Ganguly fans block movement of trains over his omission from Oz tri-series
Fans of cricketer Sourav Ganguly today blocked the movement of a couple of trains in two sections of Eastern Railwayat Barasat in West Bengals North 24 Parganas District in protest against his exclusion from the Indian team for the triangular tournament in Australia. ANI
PCB insures Aussie tour for 7.4 million US dlrs
In order to ensure that it suffers minimum possible losses in case the Aussies call off their Pakistan tour slated for this March, PCB has insured the series for a whopping 7.4 million US dollars. It would lose an estimated 500,000 dollars only in case the series does not take place. ANI
Sydney episode imbibed spirit, passion in us and led to Perth win: Harbhajan
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is facing a three-Test ban following his spat with Andrew Symonds at Sydney, has said that the happenings at the Sydney Test made Team India into a solid unit and imbibed spirit and passion into it, which eventually led to the historic Perth win. ANI
Indias performance at Perth very impressive: Warne
Former Australian legspinner Shane Warne has described the Indian cricket teams victory in the Perth Test as very impressive. ANI
Lillees secret advice helped Indias rookie attack at Perth
A secret meeting with Australian pace great Dennis Lillee helped Indias rookie fast bowlers to register a stunning win at the WACA on Saturday. ANI
Pietersen urges ECB to supply players with Oz-like space age vests
England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has called on the England and Wales County Board (ECB) to supply England stars with the same secret space-age vests Australia are using to become the best team on the planet. ANI
BCCIs Shukla defends ODI team selection
The Board of Control for Cricket in Indias (BCCI) Vice President, Rajiv Shukla, has defended the national selectors decision to drop experienced players -- Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and V. V. S. Laxman -- for next months triangular series in Australia, but said it was not the end of the road for them. ANI
Teen model reveals sexual romp with UK soccer ace prior to match
An 18-year-old model has revealed that she had a sexual romp with soccer ace Alan Smith in a toilet the night before a crucial game between England and Croatia. ANI
Oz didnt lose Perth Test, India won it: Peter Roebuck
It was not that Australia lost the third Test at Perth, but India won it because the selectors of the visiting side chose a stronger and better-balanced side, and both the newcomers, viz Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik, made sterling contributions, said an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald. ANI
Distractions of setting world record, Sydney fallout led to Perth loss: Buchanan
The distractions created by the world record pursuit of winning 17 Tests in a row and the fallout from the acrimonious Sydney Test that witnessed Indias threat to pull out of the series following the three-match ban on Harbhajan Singh, resulted in the Australian team losing the edge and finally losing the Perth Test by 72 runs, said former Aussie coach John Buchanan. ANI