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National selector Raja Venkat insists the IPL could not be blamed for injuries. ?Injuries are part and parcel of the game. But it is unfair to blame the ongoing IPL,? the East Zone selector said.

Champions Deccan Chargers are not being able to recapture their form of last year. They lost the opening game of this year’s IPL when, at one stage, it looked they would coast to a win. And, perhaps, that loss has dented their confidence.

Deepika Padukone charmed Bangalore as the Royal Challengers decimated Kings XI on Tuesday. She couldn’t be there at the venue because of a shooting assignment in New Delhi but the Bollywood PYT took time out to speak to HT.

There is an unmistakable spring in Adam Gilchrist’s steps even during nets as the former Australia wicketkeeper not only concentrates on his batting but also helps youngsters iron out their problems.

Wellington, Mar. 19 (ANI): A streaker got the Basin Reserve crowd going today just as Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke arrived at the crease.

Out of position, Yogesh Nagar wobbled a couple of steps backwards, before timing his leap to perfection and latched onto what is sure to be one of the greatest catches the Indian Premier League has seen, with his right hand stuck behind his line of vision.

Fast bowler Peter George has been called into the Australian squad as the cover for Ryan Harris, who is nursing a side soreness, for the first Test against New Zealand commencing in Wellington from Friday.

In the midst of the Indian Premier League, the national selectors are to meet in Mumbai on March 26 to pick the 15-member Indian squad for the ICC World T20 championship to be held next month in the West Indies.