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Bhajji's comeback won’t be easy

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Bengaluru: Regarded as one of the best off-spinners India has ever produced, Harbhajan Singh will soon find out that walking back into the Indian side will be the longest walk he has ever had. With m

Zol to captain India U-19 in quadrangular series

New Delhi: Vijay Zol will lead a 15-member Indian under-19 cricket team in a quadrangular one-day series against Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe starting September 23 in Visakhapatnam.The series

Special South Africa-India relations turn sour

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CAPE TOWN: At the dawn of what became popularly known as the new South Africa, there was a special relationship between the country's cricket officials and their counterparts from India.       It is

Champions League: Mission qualification

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Spotlight on Pak champs Faisalabad In the tournament opener, Brendon McCullum-led Otago Volts will be up against Misbah-ul Haq's Wolves, who are something of a surprise packageIt is tempting to label

Police harassed me physically: Sreesanth

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Banned fast bowler S Sreesanth claimed innocence in a letter to the BCCI’s disciplinary committee and said his confession to Police in the spot-fixing saga was under duress.

Mission qualification

It is tempting to label the Champions League T20 qualifiers here as a three-horse race between the Asian teams, for very obvious reasons. Familiarity with conditions can often be a decisive factor in cricket — even in a rough-and-tumble, super-abbreviated format like 40-over cricket.

I’m hungry for success: Bhajji

Deprived of a place in the India A squads, Harbhajan Singh finds himself with limited opportunities to stage a comeback, but the out-of-favour spinner is determined to make an impact in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 to force his way into national reckoning.

Champions league in numbers

7,163 runs were scored for the loss of 311 wickets at an average of 23.03 off 970.1 overs in 27 matches in the 4th Champions League. A total of 1,581 runs were scored for the loss of 64 wickets in 209.2 overs in six qualifying matches while 5,582 runs were scored for the loss of 247 wickets in 760.5 overs in 21 matches in the main tournament.

Formidable India A look to pocket series

Form is temporary but class is permanent. In sport, more often than not it’s consistency that makes legends while heralding new stars on the horizon. Its an inescapable fact and every sportsman understands this. Yusuf Pathan is no different.

Skipper Dhawan ready for the challenge

Life has given Shikhar Dhawan a few knocks, but having come through that phase, he in now sailing calmer waters. An eye-popping Test debut, a richly-successful return to the one-day squad, matrimony and now, captaincy of his IPL franchise, the Sunrisers Hyderabad, ahead of the Champions League T20 qualifiers, that get under way here on Tuesday.

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