Dambulla (Sri Lanka), Aug.19 (ANI): The Black Caps will look to bat first if they win the toss against Sri Lanka tonight. According to the New Zealand Herald, the Kiwis batted first in both matches so far, resulting in a comprehensive first up win over India followed by a loss to Sri Lanka. Vice-captain Kyle [...]
Pakistan hopeful of injured Gul’s participation in Twenty20s, ODI series
Karachi, Aug 12(ANI): The Pakistan team remains hopeful that fast bowler Umar Gul will recover from his hamstring injury in time for the two Twenty20s and next month’s ODI series against England. Gul, who sustained the injury during the second Test at Edgbaston, has pulled out of the remaining two matches of the Test series. [...]
Media India grabbing on Australian stabbings!
The stabbing and subsequent death of 21 year old Indian student Nitin Garg, in Australia has again provoked hues and cries, raising the specter of racism from the Indian media. The minister of External Affairs S M Krishna was quick to issue a statement to the effect of reprimanding the Australian authorities of the “deep [...]
Sachin is Indian first!
Sachin Tendulkar, the lovable cricketer said yesterday: “Mumbai belongs to India. That is how I look at it. And I am a Maharashtrian and I am extremely proud of that but I am an Indian first,” which has raised some serious comments from the Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackarey. It is surprising that Sachin who has always been very adept in staying away from controversies
Boycott Threat Looms Over Sri Lanka
The ‘Boycott Sri Lankan Sports’ campaign has taken a significant turn with the filing of a petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking to restrain the Indian cricket team from taking part in a tri-series involving India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The spokespersons for the Tamil cause may not be a Thirumavalavan, or a Vaiko or a Nedumaran in Tamil Nadu anymore, but possibly a Sachin Tendulkar or a MS Dhoni or a Ricky Ponting.
The Deccan Chargers: a deadly combo!
It’s not easy to be classified as a champion team when you finished dead last in last year’s championship. However, the Deccan Chargers from Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) have done just that – from the zeroes of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008 to the undisputed champions of IPL 2009, it has been one dream journey [...]
The truth behind the IPL Cricket shift
What no one is saying is that the foreign players have expressed their unwillingness to come to India subsequent to the terrorist attacks in India and in Pakistan. So the IPL organizers and the team owners had no choice, if they are to recoup their investments and make the kind of profits they were hoping for.
Who attacked the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore ?
In South Asia, the game of Cricket has stolen the hearts of the elite mass and the cricketers are Semi-gods to cricket fans. The recent attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore – Pakistan, by the terrorists has made the people of the Indian sub continent guess who could have planned such an attack. People are unwilling to wait for the completion of enquiry which might take time to bring out the truth. Their imagination is running high challenging even an intelligence agency.
Slum Dog rides on White Tiger
Written by Malarthamil Malarthamil is a civil engineer and writer-poet inspired by Thirukkural. The Purchase of English cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff for 1.55 million dollars each, in the bid for IPL cricket, may project outlandish scenario of erstwhile slaves buying their former masters . Already Forbes lists four Indians among the top ten [...]