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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Cricket News : Team India Squad For Asia Cup

The big news, Sachin Tendulkar is part of the 15-member squad for Asia Cup, while out-of-form Virender Sehwag has been rested along with pacers Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav.

Virat Kohli, who powered India to a miraculous win last night against Sri Lanka, has been named the vice-captain in the absence of Sehwag.

The selection committee of the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) - Kris Srikkanth, Mohinder Amarnath, Narendra Hirwani, Surendra Bhave and Raja Venkat - met in Mumbai this morning to pick the squad for the tournament that begins in Dhaka, Bangladesh from March 12.

Srikkanth, chairman of selectors, clarified that no player has been dropped and the three players have rested due to injuries. Sehwag, who looked off-colour during the Australian tour, managed to score just 65 runs in 5 matches at an average of 13.

Tendulkar, who made 143 runs in seven matches Down Under, has been under tremendous pressure to take a decision on his one-day career. But the master batsman is all set to board a plane to Bangladesh. The tournament will be keenly watched as India will play old foe Pakistan, apart from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Yusuf Pathan, marked his return to competitive cricket with a 78-ball 114 to steer Baroda to a 52-run win over Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, has also been picked in the squad.

The selectors have retained Ravindra Jadeja as well as Rohit Sharma. Fast bowler Ashok Dinda has also got an ODI call.

Team India squad for Asia Cup: M S Dhoni (Capt), Virat Kohli (V Capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda.


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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Sport News:Wife Sakshi backs under fire Dhoni

Even though many experts and fans seem to have lost their faith in
India captain MS Dhoni, he still has the support of his wife Sakshi.

Dhoni has been under fire from several quarters recently owing to
India's inconsistent form in Australia and also his controversial
rotational policy at the top order.

Dhoni, who was not part of India's 51-run loss to Sri Lanka on Tuesday
due to his one-match suspension for slow over-rate against Australia,
got the much needed backing from Sakshi, who took to Twitter on
Tuesday to back her husband

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Friday, February 17, 2012

sport news: Standoff ends, Sahara India back as Team India sponsor

Sahara India was Thursday back as cricket Team India sponsor and the owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Pune Warriors after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to most of its demands.

Sahara, sponsors for last 11 years, had decided to sever all its ties with the BCCI earlier this month citing denial of "natural justice". The last straw that split the relationship was BCCI's refusal to allow ailing cricketer Yuvraj Singh's price to be added to Pune Warriors' auction purse after the southpaw was ruled out of the tournament with a lung tumour.

After 12 days of intense negotiations, the two parties issued a joint statement here signed by BCCI president N. Srinivasan and Sahara India managing director Subrata Roy.

"Sahara confirms that it will continue sponsorship of the Indian team. Sahara may want to exercise its right to assign the sponsorship as per the agreement," the statement said.

The BCCI agreed to extend the trading window, which was due to close Friday, until Feb 29 to give Pune Warriors India the opportunity to have successful negotiations with other franchisees as it looks to strengthen its squad.


source:http://www.pravasitoday.com/standoff-ends-sahara-india-back-as-team-india-sponsor

Sport News: All about BCCI-Sahara truce

The salient features of the agreement between Sahara India and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) struck here Thursday:

* Sahara will continue to sponsor the Indian cricket team.

* Pune Warriors will feature in the 2012 Indian Premier League.

* IPL trading window to close on Feb 29 in place of Feb 17, giving opportunity to Pune Warriors to rope in players even from the other franchisees.

* Pune Warriors' auction purse of $2 million has been re-activated, enabling it to buy big players.

* Pune Warriors will be allowed to play five foreign players in the playing eleven in the absence of star player Yuvraj Singh, who is recovering from lung tumour.

* BCCI has no issues if Pune Warriors gets itself a strategic partner to jointly run the franchise.

* BCCI to consider Sahara's request of reducing the franchise fee for 74 matches.

* BCCI to also consider Sahara's demand of paying the bank guarantee in two instalments.

* One of the IPL play-off matches to take place in new Pune Stadium, subject to consent of Royal Challengers Bangalore, the finalists last year.


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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Sport News: Yuvraj Singh being treated by 'best cancer doctor' ...!

While the entire country hopes and prays for India cricket stalwart Yuvraj Singh's recovery, it is satisfying to hear from a reputed medical personality that the star cricketer is being treated by the best in business.

Dr J G Lalmalani, considered one of India's leading urologists, said, "I have had some patients treated by Dr Lawrence Einhorn. The results of chemotherapy are excellent life long. The downside is the many side effects."

"Finally the hair has gone," Yuvraj Singh posted on his Twitter page on Friday. Hair loss (alopecia) due to chemotherapy is one of the most distressing side effects of chemo treatments. Hair loss happens because the chemotherapy affects all cells in the body, not just the cancer cells.


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Monday, February 6, 2012

Cricket news :3rd Test- Pakistan clobber England for a whitewash

Pakistan duly completed their first clean sweep against England in a Test series, an extraordinary achievement for a side with no home to call its own, a side that lives out of a suitcase and does it rather well.
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