It's all about the crowd that creates this kind of environment. It's good to have people coming to see the match when it is an India-Pakistan game, feels India batsman Kedar Jadhav
India will look to crush a South African revival before it becomes a threat to their pursuit of a maiden ODI series triumph here when the two sides clash in the fifth one-dayer, on Tuesday.
Pakistan teams of the bygone era, were better while India now have a more compact side.
As the Men in Blue flew home to a hero's welcome in Mumbai, advertisers are betting over Rs 250 crore in the next 90 days on cricket TV broadcasts -- a hefty 16 per cent of average advertising spends in the festival season.
We salute the Mi-8 today on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of Operation Cactus. Through its glorious service career, the Mi-8 left an indelible mark on the future by providing the IAF with a lineage of professional helicopter aircrew, says Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).
Players like Rohit Sharma or Dinesh Karthik who could never command more than Rs 10 to Rs 15 lakh can now hope to hit Rs 30 lakh for new deals. Bowler Sreesanth's endorsement tag has shot up from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 40 lakh.
About 40,000-plus personnel of the Mumbai police are already working round-the-clock during the immersion procession of Lord Ganesh.
Australian cricket, in contrast, has been dogged by structural reform in the wake of the ball-tampering saga in South Africa in March and it has resulted in turbulence on the field as well.
Left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson, who consistently claimed top-order wickets during the recent ODI series in India, is also likely to get the nod ahead of Shaun Tait.
By applying new management tools to traditional hubs of manufacturing -- such as Tamil Nadu's leather trade -- local firms boost competitiveness and quality.
India's not-so-impressive record Down Under might not place them as favourites to win the 2015 World Cup but former captains Bishan Singh Bedi and Dilip Vengsarkar have strong hopes of the Men in Blue defending the title.
Dashing Indian stand-in captain, Virat Kohli, picked a very special supporter in the crowd after scoring his half century against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad on Sunday night.
Matthew Hayden said he loves beating India in India and silencing the packed stadiums.
One run -- that was Kohli's contribution to the India-Australia match.
India wasted chances galore to settle for a 1-1 draw against England in the their second match at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday.
Taking a lead from in-film advertising, multi-national companies are now eyeing associative marketing partnerships in Bollywood.
In the run-up to the ICC World Cup to be held in West Indies this March. PepsiCo India is entering into cross-promotional alliances with other brands.
New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliott has said that hosts India are clear favourites going into the ICC World T20 but that will also put enormous pressure on the Men In Blue.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is happy celebrating his 43rd birthday with family and friends in Kolkata on Wednesday as wishes poured in on the social media from the cricket fraternity all over the world.
Little notes from all the goings on around the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand...
The T20 team has been doing really well in New Zealand and the young guns have contributed significantly to its success, leaving the batting coach hugely impressed.
Winners have the bragging rights but there was no such thing for Williamson who sympathised with India for paying the price for a fickle format despite consistent show.
India will look to ensure a smooth passage into the semi-finals with yet another victory.
With three back-to-back series wins, India deserved to be the number one side in the ICC ODI rankings former captain Sourav Ganguly has said.
With Virat Kohli getting out after scoring just one run against Australia in Thursday's World Cup semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Twitter community erupted with jokes and jibes against his girlfriend, Anushka Sharma.
'Ganguly, who turns 46 on Sunday, was one of the sharpest and farsighted cricketing minds, says Abhirup Bhattacharya in a biography on the former India cricketer, titled - 'Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly'.
A World Cup victory will put Kohli in a league of his own and even those sceptical about his tactical nous, will have no other option but to grudgingly doff their hats at his heady achievements.
The visitors won the first two matches of the series in Durban and Centurion by six and nine wickets, respectively, dismantling the home side with consummate ease.
India have never won an ODI series in South Africa, having lost 5-2 in 1992-93, 4-0 in 2006- 07, 3-2 in 2010-11 and 2-0 in 2013-14.
India's hero at the 2011 World Cup believes Hardik Pandya will be the one to watch out for in the 2019 World Cup.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the 30 motorcycle enthusiasts from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni offered words of comfort to his die-hard fans, still coming to terms with his decision to sign off as India captain, with an assurance that he would continue to play the aggressive brand of cricket.
India wasted as many as five penalty corners seconds from the final hooter to go down 1-2 against Netherlands but still sealed a quarter-final spot at Rio Olympics hockey competition in Rio de Janeiro, on Thursday.
Relieved he might be after a consolation win against the seemingly unstoppable Australians, but Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni rued the fact that the ODI side lacks a settled bowling line-up.
Outplayed in the ODIs, a faltering India will look to get the balance right as they eye redemption in a three-match Twenty20 series against Australia starting in Adelaide on Tuesday which also kicks off their build-up for the World T20 Championships in March-April.
2019 became a 'Year to Remember' in Indian sports for trailblazing performances in Olympic disciplines
A well-oiled Indian unit had raised the hopes of making the semi-finals for the first time since 1975 but the Dutch side broke a million hearts by coming from behind to knock out the hosts 2-1 in the last-eight clash.
The Dulquer factor is the only saving grace of this witless, charmless sham posturing as satire, feels Sukanya Verma.
The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side, which lost a closely contested series 2-3 before heading into the Test matches, were 13 points behind leaders Australia (127 rating points) in the ODI table.
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