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Does Sourav Ganguly hope to stay evergreen like Dev Anand and Sean Connery?

Dev Anand and Sean Connery can get up, close and personal with Zeenat Aman and Catherine Zeta Jones forever.  Even when any remaining hair growth is all grey and the ridges on the face make for a perfect obstacle course. Even if they cannot perform (I am not suggesting anything conclusive here) show biz allows [...]

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Will the taxman come calling on the IPL in South Africa?

A news report in The Economic Times, a business daily in India, has indicated that the BCCI may have to pay a tax on its earnings in IPL Season 2. Reason? An extract from the report reads:
The income tax exemption that the apex cricket body enjoys for carrying out the “charitable activity” of promotion of [...]

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Did Sourav Ganguly lose even the rotating captaincy of the Kolkata Knight Riders?

We know by now that coach John Buchanan has announced a decision to field up to five captains during IPL season 2. Sourav Ganguly would be given the baton for only a few matches.
But a news flash on Rediff.com today announced Ganguly being dropped as captain altogether. It was just a headline on the home [...]

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Is the IPL shift a reverse swing that could bowl the UPA Government out in the coming elections?

It was easy for the Indian Government to go Pakistan bashing when the Lankans came under fire, literally, while touring that country. What about a similar risk posed to cricketers in India?
No such concerns here. All those who come to play here will be safe. If they are allowed to come. With all the security [...]

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