Bus driver couldn’t save 7, but drove 49 other pilgrims to safety

Bus driver couldn’t save 7, but drove 49 other pilgrims to safety

Valsad (Gujarat), July 11 : The driver of the bus carrying 56 Amarnath pilgrims couldn’t save seven lives, but he courageously managed to move the remaining 49 persons to a safer place. Soon after the attack, the driver, Saleem Sheikh, called up his cousin Javed Mirza in Gujarat’s Valsad and narrated to him how the terror […]

Karthik blames dropped chances for T20 loss against Windies

Karthik blames dropped chances for T20 loss against Windies

Kingston, July 10 : India’s top-scorer Dinesh Karthik rued the dropped catches that proved decisive in his team’s nine-wicket loss to the West Indies in a one-off Twenty20 match, acknowledging a chance that he himself spilt. In the sixth over, Lewis went for a lofted straight drive off Bhuvneshwar Kumar but a mix-up between skipper […]

Shastri favourite to get job, six to be interviewed

Shastri favourite to get job, six to be interviewed

New Delhi : Ravi Shastri, the former Indian Team Director, would be the favourite when the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) scrutinises the list of candidates for the job of the Indian cricket team’s coach. After the Indian cricket board (BCCI) extended the deadline for the applications, the number of applicants rose to 10. They […]