London: Ravi Shastri, who served as Team Director during the limited-overs series against England, has put his weight behind the under-fire Zimbabwean by calling him a “solid character”.Speaking to ‘ESPNCricinfo', Shastri lavished praise on Fletcher,
New Delhi, Nov 12: Former captain Rahul Dravid has backed Mahendra Singh Dhoni to remain in the hot seat but felt the selectors can, in the near future, consider reducing the current India skipper's workload
New Delhi, Oct 20: Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev backed current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni after questions were raised on his abilities as a team leader.The 1983 World Cup winning captain said that Dhoni's
Chennai, Aug 6: On the eve of Vice-Presidential election, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today extended AIADMK's support to NDA nominee Jaswant Singh, saying she firmly believes that there has to be an opposition in
Lucknow, Jun 15: BSP supremo Mayawati today announced her party's support to Pranab Mukherjee for the post of President, describing the Finance Minister as a serious and deserving candidate for the top job.“Prime Minister Manmohan
New Delhi, May 15: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday supported BCCI for suspending five uncapped Indian players as allegation of spot-fixing in the IPL surfaced through a television sting operation."Yes, it was correct
New Delhi, Mar 29: Backing the Army chief in his ongoing tussle with the government, former Navy Chief Admiral L Ramdas today rubbished the demand for sacking Gen V K Singh.Ramdas demanded a probe by
New Delhi, Jan 16: Strongly backing Salman Khurshid, a delegation of Congress leaders today met the Election Commission raising objections to its notice to the Law Minister for announcing plans to increase sub quota for
New Delhi, Nov 11: Congress today backed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's stand on the issue of the state Lokayukta Bill and said that elected representatives are “answerable” only to the people.Kumar had yesterday said
New Delhi, Sep 24: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today strongly backed P Chidambram over the latest controversy surrounding the Finance Ministry note on 2G scam and accused the RSS of targeting the Home Minister
London, Sept 1: England fast bowler Stuart Broad expects India to provide a renewed threat when the five-match ODI series begins in Chester-le-Street on Saturday.Broad's comment comes after England claimed a six-wicket win in the
New Delhi, Aug 6: The ruling Congress party on Saturday dismissed the Opposition's demand for Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit's resignation in the wake of the CAG report on the financial irregularities in Commonwealth Games. “We
New Delhi, Jul 30: Former India all-rounder Salim Durrani has come in support of under fire Harbhajan Singh, expressing confidence that the off-spinner would come good in the ongoing Test series against England. “He has
New Delhi, May 12: In a view contrary to that of his party, BJP leader L K Advani today appeared to appreciate Rahul Gandhi's role in the on-going farmer agitation in Greater Noida, saying anyone
New Delhi, Apr 28: Standing firmly behind PAC Chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi against the onslaught by Congress and DMK members, the BJP today alleged that these were “calculated, deliberate and sponsored” attacks by the ruling
Mumbai, Feb 3: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram today backed Shahid Afridi to lead the side in the World Cup and hit out at the Cricket Board (PCB) for delaying the appointment. Akram said Pakistan
New Delhi, Nov 29: In a clear support to India's position on Pakistan, Russia today said any compromise on terrorism while normalizing bilateral ties would be "inadmissible" and asked Islamabad to stop infiltration to neighbouring
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday backed his hometown Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games saying that the whole country was rooting for Chicago. If Chicago wins its bid, Obama said, the city
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