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Finns are happiest, Indians 45th, Pakistan last

Finland has emerged as the most prosperous country in the world after an extensive survey conducted by the Legatum Prosperity Index, which claims to be the world's only global assessment of wealth......

Dilip Chitre: Portrait of an artist

Legendary Indian writer, critic, painter, and filmmaker Dilip Purushottam Chitre passed away on Thursday. We bring back to you an earlier interview with the rare multi-talented artist, who spoke......

Shashi Tharoor's Day Out in New York

Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, delivers his statement on the commemoration of the 15th aniversary of the International Conference on population and development at the 64th......

'LTTE's demise will have no impact on India'

In part 1 of his interview with Savera R Someshwar and A Ganesh Nadar, M R Narayan Swamy, the author of two well-researched books on Sri Lanka. Inside An Elusive Mind: Prabhakaran and Tigers of......

Japan disaster: A wake-up call for other nations

Many corporates have disaster recovery and business continuity plans in place. So do many nations. However the Japan disasters will stress-test the global economy's disaster recovery mechanisms.......

How IPL became a billion dollar brand

Modelled on the lines of the English Premier League by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it was positioned somewhat like a reality show - more entertainment than cricket complete......

Cricket viewership falls 56% in 3 years

Here is one more glorious uncertainty of cricket. As the game's following has risen (until the World Cup debacle, that is), the time spent by viewers on cricket telecasts has fallen by a whopping......

India's great gaming market

Hit the throttle and rev up your engine so that you can zip past the decorated Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher on the racing tracks of Monte Carlo and hit the winning post. Or get into the......

Speedera to hire 40 in India

American IT firm Speedera Networks said on Thursday that it was gearing up to double its workforce of 40 professionals at its Bangalore development centre.Speedera, an 'on-demand distributed......

Force-ing John Abraham to love on screen

Director Nishikant Kamat, who has given acclaimed films like Dombivali Fast and Mumbai Meri Jaan, is a busy man these days. The filmmaker has his hands full with his forthcoming film Force,......

Fans mourn Michael Jackson's demise

People gather in front of Apollo Theatre while paying tribute to pop icon Michael Jackson in New York on Thursday. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but......

Tendulkar gets Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award

Batting ace Sachin Tendulkar was presented the Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award for completing a century of 100 international hundreds, in Dubai on Monday. He achieved the milestone while......

Wisden set to launch Indian edition

Aiming to cater to the ever-growing Indian market, Cricket bible Wisden is set to launch a separate edition in India next year, focussing on all areas of the game from Tests to domestic cricket.......

Tendulkar is Wisden's leading cricketer for 2010

Wisden, regarded as the Bible of cricket, has named Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar as the leading cricketer in the world for the year 2010.The iconic batsman is the seventh recipient of......

Shakib pips Gambhir to become Wisden Test Player

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan pipped India opener Gautam Gambhir and South Africa captain Graeme Smith to become Wisden Cricketer's World Test Player of the Year on Thursday. The......

Zaheer in Wisden's top five

Left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan, currently out of the Indian team due to an injury, has been chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 'Five Cricketers of the Year' in their 2008 edition,......

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Q. Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden?
Pravin: A. more

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Q. who is the only winner of so many awards ?Arjuna award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Wisden Cricketers of the Year, Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World, Wisden India Outstanding Achievement Award, World Test XI, ICC World ODI XI, Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Sport, BCCI Cricketer of the Year, LG People's Choice Award, People's Choice Award
Ataur Rahman: A. Sachin tendulkar more

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Q. If you are asked to list three most favourite Indian cricket captains, who will be they? Please arrange the names in order of merit ( 1 for the most favourite), 2 for the second most favourite etc,) assigning suitable reasons. You need not stop at 3. You may go on and on. But give reasons for the positions of the names.
Ataur Rahman: A. 1. Mansoor Ali Khan Tiger Pataudi( He was made Captain when he was 21 years of age and remained Captain for 9 years.) 2. Kapil Dev ( A natural...... more

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Q. Should Sachin Tendulkar be honoured with the Bharat Ratna award?
Soumyen Sarkar: A. Ofcourse yes, even Don Bradman quoted, "Sachin is a great player in the history" Everybody knows that he is very calm and sincere on...... more

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Q. sachin tendulkar records in odi & test matches
Ankit Shivam: A. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar Records update as on 3rd Feb 2009.1. Most Man of the Matches in the ODI's = 572. Most Man of the Series in the...... more

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Madan Lal

Former India player provides an insight into teammate's Tunbridge Wells knock scored exactly thirty years ago Mumbai Dhananjay Roy... ...

http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/180613-kapil-dev-175-is-one-of-my-all-time-favourites-madan-lal.htm

Clarke 'on course' to play in Ashes

Bringing a ray of hope for the Australian team after their disastrous ICC Champions Trophy campaign, captain Michael Clarke is on course to play in... ...

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To hell and back...

Sarfaraz Khan made it to the big league after getting a maiden call-up on Saturday to the India U-19 team for a triangular series in Australia.... ...

http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/180613-tracing-sarfaraz-khan-controversial-cricketing-career.htm

Hear From The Men Who Powered India's E-Commerce Inception

Bangalore: The rise of e-commerce in India is phenomenal. A report from Avendus, a market analyst, estimated Indian online retail to be worth more... ...

http://www.siliconindia.com/news/startups/Hear-From-The-Men-Who-Powered-Indias-ECommerce-Inception--nid-149158-cid-19.html

Conflict of interest is injurious to reputation

Dhoni may find it difficult to regain people's confidence. In a miserable Indian cricket tour of England in 2011, the one highlight — as far as... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/1846397/column-conflict-of-interest-is-injurious-to-reputation

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