CRICKET / Jaffer completes double ton, Pak in trouble
Ganguly, Laxman join the run fest An emotional first home century for Sourav Ganguly and a high-class hundred from VVS Laxman normally such efforts from two of the most graceful batsmen in world cricket will illuminate the atmosphere...
Great feeling, says Ganguly After notching up his first hundred at Eden Gardens, Sourav Ganguly said it was a special feeling for him to reach the mark at his home ground.
Pak attempt to avert follow-on Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said the first task for his team was to avoid follow-on the third day of the second Test on Sunday.
Rajput to be named assistant coach The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to appoint Lalchand Rajput, current manager of the Indian team, as assistant coach for the forthcoming Australian tour.
Superstars tame Tigers in thriller Chennai Superstars scored a thrilling six-run win over Kolkata Tigers in the second match of the ICL Twenty20 Championship 2007 at Tau Devi Lal cricket stadium here on Saturday.
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
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