‘NO QUALITY SPINNERS ON THE HORIZON’

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Feb 2: Stylish middle order batsman VVS Laxman is worried with India’s dwindling spin resource and doesn’t see a quality tweaker in the horizon.  Laxman said apart from those who have already made their India debut, the spin cupboard is bare in domestic cricket which is a worry for More

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Footballers call on Sports Minister

GK News Network

Jammu, Feb 2: A deputation of footballers and ex-office bearers of J& K  Football Association from different districts of the State called on the Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Medical and Technical Education RSChib here today. The deputation apprised the Minister about the More

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‘Ban not enough for serial offender Afridi’

Press Trust of India

Melbourne, Feb 2: Former Australia captain Allan Border has flayed the two-match ban imposed on Shahid Afridi, saying the Pakistani all-rounder, being a ‘serial offender’, deserved a sterner punishment.  “It wasn’t enough given that he’s been a bit of a serial offender in front of ICC disciplinary More

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Nannes rubbishes Afridi’s allegation

Press Trust of India

Melbourne, Feb 2: Dirk Nannes, on Tuesday, rubbished Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s allegation that all teams indulge in ball-tampering and said bowlers can achieve success without twisting laws.  Afridi, banned for two Twenty20 Internationals after biting the ball during Sunday’s Australia More

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SRK stands by IPL remarks, says India a welcoming place

Press Trust of India

New York, Feb 2: Under attack from Shiv Sena for his remarks on the IPL fiasco, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, on Tuesday, said he was not apologetic for favouring the inclusion of Pakistani players and termed the activities of the party as “undemocratic”. Standing by his comments, Shah Rukh asserted More

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'India favourite but we eye No. 1 tag'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Nagpur, Feb 2: India will start the forthcoming Test series as favourites but South Africa is good enough to dethrone them and regain the world number one tag, visiting captain Graeme Smith said on Monday. “Beating India in India is always a difficult task. In my nine years of international cricket More

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‘Can cope with absence of Dravid, Yuvraj’

Press Trust of India

Mumbai, Feb 2: Star off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday said India has the resource to cope with the absence of Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and S Sreesanth in the forthcoming Test series against South Africa. Talking about the two-match series which starts in Nagpur on Sunday, Harbhajan said it More

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Zardari knows nothing about cricket: Imran

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Karachi, Feb 2: Former skipper Imran Khan, on Tuesday, blamed President Asif Ali Zardari for the present mess and problems in Pakistan cricket. “The tragedy of our cricket system and governance is that it has been run on ad-hoc basis and that is causing all the problems,” Imran said on a television More

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‘Ignored’ Miandad threatens to resign from PCB post

Press Trust of India

Karachi, Feb 2: Feeling ignored and unwanted, former captain Javed Miandad on Tuesday threatened to resign from the Director-General’s post in Pakistan Cricket Board if the state of affairs don’t improve.  A miffed Miandad said at the moment, his post was a mere ornamental one.  “Basically More

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