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Former India coach Greg Chappell has ignited a fresh controversy in his newly-released book on Rahul Dravid, saying had the retired batting great received the same support that he gave other captains, he would have been the country's most successful skipper. Chappell wrote that despite Dravid guiding the Indian team to a number of victories, his success was not enjoyed by some of the members of

Kumar Sangakkara missed a double-century for the second successive match as the rain-hit second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a dreary draw in Colombo yesterday. Sangakkara, who was stranded on an unbeaten 199 in the first Test at Galle, was dismissed for 192 after helping Sri Lanka avoid the embarrassment of a follow-on on the fifth and final day. The hosts, who began the day

Indian batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar will skip the upcoming series of limited-over matches in Sri Lanka, the national selectors announced on Wednesday. India will play five One Day Internationals (ODIs), starting in Hambantota on July 21, plus a one-off Twenty20 match on August 7. The 39-year-old Tendulkar, who completed an unprecedented century of centuries during the Asia Cup in Dhaka in

Mumbai, July 4: Opener Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan returned to a 15-member Indian cricket squad after recovering from injuries even as senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar decided to skip the limited overs tour of Sri Lanka starting July 21. Sehwag, Zaheer, along with young pacer Umesh Yadav, had sat out of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March due to fitness issues. While Sehwag was

Bangalore/Kochi, July 4: His travel file cleared and other formalities completed, Kerala sports minister KB Ganesh Kumar is set for the London Olympics. So are sports secretary M Sivasankaran and Kerala sports council president Padmini Thomas. Kerala's top athletes, meanwhile, are yet to receive cash awards promised by the state, most as far back as 2008. Though the London itinerary of Ganesh and

Harbhajan Singh is the enfant terrible of Indian cricket, someone who polarizes opinions of seismic proportions. For his ardent fans, he's a feisty and spirited cricketer of implacable resolve and unmatched flair with prodigious talent to back. For his detractors, he’s an over-rated player who thrives on dash and petulance rather than guile, flight and loop - the adornments of an offspinner

The long holiday is over and it's time for the Indian cricket team to get back to work. The first assignment coming up is a short trip to Sri Lanka towards the end of July, five one-dayers and a Twenty20, for which the selectors will pick a squad in Mumbai on Wednesday. Leading batsman Sachin Tendulkar is holidaying and senior pacer Zaheer Khan is back to full fitness. Tendulkar's availability for

Bangalore, July 3: Olympic-bound race walkers Basant Bahadur Rana and Irfan KT, both sepoys in the Indian Army earning just Rs 15,000 a month, have been forced to spend from their pockets for past several months to buy special walking shoes. Both are sole bread winners of fairly large families and have spent thousands each on their shoes in the past year, which they can ill-afford. The government

Even as Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik fights a legal battle after accused of being a male and arrested for alleged rape, an MMS showing the athlete completely naked and undergoing tests at a private nursing home has gone viral online. The 29-second clip was reportedly circulated after Pinki underwent a gender verification test at a private nursing home in North 24 Parganas district

Consistently scoring big in big matches isn't an easy habit to inculcate. But India under-19 captain Unmukt Chand is fast proving be the one the team looks up to at big moments. Soon after cracking a century in the semifinal against Sri Lanka, the Delhi boy's calculated 121 in the under-19 Asia Cup final against Pakistan almost pulled off the match. The job, though, was only half-finished as the