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From the daily archives: Friday, November 25, 2011
MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar’s wait for his elusive 100th international ton will get a little longer as the selectors on Friday decided to rest him and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni from India’s upcoming ODI series against West Indies.
Virender Sehwag was named captain of the 15-member squad which will not [...]
MUMBAI: Out-of-form spinner Harbhajan Singh’s fate will be decided on Saturday when the national selectors meet to pick India’s Test squad for the upcoming four-match Test series against Australia beginning from December 26.
The feisty spinner, who has been dropped from the team for the ongoing Test series against West Indies, may [...]
NEW DELHI: West Indies lead India by 189 runs with 8 wickets remaining in their second innings against India on the fourth day of the third Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
At the end of fourth’s day play, Kraigg Brathwaite and Darren Bravo were [...]
NEW DELHI: Pragyan Ojha struck twice to get the wickets of Adrian Barath and Kirk Edwards on the fourth day of the third and final Test against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Ojha completely foxed Edwards when he stepped out to a well [...]
NEW DELHI: Pragyan Ojha struck twice to get the wickets of Adrian Barath and Kirk Edwards on the fourth day of the third and final Test against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Ojha completely foxed Edwards when he stepped out to a well [...]
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar stood on the brink of batting immortality only to retreat, plunging a milestone-obsessed country into depression and triggering a debate on his vulnerability against the pressure of expectation.
Six runs shy of a record 100th international century, Tendulkar’s usually impeccable shot selection deserted him on a [...]
NEW DELHI: R Ashwin hit his maiden century as the West Indies bowled out India for 482 on the fourth day of the third Test at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
Ashwin became only the third Indian ever, after Vinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar, [...]
NEW DELHI: R Ashwin hit his maiden century as the West Indies bowled out India for 482 on the fourth day of the third Test at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
Ashwin became only the third Indian ever, after Vinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar, [...]
SYDNEY: Former captain Ricky Ponting says he’ll quit Test cricket before he’s dropped from the Australian team, but is not considering retirement at the moment.
The 36-year-old veteran of 156 Tests told reporters on Friday, “I totally understand why I’m being asked the questions I’m being asked but, by the [...]
NEW DELHI: R Ashwin was just 20 runs short of his maiden century when India lost Ishant Sharma on the fourth day of the third Test against the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
R Ashwin and Ishant Sharma took India over [...]
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