There's a feeling around cricket circles that Chennai Super Kings are the best T20 unit in business. Be it depth in their batting, the number of allrounders in the playing XI or the supreme athleticism of players, MS Dhoni seems to have forged a template for CSK that has helped them reach five of the six IPL finals.
There's a feeling around cricket circles that Chennai Super Kings are the best T20 unit in business. Be it depth in their batting, the number of allrounders in the playing XI or the supreme athleticism of players, MS Dhoni seems to have forged a template for CSK that has helped them reach five of the six IPL finals.
INDIAN WELLS (United States): Alexandr Dolgopolov toppled world number one and defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) Monday in the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters.
INDIAN WELLS (United States): Alexandr Dolgopolov toppled world number one and defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) Monday in the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters.
MUMBAI: The 2011 ICC World Cup was a high point in Yuvraj Singh's chequered career. It was his all-round performances in crunch situations (362 runs and 15 wickets) which took India into the final at the Wankhede from where MS Dhoni took over. Since then a lot of water has flown under the bridge.
MUMBAI: The 2011 ICC World Cup was a high point in Yuvraj Singh's chequered career. It was his all-round performances in crunch situations (362 runs and 15 wickets) which took India into the final at the Wankhede from where MS Dhoni took over. Since then a lot of water has flown under the bridge.
INDIAN WELLS: Novak Djokovic made it safely into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Sunday, but said his straight-sets win over Victor Hanescu left room for improvement.
INDIAN WELLS: Novak Djokovic made it safely into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Masters on Sunday, but said his straight-sets win over Victor Hanescu left room for improvement.
MANCHESTER: Manchester City cult hero Uwe Rosler enjoyed an unlikely winning return to the club on Sunday as his Wigan Athletic side triumphed 2-1 in an FA Cup quarterfinal upset.
MANCHESTER: Manchester City cult hero Uwe Rosler enjoyed an unlikely winning return to the club on Sunday as his Wigan Athletic side triumphed 2-1 in an FA Cup quarterfinal upset.
NEW DELHI: Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
NEW DELHI: Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
LONDON: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has reportedly slammed the 'disrespectful' English Cricket Board (ECB) over sacking of his buddy Kevin Pietersen from the England team.
LONDON: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has reportedly slammed the 'disrespectful' English Cricket Board (ECB) over sacking of his buddy Kevin Pietersen from the England team.
BIRMINGHAM: India's campaign came to a premature halt in the All England Badminton Championship with country's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal bowing out in the quarterfinals of the women's singles event.
BIRMINGHAM: India's campaign came to a premature halt in the All England Badminton Championship with country's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal bowing out in the quarterfinals of the women's singles event.
CHENNAI: For close to seven years, Suresh Raina was an inseparable part of the Indian limited-overs unit. But he lost his ODI place before the Asia Cup where India couldn't make it to the final. There were times when India missed the left-hander's aggression towards the latter half of the innings, just as Raina himself missed the buzz.
CHENNAI: For close to seven years, Suresh Raina was an inseparable part of the Indian limited-overs unit. But he lost his ODI place before the Asia Cup where India couldn't make it to the final. There were times when India missed the left-hander's aggression towards the latter half of the innings, just as Raina himself missed the buzz.
