CRICKET / Aussie ace smashes quickest T20 ton as Deccan Chargers post first win
Gilchrist sinks Mumbai Adam Gilchrist slammed 10 sixes and nine fours in a cavalier unbeaten knock of 109 to power Deccan Chargers of Hyderabad to a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians to break their duck in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.
Bangalore have to raise their game "Whats in a name?" the great bard wrote. It's a line that has evoked many a good-natured debate. The Bangalore Royal Challengers' fans - and there still are quite a few! - will agree that there really is precious little in a name.
Kings XI tame Daredevils After their comprehensive win in the first two matches, Delhi Daredevils came a cropper against a charged up Kings XI Punjab as the latter scored an easy four-wicket win with a clinical display of bowling and batting in the IPL match at the PCA stadium here.
Skipper Dhoni earns praise from team-mates Since he took over as the national one-day and Twenty20 skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has impressed all with his level-headed and smart approach.
Many candidates have made it a habit to change parties just to contest elections. Should people of Karnataka reject the party-hoppers lock, stock and barrel? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. Not surprisingly, most readers called the turncoats as a sign of decadence in democracy and ideology, and that they should be written off with the bullets of the ballot. Voting for stable, honest and ideal-driven candidates, requires maturity on the voters’ part, said some.
There were a handful who felt that it was okay to be search for “greener pastures” to seek gain and sure enough, hop and jump.
