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IPL 5 is here, time for cricketainment

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The cash flow just got heavier. The coaching manual will go out the window once again. The cricket will be as far removed from the traditional as can be imagined. However, the Indian Premier League ha

IPL 5: The maverick spinner Ashwin is quietly confident

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It’s not without a reason that Ravichandran Ashwin is the most influential bowler in the IPL. The enviable economy rate of 6.03 is the all-time best in the league, add the stunning average of 19.82 an

Team India: Selectors considering change of captain

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With eight straight Test defeats away from home and failing to reach the final of two multi national ODI tournaments, Mahendra Singh Dhoni must be extremely lucky if he continues to lead the national

Dinesh Karthik, Prathiban top tables

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The semi-finals and final for the Palyampatti Shield will be held only after the conclusion of the IPL.

The domestic season is also set to conclude with the Syed Musthaq Ali Trophy next week but the

Kumaran calls it quits

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Former Indian ODI and Tamil Nadu medium pacer Thirunavu-kkarasu Kumaran has called it a day. The 36-year-old played 31 first-class games and eight ODIs for the country and if not for a serious back in

VB Chandra brought ‘The Wall’ to Chennai

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Many theories float on what forced a young Rahul Dravid to shift to Chennai (then Madras) and play in the senior division league here. Facilities in Bangalore were good enough if not better.

The tru

Piyush Chawla heroics fire Jolly Rovers to title

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An innings of power and panache from the broad blade of Piyush Chawla (117, 104b, 11x4, 3x6) and percentage cricket in the field from Jolly Rovers (Chemplast) helped them regain the VA Parthasarathy T

This squad has one bowling all-rounder too many

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The inclusion of Yusuf Pathan in the national team for the Asia Cup opens up some room for valid criticism.

If one hundred in the Vijay Hazare Trophy was good enough to warrant his recall then Karnat

Schedule needs a revamp

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Tamil Nadu’s embarrassing defeat at the hands of Goa must have come as a wake up call to the state administration.

For a team that has generally dominated the shorter formats at national level and a

Sachin Tendulkar yet to take a call on ODI future

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The last word has not been said yet on Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI future. Suggestions have poured in for the champion batsman to call it a day from the demanding world of ODIs. It is, however, reliably le

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.