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  • Lodha report addresses key areas that need reform

    One of the most significant suggestions the panel makes is the formation of separate governing bodies for the Indian Premier League and the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Also recommended is the setting up of a Players’ Association to safeguard the interes ....

    One of the most significant suggestions the panel makes is the formation of separate governing bodies for the Indian Premier League and the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Also recommended is the setting up of a Players’ Association to safeguard the interes ....

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  • No worries with players taking T20 cash: Lloyd

     West Indies chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd says he cannot fault the Caribbean’s star players for preferring lucrative Twenty20 contracts to test cricket. West Indies players Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo and Samuel Badree are play ....

     West Indies chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd says he cannot fault the Caribbean’s star players for preferring lucrative Twenty20 contracts to test cricket. West Indies players Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo and Samuel Badree are play ....

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  • Kohli named BCCI Cricketer of the Year

    The 27-year-old batsman, who took over as captain in the middle of the tour of Australia after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sudden retirement, delivered some good results under his leadership. Under Kohli, the Indian team ended a 22-year wait for a series win on Sri ....

    The 27-year-old batsman, who took over as captain in the middle of the tour of Australia after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sudden retirement, delivered some good results under his leadership. Under Kohli, the Indian team ended a 22-year wait for a series win on Sri ....

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  • Ashwin is ICC's No. 1 Test bowler, first Indian since Bedi’s feat in 1973

    Ashwin, who took 62 wickets in nine Tests this year including 31 scalps in the four matches against South Africa, became the first India bowler since Bishen Bedi in 1973 to achieve the milestone of finishing the year on top. In fact, Bedi, an ICC Hall of Famer, is th ....

    Ashwin, who took 62 wickets in nine Tests this year including 31 scalps in the four matches against South Africa, became the first India bowler since Bishen Bedi in 1973 to achieve the milestone of finishing the year on top. In fact, Bedi, an ICC Hall of Famer, is th ....

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  • India ekes out a narrow win to enter final

     The men in blue alternated between brilliant and mediocre and sneaked out 3-2 winners over Maldives to enter the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup football championship at the Greenfield stadium here on Thursday. Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a brace (34 & 65) after captai ....

     The men in blue alternated between brilliant and mediocre and sneaked out 3-2 winners over Maldives to enter the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup football championship at the Greenfield stadium here on Thursday. Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a brace (34 & 65) after captai ....

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  • Indian sport poised for a significant leap in Rio

    Leander Paes who had triggered the Olympic revival with the individual tennis bronze, against the much superior ranked opponents, in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, is set to compete in his seventh successive Olympics. The hope of a second Olympic medal, which wrestler Su ....

    Leander Paes who had triggered the Olympic revival with the individual tennis bronze, against the much superior ranked opponents, in the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, is set to compete in his seventh successive Olympics. The hope of a second Olympic medal, which wrestler Su ....

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  • Saina and Sania scale peaks, Advani dominates, Captain Kohli emerges

    CRICKET: The year will be remembered more for the emergence of Virat Kohli as a Test captain than the team’s series triumphs in Sri Lanka and at home against South Africa. The defeats in the ODIs in Bangladesh and the Twenty20 match in Zimbabwe were pushed to the back ....

    CRICKET: The year will be remembered more for the emergence of Virat Kohli as a Test captain than the team’s series triumphs in Sri Lanka and at home against South Africa. The defeats in the ODIs in Bangladesh and the Twenty20 match in Zimbabwe were pushed to the back ....

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  • The game is what I love: Ashwin

     It has been an incredible year for R. Ashwin. As 2015 ends, the man, who shaped India’s rousing Test series triumphs in Sri Lanka and against the visiting South Africans, remains his unassuming self. The 62 wickets over these 12 months that forged a winning p ....

     It has been an incredible year for R. Ashwin. As 2015 ends, the man, who shaped India’s rousing Test series triumphs in Sri Lanka and against the visiting South Africans, remains his unassuming self. The 62 wickets over these 12 months that forged a winning p ....

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  • Kirmani to reveal discrimination faced in his playing days

     Former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani says he will reveal discrimination he faced at the hands of fellow cricketers in his playing days in a soon-to-be-released autobiography. “I have been a victim of ego. It has happened with me. The players who played with ....

     Former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani says he will reveal discrimination he faced at the hands of fellow cricketers in his playing days in a soon-to-be-released autobiography. “I have been a victim of ego. It has happened with me. The players who played with ....

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  • I’ve always enjoyed coming to Chennai: Wawrinka

    Speaking about the season-opening tournament, Wawrinka said, “I’ve always enjoyed coming to Chennai. The tournament is a nice way to start the season, the fans are great and I like the atmosphere in the stadium. Of course, I would love to defend my title, bu ....

    Speaking about the season-opening tournament, Wawrinka said, “I’ve always enjoyed coming to Chennai. The tournament is a nice way to start the season, the fans are great and I like the atmosphere in the stadium. Of course, I would love to defend my title, bu ....

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