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India A v WI A, unofficial T20I, Bangalore

Rahul pleased with comeback from drug scandal

Sep 21, 2013: Rahul Sharma said he had always believed he would come out of the drugs scandal that threatened to derail his career in 2012

India A v West Indies A, unofficial T20I, Bangalore

Rahul Sharma's five seals dominating win

Sep 21, 2013: A strong display in all three departments led India A to a 93-run victory over West Indies A in the unofficial T20I in Bangalore

Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2013, Pune

Batting collapses a concern - Rahul Sharma

May 1, 2013: Pune Warriors' Rahul Sharma has said that instability in the batting order was one of the main reasons for the team's poor performance in IPL 2013

IPL 2013 news

Parnell, Rahul Sharma charged in recreational drugs case

Mar 7, 2013: South Africa allrounder Wayne Parnell's participation in IPL 2013 is in no doubt, according to his franchise Pune Warriors, despite him being one of 51 "wanted" foreign nationals for allegedly testing positive for recreational drugs following a party in M

India's selectors pick populism over vision

Aug 16, 2012: The final selections by Srikkanth's committee have sent all the wrong signals to the players and fans

Sri Lanka v India, 3rd ODI, Colombo

Rahul Sharma holds up under scrutiny

Jul 29, 2012: Rahul Sharma played his first ODI after news of his alleged recreational drug use, and he seemed to be coping quite well

IPL 2012 news

BCCI seeks details before acting on drugs case

Jul 21, 2012: The BCCI is likely to tread lightly on the Rahul Sharma drugs case, given the ambiguity in its rules and confusion over the specifics of what he is alleged to have consumed, and in what quantity

IPL 2012 news

Rahul Sharma and Parnell test positive for drugs

Jul 20, 2012: Rahul Sharma, the India legspinner, and Wayne Parnell, the South Africa fast bowler, have reportedly tested positive for recreational drugs

India's bare spin cupboard

Jul 5, 2012: Kumble's successor, Harbhajan, has faded, and the likes of Ashwin and Mishra aren't quite up to scratch yet

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12, quarter-finals

All-round Bipul Sharma takes Punjab to semis

Mar 7, 2012: A round-up of the 3rd and 4th quarter-final games of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12

India v West Indies, 4th ODI, Indore

Sehwag wins series for India with record 219

Dec 8, 2011: Virender Sehwag's record-breaking performance led India to 418 for 5, their highest ODI total, and sealed victory in the five-match series against West Indies

England in India 2011-12

Want to capitalise on this chance - Rahul Sharma

Sep 30, 2011: Legspinner Rahul Sharma, who received his maiden call-up to the India squad on Thursday, has said he wants to perform on-field, rather than make big promises

Irani Cup 2011

Parthiv to lead Rest of India

Sep 23, 2011: Parthiv Patel will lead the Rest of India squad in the Irani Cup match against Ranji trophy winners Rajasthan in October

India news

Dhawan to lead in Emerging Players tournament

Jul 2, 2011: Delhi opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead India in the Emerging Players tournament to be held in Australia from August 1 to 13

A tale of three legspinners

May 30, 2011: Piyush Chawla, Amit Mishra and Rahul Sharma have the skills to be successful for India. But their actions still need some work

Indian Premier League 2011

The IPL XI

May 29, 2011: Firdose Moonda picks her best XI of the fourth season of the IPL

Indian Premier League 2011

The man who stared adversity in the eye

May 18, 2011: Rahul Sharma's astonishing success in the IPL has come on the back of an equally stirring recovery from a potentially career-threatening illness

IPL weekly review - IV

Displays of genius, a comedy act and an anticlimax

May 6, 2011: Sehwag's masterpieces, a comedy act, pitch controversies and more in a review of the action from the fourth week of the IPL

Indian Premier League 2011

Rahul Sharma benefits from Harbhajan tips

May 6, 2011: Rahul Sharma, the Punjab and Pune Warriors legspinner, has focused on extracting bounce after receiving the advice from Harbhajan Singh

Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2011, Navi Mumbai

Mumbai win edges Pune closer to exit

May 4, 2011: Mumbai proved they are the best team in the tournament and reclaimed their by now customary at the summit of the table by battering Pune at the DY Patil Stadium