An inspirational Shane Warne turned the clock back with a sensational spell, taking four wickets, as Rajasthan Royals beat Deccan Chargers by two runs in a thrilling Indian Premier League contest here Monday.
Set a winning target of 160 runs, Deccan Chargers were all out for 157 on the penultimate ball of a tense final over [...]
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Rajasthan Royals clinch a thriller against Deccan Chargers
April 6th, 2010 |
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Separatist guerrillas disrupted railway traffic for the first time Friday after they carried out an improvised explosive device (IED) blast and destroyed eight feet of a rail track in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Rail traffic was later restored.
April 2nd, 2010 |
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Having gained a fresh lease of life with a stunning five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings will be looking to consolidate their position with another success when they host Rajasthan Royals at Chepauk Saturday in Indian Premier League cricket.
The win over Bangalore Wednesday came following four consecutive defeats and the Super Kings, [...]
Nightmares-of-Sachin quip was taken too seriously: Warne
March 30th, 2010 |
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Legendary spinner Shane Warne reiterated that Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman he has ever bowled to, but his famous quip that he had nightmares about the Indian was said in jest and people seem to have taken it too seriously.
“I want to make it clear that this nightmare remark was a joke. Sachin without [...]
Rajasthan Royals win by 17 Runs
March 28th, 2010 |
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Naman Ojha hammered a 49-ball 80 before his bowling colleagues produced a disciplined performance to help Rajasthan Royals to a thumping 17-run victory over Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Electing to bat, Rajasthan Royals scored a challenging 177 for eight, thanks mainly to wicketkepeer-batsman Ojha’s blistering 49-ball 80 [...]
We have to maintain the intensity: Warne
March 25th, 2010 |
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Having made a comeback of sorts with their second straight victory, Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne said his team can still be a force to reckon with in this year’s Indian Premier League.
Rajasthan Royals outplayed Kings XI by 31 runs for their second straight victory Wednesday after three defeats.
Warne said that the players will have [...]
Royal Challengers win by 10 Wickets
March 18th, 2010 |
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Electing to field, Royal Challengers Bangalore bundled out Rajasthan Royals for a paltry 92 in an Indian Premier League match here today.
Brief Scores: 92 in 19.5 overs. (Yusuf Pathan 26, Damien Martyn 19; Anil Kumble 3/9, Praveen Kumar 3/18).
Royal Challengers 93-0 (10.4) (Manish Pandey 42 and Jacques Kallis 44)
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Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne (captain), Michael [...]
Brett Lee retires from test cricket
February 24th, 2010 |
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Tired of battling one injury breakdown after another and to prolong his international limited-over cricket career, Australian pacer Brett Lee today announced his retirement from the test cricket.
Announcing his retirement, 33-year-old Lee said that he was retiring from this (test) form of the game so that he can preserve his body and continue to represent [...]
Shane Warne’’s hair loss cure ads banned
November 25th, 2009 |
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Hair loss cure adverts featuring cricket legends Shane Warne and Graham Gooch have been banned after complains from newspaper readers.
The Advanced Hair Studio’s ads suggest that laser therapy technology and “strand by strand†techniques could put an end to thinning hair.
Aussie spinner Warne was shown as saying in the ads: “I stopped worrying when [...]
Donâ€t let Test cricket die: Warne
November 23rd, 2009 |
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Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has called on the game’s managers to take urgent steps to keep Test cricket alive and popular among the spectators
Lamenting the unusually quiet surrounding the forthcoming Test series between Australia and the West Indies, Warne writes in an article for the Daily Telegraph says: “ There have been no [...]
Warne says selectors must starting looking to the future
November 23rd, 2009 |
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Fearing another mass exodus of senior players in the coming years, leg-spinning great Shane Warne has urged the national selection committee to avoid becoming too comfortable with up-and-down results in a period of transition, and to plan for the future on a priority basis.
Warne said the selectors should look to revitalising the side with young [...]
Warne to lead All Stars in T20 clash
November 20th, 2009 |
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Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne will captain an All Stars team against a Michael Clarke-led Australian XI in a Twenty20 exhibition clash at the Gabba on Sunday.
The two squads were announced on Friday, with Test captain Ricky Ponting among the bulk of the Test team to play the West Indies rested from the friendly match, [...]
All pace attack recipe for disaster says Aussie leg-spinner McGain
October 15th, 2009 |
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Australian leg-spinner Bryce McGain has criticized the Australian team’s game plan of an all pace attack, saying that the selectors need to consider a change.
Australia’s all pace attack has recently lost Test matches against India, New Zealand, South Africa and a modest England side during the Ashes series.
“People realise wrist spinners win matches. Australia have [...]
Warne mentor Jenner cautions Australia against dropping Hauritz
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Former Australian leg spinner and mentor of Shane Warne, Terry Jenner, has warned the Australian cricket team not to abandon off-spinner Nathan Hauritz and bring in either Brett Lee or Stuart Clark for the Edgbaston Test that gets underway from July 30.
“If you only play three quicks, which one would you have to leave out? [...]
Warne shocks TV bosses uttering ‘tw*t’ during live commentary
Legendary cricketer Shane Warne stunned TV bosses with the use of the four-letter word ‘tw*t’ during live commentary.
He stunned his fellow commentator David Lloyd when he used the four-letter word in the Sky commentary box at the Edgbaston Ashes Test, reports the Daily Star.
It happened after Aussie pace bowler Ben Hilfenhaus, 26, let the ball [...]