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| England team selected but angry Pietersen out
England announced their squads for the ODI and the T20I series against Pakistan
that starts from September 5. However, the biggest news was the expulsion of the
star English batsman, Kevin Pietersen from the two sides.
Pietersen has been going through some rough form in recent times and though....
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| Pakistan in match fixing net again
Pakistani cricketers, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, amongst a few of the others have been allegedly involved in match-fixing. According to a sting
operation that was conducted by a tabloid in UK, a man by the name of Mazhar Majeed, is supposed to have indicated to the sting operator from the ne....
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| Youngsters must be given more time according to Sehwag
India
may not be doing too well with the bat in the ongoing Micromax Cup tri-series
being played in Dambulla, but India's best batsman currently, Virender Sehwag,
has said that it was only a matter of time before the youngsters came into their
own and won the side the games. Earlier, MS Dhon....
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| Mohammad Yousuf chosen to play in T20Is for Pakistan
The Pakistan selectors have selected Mohammad Yousuf for the ODIs and the
T20Is that the side will play in England. The ODI and the T20I series will begin
after the current Test series, which England leads 2-1. It is a five-ODI two Twenty20
series that will be played in September. However, You....
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| Zimbabwe could become first team to play in Pakistan after 2009
After the New Zealand cricket board clarified that they will not be touring Pakistan
despite being earlier reported as contrary to the same, the Zimbabwe cricket board
seems to have come to Pakistan's rescue. Zimbabwe cricket board said that they
will like to help the flood victims by playing ....
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| Sri Lanka beat India thanks to umpiring gaffes
Sri Lanka may have beaten India rather convincingly, but Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that the side needed to be more consistent in winning
the matches. Sri Lanka beat India by eight wickets and with almost 35 overs to
spare, in what was the worst ever defeat for India against an....
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| Randiv gets suspended for one game
Never
before has a no ball created such a stir. Suraj Randiv no ball to gift
India a run, which denied Virendar Sehwag a century, has raised so much noise,
especially in India. Virendar Sehwag was stranded on 99, and vented his
frustration by hitting the bowler to a meaningless six....
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| This Indian team does not look like it can win the World Cup
The Indian team has been hit by injuries from the very start of the Sri Lankan
tour. And even before that! Their mainstream bowlers, Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth
missed the tour due to the various niggles to begin with. Sachin Tendulkar
and Gautam Gambhir then pulled out of the one-day leg series....
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| Listless India Crumble to Kiwis
On paper this Indian team sure had its flaws. With the absence of big names of
big names like Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan
Singh the Indian team sure had chinks in its armor. Even the Kiwis had to miss
the services of seasoned pros like skipper Daniel Vettori and....
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| Uthappa may soon join the Indian team
Robin Uthappa has given some promising performances as India's opening batsman in the past. The 24 years old cricketer made his debut in the Indian national
team back in 2006. Robin Uthappa scored 86 runs in his first international
match which is highest score by an Indian debutant in a limited ....
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| Kamran sacked for Edgbaston Test against England
After his disastrous outing at the Trent Bridge Test where he failed to manage
to score a single run from both the innings, it was obvious that brickbats were
in waiting for Pakistan Glove man Kamran Akmal. And as expected Akmal failed
to get the selectors nod for the Friday Test against Eng....
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| Guyana qualify for Champions League T20 with win over Barbados
Guyana qualified for the Champions League T20 by beating Barbados in the final of the Caribbean T20. Thus, they became the tenth and the final team to
qualify for this year's Champions League T20, that will be played in South Africa.
Last ball finishes have always been the mother of all battles.....
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| PCB call back Yousuf to Pakistan side
The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to take some prompt actions following
team's shameful 354-run defeat in a Test match against England at Trent Bridge.
Mohammad Yosuf has been asked to join the team for their remaining matches in
England. Also, Danish Kaneria who had been struggling with....
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| Raina becomes ninth India to score century in debut innings
Suresh Raina joined the record books when he became the ninth ever Indian to score
a century in the first innings of his debut Test match. He achieved this feat
against Sri Lanka at the SSC in Colombo, in the second Test match between
India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka leads the series 1-0.
Vire....
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| Misbah ul Haq may retire from international cricket soon
Pakistan's middle-order batsman, Misbah ul Haq, who had stunned everybody
with his batting in the ICC World T20, has decided that he will retire from the
game if he does not make it to the Pakistani team by the World Cup next year.
Misbah was an integral part of the Pakistani team since the co....
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