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TEAM INDIA 2011 is packed with sporting action. Here’s a look at some of the tournaments where India will be hoping to make its presence felt. G. PRASAD
Football: AFC Asian Cup
Football is a much-loved sport in India, despite the national team not having made it big in the international arena. The Asian Football Confederation […]
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14,000 and counting…
ICON Sachin’s record of 14,000 runs has not only proved him to be a world-class player but has also raised the standards in cricket. PRAVEEN IYER
The run machine, the little champion and the master blaster are some of the countless titles that have been bestowed upon cricket’s favourite son— Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. Without a doubt […]
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Go spin!
ICON Muttiah Muralitharan is all set to bid adieu to Test cricket. Praveen Iyer
PRAVEEN IYER
The genial off-spinner from Sri Lanka has finally decided to call it quits in the Test arena. Muttiah Muralitharan will play his last test game at Galle and against India. With just 8 wickets short of 800 in world test cricket, […]
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A Failed Mission
After an inspired effort at the 2007 T20 Worldcup under Captain Marvel (As the TV news channels used to called him), India had the upper hand in every tournament throughout last year until…how do I put it. Well till June 5th, 2009. After the successful IPL in Southafrica, all eyes were on the Defending champions […]
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Cricket then and now
In 1983, when Kapil Dev lifted the Prudential Cup high over his head with an exuberant smile stretched across his face, reflecting the emotions of a million Indians, the crowds went wild. The spectators poured into the playing field, jumping over fences and wrecking the barricades. They could not contain themselves.Those certainly were the days. […]
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IPL hangover
Will the ICC Twenty20 World Cup match the excitement of the IPL, asks RAAKESH NATRAJ
The human body suffers from an increasing inability to experience a high unless the dosage or the potency of an intoxicant increases with each attempt at consumption. On those counts, it seems that the World T20, set to start in the […]
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New stars in the T20 horizon
WATCH OUT FOR Here is a look at a few stars, non-IPL ones at that, who could make a major impact for their teams in the Windies…KARTHIK KRISHNASWAMY
A month and a half of ‘maximums’ and ‘moments of success’ will have educated everyone in India about the strengths and weaknesses of the international stars […]
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Yellow shines
CRICKET The local lads of CSK have certainly made their mark. KASTURI RAMANATHAN
The international imports in the CSK team have a big fan following. And so do the big names like Dhoni and Raina. But the local lads of CSK have also contributed their mite to the fight for the title. Here is an overview […]
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Dhoni’s dhamaal!
ICON The role of Dhoni in the IPl 3 has been questioned, debated and discussed. But he proves why he’s the one! NANDITA SRIDHAR
What more can Mahendra Singh Dhoni do? He’s eased into the game’s three different formats, as batsman, wicketkeeper-batsman, batsman-wicketkeeper, skipper-in-waiting and then skipper; he’s adapted well to the demands of being the […]
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The Robin that soared
ICON He may have taken the long road to get to where he is, but his performance in the IPL this year has certainly made him the one to watch out for. K.C. VIJAYA KUMAR
From being a podgy kid to a youngster who can pack a punch with his bat, Robin Uthappa has come a […]
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