The government should probe the “gambling and betting” business of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad said Monday, a day after Shashi Tharoor quit as minister of state for external affairs over the IPL row.
“Why target Tharoor only? The main culprit is this IPL. This is [...] Continue reading Why only Tharoor, probe entire IPL: Lalu
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Follow the money – was the advice given by Deep Throat, the secret informant who helped two intrepid Washington Post journalists unravel the Watergate scandal, forcing Richard Nixon to resign as US president.
As the tax raid on the offices of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Mumbai showed, a similar trail might be followed to [...] Continue reading Greed and sleaze may taint IPL
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi Thursday said his team stands united behind him and was �hungry’ enough to take another successful shot at the ICC World Twenty20 which gets underway in Guyana from April 30.
Afridi, who was attending a World Twenty20 trophy unveiling ceremony here with International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat and Pakistan [...] Continue reading Pakistan can defend the World Twenty20 crown, says Afridi
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said Wednesday that Pakistan has plenty of international cricket coming up in three formats and it shows that the country has not been isolated by terrorist violence at home.
“It’s a great pleasure to be heading back to Pakistan. We are always assured of a warm welcome there,” [...] Continue reading Pakistan will see plenty of international cricket, says Lorgat
The Pakistan cricket team toured India in year 2005 when they were invited for dinner by the Siddiqui family residing in Hyderabad. The team has revealed that they never introduced to Ayesha Siddiqui as Shoaib Malik’s wife.
Salim Altaf, Former Test cricketer who was managing the team on the tour said, “Malik had told us that [...] Continue reading No one introduced Ayesha as Shoaib’s wife: Pak cricket team 2005