Cricketers
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Ganguly among India's greatest cricketers: Shah Rukh
Cricket | Nov 11, 2012, 12:25 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 11: Leaving behind the bitter-sweet vibes he shared with Sourav Ganguly in the past, Bollywood hero Shah Rukh Khan Saturday rated the former India captain among the country's "greatest" cricketers.Speaking to mediapersons here,
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230 cricketers found over-age in BCCI drive: report
Cricket | Nov 03, 2012, 11:22 AM ISTMumbai, Nov 3: Nearly 230 cricketers, of them many in under-16 age group, have been found overage in bone density tests conducted by the BCCI for age verification of players across the country. The results
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Ashwin granted top grade BCCI contract, Harbhajan demoted
Cricket | Oct 26, 2012, 09:10 PM ISTMumbai, Oct 26 : Leg-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was granted the top grade contract while out of favour Harbhajan Singh was demoted to the second bracket in the new contract list announced by the Board of
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Cricketers indulge in match fixing because of low payments, says Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Oct 07, 2012, 08:40 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 7 : Former Pakistan pacer 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar says money and glamour can make youngsters go astray in international cricket, but in some cases it is the system that turns players
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Actors, DJs, fashion designer among those tested positive for drugs
Bollywood | Jun 23, 2012, 10:22 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 23: Film actors, son of former cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi, a fashion designer and DJs were among the 44 people who tested positive for drugs consumed at a high-profile rave party at a
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No cricketers for Arjuna award due to BCCI-ministry goof-up
Cricket | Jun 06, 2012, 10:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 6: None of India's top international cricketers will get nomination for the prestigious Arjuna Award for their performance during the last season, apparently due to a major communication gap between the sports
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PCB hikes pay of its cricketers
Cricket | May 26, 2012, 05:54 PM ISTLahore, May 26: The PCB has enhanced the central contract monthly retainers by 25 percent and the match fees by 10 percent but did not release the names of the players, who are to get
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Nupur Mehta Admits She Met Cricketers At London Casino, Sunday Times Report
Cricket | Mar 19, 2012, 08:54 PM ISTLondon, Mar 19: Bollywood actor and model Nupur Mehta has admitted to meeting international cricketers during a visit to a casino in central London but denied any role in fixing matches for bookies. Her remarks
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Former Cricketers Place Dravid Among All-Time Best
Cricket | Mar 09, 2012, 01:54 PM ISTMumbai, Mar 9: Former players hailed Rahul Dravid, who today retired from international as well as domestic cricket, as among the very best produced by India and said his contribution to Indian cricket has been
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Indian, Aussie Cricketers Battle It Out With Words
Cricket | Jan 11, 2012, 07:14 AM ISTPerth, Jan 10: A war of words today broke out between Indian and Australian cricketers ahead of the crucial third Test here with senior players of both sides taking digs at each other after Brad
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Jury Retires In Pakistan Fixing Trial
Cricket | Oct 28, 2011, 09:17 PM ISTLondon, Oct 28: Jurors in the spot-fixing trial involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have not reached a verdict on the 18th day of the case and will resume deliberating on Monday.The 12-person
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Ministry Bows To BCCI, Exempts Cricketers From Some WADA Rules
Cricket | Oct 17, 2011, 02:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 17: Bowing to the BCCI's objections, the Sports Ministry today decided to exempt cricketers from some World Anti-Doping Agency rules, including the contentious ‘whereabouts clause', in the revised National Sports Development Bill.Sports
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Indian Women Cricketers Eye England Opportunity
Cricket | Jun 17, 2011, 05:15 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 17: India's women's cricket team leaves for a tour of England on Friday hoping to claim a share of the limelight the men's team is so used to dominating.A World Cup victory earlier
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SL Cricketers Asked To Leave IPL Early
Cricket | Apr 12, 2011, 10:42 PM ISTColombo, Apr 12: Sri Lankan cricketers participating in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) have been asked to return home early to prepare for the national team's tour of England that gets underway on May
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Big B Says, Players, Fans Will Need To Adjust To New Roles In IPL 4
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 03:29 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 6: Terming it as “bizarre”, megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels cricketers who played against each other in the World Cup will now be playing for each other in the soon to begin IPL tournament.“In
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No Tweets By Cricketers, Officials During WC, Says ICC
Cricket | Feb 16, 2011, 12:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 16 : In a bid to ensure corruption free World Cup, the International Cricket Council has banned team players and officials from tweeting during matches The decision taken by the Anti-Corruption Unit
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Oz Cricketers Back Indian Ownership In Aussie League
Cricket | Oct 28, 2010, 08:05 PM ISTMelbourne : As Indian investors wait in the wings to buy stakes in Australian domestic sides, the country's Cricketers Association on Thursday backed the idea, saying it would not just bring in money but also
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Australian Cricketers Give Thumbs Up To Security In India
Cricket | Sep 24, 2010, 09:44 AM ISTChandigarh: At a time when international athletes are worried about their security in India during the Commonwealth Games, the visiting Australian cricket team on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to the security arrangements for their tour
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Oz Cricketers Are Free To Quit India On Terror Fear: CA
Cricket | Sep 24, 2010, 09:43 AM ISTChandigarh: The Jama Masjid shootout may have created a scare among the visiting Ricky Ponting-led Australian cricketers. Australian cricketers have been told that any one of them is free leave the tour of India if
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Shane Warne Calls For Life Ban On Tainted Cricketers
Cricket | Sep 02, 2010, 03:58 PM ISTAustralian leg spinner Shane Warne has called for a life ban to be imposed on any cricketer found guilty of match-fixing. Warne says, the tainted trio Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Pakistan captain Salman Butt,