| Viru will never play for India again: Boycott | | Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott says Virender Sehwag is unlikely to play for India again and the opener will ‘sadly fade away’ after playing a bit of Indian Premier League. | | CSK’s Vijay, Hussey thrash Punjab by 10-wicket win | | MOHALI - In one of the most dominant wins of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) thrash Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 10-wickets here at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Wednesday. | | Rohit Sharma takes failures in his stride | | MUMBAI - Rohit Sharma is often criticised for not doing justice to his rich talent. The stylish batsman has countered the criticism, saying he doesn’t get bothered by a handful of failures. | | IPL fans battle it out on Twitter | | With nine teams battling it out in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), ‘Twitter’, one of the most popular social networking sites, has become an off-the-field war zone for IPL fans. | | Pakistan’s tour of Caribbean is on, says WICB | | ST. JOHN’S (Antigua - The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has brushed aside media reports suggesting that Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean this year is in jeopardy. A WICB statement released Monday says the board remains optimistic that the tour will take place in July as planned and says negotiations are still being held to finalise plans. | | Wisden warns of ‘Ashes overkill’ | | The 150th edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack published on Wednesday warned that the Ashes will be “stretched to their limit” as a result of numerous upcoming series between England and Australia. | | RCB start odds-on favourites | | Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, coming off a big defeat, face a difficult task on Thursday when they face hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore who are on an absolute high in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following their sensational win over Sunrisers Hyderabad here at the Chinnaswamy stadium. | | Dinesh, Rohit fashion Mumbai’s big win | | MUMBAI - A scintillating show by Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma propelled Mumbai Indians to an emphatic win over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League here Tuesday. | | Misbah and Hafeez deny rift reports | | LAHORE — Pakistan’s Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez again denied reports of a rift on Tuesday, saying the rumours were damaging the team. | | Home crowds root for RCB to avenge super over defeat | | With hosts RCB playing back-to-back games against Sunrisers after losing by five runs to them in Hyderabad late Sunday in the super over, die-hard fans were seen rooting for the home team to avenge the defeat on home turf and get back to the winning ways. | |
