Written by Harsha Bhogle I think I am missing Virender Sehwag. To be fair, this is a wonderful bunch of young players and they are carrying the baton delivered to them by an extraordinary group. I find Ajinkya Rahane most pleasing to the eye, Rohit Sharma’s 264 was an audacious innings that stretched our imagination, …
Bollywood ‘rockstar’ Ranbir Kapoor, who will be seen giving batting tips to cricketer Virender Sehwag in a new TV commercial, actually taught him to dance during the shooting of the ad. Ranbir, who has showcased his dancing prowess in movies like Saawariya, Bachna Ae Haseeno and Anjaana Anjaani, has teamed up with the cricketer for …
Durban, Jan 13 : Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed a poor start but lauded the part time spinners as India suffered a humiliating 135 runs loss to South Africa in the first One-day International at the Kingsmead Stadium here Wednesday. Chasing a target of 290 runs, India were bowled out for 154 runs in 35.4 …
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his side was “completely outplayed” by South Africa in the first one-dayer in Durban on Wednesday. Chasing 290 for victory, India suffered a top-order collapse and slumped to a humiliating 135-run defeat at the hands of a clinical South Africa in the first of the five ODIs at …
Indian opener Virender Sehwag has been rested from the One-day series against South Africa with a sore shoulder. Rohit Sharma will replace Sehwag for the five-match series, starting January 12. Murali Vijay, who is in the Test squad, has been asked to stay back as a back-up opener. ‘Sehwag has been advised to withdraw from …
107806707.jpgIndia scored a historic Test win in Durban, a venue where had fared poorly at in the past, and levelled the series 1-1 with a game left in Cape Town. Needing 303 to win this game and the series, South Africa were bowled out for 215. With Zaheer Khan’s return, India had a rejuvenated bowling …
Durban: An inspired spell by speedster Dale Steyn helped by some poor shot selection from Indian top-order saw visitors reeling at 183 for six when stumps were drawn on a rain-curtailed first day of the second Test match at Kingsmead, Durban. Almost all the top-order Indian batsmen got starts but failed to continue with Steyn …
Dubai: Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, along with Virender Sehwag, on Wednesday found a place in the list of players nominated for an ICC online poll to pick the all-time greatest team as part of one-day cricket`s 40th anniversary celebrations. The retired Sourav Ganguly is also part of the list of openers, from which only …
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India are playing too much cricket resulting in injuries to their pacers and that could hurt the team’s chances in next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup on the subcontinent, feels former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. Akram said the upcoming South African tour just before the World Cup in February has been ill-timed and will only …
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Johannesburg: South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl said his team has worked out special strategies to counter the furious batting of swashbuckling India opener Virender Sehwag during the three-match Test series. “We definitely have a few plans for (Sehwag),” coach Corrie van Zyl told the Afrikaans daily Beeld. “Sehwag would realise very quickly that he …
