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Triumphant Dhoni calls for turning tracks

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India may have blanked the Kiwis in the two-Test series but skipper M.S. Dhoni reiterated the need for turners even while lauding the spinners for their good show in what he termed as a “well-fought s

Ashwin ‘slips’ into a new role

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In these times of transition, the Indian Test side has to cope with a new set of slip fielders and it seems skipper M.S. Dhoni is open to options in the specialist job.

On Sunday, the third day of th

Kohli says India set for memorable win

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India might be eyeing a record fourth-innings chase at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here but young gun Virat Kohli feels that the hosts are set for a memorable win. “Tomorrow if we take an early wicket,

‘Aggression only if you can pull it off’

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As Cheteshwar Pujara started his slow, reluctant walk back to the hut, he kept shaking his head in frustration.

It hadn’t been him and it wasn’t his game. For a moment he had slipped into the shoe o

We’ll Look to strike with new ball: Southee

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Even after going down heavily in the first Test, Kiwi skipper Ross Taylor had hinted that he would go with the same eleven in the second Test.

But when the visitors announced the playing eleven, the

Ross back-foot play was special: Martin Guptill

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Fighters do keep promises. New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor delivered his word on aggression against the Indian spinners to bring up a fiery ton and most of the other Kiwi batsmen too came out with a t

Need to attack the spinners: Ross Taylor

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With the odds stacked against his team except for the favourable weather, New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor is pinning his hope on the Kiwis’ fighting qualities, heading into the second Test.

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Dhoni skips fitness test

M.S. Dhoni during his recent visit to Kathmandu, Nepal, to promote cricket. 	— AFP

The National Cricket Academy here has been bustling with internationals over the past few weeks, thanks to the Board for Control of Cricket in India’s directive to its contracted players to undergo “m

Dhoni skips mandatory fitness tests

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The National Cricket Academy (NCA) here has been bustling with internationals over the past few weeks, thanks to the Board for Control of Cricket in India’s (BCCI) directive to its contracted players to undergo “mandatory” fitness tests ahead of a packed season, beginning with the limited-overs assignment against Sri Lanka later this month.

Disappointed Jayadevan hopeful of ICC reversal

Despite losing another ‘rain-rule battle’ with the International Cricket Council (ICC), V. Jayadevan, who has proposed a potential alternative to the Duckworth-Lewis rule with the VJD method, continue

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