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Mumbai, November 22: Buoyed by the comprehensive nine-wicket win in the series opener, a confident India will look to maintain their stranglehold over England when the second Test begins on Friday in conditions which is expected to suit the home team spinners. Already 1-0 up in what has been touted as the 'revenge series', another victory for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men will ensure that England's

Mumbai, November 22: After Pepsi won the Indian Premier League title sponsorship rights for Rs 396 crore for the next five years starting 2013, Pepsico vice-president (marketing) Deepika Warrier defended the price of the deal. "We really believe in this property and we really believe that this is a big brand that the BCCI has been able to build. It's a brand that rivals sporting brands across the

Mumbai, November 22: Sudhir Naik, the Wankhede Stadium curator, walked out of the field after a long day's work on Wednesday afternoon, pouting at the sight of the Indian team that had arrived for a practice session and gnawing away at inquisitive journalists. "They want it to turn from the first ball... Yeh kya laga rakhe hain (what are they thinking?)," he murmured. "Pehla over bhi nahi, pehle

Mumbai, November 22: To earn the trust of your captain is perhaps the second-most important task for any spinner, other than his bowling. A good bowler who has his captain's backing is doubly potent, as Pragyan Ojha is now discovering. The left-arm spinner, who rose nine places in the ICC bowling charts post the Ahmedabad Test to make it to the top-five, is becoming captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's

Mumbai, November 21: Yuvraj Singh's fairytale comeback into the Indian team after fighting a rare germ cell cancer has been a matter of great discussion in the cricket fraternity across the world. Those who have played the game over the years and those who have watched him play have been generous in singing their praise. However, the same people are equally convinced that Yuvraj, despite being the

Mumbai, November 21: The BCCI's Working Committee will meet here tomorrow to discuss the course of action on former captain Mohammad Azharuddin after the ban imposed on him by the Board was lifted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court earlier this month. "The Working Committee will discuss what action will be taken on Azharuddin after the High Court lifted the ban imposed on him by the Board," a BCCI

Mumbai, November 21: Pace bowlers were meant to be mere side casts to offer relief to the aching fingers of R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha. But after the first Test, Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav have proved unequivocally that they are here not to fill the numbers. Yes, the spinners have bowled more overs – 137.2 to pace bowlers’ 72.3 – at Ahmedabad and the tweakers have taken 13 wickets whereas Zaheer

Mumbai, November 21: Yuvraj Singh’s flamboyance in cricket and his fight against cancer came into focus at a book launch on the all-rounder. Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev, both achievers with their own identity in the game, were invited to offer insights on the left-hander. The occasion was the launch of ‘Yuvi’ penned by Makarand Waingankar and published by Harper Sport. Vengsarkar described him

New Delhi, November 20: Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja feels India can go on to "brownwash" England in the ongoing Test series if they win the second match of the series starting November 23 in Mumbai. India have taken a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the opening Test in Ahmedabad by nine wickets on Monday. Rameez felt the wicket will turn even more in Mumbai and this would work to the

India's tennis sensation Sania Mirza declines a cameo role in a Bollywood movie recently. She tells us that she was very recently approached for a cameo in a Bollywood film, which she promptly refused. She says, "I've been offered movies for a while but it is not my cup of tea. A dear friend of mine from Bollywood asked me recently but I had to say no. It was a cameo. I love Bollywood as a viewer