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Police bomb squad officers and sniffer dogs searched Bangalore stadium Monday as part of a massive security operation for the start of the first Pakistan cricket tour to India for five years.

2012-12-24T17:06:40ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/04/26/India_wants_Tendulkar_upper_house_433f

India's prime minister has put forward batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar for membership of the upper house of parliament, a top government source said on Thursday.

2012-04-26T14:57:58ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/09/India_debutant_gets_early_wedding_98fb

Soon-to-be-married Ravichandran Ashwin was delighted with his nine-wicket haul that helped India win the first Test against the West Indies on Wednesday.

2011-11-09T17:49:17ZAFP Global Editionby Manoj Vatsyayanatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/08/Indias_Tendulkar_hits_15000th_Test_42bb

Sachin Tendulkar of India on Tuesday became the first batsman in history to score 15,000 Test runs even as he moved towards his 100th international century.

2011-11-08T14:19:20ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/11/07/Sammy_Bishoo_spark_India_collapse_a929

Darren Sammy and Devendra Bishoo shared five wickets to trigger India's collapse on the second day of the opening Test against the West Indies on Monday.

2011-11-07T13:10:06ZAFP Global Editionby Manoj Vatsyayanatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/04/28/Tiwary_shape_Kolkata_c56d

Manoj Tiwary scored an unbeaten half-century to set up a thrilling 17-run win for Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match against Delhi Daredevils on Thursday.

2011-04-28T18:23:02ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/10/Dhoni_says_pressure_game_will_d6b7

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team had a good workout against the Netherlands and the pressure they faced would stand them in good stead for tougher World Cup challenges ahead.

2011-03-10T08:25:28ZAFP South Asian Editionby John Weavertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/09/India_verge_quarters_Kamran_faces_0a8b

India virtually wrapped a World Cup quarter-final place on Wednesday as calamity keeper Kamran Akmal faced being deposed by his own brother as Pakistan's top gloveman.

2011-03-09T16:41:04ZAFP Global Editionby Dave Jamestag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/09/Tendulkar_first_reach_2000_World_9222

Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar Wednesday became the first batsman to score 2,000 World Cup runs, reaching the mark by hitting three consecutive fours in front of legions of fans in New Delhi.

2011-03-09T15:25:51ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/08/India_Dutch_feast_WCup_quarters_e501

India will look to wrap up a convincing victory over rock-bottom Netherlands in the World Cup on Wednesday and virtually make sure of their quarter-final berth.

2011-03-09T04:02:47ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/08/Indias_Dhoni_wants_easy_ride_bb7c

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants to have an easy game against the Netherlands on Wednesday after surviving some anxious moments at the World Cup.

2011-03-08T13:41:13ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/08/Canadas_Bagai_enjoys_support_home_1128

Canada captain Ashish Bagai relished "home" support as he led his team to a much-needed World Cup win over fellow minnows Kenya before an array of family and friends in New Delhi.

2011-03-08T07:46:40ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/07/Hansra_Bagai_lead_Canada_83e1

Jimmy Hansra struck a fine half-century under pressure as Canada defeated Kenya by five wickets on Monday to register only their second victory ever in a World Cup.

2011-03-07T17:59:21ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/07/Canada_beat_Kenya_Cricket_World_73af

Jimmy Hansra struck a fine half-century under pressure as Canada defeated Kenya by five wickets on Monday to register only their second victory ever in a World Cup.

2011-03-07T17:58:24ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/03/03/Twenty20_revolution_gives_World_bigger_fe1b

Twenty20's big-hitting revolution has added a new dimension to 50-over cricket with players showing more daring than before at this World Cup.

2011-03-03T06:36:20ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/27/Stakes_high_West_Indies-Netherlands_WCup_1fe7

Injury-ravaged West Indies will have plenty to play for when they take on an inspired Netherlands in a crucial World Cup league match on Monday.

2011-02-28T02:03:56ZAFP Global Editionby Abhaya Srivastavatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/26/Windies_star_Dwayne_Bravo_World_1b8d

West Indies' World Cup hopes suffered a major body blow when key all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a knee injury.

2011-02-26T07:41:45ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/25/Cricket_legend_Boycott_bats_sandwiches_62aa

Former England opening batsman Geoffrey Boycott, renowned for his rock-solid defiance in his playing career, needed to defend his humble box of sandwiches with equal determination at the World Cup.

2011-02-25T10:21:09ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/25/Boycott_bats_sandwiches_40a4

Former England opening batsman Geoffrey Boycott, renowned for his rock-solid defiance in his playing career, needed to defend his humble box of sandwiches with equal determination at the World Cup.

2011-02-25T10:00:21ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2011/02/24/Villiers_knowledge_boosts_South_Africa_fedb

AB de Villiers put his Indian Premier League experience to good use on Thursday when he led South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket World Cup win over the West Indies.

2011-02-24T17:19:58ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter