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| AITA nominates Somdev for Khel Ratna award |
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New Delhi: Somdev Devvarman might have led a players` rebellion against the national tennis federation but AITA has recommended his name for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 2013.Somdev has achieved some great results on the ATP tour as well as in the multi-discipline games for India after turning a pro. He won the singles gold in 2010 Commonwealth Games and gold in both |
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| Players\' trust in captain must for a successful team: Ganguly |
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Mumbai: Leading a cricket team is no different from running a family where the members would end up playing for themselves if the captain loses their faith, feels former India skipper Sourav Ganguly.\"As a leader, if you want a good team, you have to be transparent with your players. The biggest quality of the leader is to get the trust of his players,\" Ganguly said at an event where he discussed |
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| Dhoni and Co. to play South Africa in CT opener |
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New Delhi: Team India will open their campaign in the the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy with their Group B match against South Africa at Cardiff on June 6. The biennial tournament will be done away with as the ICC is unable to slot it in the packed cricket calendar.India play their second group game against the West Indies at the Oval on June 11 before running into neighbours Pakistan |
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| BCCI nominates Virat Kohli for Arjuna Awards- 2012 |
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New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has nominated middle-order batsman Virat Kohli for the Arjuna Award for 2012. Kohli, who is currently leading Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 6, was a prolific batsman for the Indian cricket team in every format of the game. Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar, who was the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test, has been nomi |
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| IPL: Disciplinary panel probing Lalit Modi fiasco likely to give its verdict by May end |
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New Delhi: The three-member Disciplinary Committee, probing alleged irregularity against former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, is likely to give its recommendations to the BCCI by the end of May. The three-member Committee in its meeting held here yesterday has recorded versions of lawyers representing Modi and the BCCI. \"The panel has heard all the parties. It has given 15 days time to Modi to giv |
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| ICC Champions Trophy: final squad to be picked on May 4 |
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Mumbai: The final Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, to be held in June in England and Wales, is to be picked by the national selectors in Mumbai on May 4, the Cricket Board announced on Monday.The five-man selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil will prune the list of 30 probables already selected to half its size for the June 6-23 tournament.The selectors had dropped senior players Viren |
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| Undeserving sportspersons getting Arjuna Awards: Milkha Singh |
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Kolkata: Flying Sikh Milkha Singh on Saturday lashed out against the authorities for giving Arjuna Awards to undeserving sportspersons and rapped athletes for taking banned drugs to enhance their performance.The 77-year-old Milkha, who gave the country four gold medals from the Asiad and one from the Commonwealth Games, said the Arjuna should be given to the best of athletes.\"I returned the Arjun |
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| Tendulkar wanted to be a combination of Richards, Gavaskar |
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Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest batsmen the game has ever seen, on Friday said it was important to have heroes in life and he himself wanted to be a combination of his childhood idols Vivian Richards and Sunil Gavaskar.\"Every person likes his own identity and that is important. It is good to have heroes. When I was growing up, I had a couple of heroes. I wanted to be a combination, |
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| Virat Kohli reminds me of myself: Viv Richards |
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New Delhi: Virat Kohli received the biggest compliment of his cricket career on Thursday, with West Indies batting legend Sir Vivian Richards saying the talented Indian batsman reminds him of his own batting.\"I love watching Virat Kohli bat. He looks to me like an individual of my own heart. I love his aggression and serious passion that I used to have. He reminds me of myself,\" Richards said.\" |
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| Sachin Tendulkar turns 40, thanks fans for \'unconditional love\' |
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Kolkata: Sachin Tendulkar was a picture of humility as he celebrated his 40th birthday with a brief cake-cutting ceremony, thanking his legions of fans for their \"unconditional love\" in a cricket career spanning over two decades.The Mumbaikar, who would be seen in action during an IPL match for his team Mumbai Indians against the Kolkata Knight Riders later tonight, made a brief statement to the |
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