India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the do-or-die sixth cricket one-dayer at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadiun here on Sunday.
Sun was yet to peak in this bustling little town, but Australian coach Tim Nielsen and skipper Ricky Ponting were already at the ground well ahead of the pack.
There hasn’t been much differentiate between India and Australia when it has come to batting and bowling in the present series. But the visitors were miles ahead in the fielding, saving valuable runs and effecting run-outs at crucial times.
Notwithstanding his ill-timed run outs in back-to-back one-dayers against Australia, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni backed Ravindra Jadeja, saying he would learn from his mistakes.
Mike Hussey entered the on-going seven-match one-day series with the prying eyes of selectors on him after a patchy run of late. It did not help his cause either when Australian chief selector Andrew Hilditch openly said the left-hander’s place in...
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Brendon McCullum hit a return-to-form hundred and Scott Styris took three wickets in two overs as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second day-night international here on Friday.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has been suspended by the country's powerful national Olympic committee over its controversial handling of the Caster Semenya gender row.
ITI, led by a spirited effort from spiker Shreesha, posted a 25-22, 25-20, 30-28 win over a resilient HMT in the State Senior ‘A’ division volleyball league tournament here at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday.
Nigerian striker Abdulla Hamza scored a brace as Bharath Earth Movers Limited crushed defending champions Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club 4-2 to storm into the final of Puttaiah Memorial Cup for Super Division teams here on Saturday.
Jyoti Randhawa shunned aggression for caution and carded a second successive two-under 70 for a share of the sixth spot after the penultimate round of the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament here on Saturday.
High on confidence after their good start to the tournament, India would look for at least a point to inch towards the semifinals when they take on formidable China in a Women's Asia Cup hockey match here tomorrow.
The fourth round of the Indian National Rally Championship -- Rally of Maharashtra -- concluded on a predictable note with Vikram Mathias and co-driver PVS Murthy of Team Red Rooster Racing emerging overall winners here on Sunday.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the do-or-die sixth cricket one-dayer at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadiun here on Sunday.
Sun was yet to peak in this bustling little town, but Australian coach Tim Nielsen and skipper Ricky Ponting were already at the ground well ahead of the pack.
There hasn’t been much differentiate between India and Australia when it has come to batting and bowling in the present series. But the visitors were miles ahead in the fielding, saving valuable runs and effecting run-outs at crucial times.
Notwithstanding his ill-timed run outs in back-to-back one-dayers against Australia, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni backed Ravindra Jadeja, saying he would learn from his mistakes.
Brendon McCullum hit a return-to-form hundred and Scott Styris took three wickets in two overs as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second day-night international here on Friday.
Italy stormed into a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final when Francesca Schiavone outfoxed Melanie Oudin 7-6, 6-2 on Saturday.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has been suspended by the country's powerful national Olympic committee over its controversial handling of the Caster Semenya gender row.
ITI, led by a spirited effort from spiker Shreesha, posted a 25-22, 25-20, 30-28 win over a resilient HMT in the State Senior ‘A’ division volleyball league tournament here at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday.
Nigerian striker Abdulla Hamza scored a brace as Bharath Earth Movers Limited crushed defending champions Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club 4-2 to storm into the final of Puttaiah Memorial Cup for Super Division teams here on Saturday.
