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Sam Manson did not want a turbaned driver to pick her daughter. ...
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10:09 AM, Oct 31, 2008
Daniel Lak covered the Indian subcontinent for BBC for 20 years. ...
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BBC's Mills & Boon's drama will tell the stories of three women involved. ...
01:33 PM, Sep 12, 2008
London: Former captain Geoffrey Boycott has questioned England's ability to play spin on the turning sub-continent pitches after they lost three quick wickets in the first Test against India in Ahmedabad. After India declared at a mammoth 521 for eight on the second evening, opener Nick Compton, James Anderson and Jonathan Trott fell in the space of 13 balls to leave the visitors struggling at 41 for three at the...
12:30 AM, Jul 20, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan's former captain Zaheer Abbas is delighted at resumption of bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan and expressed wish to see a full Test series between the two countries. Speaking ahead of Pakistan's upcoming tour to India, Zaheer said, "I would love to see both countries play a full Test series but I am sure even through this tour there will be a lot of a goodwill created...
07:42 AM, Jul 17, 2008
Playing on the dusty, surly and spin-friendly surfaces of India is a tough challenge any team could face, but doing it without your frontline spinner increases that challenge significantly. In a few days’ time New Zealand will confront the same situation when they take on India in the first of two Test matches without the services of their former captain and highest wicket-taker, Daniel Vettori. What Vettori has done for...
08:30 PM, Jun 17, 2008
New Delhi: Australian pacer Brett Lee has paid rich tributes to retired Rahul Dravid and iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar, describing them as brilliant cricketers and extremely great guys off the field. Lee feels Dravid, who recently retired from international cricket, is an excellent player and he would be missed by his fans across the world. The last week has been huge for Indian cricket with two important events, Rahul Dravid...
11:40 AM, May 06, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Pakistan's Misbah-ul Haq on Tuesday cautioned against a drastic overhaul in personnel after one-day and Twenty20 losses against England, warning that change for change's sake could be damaging in the long-run. Misbah failed to guide Pakistan to victory from a winning position in the third and final T20 on Monday, as England fought their way to a sensational five-run win to take the three-match series 2-1. That followed...
08:01 AM, Apr 29, 2008
Harare: Rob Nicol hit a century on his one-day international debut as New Zealand romped to a nine-wicket win Thursday in the first match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. Nicol, 28, made 108 not out as New Zealand chased down a modest target of 232, winning with 39 balls to spare. Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor admitted it was a disappointing outcome after he made an unbeaten 128 to enable...
06:03 PM, Mar 11, 2008
Karachi: Waqar Younis, who quit as Pakistan coach last week, says the squad he managed is highly capable of taking the country to the top of the world rankings. Lahore-based Pakistani cricketers and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials gave Waqar a farewell on Friday night at the National Cricket Academy, hours before the former captain left for Sydney, reports the Express Tribune. Waqar, who had said the Zimbabwe tour...
04:48 PM, Mar 03, 2008
Lord's: First day's play of the much-anticipated 2000th match in the history of Test cricket was called off due to persistent rain at the Lord's on Thursday. England were 127/2 when the play was stopped just before tea, with Jonathan Trott (58) and Kevin Pietersen (22) at the wicket. After inspecting the ground on a number of occasions, umpires finally decided to abandon the day's play at 2300 IST. Earlier...
08:06 AM, Feb 14, 2008
Ranchi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday felicitated in his home state for the tremendous feat of leading the side to cricket World Cup victory after 28 years. Though I wished to come to Ranchi after winning the cup, the IPL fixture didn't allow me. But now, I am happy to be back in my home town, Dhoni said after being felicitated by Jharkhand Deputy chief Minister Sudesh Kumar Mahto ...
12:57 PM, Feb 01, 2008
London: Sri Lanka coach Stuart Law said there would be no SOS sent to paceman Chaminda Vaas ahead of the second Test against England at Lord's here on Friday. Vaas, who played the last of his 111 Tests two years ago, was in superb form for English County Championship Second Division leaders Northamptonshire as he completed a 10-wicket haul in their crushing innings and 177-run County Championship win against Glamorgan...
06:06 PM, Jan 31, 2008
Islamabad: A fighting Afghanistan on Wednesday lost to Pakistan's second side by five wickets in their first confrontation, with officials hoping a three-match series can foster more foreign tours. International cricket has been suspended in Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in March 2009, killing eight people and wounding seven visiting players and their assistant coach. Sri Lanka has refused to tour Pakistan in October and November this...
08:02 PM, Jan 29, 2008
Bangalore: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday said they will badly miss street-smart Praveen Kumar in the upcoming World Cup as the pacer has been ruled out of cricket's showpiece event due to an elbow injury. Praveen, who has been a vital cog in India's ODI scheme of things for a little over three years and was certain in India's seam attack in the World Cup, was ruled out...
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