India a big challenge for youngsters: Simon Katich
Melbourne, Jul 26: Australia's upcoming tour of India would be a big challenge for the youngsters of the team who are yet to play Test cricket in the sub-continent, feels opener Simon Katich.
Katich
Myanmar military chief on goodwill visit to India
Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Than Shwe departed on Sunday for a goodwill visit to India at the invitation of the Indian president, officials confirmed.
Than Shwe departed Naypyitaw Internatio
Murali unifies political parties
Murali has been everywhere in Sri Lanka these last two weeks. From giant hoardings and cover stories, he has been the centre of attraction. The legendary off-spinner who retired after the first Test a
UK PM asked to discuss Kohinoor return to India
Keith Vaz, the Indian-origin British MP, wants the Koh-i-noor diamond to be returned to India and asks Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, to discuss the issue of its return during his visit to India ne
US to encourage India, Pakistan dialogue to combat terror
The United States says it would continue to encourage India and Pakistan to talk and see them cooperate to combat terrorism, but it was ultimately for them to decide the pace of their dialogue.
"We c
Sangakkara feels ICC ranking system not "fair"
Galle (Sri Lanka), July 24: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has criticised the ICC ranking system as "unfair" even though the island nation was in the sight of becoming the top Test side after they
Sri Lanka's Malinga out of second India Test
Colombo, July 24: Sri Lanka suffered a major blow on Saturday when a knee injury ruled sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga out of the second Test against India.
His absence means the hosts will be d
Targets not met, but current plan growth better than ever: PM
New Delhi, July 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said though the country had fallen short of targets under the current five year plan, the overall projected average growth of 8.1 percent fro
Murali a good human being: Bedi
New Delhi, July 23: Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, a diehard critic of Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action, Thursday praised the Sri Lankan off-spinner for his wonderful qualities as a huma
Difficult to surpass Murali's record: Akram
New Delhi, July 23: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram Thursday called Sri Lanka spin king a "phenomenal" cricketer whose record of 800 Test wickets will be difficult to overhaul.
Murali, who played