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Rs.1 crore reward for Ranji winning Karnataka team
Karnataka government Sunday announced Rs.1 crore reward to the state's cricket team, which won the Ranji Trophy, beating Maharashtra by seven wickets in the final at Hyderabad earlier in the day.Announcing the cash prize, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the historic win after 15 years…
Raina needs to work on his shot selection: Dhoni
It is great to be a strokemaker but it is must for a batsman to have control over his shots to have continued success. This precisely was the message for Suresh Raina from his skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni after India's 15-run loss in the second…
Dhoni keen to continue as skipper in all three formats
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not averse to the idea of continuing as the skipper of the Indian cricket team in all the three formats, saying it would be unfair to burden a new player with the mantle of captaincy with just one year left for…
Australia crush England to seal 5-0 Ashes sweep
A rampant Australia sealed a 5-0 Ashes series sweep by skittling England out for 166 to claim a 281-run victory with more than two days to spare in the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.ScorecardAustralia completed a remarkable turnaround after…
India vs SA: Vijay, Pujara take India to a strong position on day 1
Bad light stopped play on the opening day of the second Test match between India and South Africa in Kingsmead on Thursday.Murali Vijay (91) and Cheteshwar Pujara (58) were at the crease with India at 181 for one in 61 overs.The duo added…
Jacques Kallis to retire from Test cricket
South Africa's legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis will retire from Test cricket after the second Test against India starting at Kingsmead here Thursday. Kallis, 38, however, will be available for the shorter formats of the game.Commenting on his decision, the veteran of 165 Test matches…
Tait rates Tendulkar above Ponting, Lara
Former Australia pacer Shaun Tait on Thursday rated batting great Sachin Tendulkar higher than compatriot Ricky Ponting and West Indian legend Brian Lara."It was a short span of career I had with Australia. I was lucky enough to play against Brian Lara, play with…
Ind vs Aus, 4th ODI: Rain forces match washout
The fourth one-day international between India and Australia has been abandoned because of heavy rains clogging the outfield making it impossible for resumption of play.Australia preserve their 2-1 lead in the series with three matches to go.The fifth match is scheduled to take in Cuttack…
Rohit, Kohli, Dhawan guide India to 9-wicket win over Australia
Superlative batting by Rohit Sharma (141 not out), Virat Kohli (100 not out) and Shikhar Dhawan (95) helped India comfortably chase down Australia's mammoth target of 359 for five in 43.3 overs and win their second ODI by nine wickets at the Sawai Mansingh stadium…
Sachin Tendulkar to play 200th Test at Wankhede in Mumbai, Kolkata gets 199th
The BCCI's Programmes and Fixtures committee, headed by Rajiv Shukla, met to chalk out the detailed schedule of the hastily-arranged series comprising two Tests and three one-dayers.Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium will be hosting the farewell Test for Sachin Tendulkar after the legendary batsman expressed a…