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Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: Out-of-favour India opener Virender Sehwag feels that team's success is "more important" than individual feats of players. Sehwag, who is desperately eyeing a comeback in the national side, said he is more happy when he is able to contribute to the team's cause. "For me the success of the team is always important then individual performances of players," Sehwag said at the

Bangalore, Sep 16: Yuvraj makes a big statement with a murderous 89-ball 123 to lead India 'A' to a 77-run win over West Indies 'A'; Pathan smashes 70 off 32. Yuvraj Singh, quite clearly, wants to get back into the Indian team. On Sunday, he a made his intentions clear with a brutal knock. The southpaw’s 123 and his 125-run stand with Yusuf Pathan no less than savage during his unbeaten 70 off 32

The full text of the letter Sreesanth submitted to the BCCI's disciplinary committee before the hearing on Friday. In it, he insists he is innocent and says his confession to the Delhi Police was under duress. He questions the BCCI probe led by Ravi Sawani - based on which he was subsequently banned - and asks for his suspension from cricket to be lifted Honoured Sirs, I am beholden to the BCCI

New Delhi, Sep 15: Calling the life ban imposed on S Sreesanth "bizarre", his lawyer Rebecca John said the tainted pacer will challenge the BCCI's decision in court as it is "completely against the principles of natural justice". Sreesanth was banned for life by the BCCI after being found guilty of spot-fixing in the IPL in an internal inquiry conducted by the Board's Anti-Corruption and Security

New Delhi, Sep 13: Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and Amit Singh have been found guilty of the alleged spot-fixing charges by the BCCI probe led by Ravi Sawani, the Indian Express has reported. The Sawani report has recommended bans ranging from five years to life for the four players on multiple accounts, including "match-fixing" and "seeking or offering a bribe as a reward for match

New Delhi, Sep 13: Free from his duties on the cricket field right now, Indian skipper MS Dhoni turned his energy towards disassembling the first bike that he acquired as he enjoyed a rare break from the hectic international schedule. In a series of tweets, Dhoni shared with his over two lakh followers, photographs of the first bike that he bought – a Yamaha Rajdoot and how he dismantled the two

Karachi, Sep 12: Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar says instead of running after the BCCI for normalising cricket ties, the Pakistan Cricket Board should focus on converting the national team into a world class side. The Indian government has rejected visa applications of the players of Pakistani side Faisalabad Wolves, which was to play in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. "I am not

Patna, Sept 12: Amid speculations on retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, former Test cricketer Chetan Chauhan today said the veteran batsman still had hunger for runs and was the best judge when to call it a day. "Tendulkar still has hunger to play cricket," Chauhan told PTI. Chauhan, who partnered with legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar for a long time before retiring from the game in 1982, said

Visakhapatnam, Sep 11: After clinching the ODI series with an unassailable 2-0 lead, a dominant India A will now look to complete the whitewash when they lock horns against New Zealand A in the final one-dayer here Thursady. Led by Unmukt Chand, India A have produced a dominating show in the three-match unofficial ODI series so far as they thrashed the visitors by six wickets in the first two

Visakhapatnam, Sep 11: The national selectors, who were in full attendance at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium on Tuesday, handed a lifeline of sorts to out-of-favour stars Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan. Yuvraj, who has not been a part of the Indian team since the ODIs against England earlier this year, was named the skipper of the India 'A' side for the