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New Delhi, Apr 10: Having questioned the indictment of Indian captain M S Dhoni for allegedly lying before the IPL probe panel, the BCCI on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, seeking access to the audio transcripts of the statements made by Dhoni and ousted chief N Srinivasan before the panel. The panel, while holding Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan guilty of betting in IPL, had trashed

Mumbai, Apr 10: Defending Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians on Thursday named batting great Sachin Tendulkar as their "icon" ahead of the seventh Indian Premier League beginning in the UAE on April 16. "We are very happy to have Sachin as the Mumbai Indians icon. I am sure the youngsters in the team will be delighted to have him around for guidance, and so would be the Mumbai Indians

Karachi, Apr 9: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a show cause notice to flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi for speaking to the media after returning from Dhaka recently after taking part in the World T20 tournament. The notice was issued after some members of the national team relayed their reservations to the board over the comments made by the outspoken Afridi, according to sources

New Delhi, Apr 9: Senior opener Gautam Gambhir says "had there been an IPL auction today, he would have still gone" for Yuvraj Singh and called him India`s "greatest match-winner" in limited overs cricket. "I don`t think any cricketer has criticised Yuvraj. It is the media which has attacked him and we need to be careful about what we say. He has been our greatest match-winners in limited overs

New Delhi, Apr 8: Dinesh Karthik grabbed eyeballs when Delhi Daredevils bought him for an astounding Rs 12.5 crore at the last IPL auctions and the Tamil Nadu stumper knows only too well that the franchise has pinned a lot of hopes on his ability to win matches. “Of course, there will be pressure. When a corporate invests in you, they have high expectations. But money is not the only issue here

Dubai, Apr 8: His side may have lost in the final but Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Monday named captain of the 2014 ICC World Team of the Tournament that figures four Indians, including star batsman Virat Kohli. Opener Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin are the other two Indian players who feature in the team that was announced by the ICC. Kohli was adjudged Player-of-the-Tournament for amassing

Dubai, Apr 7: India lost their number one status to Sri Lanka after being defeated in the World Twenty20 final but star batsman Virat Kohli and spinner R Ashwin today attained career-high positions of second and third respectively in the latest ICC rankings issued here. "India pair of Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin has attained career-best rankings, at the end of the ICC World Twenty20

Mirpur, Apr 7: An exhausted and disappointed Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni found it tough to explain Yuvraj Singh's painstakingly slow batting in the lost World Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka but insisted that the under-fire player tried his best. Yuvraj's 21-ball 11 was a major factor in India totalling a mere 130 after being put in to bat on Sunday. Sri Lanka overhauled the

Dhaka, Apr 7: Have we seen the last of Yuvraj Singh in the 'India Blue' shirt? By the evidence of what we saw on Sunday, there are fears the answer could be a 'yes'. One of India's greatest limited-overs batsmen, the man responsible for the team winning two World Cups (2007 World T20 and 2011 World Cup) looked a pale shadow of the batsman he once. Yuvraj struggled to 11 in 21 balls, with 10 dots

Mirpur, Apr 8: Sri Lanka rode on a brilliant show by their bowlers and an outstanding knock by Kumar Sangakkara to thrash India by six wickets and clinch their maiden ICC World T20 title at the Shere Bangla National stadium. Sangakkara slammed an unbeaten 52 to chase down 131-run target with 13 balls to spare. Earlier, Virat Kohli continued his stupendous form with a classy 77 but India managed a