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On Monday, October 8th, 2012

Darren Sammy dedicates win to West Indies’ fans

Colombo: West Indies Skipper Darren Sammy on Sunday, dedicated their World Twenty20 triumph to fans back home and said it is a step in the “right direction” and will usher in a new beginning for cricket More...

On Sunday, October 7th, 2012

Sri Lanka President okay with cricket team’s tour of Pakistan, says report

Karachi: The 2009 Lahore terror attack is yet to become even a distant memory but Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse has reportedly given his consent to the country’s cricket team touring Pakistan again. According More...

On Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Wasim Akram blasts MS Dhoni’s selection policy

New Delhi: Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram blamed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s flawed selection policy for India’s failure in the World Twenty20. Akram said India failed to get the balance of the More...

On Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Luck was not in India’s favour: Dilip Vengsarkar

Mumbai: Lady luck did not favour the MS Dhoni-led Indian squad that resulted in its exit at the Super Eights stage of the ongoing ICC World Twenty20, said former captain Dilip Vengsarkar. “Luck did not favour More...

On Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Centre justifies Tendulkar’s nomination to Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was Wednesday informed by the central government that the nomination of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha was according to a constitutional provision. The provision allowed More...

On Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

Virat Kohli is the stand-out batsman in world cricket today: Gary Kirsten

Colombo: Gary Kirsten has seen Virat Kohli as a precocious talent who later evolved into a premier batsman and that’s the reason why the former India coach termed him as a “stand out player” who More...

On Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

World T20: Pakistan face Australia in a do-or-die match

Colombo: Annihilated by India in their second Super Eights match, an inconsistent Pakistan is faced with a do-or-die situation and need nothing less than a big win when they take on a rampaging Australia in the More...

On Saturday, September 29th, 2012

Dhoni blames flop batting, rain for loss to Australia

Colombo: Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed batting failure and untimely brief spell of rain for India’s rout against Australia as the team suffered a crushing nine-wicket defeat in a Super Eight group match of the More...

On Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Harbhajan not lone Indian on Australian hit-list

Colombo: The hype surrounding off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s return to form notwithstanding, Australia captain George Bailey is least bothered as he said his team would not be focussing on any particular individual More...

On Thursday, September 27th, 2012

India climb to 3rd spot in ICC T20 rankings

Colombo: Riding on their huge win over England in the group stages of the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, India jumped four places to claim the third position in the Reliance ICC T20 Championship table, More...