All-round Ashwin stars in hard-fought win

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• India's feted openers did not cause significant damage and the inexperienced middle order succumbed to old failings, but their bowling allrounders Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin showed admirable poise to steer a wobbly chase home. Virat Kohli's authoritative 77 set the agenda, but India began to falter when he had cramps around the mid-point of the innings. His exit, run [..]

Ind vs SL: Ashwin strikes again to dismiss Thisara Perera

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• Indian bowlers were on a roll as Sri Lanka lost their fourth wicket inside 175 runs during the second ODI of the tri-series at the WACA in Perth on Wednesday. Scorecard Sri Lanka lost Thisara Perera (7) and Mahela Jayawardene (23) in quick succession. Ravichandran Ashwin struck again to dismiss Perera and reduced Sri Lanka to 172/5 in 39.4 overs [..]

Pakistan secure series whitewash

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• Pakistan duly completed their first clean sweep against England in a Test series, an extraordinary achievement for a side with no home to call its own, a side that lives out of a suitcase and does it rather well. Along with the socks and the toothpaste they certainly unpacked quite a shock for the No. 1 ranked side. Twice in a [..]

Cook holds the key in tough chase

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• England lost Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott before lunch in pursuit of a demanding victory target of 324 that would prevent Pakistan taking a clean sweep of the series. Without Pakistan's lapses in the field, it could have been worse. Two chances went begging on the fourth morning. Adnan Akmal's fumble behind the stumps to reprieve Strauss was not costly as [..]

Sahara withdraws sponsorship of BCCI and IPL

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• Sahara India Parivar have announced they are withdrawing their sponsorship of the Indian team and the IPL franchise Sahara Pune Warriors. The news comes on the day of the IPL 2012 auctions, where 144 players will go under the hammer in Bangalore. A Sahara official said the Chairman would address a press conference in Mumbai at 4pm on Saturday. [..]