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New Delhi, Mar 21: Mahendra Singh Dhoni still feels shy to speak to his idol Sachin Tendulkar off the field but says his honest opinions on a cricket field about team strategy, including occasional differences of opinions with the veteran, might have landed him the India captaincy in 2007. Dhoni said he used to have on-field discussions with Tendulkar on team strategy and would not mind

New Delhi, Mar 20: Frustrated over not getting salary for last 10 months, Kingfisher Airlines employees today asked the government to prosecute promoter Vijay Mallya and threatened to disrupt IPL matches. "If Gopal Kanda, promoter of MDLR airlines, can be prosecuted for suicide of an employee why can't the government prosecute Vijay Mallya for suicide of the family member of his employees," said

New Delhi, Mar 20: Suresh Raina will replace Shikhar Dhawan, who has been ruled out of the fourth and last Test against Australia, scheduled to held at his home ground Ferozshah Kotla here from March 22-26, owing to a fracture in his left hand. He will be out of action for six weeks. The All-India Senior Selection Committee initially added Gautam Gambhir and Raina to the squad for the fourth Test

New Delhi, Mar 19: Australian coach Mickey Arthur has conceded that he put his "neck on the line" when four players, including vice-captain Shane Watson, were axed for not completing a presentation during the ongoing Test series against India. Vice-captain Shane Watson, pacers James Pattinson and Mitchell Johnson and batsman Usman Khawaja were left out from the third Test in Mohali, which India

Mar 19: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today said that the current Australian side is the worst-ever to tour India. “They don’t have the batsmen to play spinners and spinners to take wickets here. I don’t want to rate the side but having seen the Aussies since 1996, I think this team is the worst-performing on Indian soil,” Ganguly told a regional news channel here today. Reacting to India’s

Mohali, Mar 18: India's spinners once again worked their magic as they set the hosts on course to achieving their best-ever series win over Australia, who were left trying to salvage a draw in the third cricket Test here today. Resuming on 75 for three, the Australians were bundled out for 223 in their second innings, setting India an achievable target of 133 to win in a minimum of 27 overs on the

London, Mar 18: An India-born Manchester United fan was brutally assaulted by racist thugs while returning with his daughter after watching the club's FA Cup fourth round clash with Fulham. Prakash Patel, 56, was punched 18 times on his face at Trafford Bar in front of 200 witnesses on a packed tram, none of whom intervened or protested. Bank officer Patel, a die-hard Manchester United fan from

Mohali, Mar 17: Murali Vijay (153) cracked his second successive century before young paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar quickly snapped up three Australian wickets to raise hopes of an Indian victory in the third cricket Test which seemed headed for an exciting finish. After conceding a 91-run first innings lead, the visitors were struggling at 75 for three at stumps, on the penultimate day with

New Delhi, Mar 17: Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor will play a football match with Indian cricket team to raise funds for a charity The match titled 'Playing for Humanity' will be held here on March 30 and is being managed by GS Worldwide Entertainment and the All Stars Football Club (ASFC), according to a release here. "ASFC is a lot of fun. We plan to do great work. It's

New Delhi, Mar 16: Debutant Shikhar Dhawan was close to his double ton while Murali Vijay was approaching his second century of the series before the close of the third day play of the third Test with Indian scorecard reading 283/0 against Australia's first innings total of 408 at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Saturday. Earlier, Dhawan hit a 85-ball hundred, fastest by any cricketer on debut in