New Delhi: Questions are now being raised on Team India captain MS Dhoni's business links. The Economic Times has reported that Dhoni has a 15 per cent stake in a sports marketing firm - Rhiti Sports - that manages him and four other current cricketers - Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh. This puts Dhoni in a conflicting position during team selection meetings, where he is expected...
11:24 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Birmingham: Indian cricketers face the daunting twin tasks of leaving behind the IPL spot-fixing scam and adapting to the tough conditions here as they begin their preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy with a warm-up game against Sri Lanka Saturday. Some on-field action will help divert the attention from the scandal, which has tarnished the reputation of Indian cricket. The conditions favour India's fast bowlers but they need to sort...
01:51 PM, May 31, 2013
Birmingham: The new ODI rules and the conditions in England will force India to go in with five specialist bowlers in the upcoming Champions Trophy, according to captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who reckons all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will play a key role. "Conditions are very different compared to the sub-continent. We have to look at the composition of the side and see what kind of bowlers we use but the conditions...
05:54 PM, May 30, 2013
MS Dhoni's non-chalant smile and no response to questions about the IPL fixing scandal at a BCCI press conference has not been well received by Indian cricket fans. So, is BCCI putting pressure on the Indian cricket skipper who also captains the 'under-the-scanner' Chennai Super Kings? Cricketnext editor Jamie Alter joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. I don't find anything wrong in his not answering the...
06:23 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: As BCCI President N Srinivasan refuses to step aside over the IPL scandal, the board seems to be in damage control mode. Reports say that strict measures are being taken for the Champions Trophy. Reports say that Team India manager Ranjib Biswal has been asked not to permit players to leave their hotel without prior permission, even if they are going out for dinner. Phone calls from outside...
01:24 PM, May 29, 2013
While some fans say Team India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is justified in not commenting on the IPL fixing scandal, many say he should hold a separate press conference to speak out on the row. ...
01:03 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: Team India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come under fire for his ignorance of the media's questions on spot-fixing. Dhoni, in a press conference on Tuesday evening, didn't say a word every time there was a question regarding the latest spot-fixing row that has rocked Indian cricket. Dhoni's silence has come under criticism. "I am terribly disappointed with Dhoni. Now if Dhoni had even...
07:46 AM, May 29, 2013
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11:41 PM, May 28, 2013
CNN-IBN and its experts discuss India captain MS Dhoni's reticence on the spot-fixing scandal during a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday night. ...
11:28 PM, May 28, 2013
India captain MS Dhoni chose to remain quiet when confronted with spot-fixing questions in a press conference here on Tuesday evening. ...
10:12 PM, May 28, 2013
Kris Srikkanth says former Indian cricketers are keeping quiet in the spot-fixing scandal because their comments may lead to a speculative atmosphere. ...
09:55 PM, May 28, 2013
Mumbai: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tuesday said they have got the "right mix" in the fast bowling department that could exploit the seamer-friendly conditions during the Champions Trophy in England. Bhuvaneshvar Kumar has impressed in a few opportunities he has got to play for the country. Umesh Yadav has regained fitness and Ishant Sharma did well for his side Sunrisers Hyderabad during the just-concluded IPL. The trio will have...
08:49 PM, May 28, 2013
Former India spinner Maninder Singh wants Indian players to move on from the IPL spot-fixing row ahead of the Champions Trophy starting next month in England. ...
07:58 PM, May 28, 2013
Mumbai: India captain MS Dhoni chose to remain quiet when confronted with spot-fixing questions in a press conference here on Tuesday evening. Dhoni, who was to address the media ahead of the team's departure to England for the upcoming Champions Trophy, didn't say a word every time there was a question regarding the latest spot-fixing row that has rocked Indian cricket. Evidently, Dhoni was gagged by the BCCI on the...
07:39 PM, May 28, 2013
After reducing Mumbai Indians to 16 for 3 inside the first four overs of Sunday's final, and the having restricted them to 142 for 9, it was expected that the mighty Chennai Super Kings were just a step behind adding another trophy to their already inflated cabinet. But what transpired after that was nothing short of unusual. Their batsmen, somehow, looked jittery against Mumbai's attack as they went down meekly....
08:05 AM, May 28, 2013
Kolkata: They might be embroiled in the spot-fixing scandal, but IPL 6 runners-up Chennai Super Kings won the Fair Play award even though the points table was missing from the tournament website. Rajasthan Royals were at the pole position of the Fair Play table followed by Chennai Super Kings at the midway stage. But after both the teams were mired in the scandal, the table went missing from the website...
02:43 PM, May 27, 2013
Kolkata: The two best and most powerful teams duly earned their place in the 2013 IPL final, but in the end it was one-way traffic as a determined Mumbai Indians crushed two-time winners Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs at Eden Gardens on Sunday to get their hands on a maiden IPL trophy. A late assault from Kieron Pollard lifted Mumbai out of a hole to a competitive 148 for...
09:45 PM, May 26, 2013
Kolkata: They have disowned their CEO, refused to admit he is their owner and now face an uncertain future in the Indian Premier League, but Chennai Super Kings will live another day. Live for maybe their last day of existence and fight for their third title in just six years of the IPL - against Mumbai Indians. It's not the ideal way to prepare for a title clash. Players, however...
08:12 PM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai/Kolkata: BCCI President N Srinivasan's rivals were on Saturday said to be plotting a strategy to seek his ouster even as he remained defiant rejecting demands for his resignation in the wake of the arrest of his son-in-law and CSK team owner Gurunath Meiyappan on betting charges. However, doubts over Sunday's IPL final involving CSK and Mumbai Indians were cleared with IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla saying that the match will...
07:50 PM, May 25, 2013
