Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is considering legal action after failing in the latest bid for recognition because of staunch opposition by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, former India skipper Kapil Dev said on Wednesday. The International Cricket Council was unsuccessful in its bid to end a dispute between the BCCI and the ICL after a meeting held in Johannesburg on Monday proved fruitless.
Till 5 pm, Agra recorded 56.61 per cent polling, Aligarh 57.25 per cent, Baghpat 61.35 per cent, Bulandshahr 60,52 per cent, Gautam Buddh Nagar 54.77 per cent, Ghaziabad 54.77 per cent, Hapur 60.50 per cent, Mathura 58.51 per cent, Meerut 58.52 cent, Muzaffarnagar 62.14 per cent and Shamli 61.78 per cent, an EC report said.
He may boast of the best statistics among all-rounders but former players refuse to place South Africa's Jacques Kallis in the league of extraordinary gentlemen featuring the likes of India's Kapil Dev, West Indies' Sir Gary Sobers, Pakistan's Imran Khan or England's Ian Botham. Kallis is a "selfish cricketer", feels Keith Stackpole, who scored seven centuries in 43 Tests as an opener.
The Kiwis are among 18 more players who signed up with the rebel league.
The former all-rounder was roped in as a senior bowling consultant for the Delhi Ranji Trophy team.
Legendary off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna said he joined the ICL as he has been assured a big role in developing slow bowlers.
The match fees of the Ranji Trophy players would be increased to Rs 35,000 per day.
A top BCCI source revealed that the Working Committee criticised both Kapil Dev and Kiran More, for joining ICL's Executive Board.
'Batsmen were good, but if have to win overseas, we have to get players from the MRF Pace Foundation and the NCA coming through, try to prepare pitches to encourage these faster bowlers rather than dusty turners'
The NCA would continue to be headed by Sunil Gavaskar
Impressed with the skill-set of young speedsters at the MRF pace academy in Chennai, Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath said that hunting for stronger bodies from the northern part of India can be the answer to the nation's thirst for producing more fast bowlers.
Virender Sehwag smashed a brilliant 128, but the loss of four quick wickets saw India end Day 1 on 214 for 4, in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Ashwin is the only Indian to score a century and bag a five-wicket in a single Test. He has achieved this feat on three occasions.
Do you think the team needs a foreign bowling coach?
Zapak Digital Entertainment Limited, a Reliance ADA Group venture, formally launched India's first full-feature online multiplayer cricket game in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Three teams -- ICL India, ICL Pakistan and ICL World -- will play the 'ICL 20s World Series 2008', in Hyderabad from April 9 to 15. The tournament will have seven matches, with each team playing against each other twice, followed by the final.
Double centurion Agarwal, meanwhile, climbed to the 11th spot after his player-of-the-match effort of 243 in India's only innings. The 28-year-old has reached 691 rating points after scoring 858 runs in his first eight Tests.
'The best among all,' says the former opener and BJP MP, 'was India's win over the Australians in the recent third Test against Australia in Perth, as it came on Australian soil.'
Traders in Delhi got a reprieve from the court-ordered sealing of unauthorised commercial establishments on Saturday with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi deciding to halt the drive during the weekend.
The 1-0 win against New Zealand is India's only eighth series win away from the sub-continent.
The six off Iain O'Brien was 50th for Sachin Tendulkar in Test cricket. He became the fourth Indian after Virender Sehwag (65), Kapil Dev (61) and Sourav Ganguly (57) to do so.
Statistical highlights of the fourth day's play in the second cricket Test between India and Australia at the SCG in Sydney on Saturday.
The telecast of the day-night matches will commence at 1230 IST.
The former India captain is the oldest Indian to attain the milestone, at the age of 35 years and 171 days.
Had India not won the 1983 cricket Cup World, the game may have missed Sachin Tendulkar, the batting maestro has revealed.
Rajneesh Gupta checks out the ODI careers of the 14 Indians with 200 ODI appearances.
The cricket legend defends the superstar.
Highlights of the final day's play in the second Test between India and England, which ended in a tame draw in Mohali on Tuesday.
Mohanlal will be the first actor in the country to have got such a prestigious title from the army. The only other celebrity to get this title is former cricket captain Kapil Dev.
The former India captain had accepted the BCCI's offer in principle on Friday but wanted a day or two to look into his commitments before acceding.
Pranav Jain, who is a die-hard fan of Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants 183 autographs from his idol. MSD had scored an unbeaten 183 in 2005 which is highest ODI score
Computer hardware majors like Dell, HP and HCL launch products to woo companies.
