London:He may not be twirling his moustache in pride but England's spin sensation Monty Panesar admits beating the likes of Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq to win the ''Beard of the Year 2006'' was a pleasant surprise for him.
Chennai: Team India captain Rahul Dravid has not ruled out changes in the batting order in the upcoming tri-series in Malaysia to test the flexibility and depth of the line-up.
Bhopal:Disapproving frequent experimentation with the batting order, former India captain and coach Ajit Wadekar said the players should know their position in the team well in advance.
Kolkata:The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is believed to have taken exception to selection committee chairman Syed Kirmani's adverse comments against skipper Sourav Ganguly following the team's debacle in the final of the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.
Kolkata:Promising to tailor his batting to suit the needs of the team, dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag said that he would not play Pakistan tearaway Shoaib Akhtar with a pre-determined plan, but decide on the approach taking into account the match and ground situations.
Kolkata:Promising to tailor his batting to suit the needs of the team, dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag said that he would not play Pakistan tearaway Shoaib Akhtar with a pre-determined plan, but decide on the approach taking into account the match and ground situations.
Kolkata:Promising to tailor his batting to suit the needs of the team, dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag said that he would not play Pakistan tearaway Shoaib Akhtar with a pre-determined plan, but decide on the approach taking into account the match and ground situations.
Ranchi: Indian women's cricket skipper Anjum Chopra on Tuesday said the World Cup team would benefit if the captain batted at number three, giving Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag a chance to go at the bowling with their natural striking power.
Centurion (South Africa): India skipper Saurav Ganguly was at a loss of words to explain India's pathetic batting performance against Australia on Saturday, saying the nightmarish New Zealand tour was still playing on the minds of his teammates.
Centurion (South Africa): India skipper Saurav Ganguly was at a loss of words to explain India's pathetic batting performance against Australia on Saturday, saying the nightmarish New Zealand tour was still playing on the minds of his teammates.
