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New Delhi, October 20: Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev today conceded that the form slump of senior openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag is a big worry for the team ahead of the twin Test series against England and Australia. "Of course, it is a cause of worry if players of that calibre don't get runs. They have big reputations and when you have such big reputations then there is a

New Delhi, October 20: Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev on Saturday conceded that the form slump of senior openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag is a big worry for the team ahead of the twin Test series against England and Australia. "Of course, it is a cause of worry if players of that calibre don't get runs. They have big reputations and when you have such big reputations then there

Thiru’puram, October 19: Soccer fans will get to see Argentine football legend Diego Maradona on October 23 when he arrives in the state on a two-day visit for the inauguration of a private jewellery group of which he is the brand ambassador. Maradona is coming for the inauguration of a new showroom of Boby Chemmanur International Jewellers and Airlines at Kannur on October 24. Shaji J S

New Delhi, October 20: It’s curtains for Deccan Chargers as the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea made by Deccan Chronicle Holding Limited (DCHL) to save its IPL team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to conduct a fresh auction of the Hyderabad team by October 25. “We are not inclined to extend the time limit for furnishing the requisite bank guarantee to the BCCI

New Delhi, October 19: Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has shown displeasure over Sachin Tendulkar getting the prestigious 'Order of Australia'. "I am not so sure. There are things that are sacred within our country," Hayden told Triple M Sydney's The Rush Hour. The 40-year-old asserted that though Tendulkar is an iconic figure in Australia, the honour should remain exclusive for the

Lucknow, October 19: Sachin Tendulkar's decision to make a rare appearance in domestic cricket has sent the pulse of statistics-minded cricket fans racing in the hope that the master batsman may after all have a chance to overhaul two long-standing first-class records in India. Tendulkar is just four centuries away from overtaking Sunil Gavaskar's Indian record of 81 first-class centuries and 1

Mumbai, October 18: The cash-strapped Deccan Chargers will remain terminated from the IPL after the Bombay high court on Thursday set aside a status quo order passed by an arbitrator on cessation of its membership in the league. Hearing a petition filed by the Cricket Board, Justice RD Dhanuka quashed the status quo order passed by the arbitrator appointed by the high court to resolve the dispute

Pune, October 18: A cheerleader attached with an IPL team owned by a Bollywood star was arrested in Pune for involvement in a prostitution racket. The accused has been identified as Sana Manish Chirawala (22), who worked as a cheerleader during the IPL matches. Sana was arrested by the Social Security Cell (SSC) of the Pune Police on charges of prostitution. She was picked up from five-star hotel

Mumbai, October 18: Former India goalkeeper Bandya Kakade, a member of the squad that won bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, passed away here on Wednesday. Family said the67-year-old former custodian died of heart attack. Kakade, who led a bachelor’s life, was selected for the Indian junior team in 1964. He was soon picked up to play for Central Railway. He went on to represent

Kolkata Knight Riders' chances of making the Champions League Twenty20 semifinals suffered a major blow as they slumped to their second successive defeat, losing to Auckland Aces by seven wickets in a Group A match in Cape Town. Auckland rode on veteran Azhar Mahmood's superb all-round show as they knocked off a modest target of 138 runs with 14 balls to spare yesterday. Mahmood, who was