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Chris Morris: From RCB reject to hot property (Profile)
South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris who on Thursday attracted the highest ever bid in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, of Rs.16.25 crore, will ramp up the Rajasthan Royals bowling line-up who were desperate to find support for their…
India working to reduce energy import dependence : Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India is working to meet growing energy demand, while reducing its energy import dependence and also diversifying import sources. In his address after launching oil and gas projects in…
In bowler-friendly IPL auction, focus on batsman Steve Smith
The Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction on Thursday could see a huge demand for bowlers even as Australian batsmen Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Glenn Maxwell, England's Dawid Malan, all-rounders Chris Morris of South Africa and…
Crowd gave me a hero’s feeling every time I bowled : Ravichandran Ashwin
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday dedicated his Man-of-the-Match-winning all-round performance in the second Test against England to the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium 'Chepauk' crowd in his home city. He captured eight wickets in the…
Batsman Ashwin’s experience pays off as he ‘ambushes’ England
It was a coincidence that former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, who as a state selector had once dropped R Ashwin from a Tamil Nadu junior team for poor batting performance, interviewed the off-spinner who scored his fifth Test…
Brought out the sweep shot after 13-14 years: Ravichandran Ashwin
India off-spinner R Ashwin, who scored his fifth Test century after a five-wicket haul to help India take the stranglehold of the second Test, said he brought out his sweep shot for the first time after well over a decade."After the last…
Ashwin’s wickets per Test higher than Kumble, Harbhajan
If India off-spinner R Ashwin ends up playing 100 Test matches -- the current Test is his 76th -- he might end up with over 500 wickets and become India's second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket behind leg-spinner Anil Kumble. And if…
Narendra Modi inaugurates Chennai Metro, Tamil Nadu projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived on a visit to Tamil Nadu, inaugurated several development projects in the state here on Sunday.He flagged off the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-1 extension from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar, built at a…
Narendra Modi hands over Arjun Main Battle Tank to Army Chief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday handed over the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to Army Chief General M.M. Naravane here.The indigenously designed and developed tank has been made by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development…
Makes it look so simple: Former cricketers laud Rohit Sharma
India opener Rohit Sharma, who scored his seventh Test century to lead India's charge in the second Test against England here on Saturday, received effusive praise from former cricketers for his performance.Sharma dominated and attacked the…