London: England could include a second specialist spinner when they name their squad on Friday for a three-Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. Ongoing security concerns in Pakistan mean they will once again be playing a 'home' series in the UAE, and with pitches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi expected to take turn, England are likely to include a back-up to Graeme Swann. And if the surfaces...
12:27 PM, Mar 28, 2008
Mumbai: Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist feels India has a great opportunity to register their first ever Test series victory Down Under as the former world number one side is currently going through a transitional phase. Its a good chance for India with Australia being through somewhat of a transitional period. They are still finding their way. India have got a few good results in the last couple of series...
10:17 AM, Mar 27, 2008
New Delhi: A century from Rakesh Solanki gave Baroda the upper hand over hosts Delhi at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Tuesday as the fourth round of Ranji Trophy matches got underway. Solanki's unbeaten 109 came after Delhi put Baroda in. The visitors lost their openers at the score of 31 but Solanki with the help of Ambati Rayudu (39) and skipper Pinal Shah (83 not out) did well...
11:37 PM, Mar 25, 2008
Hyderabad: Though the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council on Friday confirmed that its fifth edition will have nine teams competing, the other important issues went without any discussion in the one-day meeting. The meet could not resolve the fate of the players represented the Kochi franchise which was axed from the IPL. And the matter of the participation of Pakistan players in the next edition of the event will...
02:42 AM, Mar 10, 2008
Hyderabad: India's skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels the bowling attack, which let him down in the one-day series in England, should deliver at home when the two teams begin their five-match series here on Friday. The attack will be led by medium-pacer Praveen Kumar in the absence of injured Zaheer Khan and spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was dropped. Kumar will be assisted by the likes of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, medium-pacers...
11:06 PM, Mar 09, 2008
Wellington: Uncapped fast bowler Doug Bracewell has been named in New Zealand's Test and one-day cricket squads to tour Zimbabwe next month, becoming the latest player with that surname to represent New Zealand. Bracewell is the son of former Test fast bowler Brendon Bracewell and the nephew of Test off-spinner and former New Zealand coach John Bracewell. Coach John Wright, who was a teammate of both Brendon and John Bracewell,...
08:33 PM, Mar 03, 2008
Chennai: South African domestic T20 champions Cape Cobras will come face to face with the runners-up of the Australia’s Big Bash competition New South Wales in their opening match of the Champions League T20 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday. Lots of fireworks are expected to dazzle the stadium as both the teams are full of players capable of showcasing cricket of the top-notch quality. Despite losing the...
11:23 AM, Mar 03, 2008
New Delhi: Piyush Chawla, who got accolades for his gritty performance in India's warm-up game against Australia, poses some serious thinking for the team management ahead of their opening match against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Saturday. The 22-year-old foxed the Aussie batsmen one-by-one with his leg spin and put his team on the victory path from a near impossible situation. But whether his stellar performance of 4/31 will be enough ...
05:46 PM, Dec 14, 2007
And this time with none other than Nana Patekar! ...
12:18 PM, Nov 27, 2007
Mumbai: Andrew Flintoff on Monday rated Sachin Tendulkar's second innings' Test century at Chennai against England as the batting maestro's career-best and termed his words of gratitude to the visitors for returning to India to play the series after the 26/11 terror strike in Mumbai as a extremely touching gesture. The one that he scored in Chennai after the 26/11 attack in Mumbai, the 33-year-old former England all rounder told ...
11:04 AM, Nov 10, 2007
Yatra is too disconnected from reality, and it makes no attempt to guide a viewer through this labyrinth tale. ...
11:54 PM, May 04, 2007
Here are some from B'wood who have celebrated the Ganesh festival with great gusto for decades. ...
09:43 AM, Aug 28, 2006
