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Made too many mistakes against a world-class side: Cook

Oct 21, 2011

England captain Alastair Cook has blamed sloppy fielding for his side's drubbing at the hands of rampaging India in the ongoing series, which they have lost after biting dust in the third ODI at Mohali. #Sports #India #Cricket #NewsTracker #Mahendra Singh Dhoni #India-England series #James Anderson #Alastair Cook #Jonathan Trott #Stuart Broad #Captain
Umesh Yadav ruled out of remaining two matches against England

Oct 21, 2011

India pacer Umesh Yadav was today ruled out of the remaining two matches of the series against England due to a finger injury. #Sports #NewsTracker #India-England series #Umesh Yadav #Abhimanyu Mithun
India crush England, win first ODI by 126 runs

Oct 14, 2011

Live Updates from the first ODI between India and England at Hyderabad. Can Dhoni finally get a win against Cook's men? #Cricket #Mahendra Singh Dhoni #India-England series #TheBigSeries #Kevin Pietersen

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Excuses do Dhoni and his army no honour whatsoever

Aug 09, 2011

The once mighty army is on its knees, battered and bruised and humiliated. The nation is confused and bitter, and hope is a shadow now, lurking in patches of half-forgotten brilliance. #Sports #Cricket #Dhoni #India-England series #TheBigSeries
India needs to hunt in pairs, not crib over injuries

Aug 09, 2011

A Test match may be all about individual sessions, but in the ultimate analysis, it's the team effort that counts. For that, more than just one player needs to step up. #Harbhajan Singh #India-England series #Sreesanth #Graeme Swann #TheBigSeries #Rahul Dravid
No dearth of talent, but India has to step up as a team

Aug 03, 2011

The culture of overvaluing and romanticising lone heroes needs to change, and it needs to change urgently. #Sports #Cricket #Dhoni #India-England series #TheBigSeries #Tendulkar

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India stay fourth in ICC Test rankings

2012-05-15 19:28:00

Dubai: India continue to languish at the fourth position in the ICC Test Championship table even as table-toppers England face the risk of losing their numero uno status in the upcoming three-match Test series against the West Indies at home. India are p #India #Dubai #Australia
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West Indies a test threat to favoured England

2012-05-15 22:21:00

THE LIMPET: Removing West Indies veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the crease will be among the harder tasks for England's test bowlers. Shivnarine Chanderpaul's limpet-like batting and the express pace of Kemar Roach and Fidel Edwards will make West I #Shivnarine Chanderpaul #Kemar Roach #Fidel Edwards
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Bairstow gets England call for Windies opener

2012-05-13 10:17:00

England batsman Jonathan Bairstow plays a shot during the second one-day international between India and England at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium in New Delhi in October 2011. Bairstow was named in an England Test squad for the first time Sunday when he w #India #New Delhi #Ravi Bopara

Editor's picks

Jaya, Modi and the PM's job after the next elections

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Stop howling about rupee and accept its decline

The rupee’s fall is based on fundamental factors and the government or the RBI cannot stem the fall in the short term.
When jihad backfires: Pak plays a losing game with India

For all the jihadi terror that Pakistan stokes in Afghanistan and India, the arc of history is bending decisively against it – and in India’s favour. Here’s why…
Parliament at 60: How rich are our netas!

Being an MP in India is hardly unprofitable, most of our nations legislators have seen their incomes rise and their rising wealth also ensures they stay in power.

From jail to political wilderness, what next for Raja?

Now that A Raja finally is out on bail what does his political future hold for him? More importantly how safe is he given he is supposed to be the man who knows too much in the case?
MPs United: 542, Cartoons: 1. Is Mamata having the last laugh?

Our fractious politicians have finally found an issue worth uniting over – the grave danger posed by cartoons. As MPs across the political spectrum railed against cartoons, was Mamata Banerjee thinking “I told you so”?
Chennai is certainly back as India's auto-capital

Chennai’s Detroit-tag appeared more credible on Monday with Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa signing five MoUs with auto majors for setting up production plants near the city.
BJP's dilemma: How do you solve a problem like Yeddyurappa?

BS Yeddyurappa’s challenge to the BJP needed a surgical response, but it has opted for homoeopathic medication.The party will regret this months from now.

Parliament at 60: Pardon us, MPs, but your slip is showing...

There is much that is flawed about our parliamentary democracy, and our parliamentarians are in supreme denial if they refuse to acknowledge their failings.
SIT vs Amicus Curiae report: A triumph of democracy

The contrasting reports reveals that while justice might be distant, the law as a process still works – more so as the Modi juggernaut stumbles on a 25-page amicus curiae brief.
Gurgaon BMW crash: Another 'big money' cover-up?

The cover up of sorts has began. The BMW belongs to one Devender Shehrawat, who runs a transport business in Gurgaon. But curiously, a man named Rajesh has claimed responsibility for the accident.
The story of Shiksha Kendra: RTE shutters schools for poor

Unrecognised institutions like DPS Mathura Road’s afternoon school for first-generation learners and children of daily wage labourers are closing their doors as per the new rules. But is this a tragedy?

Samson Option: Will Yeddy take Karnataka BJP down with him?

The Karnataka unit of the BJP is on the verge of a split as BS Yeddyurappa threatens to bring down the entire party edifice on its head.
'Come to Baba': Ramdev to fight for quota for Muslims

Baba Ramdev reaches out to Muslims – evidently to ‘de-saffronise’ himself. It could be a bit of a risky gambit.
F1: Hamilton stripped of pole in Spain

He was sent to the back of the starting grid after his McLaren team failed to put enough fuel in the Briton’s car.
Rescue Ambedkar from the clutches of Dalit leaders

Ambedkar must be freed from his ‘Dalit’ branding and treated as an Indian icon first.

Toon trouble: Why Dalits prefer the Ambedkar myth to reality

The manufactured outrage over a cartoon is a signal that Dalits want to consolidate power. This is why they need to elevate Ambedkar from reformer to prophet.
The media has twisted SIT report on Modi out of shape

The media has got it wrong in the way its has reported the SIT statement on what Modi said behind “four walls”.
DIG loose talk: Why we must stop making the symptom the disease

The country lacks a consensus on what is criminal. It has helped perpetuate evil practices.
Aamir hasn't quite brought back 'Ramayan' magic on Sundays

The initial ratings disclosed by TAM do not show a big surge for Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate. Will future Sundays change that?

Tale of ant and grasshopper: Lessons for Europe, India

In India, the ant is represented by the people who work hard and save money for the future. The government, on the other hand, is the grasshopper that lives off the savings of the hard-working Indian
The Jaya-Modi-Patnaik axis: Best practices or politics?

Is Jayalalithaa-Narendra Modi-Navin Patnaik the new anti-Congress, pro-BJP political axis emerging in India?
How a Zuckerberg hackathon inspired the Bing-FB redesign

Bing’s search is all set to get more social. So how did this new design change take place for Bing?
Meet the real star of Ishaqzaade: Habib Faisal

The big buzz film opening this weekend is Ishaqzaade. While the flashbulbs are going off for the young stars Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra, film buffs are excited about the man behind the camera – Habib Faisal.