Tag: "Cricket"

Ponting opts to bat Hyderabad

Ponting opts to bat Hyderabad

November 5, 2009 | Comments (0)

Hyderabad: Australian cricket captain won the toss and elected to bat first at Hyderabad. The crucial match is going to begin soon here. Hyderabad is being seen as batting paradise track at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Uppal. In the mean time, India has made couple of changes for 5th ODI. Ishant Sharma paved the way for [...]

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India-Australia ODI in Nagpur: Anti-Naxal commandos roped in

India-Australia ODI in Nagpur: Anti-Naxal commandos roped in

October 28, 2009 | Comments (0)

Nagpur: As part of the tight security arrangements for Wednesday’s day-night match, commandos have been requisitioned from Naxal hit areas for a day, police sources said. Police will be using night vision devices to keep a vigil in and around the new stadium, they said. Reports say that a crack team of anti-Naxalite commandos has [...]

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India, Aus series begins tomorrow

India, Aus series begins tomorrow

October 24, 2009 | Comments (0)

Vadodara: India, Aus series is set to begin tomorrow. First one-dayer would be starting here at Vadodra tomorrow with the injury-hit hosts fully aware that a series triumph in the seven-match rubber would catapult them to the number one spot. Though flamboyant Virender Sehwag has returned to bolster the Indian top-order, Yuvraj Singh is unlikely [...]

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World Cup 2011 Final in Mumbai

World Cup 2011 Final in Mumbai

October 15, 2009 | Comments (0)

The Local Organising Committee met on Wednesday to finalise the venue-based distribution of the 29 games that India is scheduled to host. The full schedule of the 14-nation tournament is due to be announced in Mumbai on 9th November. The rest of the 20 games of the 49-match event have been awarded to Sri Lanka [...]

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Dravid dropped, Sehwag back in Team India

Dravid dropped, Sehwag back in Team India

October 15, 2009 | Comments (0)

Dravid, who was surprisingly named in India’s Champions Trophy squad, failed to find favour with the selectors, who have decided to persist with young right-hander Virat Kohli. Kohli had been inducted in the Champions Trophy squad after Yuvraj was forced out due to a finger injury. In apparent fallout of India’s Champions Trophy debacle, out [...]

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Diamond Eagles qualified for Super Eight beat Sussex Sharks

Diamond Eagles qualified for Super Eight beat Sussex Sharks

October 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

Kotla: South Africa’s Diamond Eagles beat the Sussex Sharks of England at the Group B match of the Airtel Champions League T20. With the victory, Eagles qualified for Super Eight stage. Both the teams finished on 119. So the Super Over was played and Eagles batted first and scored a score of 9 runs. The [...]

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Dasti questions Butt about players talking to media

Dasti questions Butt about players talking to media

October 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

Islamabad: National Assembly’s standing committee on sports chairman, Jamshed Dasti is against the players talking to the media and questions Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz Butt. Dasti asks, “”What is this all about? We read nearly every player whether it is Shahid Afridi or Shoaib Malik giving statements on a regular basis.” He says further, [...]

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Anti social bullets hit cricketer

Anti social bullets hit cricketer

October 11, 2009 | Comments (0)

It is an unfortunate incident for the cricketer but a shameful one for the country. A member of India’s under-19 Test and ODI teams was shot dead outside a crowded Meerut kebab shop last night when a customer protesting delay in service fired indiscriminately from a revolver. Alleged shooter Rahul Chaudhary is the son of [...]

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Dhoni beats Tendulkar and SRK

Dhoni beats Tendulkar and SRK

October 8, 2009 | Comments (0)

MS Dhoni has topped the all-India power list when it comes to celebrity brand endorsements surpassing Tendulkar and SRK, said a new study. According to the second round of the CelebTrack findings, a joint endeavor between Percept Talent Management (PTM) and Hansa Research, Dhoni tops the charts while Sachin Tendulkar now slipped to fifth place. [...]

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Twenty20 Champions League begins from today

Twenty20 Champions League begins from today

October 8, 2009 | Comments (0)

Bangalore: The Twenty20 cricket format shot to fame with the success of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In order to make this format an even grander success, Twenty20 Champions League has been conceptualized. Chaired by Lalit Modi this new tournament kicks off today in the country. This new tournament will feature cricket teams from clubs [...]

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