Rahul Dravid and captain MahendraSingh Dhoni cracked sparkling centuries as India staged aremarkable recovery after a dramatic top-order collapse on theopening day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka heretoday.Dravid produced a gritty unbeaten 177 and found an ableally in captain Dhoni (110) as the duo pulled the team out ofthe pits and steered India to a commanding 385 for six atclose on an...
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Unlike other politicians, hedoesn't wear a khadi kurta pyjama while electioneering. Instead, his campaigngear consists of cricket pads, thigh guard, hat, gloves and a bat in hand.Meet Jitendra Singh, a die-hard fan of Team India skipper MahendraSingh Dhoni. Singh, who is contesting the Jharkhand Assembly elections fromHaita as an Independent candidate, woos voters by displaying Dhoni's posters.Interestingly,...
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AHMEDABAD: Relieved after his batsmeneked out a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka, Indian captain MahendraSingh Dhoni said it was just a matter of seeing through the early overs and histeam never panicked.Eight wickets separated Sri Lanka from a winbut the Indian batsmen came with a much improved show in the second essay towalk away with a draw, scoring 222 runs while losing just a couple of...
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India captain MahendraSingh Dhoni has urged his team to readjust quickly to testcricket in order to maintain their spotless home record againstSri Lanka in the format.India have not played a test since their tour of NewZealand in April and recently suffered a one-day series defeatto top-ranked Australia earlier this month."We need to shift attention, (having) played a lot ofone-day format," Dhoni told...
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Australian wicket-keeperbatsman Adam Gilchrist is in favour of Indian skipper MahendraSingh Dhoni batting higher up the order, enabling him play asmany overs as possible."He's (Dhoni) such a danger to play against. I would liketo see him bat up the order especially in the abbreviatedversion of the game. You want your best batsmen to face asmany deliveries as possible," Gilchrist told reporters heretoday."He...
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Dismayed at the team's inability tochase down a modest 251-run target, India captain MahendraSingh Dhoni today blamed his batsmen for the 24-run defeatagainst Australia, saying they simply failed to complement theeffort of their bowling colleagues.Dhoni said restricting Australia to a 250-run on a wicketthat promised a run-feast was no mean achievement but lack ofpartnerships in the Indian batting...
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Having begun the series with agenuine chance of becoming the top ODI team in the world, India slipped back tothird position after going down 2-4 to world champion Australia in theseven-match home series that concluded on Wednesday.In contrast,Australia reaffirmed its number one status after dominant 10 weeks of One-daycricket even though the seventh and final ODI against India was washedout.India went...
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NAGPUR: Bolstered by the return ofdashing Yuvraj Singh, India would look wrest the initiative when they go intothe second cricket One-dayer against Australia on Wednesday with the visitorsbeing hit hard by injuries two three key players.The home teamsorely missed left-handed Yuvraj's explosive batting in the middle overs as wellas his left-arm slow bowling since he was forced out of cricket after sustaininga...
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As the lead slipped out oftheir hands following a 24-run defeat in Monday's match, India skipper MahendraSingh Dhoni rued that they could not cash in on the good start to their chase.India fell short by 24 runs while chasing 251 to win and were bowledout before batting for full 50 overs."Of course (it isdisappointing). The wicket was fantastic. We got off to a good start, we neededto win. We should...
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