India appeared in control. But Sri Lanka nearly pulled off something that would have shocked their own dressing room. Naturally with something like that, it would need one great effort. It came, but it was not enough.
With 256 on board, India...
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India will consider their batting in the second one day international against Sri Lanka in Colombo a bit of a mixed bag, leaving the hosts with an enticing, juicy carrot to chase.
Once again the early loss of Sachin Tendulkar tested.
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Shoaib Akhtar was criticized heavily by former Pakistan captain Shoaib Mallik, who captained the one day series when Sri lanka were in Pakistan for the one day series. Now it appears he will not be playing the Test series, and it is not criticism...
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Spotted at the Colombo one day international were Harman (or Hurman) Baweja and the rest of the cast and crew of the new Bollywood flick "Victory". Were they simply there to soak in the atmosphere in the Emerald Isles in the same weekend that...
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Shoaib Mallik was dethroned from the captain’s position and Younis Khan was appointed captain of the Pakistan cricket team. But former players were against the move.
Mallik’s axing would not have happened had it gone the way.
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Imran Khan is asking the political head of the country to sort out the mess that he feels Pakistan cricket is in.
Imran Khan was quoted as saying, “Our cricket is as much in a mess as the country. Our domestic cricket is incapable of...
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Javed Miandad recently put in his resignation papers as Director General of the PCB. Now it appears that the Pakistan Cricket Board is not willing to accept the resignation and may extend his role.
In light of the captaincy changes where...
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As India look to rub salt into the wounds of the hosts, India are not leaving any stone unturned.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, though pleased with India’s near clinical performance in the first one day international against...
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Mitchell Johnson led the way for the Australian attack against South African in the absence of Stuart Clark and with Brett Lee’s indifference. Now it appears his role will be extended as neither bowler will be making the second leg of the..
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by Shreyas S. Bhide
That the New Zealand cricket is in utmost disarray is a known fact, but little of this can be attributed to the regular reasons why teams slip into a zilch position in world cricket. It's not a case of bad administration, or...
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