New Delhi: In the 2011-12 domestic season, Robin Bist emerged as a dominant figure with over 1000 runs in the Ranji Trophy – becoming only the 12th batsman to achieve this distinction – as Rajasthan surged to their second consecutive title. This season Bist began with a century against Rest of India in the Irani Trophy and has now been rewarded with a place in the India A squad to...
01:46 AM, Jul 12, 2008
Kuala Lumpur: World cricket's outgoing chief Haroon Lorgat on Thursday admitted spot-fixing scandals were a low point of his tenure - but insisted the sport was now in better shape to fight corruption. Lorgat, who handed over to new International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson in Kuala Lumpur, said the sport's response to its worst betting controversy in years would act as a deterrent to cheats. It's a ...
01:16 AM, Jun 04, 2008
Kuala Lumpur: World cricket's new chief executive on Thursday defended an embarrassing U-turn over appeals technology and said he wouldn't drag powerful India kicking and screaming into accepting it. David Richardson, who succeeded Haroon Lorgat at the International Cricket Council's (ICC) helm, admitted nearly all players and umpires backed the Decision Review System (DRS), which checks whether batsmen should be given out. But, signalling a softly-softly approach towards the ICC's ...
12:06 AM, Jun 04, 2008
Sydney: Ecstatic after taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead over India, Australia captain Michael Clarke said he might field an all-pace attack in the third Test to bounce the visitors out of the series at the dreaded Perth track. Australia beat India by 122 runs and an innings and 68 runs in the first two Tests to go 2-0 up in the four-match series. Clarke was already looking forward to the...
10:09 AM, Apr 08, 2008
Melbourne: Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) will honour the Australian spin legend Shane Warne by unveiling a bronze statue of his on Thursday outside the MCG for his achievements and contribution to the game of cricket. Warne will be immortalised in a bronze statue outside the MCG, joining 10 other Australian sports stars. Warne, who returned to cricket after signing on with the Melbourne Stars in the new Twenty20 Big Bash,...
12:20 AM, Apr 02, 2008
London: Former England captain Nasser Hussain said the conviction of three Pakistan cricketers in the spot-fixing scam has made him wonder if he had been part of any dodgy games during his career. Recollecting the infamous Centurion Test between South Africa and England in 1999-2000 series, in which Cronje is said to have accepted money from a bookmaker for making an early declaration, Hussain said he was naive at that...
12:17 PM, Mar 16, 2008
New Delhi: Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday claimed that he was threatened by the underworld and there have been three attempts to kill him for refusing to fix Indian Premier League matches. I was threatened considerably by the underworld for refusing to fix IPL matches. There have been three attempts to kill me. Bookies-underworld want me killed, Modi said. Modi said he was once threatened in his house...
01:10 AM, Mar 15, 2008
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that crucial 28-run knock by Trinidad and Tobago's Kevon Cooper hurt them badly as they face exit from the Champions League Twenty20 after losing Sunday's match. T&T had scored 74 runs from 15 overs while batting first but managed to put 123 for eight on the board as Cooper batted extremely well towards the end. Chennai lost the match by 12...
12:03 AM, Mar 06, 2008
Taunton: India's opening batsman Virender Sehwag is yet to recover from his shoulder injury and is likely to miss the first two Tests against England. Sehwag, who underwent a shoulder surgery after the Indian Premier League (IPL), is supposed to join the team a fortnight later and coach Duncan Fletcher hoped the Delhi dasher would be fit for the third and the fourth Test. We've heard that he'll be over...
03:59 PM, Feb 12, 2008
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board may claim to be facing financial difficulties but this has not prevented its officials from spending lavishly on administrative expenses and salaries. According to documents submitted by the board in the national assembly in response to questions put forward by some members, it has transpired that the PCB presently employs 523 officials in different grades. For a country faced with security issues and with little...
11:49 AM, Jan 29, 2008
Mumbai: It was not a long, wild and boisterous celebrations for the Indian team -- more an emotional one where families of some of the players were also present. Moments after captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni brought about the winning runs, emotional and poignant scenes unfolded at the renovated Wankhede Stadium here as the players hugged each other and picked up the stumps as souvenir to cherish the unforgettable moment. After...
11:48 PM, Jan 10, 2008
Mumbai: India's historic triumph in the cricket World Cup was the result of a long-term planning conceived a couple of years ago, according to captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who said the team backed itself to achieve something great. A jubilant Dhoni said the enormous achievement of winning the World Cup had still not sunk in and there was little time to savour the triumph as the Indian Premier League will...
08:48 PM, Jan 10, 2008
Hyderabad: R Vinay Kumar wrecked havoc with a four-wicket haul as South Zone humiliated Central Zone by 552 runs to set up a summit clash with North Zone in the Duleep Trophy here on Saturday. Needing an improbable 770 runs to win the match, Central Zone were bundled out for 217 in their second innings on the fourth and final day of the match here. Placed precariously at 73 for...
05:30 PM, Dec 05, 2007
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01:23 PM, Nov 22, 2007
Indians and their love for the mystical goes back a long way in history. ...
09:55 AM, Jul 14, 2007
UP boy talks in accent and claims he is incarnation of a US scientist. ...
12:31 AM, Jul 14, 2007
UP village draws crowds after four-year-old-child's claim. ...
01:57 PM, Jul 07, 2007
US came from a goal down to win the Gold Cup 2-1 victory over Mexico. ...
12:22 PM, Jun 25, 2007
An event billed as "Porn and Pancakes" is being hosted by a church in rural upstate New York next month. ...
12:02 PM, Jan 27, 2007
A mysterious teenaged boy believed by some to be a reincarnation of Lord Buddha has reappeared in eastern Nepal. ...
10:39 PM, Dec 25, 2006
