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Mirpur, Jun 24: Two senior cricketers, Suresh Raina and R Ashwin on Tuesday expressed their wholehearted support to under-fire captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, calling him a "legend" who could not be solely blamed for the team's debacle in Bangladesh. While Raina posted a picture of Dhoni along with his team-mates with just a simple message "respect" and a sign of folded hands alongside, Ashwin

New Delhi, Jun 23: Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday demanded respect for beleaguered Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying he has astonishing One-day records as skipper and needs to be given all the time in the world to take a decision. Following India's defeat in the second ODI against Bangladesh, in an unusual show of emotions, Dhoni last night said he can step away from captaincy if it brings

New Delhi, Jun 23: After India losing the series against Bangladesh on Sunday, long-standing ODI skipper MS Dhoni had offered to step down, if BCCI asks him. The Indian team is facing criticism from all sides after losing the series. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni’s personal coach Chanchal Bhattacharya has claimed the dressing room unrest is taking toll on the Captain Cool’s performance. He also added due to

Mirpur, Jun 21: Under-fire India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a sarcastic tone said that if his removal from captaincy can help Indian cricket move in right direction then he is game for it. "I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me. Even the Bangladesh media is smiling," Dhoni gave a tongue-in-cheek reply

Mirpur, Jun 22: India slumped to a new low on Sunday as they suffered their first ever ODI series defeat against Bangladesh after the hosts clinched a comfortable six-wicket victory in the second one-dayer to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, here. Young Bangladeshi paceman Mustafizur Rehman (6/43) yet again tormented the Indian batsmen with his second successive six-wicket

Jabalpur, Jun 20: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has admitted a petition to revoke the Bharat Ratna awarded to cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for allegedly using the “fame” the honour has brought him in “earning money by endorsing commercial products”. A Bench, comprising Chief Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice K.K. Trivedi, directed the Assistant Solicitor-General on Thursday to find out if the

Stavanger (Norway), Jun 20: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen to jump to the joint third spot after the end of the fourth round of Norway Chess tournament, here. After three draws in the first four rounds of the tournament , a part of the Grand Chess Tour, Anand's hunt for the victory ended in a delightful manner as the Indian ace crushed

Dhaka, Jun 20: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman were fined on Friday for “deliberate physical contact” during the first One-day International between the sides, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said. The two players were found to have breached the ICC code of conduct relating to “inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players”

Mirpur, Jun 19: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today fined 75 per cent of his match fees for allegedly shoving young Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman during the first ODI of the three-match cricket series, here. Dhoni was charged with Level 2 offence under ICC Code of Conduct yesterday for elbowing the debutant pacer while chasing an imposing 308-run target set by Bangladesh at the Sher

Mirpur, Jun 19: High-flying India was brought down to earth by a spirited Bangladesh who pulled off an upset 79- run victory in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Bangladesh outsmarted India in all departments of the game and extracted a sweet revenge for their their quarterfinal loss at the hands of the same opponents in the World Cup earlier this year. Chasing an