Just when Indian cricket was pondering a future without its ageing batting superstars, Virat Kohli has emerged as the man ready to step in and take charge. With Rahul Dravid having retired and Sachin Tendulkar and Venkatsai Laxman nearing the end of their glorious careers, India are desperate to find replacements during a tough transition period. But the heroics of 23-year-old Kohli in Sunday's clash with Pakistan helped lift the gloom -- …

The International Cricket Council on Monday backed Saeed Ajmal's controversial bowling action following reports that India had complained about the Pakistan off-spinner. Indian television channel NDTV, quoting unnamed sources, said the team management had spoken to the ICC about Ajmal's action after Sunday's Asia Cup match between the arch-rivals in Dhaka. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat, however, clarified that the governing body saw no problem …

Seems like Amitabh Bachchan can’t stay away from work too long as the megastar is all set play a special part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) opening ceremony April 3. The 69-year-old, who underwent two abdominal surgeries last month, will host the ceremony in Chennai. “Asia Cup over soon and then IPL …opening extravaganza in Chennai .. and yours truly a small part of it …nervous as hell. April 3 is the day for the opening, preparing for it …

Harish Shankar and producer Bandla Ganesh have clarified on the on-going rumors regarding Pawan Kalyan’s absence from Racha audio and a possible split in mega family. Harish was reacting to the speculation about the Pawan was in the city and intentionally skipped the Racha audio function, The director said that he was about to start the climax shooting for Gabbar Singh movie and as such he could not make it to the Racha audio. He was filming chasing …

Pakistan were defeated by arch rivals India in a high-scoring encounter of the Asia Cup one-day tournament here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a huge target of 330 runs, India started on a disastrous note when they lost Gautam Gambhir for nought on the second ball of the innings by off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez. But thanks to an extraordinary batting display by the latter batsmen who completed the six-wicket win with 13 …

DHAKA: India have defeated Pakistan in their Asia Cup match by six wickets. Over 01: India 03/1 Over 02: India 10/1 Over 03: India 22/1 Over 04: India 30/1 Over 05: India 38/1 Over 06: India 42/1 Over 07: India 45/1 Over 08: India 49/1 Over 09: India 56/1 Over 10: India 58/1 Over 11: India 63/1 Over 12: India 67/1 Over 13: India 79/1 Over 14: India 87/1 Over 15: India 98/1 Over 16: India …

Sachin Tendulkar has scored his 100th international century, in India's Asia Cup ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur. The unprecedented landmark was achieved after 33 international innings without a hundred. It was Tendulkar's 49th ODI century, his first against Bangladesh, to go with his 51 Test hundreds. It was one of his slower hundreds, as he took 138 balls to reach the hundred. The hype over Tendulkar's 100th international century begun during …

Aishwarya Rai, currently on a sabbatical after being in the industry for over a decade, says she was happy to have worked with different directors. "I am glad to have worked with different directors on different roles. I had always been greedy to work with different directors on different characters," Aishwarya said on the television show "India's Glam Diva". "I enjoy music and dance, a fact that you all by now are familiar and I guess it translates …

Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets on Thursday to virtually book their place in the final of the Asia Cup one-day tournament here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Chasing 189, Pakistan made a disastrous start losing three early wickets for 33 but captain Misbah-ul-Haq and young Umar Akmal came to rescue and steered their team to a comfortable victory in 39.5 overs. This was Pakistan’s second successive win after a 21-run …

Jr.NTR’s commercial mass entertainer Dammu that was supposed to have its music launch on March 23 is postponed to March 29 and producer Alexander Vallabha and KS Rama Rao has announced the news. The film release has been postponed to April 27. Jr.NTR will romance Trisha and Karthika in the movie. The makers revealed that NTR will be seen in distinct yet powerful getup in the film. Alexander Vallabha is producing Dammu on Creative Commercials while …