Posts Tagged ‘ chennai ’

Share Autos Boon To Commuters

May 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Fashion, Travel

Share autos are a boon to commuters. With cheap rates, comfortable frequency, various stops, this mode of transportation is quite popular in lot areas of the city. But the most commonly found share auto route is the T.Nagar - Thirumangalam route & LIC - Golden Flats route. Next follows the deep suburban areas like Porur [...]



India start well against South Africa

Apr 17th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

The tall Sharma took three for 55 coming back from injury and off-spinner Harbhajan took three for 52 to lead the spin attack after skipper Anil Kumble was ruled out due to injury.
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith gave his side a superb start after he won a crucial toss on a dry Green Park pitch [...]



Mills Oram cleared to play in IPL

Apr 17th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

The pair both passed fitness tests in Christchurch on Tuesday Mills on his knee and Oram his hip proving they had overcome the niggles that ruled them out of the third test against England last month.
Mills flies out tomorrow to link with his Mohali team while Oram will join team-mates, including compatriot Stephen [...]



South Africa smash India on home soil

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

The visitors won by an innings and 90 runs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series despite defiant half centuries by Saurav Ganguly (87) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (52).
South Africa had declared their first innings closed at 7-494 before the third day began after accumulating a lead of 418 runs.
India, shot out for 76 [...]



Indias decision to bat first questioned

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

Steyn, 24, picked up his eighth five-wicket haul including the scalps of first Test triple centurion Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid as India were dismissed in just 20 overs on a green strip at the Sardar Patel Stadium.
The visitors consolidated their position, moving to 4-223 at stumps, with Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers unbeaten [...]



Tendulkar ruled out of second test

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

The player did not take the field on the final day of the first test which ended in a draw in Chennai early today (NZ time).
%26quot;Tendulkar has been ruled out with a groin injury,%26quot; board secretary Niranjan Shah said.
Tendulkar had declared himself fit before the series when many of his team mates were directed to [...]



Go Southee young man

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

Backing up from a first innings haul of 5-55, Southee was launching a withering rearguard assault on the English bowlers, his unbeaten 77 from 40 balls including nine sixes and breaking Ian Smiths record for the fastest test half-century by a New Zealander.
Like the rest of the country, Southees former headmaster at Kings College, Auckland, [...]



Sehwag scores record triple hundred

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

The 29-year-old smashed an unbeaten 309 in the first test against South Africa to spur India to 468-1, just 72 runs away from the visitors total.
Sehwags 278-ball 300 was the fastest since number of balls faced began to be recorded and matched the feats of Australian Don Bradman and West Indies Brian Lara, the other [...]



McKenzie spurs Sth Africa in Chennai test

Mar 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

McKenzie missed out on his fourth hundred before the tourists reached 304 for four at close at the start of the three-match series.
The 32-year-old put on a brisk 132-run opening partnership with skipper Graeme Smith, who stroked 73, before No 3 Hashim Amla guided the innings after skipper Anil Kumble and fellow spinner Harbhajan Singh [...]



Intensity the key to beating South Africa Kumble

Mar 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

The 37-year-old leg spinner, who wants second-ranked India to dethrone Australia by the end of what could be his final season, said the batsmen should provide the initiative in the first test, which begins in Chennai on Wednesday,
%26quot;Whenever weve played at home we have been able to post big scores. That will be the key,%26quot; [...]