership between Steve Smith and Ben Rohrer helped New South Wales Blues overcome Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the Group A CLT20 match here on Sunday. New South Wales Blues innings 17th over: All over for Mumbai Indians. Outstanding innings from Steve Smith (45 not out) and Ben Rohrer (26 not out) after NSW were 28/5 at one stage. A five-wicket win for NSW in...
09:17 PM, Mar 05, 2008

Kumble speaks: ODI team selection bad timing

Kumble speaks: ODI team selection bad timing Jaipur: Their play-off hopes dented by two consecutive defeats, Rajasthan Royals need to do something special to tame a rampaging Chris Gayle as they prepare to clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next IPL match on Wednessday. Both the teams have consistently been in the reckoning for the play-offs but the scale of task is now enormous for Rajasthan, which lost to Chennai Super Kings on Monday night. Bangalore...
05:59 PM, Jan 23, 2008

Vengsarkar justifies picking youngsters over seniors

Vengsarkar justifies picking youngsters over seniors Melbourne: The lop-sided priorities of Twenty20 have forced Cricket Australia (CA) to prune one of their greatest modern rivalries with South Africa. For the first time, South Africa will play only two Tests in a short series later this year, due to the glorified Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India during September-October. India own 50 per cent of the Champions League, Australia 33 per cent and South Africa 17 per...
12:30 PM, Jan 22, 2008

Angst, resentment over dropping of Ganguly, Dravid

Angst, resentment over dropping of Ganguly, Dravid Mumbai: Smarting from their morale-shattering seven-wicket loss against the Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians would look to put behind their disappointment and train their guns on a struggling Kings XI Punjab to return to winning ways in the Indian Premier League here on Monday. The high-flying Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians, one of the strong favourites for the title, were brought down to the terra firma by Shane Warne-inspired Royals two days...
12:14 PM, Jan 21, 2008
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