It is getting towards that time again. With the next Ashes series later this year, the build up to the series between Australia and England is likely to gain momentum in the coming months.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has already been speaking about the series, saying that his side are in great shape to reclaim the [...]

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We may see more such episodes in the coming future if the IPL continues to be ultra strict with its fines . For poor KPXI it's USD 400k and counting. These are the issues where players need Player Associations to interject. Is Tim May listening?…(read more)

Close on the heels of the news that the brand value of IPL has more than doubled to cross $ 4.1 billion comes another news that IPL player are the second highest paid sportsmen in the world. According to a survey, IPL players make 48,243 pounds a week, next only to American National Basketball Association [...]

Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming – DD vs RR IPL 2010Indian Premier League 2010: Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals at Ahmedabad
Date: Mar 31, 2010 (20:00 local, 02:30 GMT)
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Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers
The Chennai Super Kings will face Bangalore’s Royal Challengers in the third season of Indian Premier League on the 31st of March at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Chennai Super …

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So after a brief spell as top dog Alastair Cook will return to the rank and file when he next lines up in an England shirt.

Full-time skipper Andrew Strauss will return for the home series with Bangladesh after missing the recent tour which England won comfortably.

The eventual aim is to ensure Strauss is fit, fresh and focused for the Ashes next winter so it was no surprise he talked about that series when discussing the benefits if his voluntary lay-off.

Ordinarily it would be a bad idea to pick and choose your appearances for your country, especially as captain.

But in this instance, with the international calendar ever busier, I feel they made the right call and turned the negative of an overcrowded fixture list into a positive.

England were expected to make a clean sweep in Bangladesh with or without their captain’s influence. So while he was resting and thinking of bigger challenges ahead it gave the chance for a future skipper to spread his wings.

Alastair Cook may have a bit to go before he can take the job on full-time, but there is no doubt he will benefit from this experience. Many captains are thrown in at the deep end and it is sink or swim time. The pressure to get results in an unforgiving test arena can prove too much and even if the side is winning, the distractions of the job can have a negative effect on the players batting or bowling.

Thankfully the latter did not happen to Cook who continued to bat with poise and purpose. He has been in that unique position of having a trial run with minimum pressure and time and chance to learn from his mistakes, something many previous captains never had. Anyone who had an England cricket bet  on the side to achieve a whitewash in Bangladesh would have been happy with Cook’s efforts.

Strauss will hang onto the top job for a few years yet but when he does pass the captaincy on he can be confident his successor will be ready for it.

Meanwhile, in horse racing news, pundits have been preparing their Grand National tips and many feel last year’s winner Mon Mome could make it two wins in a row.

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Going by the stats that you have mentioned in your statistical celebration of IPL3 … i think IPL3 is indeed affecting the TV industry.But just to add to the wonderful debate that you initiated, I think there’re reasons, other than those you mentioned…

Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Highlights, March 28, 2010, IPL Season 3, Videos, Result
Result:
Rajasthan Royals 177 for 8 (Ojha 80, Jakati 2-30, Thushara 2-28) beat Chennai Super Kings 160 for 6 (Vijay 42, Tait 2-22) by 17 runs
Rajasthan Royals wins the Indian Prmier League match against Chennai Super Kings by 17 runs on Sunday, [...]

Indian Squad Twenty20 World Cup 2010 CricketIndia Squad for T20 World Cup 2010
MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag (vice capt), Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, …

Kings X1 Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Highlights, March 27, 2010, IPL Season 3, Videos, Result
Result:
Kolkata Knight Riders 183 for 5 (Tiwary 75*, Ganguly 50) beat Kings XI Punjab 144 for 6 (Sangakkara 30) by 39 runs
Player of the match: MK Tiwary (Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders wins the Indian Premier League match against Kings [...]

You would feel like the sky is falling upon you. Hope that the earth opens up and swallows you deep inside. You can’t help but stare in awe when the best balls in your armour go for maximum. You can’t help being a bowler in harsh reality of T20 cricket. All this is caused by [...]

You would feel like the sky is falling upon you. Hope that the earth opens up and swallows you deep inside. You can’t help but stare in awe when the best balls in your armour go for maximum. You can’t help being a bowler in harsh reality of T20 cricket. All this is caused by [...]

Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders Live Streaming – KXIP vs KKR IPL 2010Indian Premier League 2010: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Chandigarh
Date: Mar 27, 2010 (20:00 local, 02:30 GMT)
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Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, Highlights, March 26, 2010, IPL Season 3, Videos, Result, RR vs DCs
Result:
Rajasthan Royals 151 for 2 (Yusuf 73*, Lumb 45) beat Deccan Chargers 148 for 9 (Rohit 49, Tait 3-22) by eight wickets
Player of the match: YK Pathan (Rajasthan Royals)

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Date: March 27 – March 31, 2010
Start Time: 11am (2200 GMT)
Venue: Hamilton
New Zealand vs Australia, 2nd Test, Live Streaming, Mar 27-31, 2010, Online, Live Score, Videos, Highlights, Result
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Australia takes on New Zealand in 2nd Test match from March 27 to March 31, 2010 at Hamilton. Australia leads the 2 Test match series with 1-0 after [...]

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