Gilchrist might have dropped the curtains of his international career more than a year back, but this Deccan Chargers skipper said he still feels like a teenager who can’t wait for the cricket season to start. The former Australian wicket-keeper batsman, who bid adieu to his international career in January last year, said he...
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Kevin Pietersen will prove says Royal Challengers Coach
Bangalore Royal Challengers coach Ray Jennings has said that he is confident that England batsman Kevin Pietersen will show his class as the skipper of the side during the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and ‘doesn’t care a damn’ about the star batsman’s controversial reign as England captain. He said: “I...
Case against Dhoni and Harbhajan
A criminal case was filed in a court on Thursday accusing Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh with ‘hurting’ fans by staying away from the Padma awards function. Dhoni and Bhajji were to be honoured with the Padma Shree by President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi on Tuesday. Senior advocate...
Former players suggest Sehwag should continue to open
Just after Virender Sehwag said that he would like to play as a middle order batsman again, former Indian Test stars have their suggestions and opinions and have given an unanimous thumbs down to his idea. Former players Sandeep Patil, Nayan Mongia and Ajit Wadekar strongly believe that Sehwag should continue to open the...
Chris Gayle in Knight Riders
Chris Gayle reached the Kolkata Knight Riders’ base in Bloemfontein on Sunday. The West Indies captain had missed the first edition of the Indian Premier League because of an injury. Ishant Sharma is the only player who is yet to join the Knight Riders camp. The pacer, who failed to submit his visa application...
Shane Warne compares Yusuf Pathan with Symonds
The biggest compliment for all-rounder Yusuf Pathan came from his Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne when he compared the hard-hitting Indian to Aussie all-rounder Andrew Symonds for his on-field exploit. “Yusuf Pathan was a dynamite last year, he just destroys medium-pace and spin bowling. He and Andrew Symonds are two of the cleanest hitters...
Sachin is all praise for the Indian team
With the Indian Team’s first Test Series victory in Kiwi soil after 41 years, Sachin Tendulkar has praised India’s coach Gary Kirsten for his excellent role. India have been on a roll since they beat Australia late last year with their confidence right up, and Tendulkar felt Kirsten’s allowing the team to be themselves...
I belong to Middle order says Sehwag
Despite his success as an opener, Virender Sehwag has said he still belongs to the middle order and would love to bat there if he got the chance. Sehwag said he had asked the team management to push him down the order when he felt he was out of form but had been told...
Dhoni is a ‘Successful Captain’ without loss
Cricket viewers will have mixed opinions on whether Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took too long to declare Indian innings in the Wellington Test, which anyway led India to a series win by 1-0 after 41-years. But the draw in Wellington Test also means that India have not lost a single Test under Dhoni....
Sachin is the greatest batsman : Hadlee
Sachin Tendulkar has the ability to adjust to all formats of the game makes him the greatest batsman ever, legendary New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee said here on Friday. Hadlee, who was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame on Friday, was in absolute awe of the Indian run-machine and said he...
