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Injured Rohit Sharma likely to miss Bangladesh tour

By admin ⋅ May 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Early in his innings the Bombay bomber was surprised by the bounce as a delivery from Vinay Kumar struck hard on his fingers. After the jolt Sharma’s stay at the crease was brief, as he was dismissed by Vinay Kumar at 17. Rohit Sharma’s absence will not only hurt India’s chances but will also put [...]

R P Singh unhappy despite personal success in IPL

By admin ⋅ May 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Deccan Chargers’ pacer R P Singh may be the leading wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League, but he is sad that his performance could not help his team reach the semi-finals. The 22-year-old is currently the leading wicket-taker in the IPL along with Kings XI Punjab’s S Sreesanth but he is disappointed as his team [...]

Venu, Rohit living together an IPL dream

By admin ⋅ May 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Mumbai import Rohit Sharma and homeboy Venugopal Rao, who have collectively scored 615 runs in the tournament so far, happen to be Hyderabad’s only reasons to smile in an otherwise distraught affair.
More: http://www.indianexpress.com/story/311413.html

Hyderabad crowd cheers for Mumbai Indians

By admin ⋅ May 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Deccan Chargers may be out of the semifinal race but the crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here enjoyed every bit of their clash against Mumbai Indians, which the latter went on to win by 26 runs, on Sunday evening.
More: http://sify.com/sports/fullstory.php?id=14676599

Hairline fracture puts Laxman out of IPL

By admin ⋅ May 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Languishing at the bottom of the table, Deccan Chargers were dealt another jolt when VVS Laxman, their captain, ruled himself out of the rest of the Indian Premier League after failing to recover from a hairline fracture just below his right wrist.
More: http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350822.html

Gilchrist gives up hope

By admin ⋅ May 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Deccan Chargers have finally given up hope of qualifying for the semi-finals and will now try and salvage some points in the remaining matches to end up a bit higher in the points table. “We are pretty much out of the semi-finals and we’re at a stage where we can’t change anything.
More: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080512/jsp/sports/story_9258376.jsp

Rohit - Dismantling attacks the traditional way

By admin ⋅ April 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Rohit Sharma stands out in Twenty20 cricket for the quality of his strokeplay. In a sport where a batsman using brute force to maul the bowlers is par for the course, Rohit dismantles attacks with timing, body balance and placement. The straight drive, the late cut and flicks off the hips come into play when [...]

Deccan chargers - The stoppables

By admin ⋅ April 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

All the star power in one team is not doing any good to the Deccan Chargers. Three consecutive matches lost by the Deccan Chargers. I feel that the bowling is too weak and some innovative captaincy is required from the Deccan team to bounce back. Something is just not working for the team even [...]

Symonds hits and get hit

By admin ⋅ April 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Symonds plundered the bowling attack of Rajasthan Royals scoring the fastest 100 in the Indian Premier League and taking the Deccan Chargers score to 214/5 in 20 overs after put into batting by Shane warne. Shane warne won the toss and elected to field. Symonds score stood at 117 ‘not out’ from just 53 balls. [...]

Losing on home ground hurts: Laxman

By admin ⋅ April 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Deccan Chargers, one of the strongest teams in the Indian Premier League, lost their second match on the trot as they were thrashed by Delhi Daredevils, on their home ground – the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. The Daredevils won the match by nine wickets and with seven overs to spare on Tuesday night, and Chargers [...]

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