Exactly 11 years ago the Vidarbha Cricket Association, headed by Shashank Manohar, refused to give the Indian cricket team a spin-friendly pitch and they lost the Test and with it the series against Australia on a Gabba-like green top. The all-mighty Sourav Ganguly and his spinally Harbhajan Singh are perceived to have pulled out on […]
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Stats: Top 5 ODI bowlers with the best bowling average
Stats: Top 5 ODI bowlers with the best bowling average Bangladesh’s bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman has notched up his third 5 wicket haul in just 9 ODI appearance. He destroyed Zimbabwe to win the three-match ODI series 3-0 over visiting Zimbabwe team. Bangladesh batting first has scored 276. Zimbabwe have lost the match by 61 […]
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Marriage could get Yuvraj's career back on track – Yograj Singh
As per reports circulating within the Indian cricketing circles, flamboyant Indian all rounder Yuvraj Singh, has been engaged to British Indian model Hazel Keech. The reports state that the engagement took place in Bali, in a private ceremony. As per Yograj Singh (Yuvraj’s father), the out of favour southpaw can still make a rousing comeback […]
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Shashank Manohar: India may host Pakistan at home in December
Shashank Manohar: India may host Pakistan at home in December BCCI president Shashank Manohar indicated that India are all set to host Pakistan for a limited over series in North India. Indian home minister Rajnath Singh has also given a positive statement about the series. Manohar informed the Annual General Meeting that BCCI had signed […]
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Pune chosen as alternate venue for fourth test
In a major setback to the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), the BCCI has chosen the MCA stadium in Pune as an alternate venue for the fourth test against South Africa. The fourth test of the Freedom Series was scheduled to take place in the national capital, but the ground does not have all […]
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Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan becomes father
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and his wife Umme Al Hasan Shishir have been blessed with their first child. A daughter, the child was born at a hospital here. “Shishir and our princess are doing well. Please pray for us, particularly for our daughter,” Shakib wrote on Facebook on […]
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Stats: R. Ashwin took a fifer, enters the list of fastest 150 wkt takers
Stats: R. Ashwin took a fifer, enters the list of fastest 150 wkt takers At the end of the second day, India has earned a 142 run lead as Ravichandran Ashwin’s five-wicket haul has helped India to get 17 run lead over South Africa. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli ended the day positively. Pujara is […]
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Twitter reaction: Pakistan defeated England by 127 runs, won the Test series 2-0
Twitter reaction: Pakistan defeated England by 127 runs, won the Test series 2-0 Pakistan have sealed the three-match Test series over England as they defeated Alastair Cook lead England at the Sharjah Test by 127 runs. With this win, Misbah-ul-Haq keeps his unbeaten record on UAE as captain since he took the rein of the […]
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Hingis and I complement each other very well: Sania Mirza
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) With a staggering record of 10 doubles titles in a year, tennis star Sania Mirza believes that she and her partner, Swiss veteran Martina Hingis complement each other very well which has resulted in the duo clinching their ninth title in 2015. The unstoppable Mirza-Hingis pair came up with another stupendous […]
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Steve Smith hits back at McCullum for labelling him immature
Brisbane, Nov 3 (IANS) Australian cricket captain Steve Smith has hit back at his New Zealand counterpart Brendon McCullum for labelling him as “immature” in his newspaper column earlier this year. Smith’s decision against withdrawing a controversial obstructing the field appeal against England’s Ben Stokes at Lord’s in September drew criticism from some quarters, including […]