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From the daily archives: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
CAPE TOWN: Sri Lanka lost two wickets after taking a pounding from South African batsmen Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers on the second day of the third and final Test at Newlands on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka were 149 for [...]
SYDNEY: Unimpressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s leadership skills, former Australia batsman Mark Waugh termed the Indian as a “defensive captain”, who just sits back and wait for the opposition to make mistakes.
Australia have piled up 482 for four in reply to India’s paltry [...]
CAPE TOWN: Jacques Kallis hit his second Test double century and AB de Villiers added a thrilling hundred before South Africa declared on 580 for four on the second day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: Indian middle-order batsman Virat Kohli defended his action of showing his middle finger to the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday and said he gave the finger after being taunted by vile comments regarding his mother and sister.
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SYDNEY: Millions across the globe have been waiting for his historic 100th international century but Sachin Tendulkar says that he would prefer to just enjoy the game without thinking much about the hype surrounding the landmark.
“Well, it is easier said than done. It is just a number. [...]
CAPE TOWN: Jacques Kallis hit his second Test double century as South Africa continued to pile on the runs on the second day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Wednesday.
Kallis made a career-best 224 [...]
SYDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke hopes that his unbeaten double century against India will “earn him respect” while his former captain Ricky Ponting, who marked his return to form with a century, described the second day as an “unbelievable one” for his team.
“Hopefully, it would earn me [...]
SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting finally ended his two-year wait for a Test century on Wednesday with 134 against India and said the battling knock had revitalised his confidence.
The 37-year-old played on as a batsman after quitting as skipper last March, but he had gone 34 Test innings [...]
NEW DELHI: A road in Delhi may be named after cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, Delhi mayor Rajni Abbi said on Tuesday.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi may consider a proposal moved by a councillor on the issue.
“A proposal regarding this has been moved by
NEW DELHI: Captain Michael Clarke’s unbeaten 251 and Michael Hussey’s unbeaten 55 enabled Australia to take a 291-run lead at stumps on the second day of the second Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Hussey hit a half-century to take Australia over [...]
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