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India wins third ODI

Yusuf Pathan, plays a shot off West Indies' bowler Jerome Taylor to win the third one-day international match in Gros-Islet, St. Lucia.

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Delhi Daredevils

Well begun is half the job done. It stayed that way for Delhi on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as they frittered away a dream start under the circumstances and lost to Bengal by two wickets to be knocked out of the competition, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay.

Face-off: Twist in the tale

COLUMNS

Money, yes; But what about respect & pride?

Is money the root of all evil, or is it the oxygen desperately needed to run cricket? Clearly, money is required to build infrastructure and create facilities. But what pushes the champions is certainly not money. Respect and pride count for much more, writes Amrit Mathur.

INTERVIEWS

‘I don’t care about formats, I simply attack’

BCCI to reconsider Deodhar Trophy's fate after Sena threats

Stung by threats from the Shiv Sena, the Indian cricket board is contemplating to accommodate the Deodhar Trophy tournament in a cramped 2009-10 schedule.

Pakistan's Aamer rocks Sri Lanka in first Test

Teenaged fast bowler Mohammad Aamer grabbed two quick wickets before Sri Lanka recovered from a shaky start in the first Test in Galle on Saturday. Live Coverage

Needed to be more attacking: Gayle

West Indies skipper Chris Gayle praised the captain's innings played by Mahendra Singh Dhoni but felt a bit more aggressiveness on the part of his bowlers could have helped the team win the third one-dayer.

India beat West Indies by six wickets; take unbeatable 2-1 lead

Match preview: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings

York them out: Dhoni’s mantra for his bowlers

With two wounded sides smarting from narrow defeats in their respective previous outings, a no-holds-barred battle is on the cards when Kolkata Knight Riders cross sword with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match tomorrow, writes Rakesh Thapliyal.

Inzamam criticizes PCB as unprofessional

Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board as "unprofessional" for its changing attitude to the eligibility of Indian Cricket League players for the national team.

Karthik, can & able

Dinesh Karthik might have had a howler in Colombo, but the wicketkeeper has what it takes to bounce back, reports Anand Vasu.

'Sanctity of cricket lost because of cheerleaders'

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray criticises authorities for using cheerleaders in the cricket field to "seduce" crowds, and turning the field into a dance bar.

FEATURES

Cricket: Bodyline, the series that rocked cricket

There have been plenty of flashpoints in cricket in the more than 75 years since an England team led by Douglas Jardine and under the auspices of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), arrived in Australia. Even so, few have been as controversial as the 1932/33 Bodyline series where Jardine’s despised tactics not only threatened the future of Test cricket but undermined the bonds of the British Empire.