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Team India Is Not Yet Wada Compliant

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 | Varun

Team India is yet to be Wada compliant. Even as the players from other countries have submitted details as per the International Cricket Council’s anti-doping code, the Indian players have not done that. The deadline is July 31.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) says a communique will be issued soon. “You [...]

Dhoni’s Six Pack

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 | Varun

Mahendra Singh Dhoni may not have been aware that he had just led his team to a sixth consecutive ODI series win when rain washed out the final ODI against West Indies in St Lucia on Sunday and gave them the series 2-1. This series win equalled a streak previously achieved when Rahul Dravid [...]

Old Is Gold: Dravid Recalled For Champions Trophy

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 | Varun

The selectors finally took a step that clearly indicated that they were worried with India’s batting following the T20 World Cup and the West Indies series. They have brought Rahul Dravid back into the fray for a spot in the ODI side by including him in the 30-member probables list for the Champions Trophy, [...]

Sekhar’s Mantra For City Bowlers

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 | Seema

Mumbai has a history of giving India quality medium pacers like Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Karsan Ghavri, Abey Kuruvilla, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan. Now, there is Dhaval Kulkarni. In order to polish the skills of the young fast bowlers, the Mumbai Cricket. Association is holding an off-season training camp for city’s young fast bowlers under [...]

Mumbai Cricket As Strong As Ever: Vengsarkar

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Sarika Sood

Mumbai may no longer enjoy the pre-eminent status in Indian cricket, but former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has sought to dispel the notion that the game has declined in the metropolis.
“There are some people who are having their doubts about Mumbai Cricket but I still feel Mumbai Cricket is as strong [...]

On Paper, India Should Win’

Friday, June 26th, 2009 | Varun

Far from adding to the Indians’ fatigue, the four-match one-day series against the West Indies will help Mahendra Singh Dhoni  and his men “kill the demons” of their Twenty20 World Cup debacle, feels former pacer and ICC match referee Javagal Srinath. “It’s good India are playing a series as soon as this after their [...]

Dhoni Wants To Erase Troubled Caribbean Memories

Friday, June 26th, 2009 | Sarika Sood

The 2007 World Cup humiliation here is still fresh in his mind, says Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who wants to get rid of the troubled memories by winning the four-match One-day series against the West Indies.
“Of course, it is not an easy thing to forget, especially that 2007 World Cup. It is always [...]

Gayle, Sarwan Wary Of Depleted India

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | Sarika Sood

The Indian team sports a distinctly depleted look in absence of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan but West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he would not make the folly of underestimating the visitors in the forthcoming four-match ODI series starting on Friday.
After arriving in Kingston from England along with Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome [...]

Dhoni Warns Teammates To Be Wary Of Gayle

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 | Varun

Chris Gayle’s big-hitting prowess has posed enough concerns in the Indian team and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that the visitors will have to be wary of West Indies’ skipper if they are to dominate the four-match ODI series, starting . The 16-man Indian squad arrived at the Norman Manley International airport and the [...]

Indian Team Arrives In The Caribbeans

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 | Varun

A 16-member Indian team, eager to somewhat ease the pain of their Twenty20 World Cup debacle, arrived from London to play in a four-match ODI series against the West Indies starting. The visitors landed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Jamaica without key players Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan. But skipper [...]