England Twenty20 captain Eoin Morgan, who is shouldering the responsibility in absence of Stuart Broad, has said that his team failed to capitalise on the good start, and fell 10-15 runs short in the opening T20 international against India in Pune. After suffering 2-1 drubbing in the Test series, the Men in Blue redeemed some […]
Dec 21 2012 | Posted in
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India A played with no frontline spinner in the warm-up match against England, giving the tourists no chance to adjust to the spinning conditions. Many cricket pundits have criticised this move, and declared it against spirit of the game. However, India A skipper Suresh Raina has an entirely different take on this, as he defended […]
Nov 1 2012 | Posted in
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Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has disclosed India’s strategy to go with five specialist bowlers in the opening World T20 Super Eight match against Australia. To implement the strategy, Dhoni will have to drop one batsman, and he called it one of the toughest decisions of his career to choose between Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh. […]
Sep 27 2012 | Posted in
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Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has expressed satisfaction at Yuvraj Singh’s performance post serious illness, and said that it was an incredible comeback by the Punjab-born all-rounder. Yuvraj underwent chemotherapy in America earlier this year. Straight after his return to India, the left-hander started training, and made a wonderful comeback to the national setup in […]
Sep 14 2012 | Posted in
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Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that the pressure is now off Yuvraj Singh’s head, as he performed magnificently in his comeback game post a serious illness. After getting his cancer cured, the all-rounder returned to the national setup in the second Twenty20 International against New Zealand on Tuesday. Despite being under tremendous pressure, […]
Sep 12 2012 | Posted in
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All eyes will be glued on Yuvraj Singh, as India take on New Zealand in the opening T20 international on Saturday. The 30-year-old is returning to action after battling cancer, which was diagnosed late last year. Yuvraj went through chemotherapy in America in March-April to treat a rare germ-cell tumour between his lungs. He will […]
Sep 7 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a final report from authorities concerned, expressing severe concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the province. A three-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing of a petition filed by Balochistan Bar Association on the law […]
Expressing dissatisfaction over the absence of interior and defense secretaries, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that no major breakthrough has been occurred in the missing persons’ case thus far. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain resumed […]
Sep 5 2012 | Posted in
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Indian star batsman Virat Kohli has said that there is no comparison between him and Sachin Tendulkar, despite the fact that the legendary batsman himself considers Kohli a worthy challenger to his marvellous record of 100 international tons. Kohli has been India’s most prolific run-getter over the past few years, but feels that matching Tendulkar’s […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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India’s young leg-spinner Rahul Sharma has said that his recent tour to Australia was a learning experience. Although the Punjabi spinner did not get many opportunities to show his talent, he called it a wonderful journey. "I learnt a lot in Australia. Seniors like Sachin Tendulkar, Dhoni bhai (MS Dhoni), Viru (Virender Sehwag) bhai all […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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Where style, stamina and seemliness come, Yuvraj is the first name that buzzes the mind. In the vast world of cricket, Yuvraj is shining like a moon of fourteenth night. He is one of a few cricketers whose achievement lists are longer than their careers. Yuvraj is a significant asset of India Cricket Team. He […]
Jan 27 2012 | Posted in
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In order to eliminate fears among the international community about Pakistan’s stability and the survival of its democracy, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday rejected a notion that democracy was under threat and a creeping coup was taking place in the country. He asserted, “Democracy is not under threat. The people, civil society and […]