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Fri,24 May 2013

End justifies the means despite ugly win

Overall, Dhoni should be happy with his returns from the Ireland game. Sometimes, what you get becomes more important than how you get it. Atreyo Mukhopadhyay writes.

‘Watered down’ Sri Lanka in a spot of bother now

The Sri Lankans must be cursing the rain. They will be thinking that they had the chance to put it across the Australians and had the brightest possibility of ending the unbeaten run of the Aussies in the World Cup, writes Saurav Ganguly.

Be ruthless & hungry

Ashish Nehra has got to be played against Ireland today. He needs to be tested in this game whether India go with a 2-2 or 3-1 combination. Ashish, when he’s in form, is definitely a strike bowler for India and one with tremendous experience. Anil Kumble writes. Where India hold the aces

No new turn in the pitch story

There has not been and will not be any home advantage for India in Bangalore. Sunday's Group B match against Ireland will be played on the same pitch that was used for their game against England a week ago.

Kevin completes family album

The blond hair dyed pink in patches, and well built with strong forearms, he sat with mild bewilderment, looking like someone from outer space as cameras clicked away and a horde of television cameras focused on him. Atreyo Mukhopadhyay reports. A pot of gold | Kevin factfile

Bring on the replays, say World Cup fans

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the Board of Control for Cricket in India might not be too happy with the Decision Review System (DRS), but crowds at the World Cup seem to have whole-heartedly embraced the slow-motion replays displayed inside the stadiums. Nilankur Das reports.

Exploring the fifth avenue

How situations alter plans! After the riot of runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the last two games, there is talk about India planning to use five specialist bowlers against Ireland on Sunday. Atreyo Mukhopadhyay reports. Main men | They're saying | The fifer story

Fire in the belly keeps Price going high

As a newborn, Raymond Price was given a one in four chance of survival. Within months, he had lost his hearing due to meningitis and though it was restored by surgery, he struggled with co-ordination skills as a student. Abhijeet Kulkarni reports. Tight spot

Jubilant Irish fans throng the stadium

About 300 die hard Irish fans flew into this city to back their home team in their World Cup Group B match against s England at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Wednesday.

Dutch face a pace test from buoyant Proteas

With odds heavily loaded against them, the Netherlands are looking to stretch South Africa in their third World Cup match here on Thursday. Ashutosh Sharma reports.

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Lanka cricket prefers to wait and watch now

A day after taking on the state-owned television channel for accusing Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera for throwing their wickets away during Sri Lanka's loss to Pakistan on Saturday, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) preferred to adopt the wait-and-watch policy. Amol Karhadkar reports.

Fixing or not, Cup in a spot

An agency report from Karachi has again placed the spotlight on spot-fixing. Australia's shaky start in their Cup opener against Zimbabwe is being scrutinised by the International Cricket Council's Anti Corruption and Security Unit. Amol Karhadkar reports. They're saying | Under scanner | What is spot-fixing

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India views China, another look

The Lowy Institute of Australia has come out with a poll on Indian views of the world that deserves commendation. For one thing, no one in India bothers to carry out such detailed surveys....