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Bristol, Aug 24: Their morale battered by the Test series debacle, India would look to make a fresh beginning and salvage lost pride when they take on England in a five-match ODI cricket series starting here tomorrow. On one hand, the Indians will be distracted by the 1-3 series loss in the Test series prior and will want to do well in the ODIs, on the other, they will also need to balance their

Aug 24: As a nation we have many faults, but there's one thing at which we are better than anyone else: banning. There's no other liberal democracy in the world that bans as much as we do. Last week too we went on a banning spree. The BCCI has declared that from now on girlfriends will not be allowed to accompany players on overseas tours. Kerala has announced a prohibition policy. It seeks to

Bangalore, Aug 23: Excuses have been given an entirely new dimension by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). If allowing girlfriend Anushka Sharma to stay with Virat Kohli in England for the first two Tests wasn't enough to raise eyebrows, the pretext the BCCI used to convince the team management is mind-boggling. The BCCI told the management that the duo will get married very soon

London, Aug 23: Under-fire batsman Virat Kohli finally came good and the bowlers delivered to help India beat Middlesex by 95 runs in the the 50-over practice game at Lord’s here on Friday. Chasing a target of 231 runs, the hosts were bowled out for 135 runs (39.5 overs) with youngster Karn Sharma picking three for 14. Earlier, Kohli and Ambati Rayudu hit half-centuries before India were dismissed

Aug 22: A look back at India's performance in their last three Tests against England, and you would be forgiven for thinking the the side had somehow contrived to send in an amateur team masked as their more esteemed, more trust-worthy and more reliable national side. Virat Kohli not included, of course - His primary currency in the series was runs... I mean the lack of it. That, and dropping

Aug 21: After sidelining the Duncan Fletcher-led support staff of the Indian team on the dismal tour of England which resulted in a 1-3 loss, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is reportedly set to put curbs on the player's company of wives and girlfriends on overseas tours. According to a report in the Indian Express, the BCCI has taken a decision to put restrictions on the time spent by

Bangalore, Aug 21: India — A goal in each half gave Pakistan an impressive 2-0 win over India in the second of two friendlies on Wednesday to level the series. Pakistan, which had lost the previous match 1-0 on Sunday, took the lead in the 39th minute when Kaleem Ullah scored from a free kick. Saddam Hussain added Pakistan's second in the 90th minute following a defense lapse to seal the game for

Aug 20: On a day when the BCCI cracked the whip in the aftermath of the 1-3 humiliating Test series loss to England, the board also made it clear that it was fully behind Dhoni. The India captain enjoys the blessings of International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman N Sriniavasan, who has been removed as the BCCI president by the Supreme Court. "There is no need to remove Dhoni as the captain," said

Johannesburg, Aug 20: England pace bowler James Anderson has said that the fall-out from his row with Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja helped him star in a 3-1 Test series win against India. England wrapped up the five-match contest with a colossal innings and 244-run victory, completed inside three days, at The Oval on Sunday. Spearhead pacer Anderson was named England's man-of-the-series after

New Delhi, Aug 19: Cracking the whip following India's shambolic Test series against England, The BCCI today virtually sidelined coach Duncan Fletcher by appointing former captain Ravi Shastri as the Team Director while giving a "break" to bowling coach Joe Dawes and fielding coach Trevor Penny for the upcoming one-day series. Under pressure to act after India's disastrous performance in the Test