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From the daily archives: Friday, January 27, 2012
ADELAIDE: Former captain Sourav Ganguly feels that the on-field verbal exchange between Virat Kohli and Ben Hilfenhaus in the fourth and final Test between India and Australia is part and parcel of international cricket and signifies “competitive spirit”.
Young India batsman Kohli, who notched up his [...]
ABU DHABI: Pakistan were left with a battle to avoid conceding England a series-levelling win after Monty Panesar proved threatening with three wickets in the second Test on Friday.
After Panesar had taken 3-44, it was left to Azhar Ali [...]
ADELAIDE: Rahul Dravid’s glorious international career may have come to an end on Friday, with the veteran batsman likely to announce his retirement shortly.
The 39-year-old Dravid, one of the game’s greatest batsmen, is believed to have told some of his teammates after another failure against Australia in the final Test that [...]
NEW DELHI: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday said that at least three senior cricketers may not be selected again for the national Test team after what has already turned out to be a disastrous tour for India.
India were headed towards their second successive Test series whitewash with another [...]
ABU DHABI: Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar struck two crucial blows to put Pakistan in trouble in the second Test against England at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Friday.
Panesar removed opener Mohammad Hafeez (22) and experienced Younis Khan (one) [...]
ADELAIDE: India were “extremely disappointed”, but not embarrassed, by their inept performances against Australia, spinner Ravi Ashwin said on Friday.
The Indians face a humiliating 4-0 series wipeout and their eighth consecutive away Test defeat in the fourth Test in Adelaide, where they were trailing by 333 runs at 166 [...]
ABU DHABI: All-rounder Stuart Broad scored an aggressive unbeaten half ton on Friday that earned England a lead of 70 runs on day three of the second Test against Pakistan.
Broad hit six fours and a six in his undefeated 58 off 62 balls as England [...]
ABU DHABI: Stuart Broad made an aggressive 58 not out to steer England to a slender advantage over a fumbling Pakistan on the third day of the second Test at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Friday.
The 25-year-old left-hander added an invaluable 41 runs with [...]
NEW DELHI: Chasing a massive 500-run target, India lost wickets at regular intervals to finish Day 4 on 166/6 against Australia in the fourth and final Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
First innings centurion Virat Kohli (22) ran himself out on the final delivery of the [...]
NEW DELHI: Chasing a massive 500-run target, India lost Sachin Tendulkar (13) and Rahul Dravid (25) early in the last session on Day 4 of the fourth and final Test in Adelaide on Friday.
Spinner Nathan Lyon continued his good run as he dismissed Tendulkar soon after pacer Ryan Harris [...]
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