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Missing: Indian cricketers on matchbox labels

Missing: Indian cricketers on matchbox labels

Rediff.com3 Aug 2017

Can anyone out there solve the mystery of the missing cricketers on matchbox labels, asks Gulu Ezekiel.

Jeffrey Archer: 'I don't want to be a Bollywood superstar'

Jeffrey Archer: 'I don't want to be a Bollywood superstar'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

He keeps a Ganesha idol in his room. His next book will have eight chapters set in Mumbai. He loves India; it's his biggest market. Yet there is one thing that bestselling Jeffrey Archer detests -- it actually drives him nuts! -- about this country.

Misha, Taimur, AbRam: Meet the star kids

Misha, Taimur, AbRam: Meet the star kids

Rediff.com6 Mar 2017

While Kapoors and the Khans celebrate the latest addition in their families, here's a look at pictures of Bollywood's celebrity children.

India's biggest wins in Test cricket

India's biggest wins in Test cricket

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers on India's biggest Test triumphs, Virat's victories and Ashwin's achievements.

They sit there, stoic, implacable, defiant

They sit there, stoic, implacable, defiant

Rediff.com2 Jan 2020

It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart. The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who have been occupying the road for over two weeks now. Some of them have not gone home for days, but their faces are clear, unlined by fatigue, their eyes bright and fierce as those of the falcon, shaheen, the area is named for.

Rahane's India expected to overpower Afghanistan

Rahane's India expected to overpower Afghanistan

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

India take on a war-ravaged-but-resilient Afghanistan in their first ever Test match, in Bengaluru, on Thursday.

Stats: At 26, Kohli youngest Indian captain to win an away series

Stats: At 26, Kohli youngest Indian captain to win an away series

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

Statistical highlights from Day 5 in the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and India.

What a record breaking day in Mumbai!

What a record breaking day in Mumbai!

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

Skipper Virat Kohli slammed his third double century of the year.

Run-machine Kohli matches Gavaskar, Dravid in record books

Run-machine Kohli matches Gavaskar, Dravid in record books

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

India captain Virat Kohli struck his 15th Test century while opener Murali Vijay hit form and compiled a ton of his own to help India wrest control on Day 3 of the 4th Test in Mumbai on Saturday. Here are the statistical highlights from the third day's play of the fourth cricket Test played between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Borde on how India's batsmen must tackle SA pacers...

Borde on how India's batsmen must tackle SA pacers...

Rediff.com12 Jan 2018

Former batsman Chandu Borde has some advice for the Indian batsmen who struggled in the first Test in South Africa - stay a bit outside the crease and leave the balls pitched outside the off-stump.

Stats: Impressive Rohit records 2nd half-century at home

Stats: Impressive Rohit records 2nd half-century at home

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

Following Rohit Sharma's fighting half-century, India finished the day on 227-8, taking a massive 339-run lead on Day 3 of the 2nd Test in Kolkata on Sunday. Here are the statistical highlights from the day's play.

'Mr Sobers, would you like to bat?'

'Mr Sobers, would you like to bat?'

Rediff.com17 Aug 2018

Ajit Wadekar recalls how India turned the tables on the the West Indies and won a historic victory.

History beckons Team India at Kandy as they eye series clean sweep

History beckons Team India at Kandy as they eye series clean sweep

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

India have won the first two Tests by comprehensive margins -- by 304 runs in Galle and an innings and 53 runs in Colombo.

Record after record, why Virat is Super-Sensational

Record after record, why Virat is Super-Sensational

Rediff.com11 Feb 2017

Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the stats and facts around the sensational Virat Kohli.

Why India can't resist Virushka

Why India can't resist Virushka

Rediff.com27 Dec 2017

The nature of modern celebrity is particularly explosive when Bollywood romances cricket.

Salman Khan: Will do my best

Salman Khan: Will do my best

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Stats: He is the BEST Test batsman in the world at the moment!

Stats: He is the BEST Test batsman in the world at the moment!

Rediff.com3 Dec 2017

Statistical highlights on Day 2 of the third cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka

Stats dossier: How many Tests has India won in New Zealand?

Stats dossier: How many Tests has India won in New Zealand?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

Overall, India enjoy a wonderful against the Kiwis in Tests, having won 18 matches out of 52, but have clinched victory in only five games out of 21 in New Zealand.

'We can't say TV is regressive'

'We can't say TV is regressive'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

'The content on television is directly proportional to what the audience likes.'

'I am not as sexy as Salman Khan'

'I am not as sexy as Salman Khan'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

'I am sexy in my own self.' Randeep Hooda puts his sexiness on display in Main Aur Charles.

Stats: Kohli first Indian skipper to hit two double centuries in Tests

Stats: Kohli first Indian skipper to hit two double centuries in Tests

Rediff.com9 Oct 2016

Statistical highlights on day two of the third cricket Test between India and New Zealand, in Indore, on Sunday.

Kunal, Tiger, Salman: Who has the hottest back? VOTE!

Kunal, Tiger, Salman: Who has the hottest back? VOTE!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

Bollywood hunks have been bringing sexy back since as long as we can remember!

BCCI buys time for Srinivasan; calls Working Committee meeting on September 26

BCCI buys time for Srinivasan; calls Working Committee meeting on September 26

Rediff.com7 Sep 2014

The solution worked out by the members is to convene a Working Committee meeting on September 26. With this, the AGM is unlikely to be held on the scheduled date of September 30 as the rules demand for a three-week gap between the two meetings.

Don't let statistics ruin the story of cricket

Don't let statistics ruin the story of cricket

Rediff.com30 Mar 2017

Nostalgia and anecdotes, given to us by cricket's great writers, do much greater justice to the game.

Stats: Skipper Kohli records 1000 Test runs in India

Stats: Skipper Kohli records 1000 Test runs in India

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Captain Virat Kohli scored a scintillating unbeaten 83, while Ajinkya Rahane was unbeaten on 52 as the duo put on the first hundred-run partnership of the series and ensured that India took a massive 403-run lead on Day 3 of the fourth Test against South Africa in New Delhi on Saturday. Here are the statistical highlights of the day's play.

Cricket Roundup: North eastern set to play Ranji Trophy next year; Ganguly invites Sangakkara

Cricket Roundup: North eastern set to play Ranji Trophy next year; Ganguly invites Sangakkara

Rediff.com8 Sep 2017

The Committee of Administrators (COA) on Friday assured that all six north eastern states will be playing Ranji Trophy as individual units next season with Board of Control for Cricket in India GM (Game Development), Ratnakar Shetty, given charge of their smooth integration.

From Amarnath to Dhoni: How India fared against Australia over the years!

From Amarnath to Dhoni: How India fared against Australia over the years!

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

India's rivalry with Australia dates back to 1947-48 when Lala Amarnath's team travelled to take on the hosts, who were captained by batting great Don Bradman. The visitors were beaten 4-0 in the five-match series. A statistical analysis of the Test record between the two teams.

Vote: Taimur the most unusual celeb baby name of 2016?

Vote: Taimur the most unusual celeb baby name of 2016?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2016

Boomer, River Rocket, Ode Mountain -- what were these celeb parents thinking?

Why Bhajji is tops in Aussie Tests this century

Why Bhajji is tops in Aussie Tests this century

Rediff.com6 Dec 2018

Rajneesh Gupta surveys the bowling landscape in India-Australia Tests.

The conqueror-king Kareena's son is named after

The conqueror-king Kareena's son is named after

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

When Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor-Khan decided to name their firstborn Taimur, Syed Firdaus Ashraf delved into history to bring back into focus the fierce warrior king who bore that name many centuries ago.

Dimple, Sharmila, Jaya: Bollywood's MOST famous mom-in-laws!

Dimple, Sharmila, Jaya: Bollywood's MOST famous mom-in-laws!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

Putting an interesting spin on Bollywood's power jodis...

India v Australia: Many records set to tumble again...

India v Australia: Many records set to tumble again...

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

Rajneesh Gupta presents interesting numbers at the start of India-Australia Test series.

Vengsarkar bats for DRS after howlers Down Under

Vengsarkar bats for DRS after howlers Down Under

Rediff.com20 Dec 2014

A series of howlers by umpires in the ongoing India-Australia cricket Test series Down Under has convinced former captain Dilip Vengsarkar to come out in support of the Decision Review System (DRS), a technology whose use has been consistently opposed by BCCI.

#BackToBasics: 6 wardrobe staples every girl MUST own

#BackToBasics: 6 wardrobe staples every girl MUST own

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

A look at six essential wardrobe basics that will take you from day to night. Check out!

'The Salman Khan of Indian cricket'

'The Salman Khan of Indian cricket'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2018

'I became aggressive as a captain because I realised the players needed that backing...' 'We in India are brought up to be docile, goody-goody, but that needed to change on the field,' Sourav Ganguly tells Udit Misra.

When Sourav Ganguly's numbers do the talking...

When Sourav Ganguly's numbers do the talking...

Rediff.com8 Jul 2018

Abhirup Bhattacharaya reveals why Dada, who celebrates his 46th birthday on July 8, is one of India's most successful captains.

Unfair to compare Dhoni with former captains: Gavaskar

Unfair to compare Dhoni with former captains: Gavaskar

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar and other ex-cricketers said in unison that one should refrain from drawing comparison between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his predecessors.

'I hate the idea of bullying'

'I hate the idea of bullying'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'

Number Crunching: Figure out the history of England-India Tests

Number Crunching: Figure out the history of England-India Tests

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

With India and England set to face-off on Wednesday in the first Test at Trent Bridge with an eye on the Pataudi Trophy, Rajneesh Gupta presents the history of their famed rivalry in numbers...

Hottest LFW showstopper: Kangana, Ileana or Malaika?

Hottest LFW showstopper: Kangana, Ileana or Malaika?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Step aside, dear models. The celebrity showstoppers are here to steal the show.