India doesn't deserve brickbats for SA loss : Ganguly

South Africa deserves the kudos for their outstanding win on Saturday but India is really not worth the brickbats which it is getting. They did lose a big game but that doesn’t mean that the World Cup is over for them. Dhoni and his boys need to remember, all that is happening around is only for creating hype for TRPs and sales.I am fascinated to see...

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Ganguly: Best candidate for next Indian coach

In the midst of the trials and tribulations for India at the World Cup stands the more pressing concern of the future of the Team post World Cup. This in regards to their Coach Gary Kirsten, a man who is widely respected and liked amongst the players deciding to give up the post.So in a Nation that lives, sleeps and dreams about cricket this has become...

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DADA to play for MCC in Emirates Airline T20

As the eyes of the cricketing world focus on the sub-continent for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, local fans will soon also be able to enjoy top-class action at the Emirates Airline Twenty20.The tournament - which last year featured Pakistan star Shahid ‘Boom Boom’ Afridi - will once again take place at The Sevens cricket ground on April 1.The annual...

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India must be ready for Ireland challenge: Ganguly

NEW DELHI: Ireland shocked England by three wickets on Wednesday and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Friday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men must be ready for the Irish challenge when they face-off in their group B World Cup match in Bangalore on Sunday."India are the better side when it comes to the two, but they must be ready and up for the...

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Taibu in debt to Ganguly,Ponting !

Pint-sized Tatenda Taibu smashed 98 as Zimbabwe kept their World Cup quarter-final hopes alive on Monday,paying tribute to lessons learned from Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly.Taibu played with the Australian and Indian in his time with Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders and he believes his short spell alongside them made him a better...

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Sourav ‘defends’ Kumble googly

Bangalore: Sourav Ganguly had come down to the print media box from the TV commentators’ room, to meet a couple of senior journalists from Calcutta, when Anil Kumble came to the same area.That was during the second session of play, at the Chinnaswamy, on Sunday.The former India captains greeted each other and when somebody commented on Kumble’s red-and-gold...

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Sourav to host 'KBC' Bangla?

After Prosenjit Chatterjee turned down the offer, it remains to be seen whether the buck stops with Dada pulling off a Big B.That "Kaun Banega Crorepati" is happening in Bengali is not news anymore. But the buck doesn't stop here. Speculations are rife about who's going to be in the hotseat. Latest development on that front is that Sourav Ganguly has...

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