Birthday Special: From Gangnam to Gaylestorm, a look at different shades of Christopher Gayle

Being only the fourth man on plant to score two Test triple tons and being credited with scoring the fastest T20 century do not conventionally go hand in hand, unless of course you’re alluding to Chris Gayle. 

 The imposing Jamaican, with a typical Caribbean flair of dominance and an absolute disregard for the species answering to the name of bowlers, turns 34 on Saturday.

 

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ICC ODI rankings: Sir Jadeja rules the roost, Kohli ranked fourth

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Ravindra Jadeja continued to jointly top the bowlers’ list, while Virat Kohli was the highest-ranked Indian batsman at fourth in the latest ICC ODI rankings issued today. Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was unchanged at seventh in the batsmen’s list followed by Suresh Raina at a distant joint 16th.

 

 

In the bowling chart, R Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar held on to their 18th and joint 20th position respectively. Jointly heading the list with West Indian Sunil Narine, Jadeja, however, slipped a rung to fourth in the all-rounder’s list. Elsewhere, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is back in the top-10 of the Rankings for ODI Bowlers after he jumped six places to eighth in the latest update.

 

 

The latest rankings were released after Australia beat England by 49 runs in the fifth and final ODI at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, last night to claim the series 2-1. Johnson picked up five wickets in the series against England and returned to the top 10 for the first time since October 2011, when he was ranked fourth.

 

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Sports Minister bats for athletes, urges IOA to fall in line with IOC’s demand

Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Jitendra Singh on Thursday threw his weight behind the recent International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to stick to the contentious chargesheet clause, and urged the under-fire Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to make necessary amendments to its constitution to safeguard athletes’ interests. 

 

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Unforgettable images from Champions League

In two weeks from now, Indian cricket will once again be lit by sparkling sixes and gravity defying fielding. Champions League T20, an event that features all the top T20 leagues from world cricket, gets rolling on September 17. The matches will be played at Mohali, Delhi, Ranchi, Ahmedabad and Jaipur. 

We bring you a collection of memorable images from the four-year history of Champions League. 

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Retirement? Relive these Tendulkar classics before you utter the R-word!

New Delhi: It’s inevitable. All good things must come to an end, goes the oft-repeated cliché. Its common sense, a middle aged man can’t go on forever, we are told. However, for a generation that has grown up watching Tendulkar through his ungainly crotch movements as much as his countless classics, the sight of an Indian middle order without Sachin Tendulkar’s name sitting pretty at number four in the batting order is perhaps the worst nightmare.

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