Show evidence, says Sreesanth's lawyer

Former India cricketers tell Harish Kotian that Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane has the required qualities to be a top opener, even overseas. It’s been more than 15 months since Ajinkya Rahane was called up to the Indian Test squad, but hasn’t featured in a single game. India have played 15 Tests, and during that period the Mumbai batsman has just cooled his heels in the dressing room, waiting for the big day when he will play a Test, the holy grail for any cricketer. Former chairman ...

Virender Sehwag's coach AN Sharma tells Harish Kotian it was unfair to drop the dashing Delhi right-hander. 'He still has a couple of years left in him.' Virender Sehwag's axing from the Test and ODI teams in the space of two months could well signal the end of his international career. But AN Sharma, his coach, believes the Delhi right-hander still has a couple of years in him, and if he works hard on his game no one can stop him from making a comeback. "I think he should play till the 2015 ...

Harish Kotian looks back on VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid's 376-run partnership at the Eden Gardens that halted Australia's run of 15 consecutive Test victories. Exactly 12 years ago, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid scripted one of the greatest rescue acts in cricket. Playing against the all-conquering Australians at the Eden Gardens, India looked destined for another embarrassment before Laxman and Dravid changed the script with a mammoth 376-run partnership for the fifth wicket on Day 4 ...

'There will always be one player who is prepared to corrupt the game because of greed,' Ed Hawkins tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian. Ed Hawkins is no stranger to match-fixing. The British journalist, in his book Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy: A journey to the corrupt heart of cricket's underworld, released last year, alleged that the India-Pakistan semi-final in the 2011 World Cup was fixed. The curse of spot-fixing returned to haunt the game on Thursday when India pace bowler Shanthakumaran ...

Udupi: Earlier it was MP Nalin Kumar Kateel who was blasting the state government for interfering in temples and Maths business, and now Senior Congress leader and Former Union Minister Janardhan Poojary held a press meet at Press Club, Brahmagiri ...

Rons BantwalDaijiworld Media Network - Mumbai Mumbai, May 24: The worship centers indeed revive the religiousness of people who seek spiritual bliss. Meanwhile, the restoration of ancient temples can be done with a little contributions of each ...

The Indian Premier League has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons over the last few days. But apart from the spot-fixing controversy there were many moments that made the T20 tournament a memorable spectacle for cricket fans. Chris Gayle underlined his batting prowess with a 30-ball hundred while South African youngster David Miller played a blinder, scoring a match-winning 101 from 38 balls. Suresh Raina finally got his first IPL century before narrowly coming close to hitting another ...

What made Sreesanth take up the offer to under perform in the ongoing IPL despite being fully aware of the risks involved? asks Harish Kotian. S Sreesanth had attempted to self-destruct his career many times, but without much success. This time, however, he seems bang on! - How Sreesanth, Chavan and Chandila fixed matches The perils of match-fixing are obvious, and in the age of the cash-rich IPL it comes as a big shock that a player who was part of two World Cup-winning teams, and once a ...

Rajasthan Royals player Ankeet Chavan’s residence wore a deserted look on Thursday morning. His parents refused to comment on his alleged role in the spot-fixing scandal that hit the cash-rich Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Chavan and two if his Rajasthan Royals teammates, India pacer S Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila, were arrested by the Delhi police in Mumbai on Wednesday night on charges of spot-fixing in the ongoing sixth edition of the IPL. The trio were suspended by the ...