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Chennai, Dec 28: Faced with the tricky issue of how to deal with the possible re-entry of banned former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi into Rajasthan Cricket Association, the BCCI today decided to become a party in the Supreme Court case challenging the RCA polls and get its position clarified. The decision to "intervene" in the Special Leave Petition filed in the Supreme Court, was taken in an

Durban, Dec 27: The light kept falling as M Vijay continued to shine. The Chennai opener has been under a bit of pressure of late, but his unbeaten innings of 91 might just act as the perfect breather. As he closed in on his first overseas century, umpires Rod Tucker and Steve Davis said that the pace bowlers couldn't operate in such fading light. The South African skipper Graeme Smith didn't need

Durban, Dec 26: It turned out to be an emotional 12 months for test cricket as South Africa's Indefatigable warhorse Jacques Kallis quit the format, having cemented his place as statistically the greatest all-rounder ever and a modern great of the game. Australian Ricky Ponting bowed out at Perth late last year while India plunged into deep depression when Sachin Tendulkar walked into the sunset

Durban, Dec 25: After sharing the honours in a thrilling draw, India and South Africa will renew their exciting battle for supremacy in the series-deciding second and final Test which promises to be another epic encounter starting on Thursday. The opening Test between the number one (South Africa) and number two (India) turned out to be the most perfect advertisement for Test cricket giving five

New Delhi, Dec 25: The Indian Premier League governing council on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a new plan that is expected to give the rich franchises an advantage over the not-so-rich ones. Under the revised player regulations issued by the IPL, to be implemented for the 2014 season, each team will be allowed to retain five players from its 2013 squad, including those who were ruled out due to

Dubai, Dec 24: Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli jumped nine places to achieve his career-best 11th spot in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen issued on Monday. Kohli, who stroked 119 and 96 in the two innings in the first Test against South Africa, was the second highest-ranked Indian after Cheteshwar Pujara, another centurion in the same match in Johannesburg, who remained on

Dubai, Dec 23: Pakistani opener Ahmed Shehzad has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for pushing Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan during the third one-day game, the sport's governing body said on Monday. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 113 runs on Sunday to go 2-1 up in the five-match series, with the last two games in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and Friday. The International Cricket Council (ICC)

Johannesburg, Dec 23: His team abandoned plans to go for a win after coming extremely close to upstaging India but South African cricket captain Graeme Smith insisted that the last-minute change in strategy was not prompted by the fear of loss. In a pulsating finish to the first Test here yesterday, South Africa fell short by only eight runs in what could have been the highest ever fourth innings'

Johannesburg, Dec 23: In the end, there were no upsets. Neither team lost. The first Test, the dying moments of which can only be described as nerve-jangling, ended with South Africa staring at the finish line. But they chose not to cross it. India didn’t mind that. And they will go into the series decider in Durban with a sense of one-upmanship. Talk of historic contests and the one played out at

Melbourne, Dec 22: England spinner Graeme Swann announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket with immediate effect on Sunday, just days before the beleaguered tourists meet Australia in the fourth Ashes Test. Swann, who took 255 wickets in 60 Tests and is sixth on the list of Test wicket-takers for England, said defeat in Perth last week, which saw Australia seal the Ashes