Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Want to watch an Indian Premier League (IPL) match live? No need to go to the stadium. Just book a ticket at the nearest cinema hall and enjoy it in airconditioned comfort.
For the first time in the country, a unique project will be implemented to show the forthcoming IPL-2010 matches live in over 1,000 cinema halls around the country, including around 50 in Mumbai, from March 12.
Sydney, Mar. 10 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has reportedly told Cricket Australia officials that he doesn’t want vice-captain Michael Clarke back in his side until the troubled star has sorted out his off-field issues with model fiancee Lara Bingle.
Clarke quit the current one-day series in New Zealand on Monday to return to Sydney to support Bingle amid the controversy and legal drama with AFL superstar Brendan Fevola over that nude photo.
Gandhinagar, March 10 (IANS) Eight people were arrested and Rs.8 lakh seized from them when the Gujarat Police busted a ring taking bets on an Australia-New Zealand cricket match.
The arrests took place late Tuesday when police raided a farm house in Kagrol village in Himmatnagar, 120 km from here. The police also seized 66 mobile phones used in the illegal business.
Lahore, Mar.10 (ANI): Former leg spinner and chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Abdul Qadir has hailed the board’s decision to ban captain Mohammed Yousuf and middle order batsman Younis Khan for life term besides imposing hefty fines on other cricketers.
Sydney, Mar.10 (ANI): Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke is likely to rush back to New Zealand for Test match duty next week following controversy over his shock decision to return to Sydney to comfort distressed fiancée Lara Bingle.Australia delayed the naming of its Test squad until today following the vice-captain’s shock move to dart back across the Tasman early yesterday to console Bingle — following fall-out of the publication of nude pictures taken by AFL star Brendan Fevola.
Lahore, Mar.10 (ANI): Acting on the recommendations of the inquiry committee probing the disastrous tour Down Under, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday imposed a life term ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf and experienced middle-order batsman Younis Khan and slapped hefty fines on various players, holding them responsible for the team’s pathetic show.
Sydney, Mar. 10 (ANI): Noted cricket commentator Peter Roebuck has said that Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke needs to choose between a fraught personal life and his cricket career.
According to Roebuck, Clarke’s decision to leave the national squad mid-way in New Zealand to attend to his fiancée Lara Bingle makes his position untenable.
“If Clarke is unwilling to make the call, then cricket will make it for him. In the nick of time, Ricky Ponting sorted himself out. Now, it is Clarke’s turn,” says Roebuck in his article for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Sydney, Mar 10 (ANI): Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell has cast doubts over Michael Clarke’s suitability as a future Test captain, after he dashed back across the Tasman to be at the side of his controversy-prone fiancée in the middle of ODI series against New Zealand.
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