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It is for Australia to worry, not me: Sreesanth
Posted: January 22nd, 2008, 12:00pm EST
New Delhi, Jan 22 - Shantakumaran Sreesanth's strident appealing and his one-liners added to his histrionics complete the profile of an aggressive fast bowler from down south.A shoulder strain has kept him off the cricket field for almost two months, but he is as ebullient as ever off the field. There will no change in his on-field approach to the game in the triangular series Down Under, he says. His next line: Beware Australia!However, he, or for that matter Indians, will not be gunning f -
Warne doesn't believe Australia's reign is coming
Posted: January 22nd, 2008, 4:00am EST
Sydney, Jan 22 - Legendary legspinner Shane Warne doesn't believe Australia's domination of world cricket is over after India stopped them winning their 17th Test on the trot at Perth.Congratulating Anil Kumble and India on the victory, the Australian great has said in his Daily Telegraph column that it was an impressive performance. 'I can hear all the 'Eddie the experts' saying the reign is over and the decline is upon us.'I don't believe that for a second. India just played well and did -
India's attack poor man's swing ensemble, says Hus
Posted: January 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EST
Adelaide, Jan 22 - Mike Hussey rates India's attack a poor man's swing ensemble compared with the English one that destroyed Australia in the 2005 Ashes series, the Herald Sun has reported.Indian bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad called his attack the best in the business after it dismantled Australia with swing in the third Test in Perth. But Hussey is adamant India won't bowl its way to a series-levelling win in the fourth Test in Adelaide starting on Thursday. 'I didn't play in the Ashes Te -
Turmoil after Ganguly's omission from one-day team
Posted: January 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EST
Adelaide, Jan 22 - The stunning omission of Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly from the one-day team has thrown the tourists' preparation for the fourth India-Australia Test into turmoil.Herald Sun has reported that several Indian players have still been coming to terms with the decision to drop Ganguly for next month's triangular one-day series against Australia and Sri Lanka. Some players are bewildered enigmatic batsman Yuvraj Singh has retained his spot ahead of Ganguly, who has more than 11, -
Hayden says he is fit, disputes Ganguly's claim
Posted: January 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EST
Tags: Hayden Australia Cricket
Adelaide, Jan 22 - Australia's opening batsman Matthew Hayden says he is fit to play India in the fourth Test, starting Thursday, after a hamstring strain forced him out of the Perth Test last week.Melbourne's Herald Sun has reported that Hayden's streak of 86 consecutive Tests ended when he failed to pass a fitness Test before the third Test which India won by 72 runs.An hour-long net session with national coach Tim Nielsen at Adelaide Oval Monday convinced Hayden he could regain his positi -
Pakistan may play in Australia, not at neutral ven
Posted: January 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EST
Tags: Pakistan Australia
Sydney, Jan 22 - Pakistan would be willing to play in Australia if the scheduled tour to the subcontinent nation in March is scrapped because of security fears, the Sydney Morning Herald has reported.While the Pakistan Cricket Board - would only consider the move in a 'worst-case scenario', the revelation gives renewed hope that the series would be played regardless of the fallout of Pakistan's general election on Feb 18. Cricket Australia - is investigating whether players and officials wou -
Reconciliation of martial discords in Delhi at all
Posted: January 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EST
Tags: Delhi India
New Delhi, Jan 22 - Marriages may be made in heaven but in this age they are even more promptly annulled. The rate of reconciliation of marital discords is at an all-time low, if the records of a Delhi Police cell are anything to go by.Delhi Police's Crime Against Women - cell - a reconciliatory body that serves as a nodal agency for complaints of violent crimes against women - saw a sharp decline in the disposal of cases as well as reconciliation worked out between couples in 2007.According -
Chhattisgarh to have swanky new capital
Posted: January 21st, 2008, 3:00pm EST
Raipur, Jan 21 - Chhattisgarh is to have a swanky new capital, Naya Raipur, complete with a world-class convention centre, an IT special economic zone, an 18-hole golf course, super speciality hospitals, malls and cricket stadiums. The foundation stone for the dream capital was laid by Chief Minister Raman Singh Monday.Raman Singh, along with his senior cabinet colleagues, laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the project at Rakhi village, 20 km away from Raipur.The first phase wi -
Sir Sachin? Yes, if Brown has his way
Posted: January 21st, 2008, 3:00pm EST
New Delhi, Jan 21 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave a strong hint here Monday that India's batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar could be awarded honorary knighthood.At a press conference, Brown said that there was a 'strong case' for honouring sporting achievements around the world, noting that Australian cricket legend Don Bradman and West Indies maestro Gary Sobers had been so honoured.Brown, however, pointed out that a panel does the selection and that he alone cannot pick anyone for -
'Dhoni behind Ganguly's ouster'
Posted: January 21st, 2008, 1:00pm EST
Kolkata, Jan 21 - Cricket Association of Bengal - president Prasun Mukherjee Monday claimed that cricketer Sourav Ganguly was dropped from the One-day team in accordance with the wishes of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.'Today - I talked to the Board of Control for Cricket in India - president Sharad Pawar and he said the official policy is that the board does not interfere with the selection process,' Mukherjee told reporters here. 'Pawar said he was helpless and said he shared our concern. B