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New Zealand tour of India 2012

Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha’s spin bowling combination bodes well for India

Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha have formed a lethal spin partnership on home soil for India. In tandem, they have won nine Test matches for their country since teaming up in late 2011. Nishad Pai Vaidya analyses their statistics and what works for them.

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When Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli first filled in the void created by Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman

On September 3, 2012, India won the Test series against New Zealand 2-0. For the first time in sixteen years, India were without the service of either VVS Laxman of Rahul Dravid. Cheteshwar Pujara considered heir apparent of Dravid filled in the big shoes of the great man batting at No 3 while Kohli’s pace of the innings and the control with which he constructed his knocks reminded people of Laxman. Sarang Bhalerao revisits the moment where Indian cricket took a seamless transition.

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VVS Laxman to lead Hyderabad in Ranji Trophy match against PCA

Retired batsman VVS Laxman will lead Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy Group 'A' league match against a Punjab Cricket Association team in Mohali from November 2.

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Kapil Dev believes tough for India to win

Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian team will find it "very difficult" to win the upcoming World T20 in Sri Lanka considering the manner in which they played in during their last T20 International against New Zealand.

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Yuvraj Singh’s return to cricket very satisfying: Sourav Ganguly

Terming star Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh's comeback as incredible, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the southpaw's performance in the recently concluded Twenty20 International against New Zealand.

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Yuvraj Singh gets an ovation hitherto reserved for Sachin Tendulkar!

In one of the most emotional moments in Indian cricket, Yuvraj Singh returned to the side and batted like the man everyone knows. Arunabha Sengupta retells how the match was lost, but the battle with death was won.

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Harbhajan Singh’s return to Indian team

While Yuvraj’s comeback bloods in a sense of excitement and anticipation, the other Singh’s re-entry into the national team is baffling to say the least.   Harbhajan has been a shadow of his former self for quite some time and his selection is inexplicable. During the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012, he was hardly effective...

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India, New Zealand arrive in Chennai for second T20 clash

Members of the Indian and New Zealand cricket team arrived in Chennai from Visakhapatnam for the second and last T20 game to be held at Chennai in a couple of days time.   The first T20 game at Visakhapatnam was washed out due to rain.   India whitewashed the Kiwis 2-0 in the two-match Test...

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Yuvraj Singh awaits ‘biggest day since World Cup final’

Hours before his first match in over 10 months, cricketer Yuvraj Singh said that this would be the biggest day in his life since the World Cup final last April.

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