The Pakistan all-rounder was on fire all through the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, Australia's domestic T20 competition, for South Australia. On Friday carried that form to the first One-Day Internation against Australia, scoring a quick 48 off 26 deliveries.
Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has been signed by Australian domestic club Victorian Bushrangers to play in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition for the 2009-10 season.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori on Wednesday joined Queensland Bulls as its "guest player" for the 2009-10 KFC Twenty20 'Big Bash' competition.
Australia will play six Tests, 10 one-dayers and three Twenty20 internationals on home soil against West Indies and Pakistan as per the 2009-10 International Program announced by the Cricket Australia on Wednesday.
A sub-group has been formed to amend rules that govern safety standards at eating establishments
Cricket Australia is planning to create a window for its Indian Premier League-style Inter-State Twenty20 Championship in the annual calendar to ensure participation of star players from the Test and one-day fold.
South Australia has roped in Sri Lankan mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis for this season's Twenty20 Big Bash, the club said on Tuesday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith's inspirational leadership and prolific batting in the season gone by fetched him the twin honours of 'Cricketer of the Year' and 'Test Cricketer of the Year' at the country's annual cricket awards in Johannesburg.
McDonald's, for instance, plans to invest Rs 120-150 crore (Rs 1.2-Rs 1.5 billion) for expansion in the current year. It will add 40 new outlets across India (it has 155) and open 40 kiosks, dessert and beverage service counters. Says Vikram Bakshi, managing director (north and east)" "We will maintain 30-35 per cent growth rate this year as well."
Seed and early-stage start-ups are high-risk businesses, rarely have collateral and only 1 in 10 of them makes it to becoming a viable company.
New South Wales bowler Aaron Bird was reported for having a doubtful bowling action during his stint in the Ford Ranger Cup. Match umpires mentioned about Aaron as having a doubtful bowling action with some of his deliveries during the Ford Ranger Cup matches between Queensland and New South Wales on October 18, South Australia and New South Wales on October 22, and the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Final between New South Wales and Victoria on January 24.
The opener was left out because of a hamstring strain from the Australian squad for the Twenty20 match against India.
Indian origin spinner Arjun Nair has been named in Cricket Australia's 18-member National Performance Squad for the upcoming Quadrangular Winter 'A' Series, which will also feature India 'A', Australia 'A' and South Africa 'A', starting August 13.
If you're interested in a career in the hospitality industry, you might want to think about traveling to Australia, where opportunities abound.
'To all the MBAs that burn the candle at both ends, travel half-a-million miles every year, and spend little or no quality time with their families, the rise to riches of Mr Bikhchandani and Mr Banga, should be true inspiration,' notes Sandeep Goyal.
Legendary spinner Shane Warne has expressed his desire to coach the Australian cricket team in the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka to be held in February next year. The coaching role has become available due to a clash in fixtures, which would see Australia play their final KFC T20 International match against Sri Lanka in Adelaide on February 21 and the first Test of the Qantas Tour of India in Pune the following day.
The e-catering service is at present available on 1,350 trains.
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Australia batsman Usman Khawaja is likely to replace injured Kevin Pietersen in the squad of Rising Pune Supergiants in season 9 of Indian Premier League. Pietersen was ruled out of the IPL on Sunday, leaving the subcontinent with a hole in his calf muscle and in Pune's batting order. If picked, this will be Khawaja's maiden IPL stint. The left-handed top-order batsman had gone unsold at IPL auctions in February despite scoring heavily in Australia's domestic circuit. Pune have not named a replacement for KP, but Khawaja is the one of the frontrunners, according to Supergiants coach Stephen Fleming. "He (Khawaja) is a guy we are surely looking at," Fleming said after the two-wicket loss to Kolkata on Sunday.
After KFC and MacDonald's of the United States, the leading London-based fast food multinational Dixy Chicken is making forays in the Indian market and will open its first two outlets here by early next year.
Openers AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla broke the backs of English bowlers, blasting a 125-run opening stand to beat England by 9 wickets in the 2nd T20 International at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Yum reduced the number of restaurants in India by 14 in the September quarter from the preceding quarter to 811.
PhonePe via Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) plans to get into a number of new verticals, including fee payments in schools and colleges, payments at hospitals and other services
David Miller smashed an unbeaten 53 as South Africa claimed a three-wicket victory over Australia in the first Twenty20 International at Kingsmead on Friday.
The third and final match of the upcoming Twenty20 series between India and Australia will turn pink to support the McGrath Foundation after rain washed out a large part of the annual Pink Test in Sydney.
Rediff reader Ruhail Maqbool Vakil shares his fitness journey and learnings.
The family of Muhammad Ali has decided to grant a wish of the late champion boxer - he wanted the world to be present at his funeral.
PepsiCo head Indra Nooyi believes so but we want to know what you think.
Auto Expo's Twitter handle (@AEMotorShow), with a follower base of 16,000, is abuzz with activity. The Facebook page of Auto Expo has about 158,000 followers.
Missing their grandparents, not being able to go out and meet their friends.... These are just some of the things that kids, who have been confined to their homes due to the coronavirus lockdown, have revealed. From Tokyo to Buenos Aires, and New York to Kathmandu, youngsters have taken to their balconies or front lawns to display and explain the drawings they have made to Reuters photographers.
Why visit KFC when you can make these yummy delights in your own kitchen Reshma Aslam tells you just how!
It's less than a year since he made his debut, in the first Test against India at Mohali, but Kagiso Rabada has emerged South Africa's leading cricketer. The 21-year-old fast bowler was named South African's youngest ever Cricketer of the Year and also scooped up five other awards at a gala hosted by Cricket South Africa.
George Bailey stepped down as Australia's Twenty20 captain on Sunday, saying that he wants to focus on his Test career.
American brands top the domestic retail space with 30 per cent share, especially in the food & beverages sapce, while the Italian and British labels dominate the luxury segment.
Her family and friends in describing her, say she was a party animal with a bad reputation, known for having a string of boyfriends and drinking and smoking. According to them, she had no interest in religion, never read the Koran and had only started wearing a Muslim veil a few months ago.
Though some sponsors of Australian cricketers have pulled individual sponsorship deals, the decision by Magellan suggests the financial impact of the episode will go to the core of a sport seen by many Australians as the embodiment of fairness.
Muhammad Ali's hometown of Louisville will honour the former boxing champion on Friday with a procession through the Kentucky city and public funeral at a sports arena, a tribute befitting a local hero who achieved global stature as a humanitarian.
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While it is heartening to see companies chipping in with their messages of support, they are probably walking a tightrope here.
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