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Fatullah (Bangladesh), Feb 25: Embarrassed in South Africa and New Zealand, India would hope for a turnaround under a new captain when they take on a troubled Bangladesh in their Asia Cup opener in Bangladesh on Wednesday. For the five-time champions India, the build up to the 12th edition of the regional tournament has been quite similar to that of 2012 when they landed in Bangladesh on the back

New Delhi, Feb 25: Out-of-favour India opener Gautam Gambhir, who captains his state side Delhi, allegedly threatened former India player and Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) pitch curator Venkat Sundaram after the two were involved in a war of words - reported. The report in the news daily said that Sundaram has lodged an official complaint against Gambhir after the incident, which

Dhaka, Feb 24: Far from being bogged down by captaincy, Virat Kohli said he is looking forward to leading an under-fire Indian cricket team in the Asia Cup starting tomorrow even though it is a tough position to be in. Kohli has been made stand-in captain for the regional mega-event after regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is under the scanner following the team's dismal showing in the

New Delhi, Feb 23: Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell feels Virat Kohli should replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India's Test captain as the incumbent is defensive and lets the game "meander along like an absent-minded professor strolling in the park". Writing in a column for 'ESPNCricinfo', Chappell argued for Kohli's elevation as soon as possible after India's shambolic recent tour of New

Dubai, Feb 23: Defending champions India crashed out of the Under-19 World Cup cricket tournament after suffering a three-wicket defeat at the hands of a disciplined England side in the quarterfinals here today. Batting first, India managed 221 for eight, and then saw England chase down the target with five balls to spare at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. On conditions favourable to

Brasilia, Feb 22: Fans have already purchased 2.3 million tickets for this year's World Cup following this week's second lottery-style sales phase, world soccer governing body FIFA said Friday. Almost 10 million requests have been made by fans from 228 countries and regions since sales began in August last year. Supporters in Brazil have acquired the most tickets with 906,000, followed by the US

Port Elizabeth, Feb 21: AB de Villiers made an unbeaten century and put on 123 with JP Duminy to lead South Africa to 323-5 against Australia in the second Test at St. George’s Park on Friday. De Villiers powered to a 19th Test century and a sixth in 12 matches and was 102 not out at lunch on the second day. Duminy was 59 not out. Their partnership strengthened South Africa’s attempt to fight its

New Delhi, Feb 21: The government today said it will not be able to provide fool-proof security to Indian Premier League matches due to the coming Lok Sabha polls. "Due to general elections, it will be difficult to provide adequate security to IPL matches," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters here. Sources said the Home Ministry has conveyed to BCCI that it would be able to provide

New Delhi, Feb 21: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ruled out of the Asia Cup, which starts next week in Bangladesh, owing to a side strain that he picked up during the second Test in New Zealand. The Indian skipper, who landed in Mumbai along with the rest of the team on Wednesday night, will now undergo a 10-day rehabilitation to recover from a Grade I left side-strain that he suffered while diving

Wellington, Feb 19: New Zealand media on Wednesday showered praise on triple centurion Brendon McCullum, describing him as "Captain Fantastic" and his epic 302-run innings as their "greatest innings". McCullum yesterday became the first New Zealand batsman to score a triple century as the skipper helped his team to force a draw in the second Test and complete a 1-0 series win against India in the