Laxmipathy Balaji wants to emulate Ashish Nehra in his quest for a comeback to the national team. The 27-year-old pacer, who bagged two wickets for Mohun Bagan in the P Sen Trophy semi-final against Kalighat at the Eden on Monday, said that he wants to follow Nehra’s footsteps and be consistent with his performances....
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Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: McCullum and Hodge helps Kolkata register 7 wicket win
A spectacular run-chase by the Kolkata Knight Riders stunned the Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish at the Super Sport Park on Monday. After Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni powered the Super Kings to 188-3, Brendon McCullum came out with all guns blazing, smashing a 48-ball 81. Brad...
Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians: Will Chennai take revenge on Mumbai?
Stung by their two-wicket loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore, a wounded Chennai Super Kings would hope to bounce back against Mumbai Indians in a bid to advance towards their semifinal goal in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Chennai would be fired up to cash on Mumbai Indians’ weakness of buckling under pressure, especially...
Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals: Badrinath, Hayden lead to Chennai victory
S Badrinath smashed a brilliant unbeaten 59 and shared a crucial 89-run partnership with Mathew Hayden (48) to register Chennai Super Kings’ impressive seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match on Saturday. Chennai not only recorded their fifth win in a row but also beat the defending champions for the...
T20 World Cup 2009 Team Announced: RP Singh Back
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Twenty20 World Cup team on Monday. The selection committee, headed by Chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth, named Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain of the 15-man squad. The other players included in the squad are Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan,...
Dilshan and Raina led their Teams to success
A half-century by Tillakeratne Dilshan steered the Delhi Daredevils to a six-wicket win over Deccan Chargers at Centurion as they joined them at the top of the Indian Premier League on Thursday. The previously unbeaten Chargers scored a modest 148 for nine in their 20 overs and Sri Lankan Dilshan, who scored 52 not...
Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers: Deccan Chargers top IPL with their next win
Table-topper Deccan Chargers’ fairytale campaign continued in the second Indian Premier League with the Adam Gilchrist-led side edging out Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to maintain their clean slate here today. Chasing 166, Deccan Chargers rode on Herschelle Gibbs’ (69 not out) second half-century of the tournament and captain Gilchrist’s scoring 44 off...
Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers: Another chance for Chennai to prove
Depleted by star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s pull-out due to injury and struggling with poor form, last year’s runners-up Chennai Super Kings start unlikely underdogs against rampaging table-toppers Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match on Monday. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai side have won just one of their four matches so far, losing...
Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings: Knight Riders looking to bounce back against Super Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders will be eager to bounce back from their disappointing Super Over loss against Rajasthan Royals, when they face runners-up Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Knight Riders came close to winning Thursday but it was the brilliance of Kamran Khan and Yusuf Pathan, who turned the match...
Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils: Delhi won toss, chose to bat
Yet another interesting match in the Indian Premium League season two, between the Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings has just begun in Durban. Daredevils won toss and chose to bat first. The openers Gambir (0) and Sehwag (6) walked back to the pavilion in the initial overs leaving the Delhi devils in a...
