Life size statues of Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw would be installed in Delhi and Wellington near Udhagamandalam as part of the 100th birthday celebrations of the former chief of the Indian Army, a top army official said on Wednesday. ...
02:08 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Udhagamandalam: Defence Minister AK Antony and Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Tuesday paid tributes and aid wreaths at the new gravestone of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw on his 98th birth anniversary. Paying tributes to him, Antony said he will be an inspiration to generations of armed forces. The Defence Minister said the people and the country will never forget his contribution, particularly the victorious 1971 Indo-Pakistan war that led...
05:04 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh and Defence Minister AK Antony will come face to face once again for the second time in 24 hours. They will attend an event in Ooty on Tuesday to mark the 98th birth anniversary of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. Gen Singh met Antony on Monday. It was their first meeting since the General Singh's letter about the Army's unpreparedness was leaked. The meeting...
07:20 AM, Apr 03, 2012
CNN-IBN's cricket expert Murali Kartik discusses the possibility of India playing three spinners against Australia in their first World T20 Super Eight game on Friday. ...
08:57 AM, Jul 01, 2008
Afghanistan Innings: 20th over: 136 all out. India win by 23 runs. But not impressive at all. A last-minute push took them to 159 and then they needed three wickets from Yuvraj to bail them out against the aggressive Afghanistan batsmen. Balaji redeemed himself with a three-wicket haul after his dismal show in the warm-up loss against Pakistan. Easy to assess, India need to tighten up a fair bit in ...
03:21 AM, Jun 28, 2008
Colombo: Shane Watson's 51 as an opener and 3 for 26 with the ball helped Australia to a comprehensive seven-wicket win in their opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 against Ireland here on Wednesday. Chasing a modest target of 124, the Aussies romped home in only 15.1 overs with the opening duo of Watson (51) and David Warner (26) having set the tone by adding 60 runs in the ...
02:08 AM, Jun 28, 2008
Colombo: Confident strike bowler of West Indies, Fidel Edwards says that they will be firing from all cylinders in an effort to win their opening game against Australia in the ICC World T20 tournament when both teams meet on Saturday. Edwards, the most experienced bowler in the squad with over a decade at the international level, says victory against the Aussies is the impetus needed to carry his team into ...
01:52 AM, Jun 28, 2008
Some say cricket is a great leveler - one day you're on top of the world and the next day, you might be languishing at the bottom of the barrel. It's a game of glorious uncertainties where one team's, or player's, fairy tale is another's nightmare. One such instance came on September 19, 2007 when Yuvraj Singh launched a thunderous onslaught on England’s Stuart Broad with six consecutive sixes in ...
09:26 PM, Jun 27, 2008
As so often happens when ICC tournaments begin, the big question hanging over South Africa is: will they choke in the knock-outs? The C word has unfortunately become synonymous with South African cricket sides, for reasons that are well documented. Going into the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, the expectations are higher because South Africa are now the No. 1 ranked Twenty20 side; in fact they rule the roost in all...
09:23 PM, Jun 27, 2008
Lincoln, (Christchurch): The first unofficial ODI between India A and New Zealand A was abandoned due to unfit pitch at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval on Tuesday. Umpires Phil Jones and Wayne Knights were left with no option but to abandon the game just six overs into the New Zealand innings, as deliveries rose alarmingly off the pitch. Some of them even stayed low as the hosts lost their openers with...
04:44 PM, Jun 27, 2008
Colombo: David Hussey, the highest run-getter in Twenty20 cricket, has fallen out of favour with Australia’s team management and is struggling to find a place in the starting XI at the ICC World Twenty20. Hussey’s last Twenty20 international half-century came in May 2010 during the third edition of the World Twenty20, and in 14 innings since he has a best of 42 to go with six single-digit scores. The 35-year-old,...
02:08 PM, Jun 27, 2008
The fourth edition of the World Twenty20 will kick off in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, ushering in a new era in the history of the island nation which was torn apart by a bloody civil war until three years ago. The tournament, the biggest ever sports event that the country has hosted so far, offers the Teardrop Island the chance to showcase its lush landscapes, beaches and temples, and make...
01:14 PM, Jun 27, 2008
Hambantota: Cricket, and not any showy opening ceremony, takes centre stage as the ICC World Twenty20 2012 kicks off in Hambantota on Tuesday with the tournament favourites and hosts Sri Lanka squaring off against the rusty minnows Zimbabwe. A three-team group doesn't offer you any chance to warm up. All the loosening up is left to the pre-tournament practice matches, where Zimbabwe were thumped by fellow minnows Ireland (by 54...
12:02 PM, Jun 27, 2008
Mumbai: The litigation hearing between the BCCI and the now defunct Deccan Chargers will now take place on Monday, September 24, with the Deccan counsel having requested for more time to go through the affidavit to prepare for the hearing. The Bombay High Court has also asked the BCCI to not issue new tenders for the franchise till September 24. The BCCI terminated the Deccan's contract on Friday, ending the...
08:16 AM, Jun 27, 2008
On the face of it, Group B comprising Australia, West Indies and Ireland looks the toughest of the four at the ICC World Twenty20 starting September 18 in Sri Lanka. Group A has Afghanistan, India, and England so can hardly expect a setback there as India and England are favorites to reach the Super Eights stage. Group C is made up of Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Sri Lanka, with no...
01:55 AM, Jun 27, 2008
Lahore: Confusion prevails over the appointment of Pakistan's former Test spinner, Akram Raza on the PCB's elite panel of umpires after he was arrested last year by the police during a raid on a bookmaker's den here. The 'Jang' newspaper reported that the board had appointed Raza, 47, on its umpires elite panel but the PCB was quick to issue a rebuttal over his appointment insisting all appointments in the...
01:30 AM, Jun 27, 2008
As the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 looms, a look back at how the past three editions were won. ICC World Twenty20 2007-08 in South Africa Winner: India Runners up: Pakistan Venues: Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg Most runs: 265 - Mathew Hayden Most Wickets: 13 - Umar Gul Player of the Final: Irfan Pathan Player of the Series: Shahid Afridi The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 was staged in South Africa from...
08:39 AM, Jun 26, 2008
Indians have reacted angrily to a claim by former Pak dictator Ayub Khan's son, that Sam Maneckshaw was a Pak spy. ...
07:37 AM, May 08, 2007
In an exclusive interview, Gohar Ayub Khan all but names the man who he claims sold India's war plans to Pak. ...
08:28 PM, May 07, 2007
