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Karachi, May 24: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi feels Indian cricket's image has taken a hit worldwide due to the IPL organisers' decision to keep players from his country out of the Twenty20 event. Talking to reporters in Lahore, the former captain said it was strange to see that while cricketers from all over the world were in the IPL, only Pakistani players were being sidelined by the

Mumbai, May 24: Mumbai Indians lost their last eight wickets for 33 runs, and were bowled out with three balls left to play. As Rohit Sharma watched his team collapse, the expression on his face went from incredulous to annoyed to angry. This, after all, was a must-win game for Mumbai if they wanted to retain any chance of qualifying for the playoffs. Eight wickets for 33 runs. And yet, Mumbai won

Mumbai, May 23: Madhav Mantri, who was India’s oldest living Test cricketer at 92 years and 244 days, passed away of a heart attack at Leelavati Hospital on Friday morning. Born on September 1, 1921, Mantri was a multifaceted cricketer and administrator. He performed a number of roles throughout his career which saw him being an opening batsman and wicket-keeper, national selector, India team

Ranchi, May 23: Buoyed by one of the best knocks in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 in David Warner‘s stunning 90, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) made light weather of a massive target set by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 50th match of the tournament. Warner was ably supported by Shikhar Dhawan at the start where he played a sheet anchor’s role and carried on from all the good of his in-form

Mohali, May 22: Lendl Simmons‘s magnificent century (100 not out) proved too good for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) as Mumbai Indians (MI) ran out with a comfortable victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 on May 21. Simmons trailblazing knock off 61 deliveries helped Mumbai chase down a moderate 157-run target at Mohali. The win also keeps their faint chances of qualifying for the IPL 7 play

May 21: After beating captain Dhoni in the Twitter battle of followership last week, India's batting sensation, Virat Kohli, has reaffirmed his domination. According to the annual survey conducted by SportsPro media Kohli is the second most marketable sports personality of the year 2014. The cricketer has pipped names like Sebastian Vettel, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and is only behind

Kolkata, May 21: Robin Uthappa started brilliantly for Kolkata in the 47th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir, who opened with him, have been in tremendous form at the top of the order for KKR. With 40-plus scores in each of his last six innings, Uthappa has been the best Indian batsman in IPL

Mohali, May 20: On a roll after notching up nine victories to qualify for the play-off stage, Kings XI Punjab would look to continue their winning momentum when they take on struggling Mumbai Indians in their first IPL-7 match at home ground here tomorrow. Punjab have been riding high on confidence after steamrolling almost every other side they have played against and one more victory tomorrow in

Mumbai, May 19: Kolkata Knight Riders moved a step closer to secure a berth in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 with a seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The Kolkata bowlers did a splendid job to restrict Hyderabad to 142 on a batting beauty. Kolkata then got home in the last over, but through the chase they were

Kathmandu, May 18: The Indian men`s team completed the formalities with a 108-32 win over Maldives to be crowned the champions of the third South Asian Basketball Association Championship here on Saturday. India`s suffocating half court defense meant that Maldives was rarely able to get within 15 feet of the basket while India virtually lived in the paint. Forwards Amjyot Singh, Riken Pethani and