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Pakistan v India: 1 friendly, 5 officials

The squad, comprising 22 players, will leave on August 29 while the training camp will commence from August 19 at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore. The squad will also be accompanied by two assistant coac...

Posted On: Aug 05, 2011 | Comments : 0

India's Pragyan Ojha keen to seize Test chance against England

The left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha is keen to capitalise on a second bite of the cherry after landing a surprise call-up to an India squad he was originally omitted from for the ongoing tour of England...

Posted On: Aug 05, 2011 | Comments : 0

England finishes day with 374 run lead on India

England reached 441-6 at stumps on Sunday to lead India by 374 runs after a controversial third day in the second test at Trent Bridge. Ian Bell hit 159 from 196 balls but only after India captain Mah...

Posted On: Aug 05, 2011 | Comments : 0

India's Harbhajan and Yuvraj out of England Test series

Spinner Harbhajan has a stomach strain and batsman Yuvraj has a broken finger. Both were sustained in the second Test at Trent Bridge, which England won with ease to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Rig...

Posted On: Aug 05, 2011 | Comments : 0

Indian performance was laughable: Shane Warne

Just after India's 319-run defeat at Trent Bridge, a strong emotion of humiliation, if you are an Indian, has engulfed the streets of Nottingham. Ex-cricketers at the ground, locals, shopkeepers a...

Posted On: Aug 03, 2011 | Comments : 0

India crashes to an embarrassing defeat

India suffered a crushing, mortifying defeat in the second Test at Trent Bridge, both the manner and the magnitude (319 runs) ill-befitting a team ranked No. 1. Asked to bat five sessions and a bit, t...

Posted On: Aug 03, 2011 | Comments : 0

Will Sehwag be India's saviour again?

Virender Sehwag will join the bruised and battered Indians in England on Wednesday. Sehwag, who opted for shoulder surgery after the Indian Premier League (IPL) in May, was ruled out for the entire to...

Posted On: Aug 03, 2011 | Comments : 0

Saina’s chance to rule the world is right here, she must seize it

Terming a World Championship as a means to an end could be preposterous and I may myself laugh at any such suggestion in any other case. But for the Indian badminton contingent, including title conten...

Posted On: Aug 03, 2011 | Comments : 0

How cricket put its best foot forward

Sir, Cricket has had to endure its share of scandal and bad press, what with the match-fixing allegations and the attendant stench of illegal bookies. But on Sunday at Trent Bridge, that was all forgo...

Posted On: Aug 03, 2011 | Comments : 0

Vaselinegate: Michael Vaughan accuses Laxman of cheating

“Just woke up to barrage of abuse from India...What are they going to be like when they lose this Test?" tweeted former England captain Michael Vaughan after a controversy erupted in the se...

Posted On: Aug 01, 2011 | Comments : 0
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