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Kumble lashes out at media rumours

By chetannarula ⋅ October 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s cricket captain Anil Kumble on Thursday lashed out at the media for their speculation about an ‘honourable exit’ being worked out for the seniors and said such “rubbish” reports are bound to hurt the players. Kumble bluntly told the media to be a bit more respectful to the senior cricketers and made it clear [...]

Paes-Dlouhy in Japan Open quarters

By chetannarula ⋅ October 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Top seed Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy began their campaign for back-to-back titles with a straight-set win against Spanish pair of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Ivan Navarro in the first round of the $869,000 Japan Open. The Indo-Czech pair, who won the Thailand Open last week, beat the unseeded Spanish duo 6-4 7-5 in one hour [...]

Aussie spinner tested +ve for Cocaine

By chetannarula ⋅ October 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

New Aussie spin bowler Jason Krejza, in line for a Test debut in the first Test against India at Bangalore, has revealed that he was the victim of a drink-spiking incident that resulted in a positive drug test two years back. Krejza, then a New South Wales player, said his drink was spiked at a [...]

Kirsten wants full time manager for Team India

By chetannarula ⋅ October 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India coach Gary Kirsten has again requested for a full-time manager for the team. In fact he was under the impression that Russell Radhakrishnan, the team’s travel assistant on India’s tour to Sri Lanka recently, was a manager. “Could you please advise as to when Russell will return to the team? His work is crucial [...]

Ganguly back for first two tests

By chetannarula ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s selectors have picked Sourav Ganguly in a 15-man squad for the first two Tests against Australia. There were also call-ups for Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath and Haryana legspinner Amit Mishra, who played three one-day internationals in 2003. The squad consists of seven batsmen, one wicketkeeper, four fast bowlers and three spinners. The six [...]

Clarke, Johnson likely to join IPL

By chetannarula ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Aussie seamer Mitchell Johnson and vice-captain Michael Clarke have been approached by the Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi to take part in the League next year. Modi spoke to Clarke, who is in India currently with the Australian team, during the Australians stay at Jaipur. “He told me the other night he wants [...]

Ponting wants another catches pact

By chetannarula ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Tuesday said he is game for yet another captain’s agreement to take the fielder’s word on contentious catches during the Test series against India and will take up the matter with rival captain Anil Kumble. “I would love to talk with Anil regarding this issue at the match referee’s meeting,” [...]

ICC appoints umpires for Ind-Aus series

By chetannarula ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The International Cricket Council (ICC) kept umpires Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson off the roster for the eagerly awaited four-match series starting in Bangalore on October 9. The duo officiated in the ill-tempered Sydney Test between the two nations earlier this year that almost saw India pulling out of the series after a string of [...]

Gilchrist made Deccan Chargers captain

By chetannarula ⋅ September 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

VS Laxman’s tenure as the captain of the Indian Premier League side Hyderabad Deccan Chargers came to an abrupt end on Monday as the team announced that Adam Gilchrist would be doing the job from now. According to an official release, Deccan Chargers have appointed Gilchrist team captain with immediate effect. “Adam Gilchrist commands respect [...]

Murali to play for Ranji for Bengal

By chetannarula ⋅ September 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Bengal on Monday came out with a prize catch for its campaign in the forthcoming Ranji Trophy season by roping in Sri Lankan spin wizard and Test cricket’s highest wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan. The Cricket association of Bengal (CAB) managed to rope in the legendary off-spinner after pondering over scores of names including his compatriot Sanath [...]

England select test team for Indian tour

By chetannarula ⋅ September 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Owais Shah and Graeme Swann have been named in England’s 15-man squad for the forthcoming two-Test tour of India. Middlesex star Shah pipped Young Cricketer of the Year Ravi Bopara to the last batting spot after a prolific campaign.Uncapped Nottinghamshire spinner Swann has been chosen to back up Monty Panesar and Sussex wicketkeeper Matt Prior [...]

Sri Lanka bowled out for 292

By chetannarula ⋅ August 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka was bowled out for 292 in their first innings of the second test match against India at Galle. In reply to India’s 329, the hosts were faltering at the over night score of 215 for 5, which they had just managed to reach thanks to a century plus stand for the second wicket [...]

Mendis has made a great start: Murali

By chetannarula ⋅ August 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

World’s highest Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan has said that his young teammate Ajantha Mendis’ start to his Test career is better than that of his own and Aussie leg-spinner Shane Warne’s had been. “Ajantha Mendis was once again exceptional and fully deserved his first five-wicket haul in Tests. It took a while for me and [...]

India draw with Tajikistan

By chetannarula ⋅ August 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks to an own goal induced from Tajikistan by Indian captain Baichung Bhutia, the hosts salvaged a 1-1 draw against the defending champions in their second Group A match of the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament here on Friday. Barely a minute after entering the field as second half substitute for off-colour Sushil Kumar Singh, [...]

Anand wins; takes joint lead

By chetannarula ⋅ August 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

World champion Viswanathan Anand ended the opening day of the Mainz Chess Classic on a positive note defeating Russian Alexander Morozevich to emerge as the joint leader in the Grenkeleasing rapid world championship. The 10-time winner Anand could do little with his white pieces against Norwegian sensation Magnus Carlsen and world’s strongest ever woman player [...]

ICC might be sued by ESPN over Champions League

By chetannarula ⋅ August 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The International Cricket Council (ICC) might soon be sued by its broadcast partner ESPN-STAR Sports, getting into more trouble over the already much debated upon Champions League T20. The broadcaster will go to court if the ICC authorises the BCCI-backed Champions Twenty20 League to be held in India later this year. While no confirmation is [...]

Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd Test: Day 2

By chetannarula ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka fought to 215 for 5 at the end of the day’s play in the second test match against India at Galle. The hosts lost opener Michael Vandort in the very first over but recovered to some extent through a 133-run second wicket partnership between Malinda Warnapura (66) and Kumar Sangakkara (68) even though [...]

Sania crashes out in the second round

By chetannarula ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sania Mirza crashed out of the Nordea Nordic Light Open with a gruelling three-set loss to Czech Iveta Benesova in the second round. In an over two-hour contest, Benesova rallied to beat the sixth seeded Sania 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. The win not just ensured the 25-year-old Benesova a place in the quarter-finals of [...]

Day 2: Sehwag strikes yet another double hundred

By chetannarula ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s opening ace Virender Sehwag struck yet another double hundred, the third of his career so far as India folded up for 329 in their first innings on day two of the second test match in Galle. Sehwag became only the second Indian batsman to carry his bat through out the innings after Sunil Gavaskar [...]

Former Test player Ashok Mankad passes away

By chetannarula ⋅ August 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Former Test player Ashok Mankad passed away at the age of 61 in his sleep in Mumbai on Friday morning. Mankad played 22 Tests for India with six half-centuries to his name. He started as a middle-order batsman, making his debut against New Zealand in 1969. Later, he started opening the innings. His 97 against [...]

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