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The alleged, and apparent, rift between the Indian captain MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag has hogged the media limelight for quite some time now. The seeds of unrest were sown during the final of the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 final in 2007 when Dhoni dropped Sehwag and pitch-forked an uncapped Yusuf Pathan in the team. Since then reams have been written about the two senior cricketers being at

Colombo, October 11: Former India captain Anil Kumble was today unanimously appointed chairman of ICC's Cricket Committee by the game's governing body, replacing West Indies great Clive Lloyd. "In Anil Kumble, we have a new chairman who has unquestioned experience not only as a player with India but also as an administrator with Karnataka State Cricket Association as well," ICC President Alan

Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has said in-form Virat Kohli should not be rushed into Indian captaincy but advised Mahendra Singh Dhoni to relieve himself of the burden of leading the side in at least one of the three formats. “As far as blooding young Virat Kohli as a captain in smaller formats is concerned, I think that should just wait. The guy is in the form of his life. He has been India

Former India captain Anil Kumble was on Thursday unanimously appointed chairman of ICC's Cricket Committee by the game's governing body, replacing West Indies great Clive Lloyd. "In Anil Kumble, we have a new chairman who has unquestioned experience not only as a player with India but also as an administrator with Karnataka State Cricket Association as well," ICC president Alan Isaac said in a

New York, October 11: Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong cheated his way to the top of the cycling world through the most sophisticated doping programme ever seen in the sports world, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Wednesday. Evidence linking Armstrong to the use of performance-enhancing drugs included financial payments, emails, scientific data, laboratory test

Saina Nehwal's association with Deccan Chronicle initially seemed like a cheering story of a non-cricketer sportsperson too bagging plum endorsement deals. Unfortunately for her, the 22-year old has apparently not been paid since the beginning of this year, with those in the know pegging the amount at Rs 3-4 crore. Worse, she has paid advance tax of Rs 70 lakh but is yet to receive the money from

Dubai, October 10: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today suspended the six umpires caught in a TV sting, which alleged that they were willing to fix Twenty20 matches, pending the completion of an inquiry against them. "The International Cricket Council (ICC) and its relevant Full Member Boards have agreed not to appoint any of the umpires named in a sting operation recently conducted by

Karachi, October 10: Pakistan's former spinner Abdul Qadir is on collision course with the country's Cricket Board, which has sent him a showcause notice for criticising the national team's World Twenty20 performance while being on the PCB's payroll. PCB Sources confirmed that Qadir had been sent a notice while the tournament was still on. "I was surprised by the notice because before accepting

Melbourne, October: Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper feels the Indian Premier League is "one of the biggest threats" to international cricket right now. "One of the biggest threats facing cricket is the IPL," Hooper told 'The Advertiser' here. Hooper said the West Indies team, which recently won the World Twenty20 (the team's first major trophy in 33 years), could lose its way if the Board

Lahore, October 10: Implicated in the TV sting operation that claims to have exposed corruption by umpires, Pakistan's Nadeem Ghauri is planning to take legal action against the channel after getting the subtle backing of his Cricket Board which has "decided against jumping to conclusions". Ghauri and another Pakistani umpire Anis-ur-Rehman have been accused, along with four other umpires from