The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made up its mind to appoint former Australia batsman Dean Jones as chief coach of the Pakistan cricket team.
'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!' 'And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.' 'Don't forget, it keeps adding every year.'
One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly utilised Dr Zeba Khan's expert status to pose her A Most Curious Question. He asked her if a skull can grow new teeth, even after the person, who it belonged to, had died, three years before. We can be sure that the discrepancy between the number of teeth discovered in the skull unearthed in 2012 and the skull shown in court in September 2019 will come up soon in Courtroom No 51. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.
Team India is in Cape Town intensively preparing for the match at Newlands, which begins on Wednesday. In a rigorous training session, players exhibited resilience, showcasing their determination to bounce back.
Chopra to begin season with Doha Diamond League on May 10, Jena also to compete for his DL debut
South Africa is set for a fairytale farewell as Dean Elgar takes the helm in the final Test against India
Gupta, a native of Punjab, will begin in his new position January 1, 2008.
'Nandre showed why he has been such a shining light for South African cricket'
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones has confirmed applying for Pakistan team coach's job and said if appointed he would make full use of the "wonderful" pool of talent in Pakistan cricket.
The Newlands contest lasted 642 balls with India registering a series-levelling victory in the shortest ever Test
A desperate India seek to restore parity against South Africa and remain consequential in the World Test Championship.
'it's not just youth in India who are left behind because of their inability to find jobs; nearly two-thirds of Indian women of working ages do not participate at all in the paid labour force.'
Amir, Imad recalled to Pakistan squad for NZ T20I series
'He had to change them because he recognises that even with his popularity....could lead to a problem. So, democracy has this way of offering corrections and telling the ruling party or the prime minister that you need to take some steps to compensate for excesses'
India captain Rohit Sharma said India can take pride in their performance after defeating South Africa inside two days of the 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.
Mohammed Siraj's sensational six-wicket spell put India in control despite a superb fightback from South Africa with the ball on Day 1 of the second and final Test.
India rarely took the foot off the pedal on a batting-friendly surface, garnering nearly five runs per over.
'With India's history, maybe this series will not be a fait accompli. I do feel the result will go India's way to the tune of a 2-0 or 3-0 result, as I just can't see Australia winning a Test anywhere'
Cricket South Africa's Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe confirmed Klaasen was still part of their white ball plans.
IMAGES from the Day 2 of the first Test between South Africa and India, at Centurion, on Wednesday.
For India, Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues (29 off 33 balls) added 57 for the second wicket.
Dr Dipak Jain, dean of INSEAD, France and Singapore writes his name as Dipak and not Deepak because the first time he wrote his name in English he was not sure how to spell it.
Dean Elgar's decision backfired as South Africa were bundled out for 55 in their first innings.
With nothing to lose on the eve of his final international outing, Dean Elgar didn't hold back while expressing his disgust about Cricket South Africa sending a third-string squad to New Zealand under an uncapped captain just because the series is coinciding with the cash-rich SA20.
Jadeja missed the opening Test match after complaining of 'upper back spasm' during the morning of the first day at the Supersport Park.
He does not have the grace of a Sachin Tendulkar nor the "silky soft hands" behind stumps like Syed Kirmani but Mahendra Singh Dhoni will retire as one of India's top three players of all time, feels former Australian cricketer Dean Jones.
In a sensational revelation, former Australian cricketer Dean Jones on Sunday said that he fathered a child outside his marriage but insisted that he was not involved in any legal tangle with the yet-to-be named mother.
Nariman Farvardin, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maryland, who made the announcement at the conclusion of a national search, said, "Anandalingam, who will succeed Howard Frank, takes over the Smith School at a time when strong leadership and vision are needed to implement the university's bold new strategic plan, which charts a course for Maryland to be one of the world's best universities within 10 years."
The former Aussie batsman said if given the job he is confident of taking the team to new heights.
An Indian student pursuing a double major at the prestigious Purdue University in the United States state of Indiana, who went missing on Sunday, has been confirmed dead, the university has said.
Maryland House Majority Leader Kumar Barve -- considered the dean among Indian-American lawmakers -- endorsed Obama.
'They perhaps hoped to get an early wicket, but once they didn't get that, they went into a shell.'
Now, the total number of MPs suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session of Parliament stands at 14 -- 13 from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha.
Unbeaten fifties from opener Yaseen Valli and Jean du Plessis helped South Africa 'A' earn a draw against India 'A' on the fourth and final day of the first Unofficial Test.
The move came days after he chaired a controversial board meeting mid-December that cleared Satyam's acquisition of two companies -- Maytas Infra and Maytas Properties -- linked to the family of the IT firm's founder and chairman B Ramalinga Raju. On December 29, Rao also resigned from the Satyam board.
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