Mirpur: The vomitorium was deserted, extensively littered with ‘4’ and ‘6’ placards. There were some green and red headbands lying around amid a dump of posters and banners, once written to support the Bangladesh cricket team, now just symbolising 16 crore broken hearts. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 2:25 am
Filed under cricket · Tagged Bangladesh cricket team, divisional cricket, Hindustan Times, Jamie Siddons, news, Shakib, Sher-e Bangla stadium, South Africa, World Cup campaign
Whenever a major tournament like the World Cup happens, one picks the best team as odds-on favourites. They are regarded as the team to beat in the competition. But should that be the case? Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged AB de Villiers, cricket, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Jonty Rhodes, JP Duminy, South Africa, wc2011, World Cup
It came as a massive surprise to almost everyone when the Indian team penned their schedule for the entire tour and circulated amongst the journalists. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Filed under cricket · Tagged Centurion, cricket, India, Indian team management, Johannesburg, Journalists, practice session, South Africa, South Africa Test series, Subhash Rajta
There are barely 24 hours before India kick off their Test series in South Africa. They are looking to overcome great odds to register their first-ever series victory in that country. India have won one Test out of 12 there, and also lost one rendered unofficial under controversial circumstances on their 2001 tour. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Filed under cricket · Tagged Australia, cricket, dhoni, final frontier, gary kirsten, India, india australia test series, india south africa series, mahendra singh dhoni, proteas, South Africa
Hong Kong 25 all out and an eight wicket defeat for Thailand. Yes we are still talking cricket here as it unfolds in the Asian Games in China. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Filed under cricket · Tagged Afghanistan, Asian Games, Australia, Bangladesh, bronze, Commonwealth Games, cricket, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, HT, Maldives, media attention, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Raghav Sikka
This World Cup is very special for the African continent as more African teams than ever before are competing in the tournament. It is also the first time for an African country to be chosen as the hosts of the world’s biggest sporting event. The six African teams participating include hosts South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast. Read more

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Posted by Hindustan Times on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Filed under FIFA 2010 · Tagged Africa, African continent, Algeria, Cameroon, Didier Drogba, Dominic Adiyiah, FIFA World Cup 2010, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Michael Essien, Nigeria, Raghav Sikka, Saloman Kalou, South Africa, Yaya Toure