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INSPIRING THE WORLD: Kevin Pietersen, MS Dhoni and Graeme Smith have led the movement of resurgence for their teams.

INSPIRING THE WORLD: Kevin Pietersen, MS Dhoni and Graeme Smith have led the movement of resurgence for their teams.

TOP THREE SKIPPERS

Cricket's super captains usher in new era

Kevin Pietersen, MS Dhoni and Graeme Smith - men who took charge during tough times but were more than equal to the task. Captains who have overcome odds to restore pride and led their teams to glory, thwarting the biggest of challenges and inflicting the attitude of winning is everything. [1446 hrs IST]

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  • Why Symonds is the 'bad boy' of cricket
  • India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Colombo
  • Why Bradman was the greatest batsman ever
Kumble as captain

ENIGMA UNRAVELLED

Mendis is no longer a mystery: Rohit Sharma

Playing him frequently has made the job easier.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Boards fix time for the 2009 edition

The edition to feature 12 teams instead of eight.

TEACHER'S DAY SPL: GURUS OF CRICKET

Achrekar 'Sir': Champion maker at dusk

Achrekar was honoured with the Dronacharya Award in 1990.

AUSTRALIA'S TOUR OF INDIA

Symond's absence may reduce tension

Symonds was part of the acrimonious series in Australia.

IMPACT OF T20 CRICKET

Club franchises future of cricket: Chappell

Test cricket is taking a back seat, world-wide.

INDIA A VS AUSTRALIA A, 1ST MATCH, DAY III

Aussies follow-on, recover in drawn match

Marcus North scores a fine half-century.

BCCI warns juniors against IPL contracts

They have been told not to sign up with franchisees.

TALE ENDER

Dhoni takes admission in St. Xavier's

Dhoni wants a bachelor's degree from the college.

C Rajshekhar Rao

Much ado about benign Kirsten comments

The coach's comments on captaincy should be taken in a positive light. read more »

Trevor Chesterfield

Symonds deserves harsh punishment

Symonds is no longer a role model for youngsters as he has cheated them. read more »

Dhoni takes admission in St. Xavier's

Dhoni wants a bachelor's degree from the college.

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by Dr Narottam Puri

Remembering Ashok Mankad

It was all over for "Kaka" on Aug 1. There was no referral – he was out, literally – asleep. read more »

Achrekar 'Sir': Champion maker at dusk

Achrekar was honoured with the Dronacharya Award in 1990.

Symonds, modern day cricket's latest victim

Trescothick, Tait and now Symonds, the game is taking its toll.

'We don't need to hide Mendis'

Mahela Jayawardene spoke exclusively to CNN-IBN's Himanshu Singhal.

'You don't practice sledging'

Kumar Sangakkara spoke exclusively to CNN-IBN's Himanshu Singhal.

Sanjay Jha

Lunch at Tendulkar's

By a strange co-incidence, I was at Tendulkar's on Wednesday for a...

Sanjay Jha

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Should Yuvraj Singh be dropped?

Last Post Sep 5, 2008, 7:06 pm | comments: 82

In 2008, Yuvraj has only three half-centuries to his name with an average of 25.

Venkatesan said... Ya definitely he should dropped there is no doubt that he is an excellent player... reply

Is M S Dhoni the best skipper ever?

Last Post Sep 5, 2008, 6:40 pm | comments: 155

India, led by Dhoni, have come back hard to emerge victorious on number of occasions.

bhavya said... no i don't think dhoni is the best captain . ... reply

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  • Rank
  • Country
  • Points
  • 1 Australia 138
  • 2 South Africa 116
  • 3 India 109
  • 4 Sri Lanka 108
  • 5 England 104
  • 6 Pakistan 100
  • 7 New Zealand 83
  • 8 West Indies 81
  • 9 Bangladesh 0

when&where

  • 10/9/2008India vs Australia M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Test
  • 10/17/2008India vs Australia Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali - Chandigarh - Test
  • 10/29/2008India vs Australia Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Test
  • 11/6/2008India vs Australia Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur - Test
  • 11/14/2008India vs England Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot - ODI
  • 11/17/2008India vs England Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Indore - ODI