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ECB chairman Strauss puts IPL experience ahead of Tests

ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD (ECB) director Andrew Strauss said players will be allowed to skip future Test series to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other Twenty20 leagues to keep them fresh for limited-overs cricket.

November 14, 2015

Result-oriented pitches will draw crowds to Tests: Kohli

WITH TEST MATCHES played to nearly empty stands, Indian captain Virat Kohli on Friday hoped result-oriented pitches would draw more fans to stadia to watch the game's longer version spread over five days.

November 14, 2015

Team India's special gesture on the eve of Diwali

THERE'S NO better way to celebrate the festival of lights than spread light in the lives of lesser priviliged people. Members of the Indian cricket team on Thursday celebrated the festive occasion with India's visually challenged cricket team at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru.

November 14, 2015

After football, cricket & IPL on the mind of ATK co-owner Sanjiv Goenka

HAVING TASTED considerable success with his franchise Atletico de Kolkata in the Indian Super League (ISL), co-owner Sanjiv Goenka may now spread his wings by buying a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL.)

November 14, 2015

Ask your PM, he knows God's full name: angry fans, and God himself, does not spare BA

WHEN SOMEONE like Sachin Tendulkar publicly expresses his anger, you know there is something wrong with the world. On Friday, an angry Tendulkar tweeted to British Airways and what transpired later was completely expected.

November 14, 2015

Tendulkar who, asks British Airways; fans troll airline

SACHIN TENDULKAR slammed British Airways (BA) on Friday for their poor customer services and his cue was promptly taken up by his legions of fans who trolled the airlines on Twitter for asking the batting maestro's full name.

November 14, 2015

CEAT inks 3-year bat endorsement deal with Rohit Sharma

CEAT LTD. on Friday announced its association with one of India’s most proficient batsmen; Rohit Sharma for a 3-year bat endorsement deal.

November 14, 2015

JUST SPORT: Of doctored pitches, conflict of interest, and Manohar's first small steps

EXACTLY 11 YEARS ago, the Vidarbha Cricket Association, headed by Shashank Manohar, refused to give the Indian cricket team a spin-friendly pitch and they lost the Test and with it the series against Australia on a Gabba-like green top.

November 14, 2015

Simply Viru! Sing a song, whack the ball

Old habits die hard, and Virender Sehwag was once again spotted humming a popular Bollywood song while batting for Sachin’s Blasters against Warne’s Warriors in the second game of the All Stars T20 series.

November 13, 2015

South Africa under pressure to get back into series: De Villiers

HAVING LOST THE FIRST TEST in Mohali last week, South Africa are under pressure to square the Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela series, premier batsman AB de Villiers said on Thursday.

November 13, 2015

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