Lately, India had lot of success in sports. Is it really the magic of "Chak De India"?  First it was Football, then Hockey and now Cricket. The magic started with the Indian football team creating history after lifting their first ever Nehru Cup title with a 1-0 win over a 10-man Syria in a tough final played in Delhi. Next in Hockey, when India retained Asia Cup beating South Korea 7-2 in a hard fought final in Chennai, and Now Cricket, India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.  The title song of the Bollywood hit movie "Chak De India" is now an integral part of Indian sport.

  India won the electrifying final by 5 runs. You can't ask for more from a GRAND Final. The match was full of ups and downs. It brought a hugely entertaining tournament to a fitting climax, which was always likely - after all, the teams tied their group game. Earlier today, India won the toss and decided to bat, and managed to post only 157 with the help of magnificent inning of Gautam Gambhir who scored 75 from 54 balls and Rohit Sharma who scored 30 runs from 16 balls. Pakistan started their chase positively with 21 runs from first over of Sreensanth, but RP Singh had something else in his mind and he keep on taking wickets before Irfan Pathan broke the ...

The Biggest match of Cricket History on the Biggest stage. Anyone can feel the magnitude and intensity of "India Vs Pakistan" in World Cup Final. This is a final not many would have imagined. The tournament has got the best possible climax. The sub-continental rivalry has the right combination of history, piquancy and edge to add up to a thriller. With the ignominious "first-round exits" from the World Cup of 50-over version in West Indies just six months ago, who would have thought that India and Pakistan can set up a dream final at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa. India defeated Australia by 15 runs in a thrilling floodlit semi-final, just couple of hours after Pakistan had overcome New Zealand by six wickets, to send ...

Gary Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs, and now Yuvraj Singh. Yuvraj Singh smashed six sixes in an over for the first time in Twenty20 cricket as India scored an impressive 18-run victory over England in their Twenty20 World Championship Super Eights match in Kingsmead. Yuvraj Singh's savage assault on Stuart Broad made him the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in Twenty20 internationals and the fourth in senior cricket. Garry Sobers and Ravi Shastri did it in first-class matches, Herschelle Gibbs in the ODI (World Cup) and now Yuvraj who has done it in Twenty20 During that assault Yuvraj Singh reached fifty from just 12 balls to broke the record of fastest 50 of all the format (Test, ...

The war between Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and rival Indian Cricket League (ICL) has taken a new twist with anti-monopoly watchdog Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) initiating an investigation against the cricket board for threatening players with a life-term ban on joining the Subhash Chandra-promoted league. On the basis of the reports published in newspapers, MRTPC has directed its investigative arm, the Director General of Investigation and Registration (DGIR), to look into threats by the BCCI to players who join ICL. DGIR may inquire into the BCCI's action like : Expulsion of some former cricket players by the BCCI on joining ICL. BCCI Statement - ICL players will not be considered for Indian Cricket Team ...

Sri Lankan first-class player Dhanuka Pathirana entered record books on sunday, when he scored a remarkable 277 off 72 balls in a Twenty20 match in Lancashire's Saddleworth League to steer his Austerlands side to 366 for 2 and an easy win over Droylsden. Pathirana smashed 29 sixes and 18 fours in a devastating display of batting to stun the hosts Droylsden. Pathirana's innings of 277 produced a new Saddleworth and District Cricket League individual batting record as he eclipsed the previous best of 260 set by Peter Hutchinson, also of Austerlands, six years ago. Pathirana said, Everything seemed to hit the middle of the bat, I was seeing it like a football. It was like a dream, I think I did ...

  There were lot of talks going on about the - Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the richest cricket body in the world, does not have its own website? The issue was even raised in the Delhi High Court during the hearing of a PIL seeking an independent probe into the functioning of the cricket body and its accounts involving huge public money after BCCI counsel P N Lekhi claimed that it was functioning in a transparent manner. The petitioner Rahul Mehra said, The Cricket Board of every country has its own website, but BCCI don't have a website.  Where do we get any information about BCCI? Their financial details are more closely guarded than the nuclear secrets of India Here is ...

Rejected by the Graham Ford, The Board of Cricket Control of India, BCCI, has advertised for position of "Team India Coach" for a two year term on the websites of few Cricket Boards. Suffered by the Greg Chappel's lack of India's culture values, BCCI has added a pre-requisites of familiarity with the country's "culture and ethos". BCCI has listed a wide range of responsibilities and skills required for the high-profile job which are given below. If you meet the criteria stated below you can apply for the job. Your CV should reach the BCCI on or before September 15. Address:Honorary Secretary, Board of Control for Cricket in India, CRICKET CENTRE, 2nd Floor, Wankhede Stadium, 'D' Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020 Email: ...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has woken up to ICL's threat and decides to launch its own league Professional Cricket League(PCL) and the person most likely to head and create the format of the league will be Sunil Gavaskar. The dramatic move only heightens the ongoing tussle between the BCCI and the Subhash Chandra-promoted Indian Cricket League (ICL).  Sunil Gavaskar Vs Kapil DevWith Gavaskar backing the Board's official league, the rivalry between him and the ICL chairman Kapil Dev looks set to be renewed once again.  Nearly 23 years later, Cricket Fans are likely to get a taste of battle once again. This time, the game will be played out in boardrooms, backroom strategy sessions, and team bunkers, not on the ground. ...

In a big boost for the Indian Cricket League the West Bengal government has decided to extend its full support to the Essel group promoted twenty20 tournament. NDTV has quoted West Bengal Sports Minister Subash Chakraborty as saying that they have decided to provide all the stadiums under the government control for the league matches of the ICL.That also includes the world class Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Chakraborty has also added that the state players who had joined ICL will get full support from the government. Former India player Deep Dasgupta, Laxmi Ratan Shukla and youngster Abhishek Jhunjunwala are among the prominent cricketers from the state to join ICL. On the other hand,  it turns out that Bengal all-rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla may pull out ...