India stay at second spot in ODI rankings

Dubai : Notwithstanding their ODI loss to South Africa in the five-match series, India continued to stay firm on second spot in the latest ICC rankings.The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side, which lost a closely contested series 2-3 before heading into the Test matches, were 13 points behind leaders Australia (127 rating points) in the ODI […]

India won’t be intimidated by buoyant SA, says Shastri

Mohali, Nov.3 : Despite losing the limited-overs series against South Africa, team director Ravi Shastri has insisted that India won’t feel intimidated by the top-ranked Test side which have remained unbeaten in away series for the past nine years.”We will play positive cricket and we will look to play to win. We will not be […]

Sushil, Yogeshwar biggest earners at Pro Wrestling League auctions

New Delhi, Nov.3 : Ace Indian wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt have emerged as the highest grossers in the auction for the upcoming Pro Wrestling League. The 2012 Olympics Bronze medallist Yogeshwar was sold for Rs. 39.70 lakh to team Haryana ahead of Sushil, who was sold for Rs. 38.20 lakh to team Uttar […]

Hockey India announces 18-men squad for Junior Asia Cup

New Delhi, Nov.3 : Hockey India on Tuesday announced an 18-member squad for the 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup to be held in Kuantan, Malaysia from November 14. The Junior Men’s Asia Cup is the largest Asian Tournament for Junior Men and will feature the top eight countries from the continent.The 18 member Junior India squad […]

No all-rounders- parents don’t want kids to be Kapil Dev: Chetan Sharma

PANJI : One of the key reasons why Indian cricket still has a chronic dearth of all-rounders is that parents want their children to emulate Sachin Tendulkar or Ravichandran Ashwin, but not Kapil Dev, says former international Chetan Sharma.Speaking to IANS on Wednesday on the sidelines of a school cricket league event in Panaji, Sharma […]