SISPA seeks VAT reduction on cotton

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 16:27

Considering this, SISPA wants VAT to be reduced to two percent on cotton, cotton yarn, blended and synthetic yarns to safeguard the spinning industry in the state and save the livelihood of lakhs of workers in textile industry, he said.

Michael Hussey calls on Oz cricketers to banish their spin demons

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 14:02

Retired Test batsman Michael Hussey has said after looking at the struggles of the Brisbane Heat batsmen against top-quality Indian spinners that Australia not only has a problem with producing international standard spinners, but has one in facing them as well.

Present era spinners don`t attempt to take wickets: Prasanna

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 12:15

Not too impressed with the current lot of spinners in international cricket, the legendary Erapalli Prasanna said not a single tweaker of the present era attempts to take wickets.

Defensive captains behind lack of world class leg-spinners: Warne

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 14:33

Shane Warne has admitted he is concerned with the moribund art of leg-spin, adding modern-day captains` defensive mindset is the main reason behind the lack of world-class leg spinners in cricket these days.

I would have struggled against Indian spinners: Hussey

Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 14:36

Retired Michael Hussey has claimed he would have struggled to mount a Chennai salvage mission against world class Indian spinners like Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja despite a penchant to wriggle Australia from desperate predicaments.

Disappointed with my spinners: MS Dhoni

Last Updated: Monday, November 26, 2012, 12:23

His insistence on a spinning track boomeranging, a sheepish Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday said he was disappointed with his tweakers.

I want to change perceptions about my utility in ODIs: Ojha

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 19:54

left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha feels that it`s about time that the perception about him being only effective in longer version changes as he aims to cement his place in shorter formats as well.

England needs to tackle Pak spinners to end their losing streak in third Test

Last Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 13:34

England’s batsmen have to devise a strategy to specifically tackle Pakistan’s spinners in order to set up a formidable score in the third Test, an article in a daily has said.

Have to find a way to score against spinners: Darren Sammy

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 16:13

West Indies captain said his batsmen have to find a way to score against Indian spinners for the team to have any chance of doing well in the ongoing three-Test series.

Ban spinners who don`t spin, says Swann

Last Updated: Monday, April 18, 2011, 00:00

Graeme Swann has a simple solution for the age old problem of English spinners who toil but do not spin.

Won`t hesitate to open bowling with spinners: Sanga

Last Updated: Sunday, April 10, 2011, 00:00

Their spinners might have come a cropper in the loss to Rajasthan, but that will not deter DC skipper Sangakkara from opening the bowling against KKR with tweakers.