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Lalit Modi’s self goal

Lalit Modi’s self goal

Posted on 04. May, 2010 by .

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Who could have known that just one tweet from IPL boss Lalit Modi could have such damning implications for the politics and cricket in the country? The goal scored with Shashi Tharoor’s resignation has been so powerful that it has rebounded upon the scorer himself. The self goal has meant that Modi stands suspended from [...]

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IPL 3 kicks off with stunner

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by .

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The Indian Premier League’s third edition kicked off today with the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai with all eight team captains signing the MCC spirit of cricket pledge followed by a spectacular opening ceremony. Pop, Reggae and Bollywood enthralled a packed house at the home ground of Deccan Chargers team (Hyderabad having been replaced [...]

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Tendulkar Smashes 200, India 401 against SA

Tendulkar Smashes 200, India 401 against SA

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by .

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India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar smashed a world record 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior in the second ODI of the three match series. It is the highest ever score by an individual in a one day international, the previous record being 194 runs by Charles Coventry of Zimbabwe. Tendulkar reached the milestone [...]

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India score 400+ against Lanka, create history

India score 400+ against Lanka, create history

Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by .

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India scored a world record 414/7 batting first in the One Day International cricket match against Sri Lanka at Rajkot. Having won the toss, India skipper MS Dhoni chose to bat and saw India pile up a mammoth 153 run opening partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. Sehwag scored a quickfire146 off 102 balls [...]

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David Shepherd is no more

David Shepherd is no more

Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by .

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My all time favourite cricket umpire David Shepherd from England, has died at the age of 68 from prolonged lung cancer. Shepherd stood in 92 Tests between 1983 and 2005 and 172 ODIs, including three consecutive World Cup finals, advancing England’s reputation, with Dickie Bird, for producing the finest umpires in the world. He was [...]

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Brazil to host 2016 Olympics

Brazil to host 2016 Olympics

Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by .

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Rio de Janeiro is the city that has beaten Madrid and Chicago to host the 2016 Olympic games, announced just 5 minutes ago in Copenhagen. Jubilant scenes were witnessed in the coastal town of Rio as hundreds of thousands followed the proceedings live on television. Just before the announcement, the olympic anthem was played and [...]

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Dhoni and Symonds reap maximum IPL bounty

Dhoni and Symonds reap maximum IPL bounty

Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by .

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Indian one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds attracted maximum moolah as teams spent big ahead of the inaugural Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL). Star-studded names were up for grabs in Mumbai ahead of the Twenty20 tournament, which begins on 18 April. Some of the country’s biggest companies, including Vijay Mallya’s UB [...]

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