Dehradun: After donning the olive greens of the Army last year, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is planning to undertake a tour of forward areas to motivate the soldiers deployed in the far-flung areas of the country.

MIRPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was up on her feet, the crowd danced in joy as Bangladesh romped into Asia Cup final on Tuesday. And that meant the end of India in another tournament after the heroics of Virat Kohli.

MIRPUR: A repeat of Sachin Tendulkar-Saeed Ajmal duel will not happen in Mirpur. The offie wanted to play India in the final after his team's Sunday mauling, but with Bangladesh beating Sri Lanka, the Men in Blue will have to go home.

Hyderabad:  India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal said today her win in the Swiss Open was inpsired by Sachin Tendulkar scoring his 100th century in cricket.

MUMBAI: For over two decades, Sachin Tendulkar has been used to carrying the burden of expectations of the entire nation on his shoulders. When he got stuck on 99 international hundreds, the pressure of scoring that one hundred became unbearable. How heavy that burden of expectations was could be judged by what Tendulkar felt while batting against Pakistan on Sunday.

London: Bollywood actor and model Nupur Mehta has admitted to meeting international cricketers during a visit to a casino in central London but denied any role in fixing matches for bookies.

Mirpur: Millions of Indian cricket fans will be praying for a Sri Lankan victory when the islanders take on hosts Bangladesh here tomorrow in their last league match, the result of which will determine India’s fate in the Asia Cup cricket tournament.

London, Mar 20: Disgraced Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Aamer said on Monday that former captain Salman Butt had betrayed their friendship by involving him in the spot-fixing scandal that has seen him banned from cricket and serve time in a British prison.

MIRPUR: The Indian batting monster has woken up, well and truly.

Virat Kohli (183 off 148 balls) is clearly the new head of it as he led a stupendous chase to master a powerful Pakistani bowling machine trying to defend a more-than-impressive 329 under lights at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium.

Mirpur, Mar 19: “This is the best innings I have ever seen,” is how Pakistan skipper Misbah ul Haq described young Indian batsman Virat Kohli’s majestic knock of 183, which helped India chase a mammoth 330-run target in Asia Cup, here on Sunday.