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Team India hit the ground running

Tuesday 11 August '09

Mahendra Singh Dhoni had the words ‘Have feet, will dance’ emblazoned in silver across his black sleeveless t-shirt, and while breaking...
Ramji set to take over as Indian team’s trainer

Tuesday 11 August '09

Team India’s quest for a new fitness trainer is finally over. Ramji Srinivasan, the Chennai-based trainer is expected to take on the responsibility from...
BCCI calls emergency meeting to put doping laws in place

Thursday 30 July '09

Like sportsmen from many other fields, the next time when Sachin Tendulkar goes on a vacation, he may have to inform the BCCI and the ICC as per the World Anti-Doping Agency....
Second innings for returning rebel

Wednesday 29 July '09

Rajamani Jesuraj isn’t a big name, but even if he doesn’t achieve all that he has set out to, the 26-year old will hold the distinction of becoming...
Bowlers these days are lazy, says Akram

Tuesday 28 July '09

Pak fast bowling great Wasim Akram, in Delhi on a two-week trip as a bowling variation and strategy coach at a new pace academy, admits that he lacks the patience to work full-time.
To avoid clash with India camp, board considers advancing corporate event

Thursday 23 July '09

Under pressure from institutions with international players in their ranks, and lured by the prospect of upgrading the profile of the tournament...
SG balls may be replaced by Kookaburra or Duke

Tuesday 21 July '09

The BCCI’s technical committee is considering phasing out the SG Test ball, currently in use in domestic and international cricket in India...
Standing on top of the world

Monday 20 July '09

For someone who was slammed for poor technique and branded a one-day specialist, Gautam Gambhir has come a long way.
Rivals cry foul as BCCI slots two Air India teams

Saturday 18 July '09

The Indian cricket board’s decision to invite two teams from Air India in their upcoming one-crore prize money corporate tournament....
The curious case of Abhishek Nayar

Wednesday 15 July '09

Abhishek Nayar has been a busy man of late, spending the first half of his day developing his skills on different pitches, and the second half honing his fitness...
Why aren’t we in corporate event, ask Railways, Chemplast

Friday 10 July '09

Two leading cricket employers, Indian Railways and Chemplast, have expressed disappointment at being overlooked for BCCI’s new corporate cricket championship, scheduled to be held in September...
India go back to Dravid

Tuesday 7 July '09

Included in the list of probables for the Champions Trophy in South Africa, former India skipper Rahul Dravid’s return...
No auctions, no stars, but parallel T20 league still making an impact

Thursday 2 July '09

Twenty20 has hit the headlines consistently over the last two years, for reasons as varied as India’s title triumph in the...
‘I want to pick up from where I had left off’

Thursday 18 June '09

The daily routine didn’t see the slightest alteration — an intense session at the gym was followed by some pampering at the masseur’s table.
Sehwag offered to play with painkillers

Thursday 11 June '09

While confusion has reigned in England over the last five days over the status and exact nature of the shoulder injury suffered by Virender Sehwag...
'Conserve wickets at the top'

Monday 1 June '09

As his successive, successful stints with England’s domestic Twenty20 champions Middlesex prove..
How Deccan turned the tables

Tuesday 26 May '09

Adam Gilchrist may have replicated Shane Warne’s stunning achievement in the inaugural edition by leading the underdogs to IPL glory.
Kumble, the captain, makes his mark once again

Tuesday 26 May '09

There are some uncanny similarities between Anil Kumble, the India Test captain, and Anil Kumble, Bangalore’s IPL captain.
Chennai paid for underestimating Pandey

Monday 25 May '09

The Chennai Super Kings think-tank discussed the strengths and weaknesses of every opposition batsman except Manish Pandey.
Deccan do it, the hard way

Monday 25 May '09

It had to be this way: from a hopeless position to a last-ball win; from the bottom of the table last year to winners this time around.
Sunday of the Underdog

Sunday 24 May '09

Even in a format that throws up enough twists to make surprises seem commonplace...
The final no one expected

Sunday 24 May '09

Chennai committed the same mistake as Delhi Daredevils on Saturday, slowing down after the strategy break.
Munaf showed Chargers the way

Sunday 24 May '09

The inspiration for Adam Gilchrist’s 35-ball 83 in the first semi-final on Friday came from a most unlikely quarter....
Gilchrist punch knocks Delhi out

Saturday 23 May '09

Delhi lost both their openers in the first over of the Indian Premier League’s first semi-final, but their shoulders didn’t drop.
How Adam predicted Delhi’s fall

Saturday 23 May '09

Much before he scripted Delhi’s fall with a blistering 35-ball 85, Adam Gilchirst had penned down the result of the match on a piece of paper...
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