If the BCCI’s new diktat to the players is anything to go by, one shall see players being shunted by their own accord. But is this only about emulating foreign policies or is there more substance to it?
The new selection panel is..
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Greg Chappell seems to have a motive or two up his sleeve. The fact that he rarely missed one point to rub has also meant that few Indians will remember that Tim Nielsen in the coach of the Australian team, not Chappell.
Chappell..
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Ricky Ponting has rake dup an issue that caused much angst down under on India’s last tour. But whether he is in a position to judge the decision of other captains is open to discussion.
Ricky Ponting has expressed disappointment...
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While many of the changes of the ICC Chief Executives Committee were on expected lines, the one expected change to the power play will finally come into play.
The ball change at the thirty-five over mark stays despite reservations of...
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This is a blind date no less. While the Australians have been keeping their eyes wide open on this tour to India, the newly selected selectors are facing an initiation few would want to start their assignment with.
While the Australians.
Shahid Afridi will feel vindicated. Adam Gilchrist will be elated. V.V.S. Laxman will add another morose chapter to his sullen face and fortune. The latest blow comes in the form of the captaincy of the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers.
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One would not have to look closely to realize that power is being shared and exchanged only between a select bunch of individuals who while retaining their power, have entrusted new ones with enormous responsibilities.
The Annual...
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by Trevor Chesterfield
There is a growing feeling, for some of us, even a heavy touch of nostalgia, of how the national practice sessions in leafy Maitland Place will soon not be quite the same.
Maybe not this year, but sometime in the not too..
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Much of the damage had been done over the last three days. All that was left for the ROI was to now complete the job they started so that more important opponents like Australia could be tackled next.
The Delhi team gave ROI..
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The growing reunion party at the Rajasthan Cricket Academy (RCA) is not going down well with board officials and Lalit Modi will perhaps be paying a bigger price for his hospitality.
First it was the sight of Greg Chappell. The...
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