Indian Pitches

Dale Steyn sure hosts South Africa will win Test series against India

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Dale Steyn admits Indian team is strong and that 'cricket is a funny game,' but says South African pitches combined with a team that loves to play at home will make things tough for the tourists.

Ranchi pitch was not ideal for T20 cricket, says Kolkata Knight Riders' Jacques Kallis

Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013

Jacques Kallis, who picked up two wickets for 17 runs with the ball before scoring a vital 41 during KKR's modest chase of 116-run target, said the wicket was not easy to bat as the ball didn't come to the bat.

It was a wake up call for our players: Stephen Fleming after loss vs Mumbai Indians

Press Trust Of India | Monday May 6, 2013

Fleming had no complaints regarding the pitch even though his team was shot out for 79.

China incursion: PM briefed on India's options by Army Chief

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Thursday May 2, 2013

Army Chief General Bikram Singh presented to the Prime Minister and senior cabinet ministers today tougher options that India has to handle the border stand-off provoked by a Chinese platoon pitching tents about 19 km inside Indian territory in Ladak...

IPL 6: Bowlers, Dhawan fire Hyderabad to a convincing 7-wicket win over Mumbai

Shamya Dasgupta | Wednesday May 1, 2013

Amit Mishra and Ishant Sharma made the most of a sluggish pitch to keep Mumbai's attacking reputation with the bat, in check, while Shikhar Dhawan never let the visitors in with any chance with his brilliant fifty.

India-China standoff: Army Chief briefs PM, other senior ministers

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday May 1, 2013

Army Chief General Bikram Singh today briefed the Cabinet Committee on Security on the Chinese incursion in Ladakh that has caused tension at the border between the two neighbours since April 15, when a Chinese platoon pitched tents about 19 km insid...

CII pitches for 0.50 per cent rate cut by Reserve Bank

Friday April 26, 2013

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Friday pitched for a 0.50 per cent cut in lending rates from the Reserve Bank of India in its monetary policy review next month to boost domestic investments.

China denies Ladakh incursion, accuses India of 'aggressive patrolling'

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday April 24, 2013

Despite a second meeting on Tuesday between Indian army commanders and their Chinese counterparts, a stand-off in Ladakh continues. New Delhi says soldiers from the People's Liberation Army crossed 10 kilometres (six miles) into Indian territory on A...

China denies Ladakh incursion, accuses India of 'aggressive patrolling'

Reported by Nitin A Gokhale; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday April 24, 2013

Despite a second meeting on Tuesday between Indian army commanders and their Chinese counterparts, a stand-off in Ladakh continues. New Delhi says soldiers from the People's Liberation Army crossed 10 kilometres (six miles) into Indian territory on A...

Ashes: India and England as 'similar' as curry and pork pie for Mitchell Starc

NDTVCricket | Sunday April 7, 2013

The Ashes series begins from July 10 at Trent Bridge with Starc saying that the pitch will offer a lot more here to the seamers than the Indian tracks could.

Drought politics: IPL chairman slams BJP for opposing matches in Maharashtra

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Tuesday April 2, 2013

As the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off today, political pitch over hosting its matches in drought-hit Maharashtra has been growing. IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, who is also the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, sl...

Drought politics: BJP's red herring over IPL

Written by Tejas Mehta | Monday April 1, 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Maharashtra unit has appealed to the governing council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) not to hold matches in the state with several regions in the grip of severe drought. Leader of opposition in the state legisl...

Abdul Qadir criticizes turning pitches in India-Australia Tests

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 27, 2013

The master spinner was disappointed to see the quality of some of the pitches prepared in the series.

Indian batsmen showed how to bat on this pitch, says Matthew Wade

Press Trust of India | Sunday February 24, 2013

Wade said their performance on Monday will have bearing on the outcome of the series-opener. Wade also said they never though that they will have easy time in India and such a fight was anticipated by them.

Bankers pitch for interest rate cut by RBI in its monetary policy review on December 18

Sunday December 16, 2012

Buoyed by fall in inflation, bankers have stepped up their demand for a cut in interest rate by the Reserve Bank in its mid-quarter review of monetary policy on Tuesday. Industry leaders too have been demanding a cut in interest rate to prop up growt...