Already on the wrong side of the 30, Sachin Tendulkar is not getting younger anymore but he dispatches any retirement talks with the same disdain which is generally reserved for a rank half volley.
In a free-wheeling interview in CNN’s Talk Asia programme, the 35-year-old batting great bares his soul and talks at length about his [...]
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Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne described as ‘huge loss’ the non-availability of their opener Graeme Smith for Sunday’s Indian Premier League summit clash due a hamstring injury.
“It’s unfortunate Graeme Smith has got injured. It’s a huge loss for us. He’s been in good form and one of the reasons for us being in the [...]
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Cricket South Africa President Norman Arendse has denied interfering in team selection for the recent tour of India, saying he had nothing to do with Andre Nel’s controversial ouster from the side.
In pre-series-row, Charl Langeveldt was drafted into the side at the expense of Nel as the team continued with its much-criticised quota policy. [...]
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Leading an underdog team to the finals of the Indian Premier League may have taken him to a new high but ace leg-spinner and former Australian cricketer Shane Warne ruled out returning to international cricket.
“I am very happy with retirement. I am happy playing the IPL for six weeks of the year which gives [...]
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After leading Rajasthan Roayals to the final of the inaugural Indian Premier League, ace spinner Shane Warne now wants to be the “spin bowling mentor” for young talents in the country.
Warne, after comprehensive a win against Delhi Daredevils in the first semi-final of IPL on Friday, said he wanted to come back India to [...]
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Rajasthan Royals director of coaching Darren Berry has attributed the team’s stupendous success in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to the management’s fine handling of the players and ensuring that all of them are treated equally.
Asked about the influence of Warne in the team’s dreamlike passage into the summit clash, Berry said the legendary [...]
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Riding on a brilliant all-round display by Shane Watson, the ruthless Rajasthan Royals crushed Delhi Daredevils by 105 runs in a lop-sided semifinal to storm into the final of the IPL here tonight.
Watson powered his way to a 29-ball 52 with three sixes and four fours in his team’s challenging total of 192 for [...]
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The Rajasthan Royals suffered a blow ahead of the Indian Premier League finals on Sunday with South African batsman and opener Graeme Smith ruled out of the match due to a hamstring injury.
“Unfortunately, he (Smith) is out for tomorrow’s game. We have to make the big decision to make on who will open the [...]
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Early in the Rajasthan Royals innings, one couldn’t help but smile when Swapnil Asnodkar ran across from the non-striker’s end to have a chat with fellow-opener Smith, who was struggling with his dodgy hamstring and dicey timing. The pint-sized Asnodkar, whose normal gaze would reached the burly 6-foot-plus Smith’s navel, tilted his head more than [...]
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Despite losing both their previous IPL matches to Chennai Super Kings, King’s XI Punjab were going into tomorrow’s semi finals against the same opposition with a measure of confidence, team captain Yuvraj Singh and coach Tom Moody said on Friday.
“It’s a different ground (Wankhede Stadium) and circumstances are different. We are coming into the [...]
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