Sahara’s withdrawal fresh crisis for beleaguered cricket, BCCI
February 4th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Facing tough times following the Indian team's dismal performance, poor crowd response in home internationals, and challenge from Formula 1 racing, the Indian cricket board Saturday ... Read more...
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Schenker, Pele in Superstars XI against Bhaichung’s side
January 7th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Legendary German rock band Scorpions' bass guitarist Rudolf Schenker and world motorbike champion Tim Trenker will feature in the Superstars XI -- including past soccer greats ... Read more...
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Getting big first innings score will be key: Laxman
December 23rd, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 23 (IANS) India's mainstay in the middle-order V.V.S. Laxman feels having a big first innings score will be crucial for the visitors' success in the four-match series ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy: Rajasthan hand Saurashtra crushing defeat
December 16th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Defending champions Rajasthan were the only team to register a victory on the final day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division matches after thrashing Saurashtra ... Read more...
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Delhi’s Bhatia dedicates ton to Kolkata’s hospital fire victims
December 14th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Delhi batsman Rajat Bhatia, who struck a gritty 163 not out on day two of the Ranji Trophy game against Bengal Wednesday, dedicated his ton to ... Read more...
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Empty stands not good advertisement for cricket: Dravid
December 14th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) Concerned with the dwindling crowds for international cricket matches, former India captain Rahul Dravid said fans have sent a strong message that should not be ignored.Dravid ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy: TN, Karnataka, MP, Baroda post fine wins
December 9th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Baroda, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh registered fine wins in the Ranji Trophy Elite Division matches that concluded Friday.Last year's runners-up Baroda bowled Gujarat ... Read more...
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BCCI should probe Kambli’s charge, says Maken
November 19th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken Saturday hinted that his ministry will have to probe former India player Vinod Kambli's charge that the controversial 1996 World Cup ... Read more...
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Furious Azhar, backed by teammates, lashes out at Kambli
November 18th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin rubbished claims by his ex-teammate Vinod Kambli that the 1996 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens ... Read more...
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Dravid breaks into top-10 of ICC rankings
November 18th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 18 (IANS) Indian batting great Rahul Dravid moved four places to eighth in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for Test batsmen released Friday while teammate ... Read more...
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Selectors drop Yuvraj, call-up Rohit for third Test
November 17th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's faith in Yuvraj Singh failed to convince the selectors, who replaced the out-of-form left-handed batsman with Rohit Sharma in the ... Read more...
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Important we show confidence in Yuvraj: Dhoni
November 17th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Stylish batsman Yuvraj Singh may not be in the best of form, but Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels he needs backing as it is important ... Read more...
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After 100th ton, Sachin to donate bat to Eden Gardens
November 17th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar has promised to donate the bat with which he scores his 100th international century to the proposed cricket museum at the ... Read more...
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India now eyeing whitewash against West Indies
November 17th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) After carving out an emphatic innings victory here Thursday to clinch the cricket Test series against West Indies, the Indian team was now eyeing a whitewash ... Read more...
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Mamata’s tryst with the Eden
November 17th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Taking a break from tackling tricky issues of governance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday spent some time on the cricket field feting Sachin ... Read more...
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Didi comes to Eden, says victory is hers!
November 17th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday descended on the famed Eden Gardens here and feted the Indian cricket team for its emphatic win over the West ... Read more...
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India humiliate West Indies at Eden, lead series 2-0
November 17th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Darren Bravo's valiant century went in vain, as India fashioned a thumping innings and 15 runs win over the West Indies to wrap up the ... Read more...
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Good to see the bowlers hunting in a pack: Dhoni
November 17th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni credited India's new bowling attack for the massive innings and 15 run victory in the second Test against the West Indies ... Read more...
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India beat West Indies by an innings and 15 runs
November 17th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) India defeated the West Indies by an innings and 15 runs in the second Test on the fourth day at the Eden Gardens here Thursday and ... Read more...
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Eden Test: Windies 339/4 at lunch on day 4
November 17th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) West Indies were 339/4 in their second innings at lunch on day four of the second Test at the Eden Gardens here Thursday, still needing 139 ... Read more...
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Indian cricketers to donate gear if they win Kolkata Test
November 17th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) The Indian cricketers would donate their cricketing gears for the proposed cricket museum at the Eden Gardens if the team wins the ongoing test against the ... Read more...
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County stint helped me overcome pressure: Ojha
November 16th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) India's young left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who captured his 50th Test wicket Wednesday, is enjoying his partnership with offie Ravichandran Ashwin and says they complement ... Read more...
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Barath blames early morning start for first innings collapse
November 16th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) West Indies' talented batsman Adrian Barath blamed the early morning start and the batsmen's poor application for the batting collapse in the first innings on the ... Read more...
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County stint has taught me to overcome pressure: Ojha
November 16th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) India's young left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who captured his 50th Test wicket Wednesday, is enjoying his partnership with offie Ravichandran Ashwin and says they complement ... Read more...
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West Indies battling to save match, series
November 16th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) The West Indies were battling for survival in the series after collapsing without a fight in their first innings and suffering a follow-on against India on ... Read more...
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Richardson, Laxman pitch for floodlights in Tests
November 16th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) The loss of over an hour of playing time in the second India-West Indies Test match at the Eden Gardens Tuesday led to calls from players ... Read more...
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Preethi watches hubby Ashwin at Eden
November 15th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) The Mehendi is still there on both her hands. It was a special moment for Chennai girl Preethi, who got married to young Indian offie ... Read more...
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Richie Richardson salutes Indian batsmen
November 15th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) West Indies manager and former star middle-order batsman Richie Richardson Tuesday saluted the Indian batsmen for their awesome display in the ongoing second cricket Test saying ... Read more...
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Laxman’s tryst with ‘very very special’ Eden still going strong
November 15th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) V.V.S. Laxman's love affair with Eden Gardens has been on for over a decade now. And it is still going strong. The stylish willower scripted his ... Read more...
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BCCI, cricketers concerned over low turnout
November 15th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Tuesday expressed concern over dwindling crowds at the stadiums, including the iconic Eden Gardens here, and said it would find ways ... Read more...
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Whenever Dhoni hits a six, he says he didn’t connect: Laxman
November 15th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) "Whenever M.S. Dhoni hits a six, he says he did not connect the ball," stylish batsman V.V.S. Laxman said here Tuesday tongue-in-cheek at the end of ... Read more...
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Laxman credits Upton after scoring hundred in easy situation
November 15th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Regarded as the team's crisis man, V.V.S. Laxman was relieved at scoring a century at Eden Gardens Tuesday when the team was not under any pressure ... Read more...
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Dhoni, Laxman shine, India in driver’s seat at Eden Gardens
November 15th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Stylish batsman V.V.S Laxman and skipper M.S.Dhoni struck contrasting centuries as India piled up a mammoth total and then picked up two West Indies wickets to ... Read more...
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Windies struggle at 34/2 as bad light forces early close
November 15th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) The West Indies were struggling at 34 for two in their first innings against India when bad light forced an early close of play on the ... Read more...
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Tendulkar completes 22 years in international cricket
November 15th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar Tuesday completed 22 marathon years in international cricket, still awaiting a record 100th international ton. The Mumbaikar has gone without a ... Read more...
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