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| Indian teams struggle at start of Champions League T20 this year
At the end of the first five games in the Champions League T20, it is evident
that the spinners will play a big role in the competition. However, it must also
be said that the quality of the spinners will be taken into account as well, rather
than any one who needs to run and bowl.
So far, th....
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| Cook says he wanted to drop himself from the second ODI
The English captain Alastair Cook said that he had considered dropping
himself from the side in the second ODI after news filtered in that the game will
be reduced to 23 overs instead of the 50 overs. However, in the end, it was Jonathon Trott who had to be dropped and Cook went on to score a hu....
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| Ravindra Jadeja replaces Gambhir in ODI squad
The Indian team will see one more change to their line-up for the ODIs against
the English side, as they take in Ravindra Jadeja into the squad, who replaces
the injured Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir was indisposed from the ODIs after his head
hit the ground while he attempted to take a catch.
The....
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| Former India Test players slam Indian performances in England Tests
As India go into the fourth Test match with a 0-3 scoreline against them,
the number of former cricketers lambasting the performance in England has
only increased. Kapil Dev had blasted the Indian captain and the other seniors
in the team for not helping out the younger team-members, who had l....
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| Alastair Cook scores 182 and bats India out of series
India continued to struggle on their tour of England as they were put to
the sword on the second day of the third Test match at Edgbaston. After being
bowled out for 224, England were able to bat their opposition out of the match
with a strong reply, scoring 456 for the loss of three wickets a....
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| Pragyan Ojha set to feature in county cricket for Surrey
Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha will be appearing for the English
county of Surrey in the ongoing season. He will play in both, the CB40 one-dayers
and the County Championships from this month onwards.
The BCCI has approved Ojha's NOC to play in the county championships. Currently,
Oj....
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| Ian Bell run-out causes controversy
The third day of the second Test between India and England was filled with
some amazing cricket but it was the controversial run-out of Ian Bell that
it will be remembered for all throughout.
The incident occurred in what was going to be the last over before the end
of the second session of....
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| Zaheer Khan injury makes it a day for England
England
were slow on the first day of the first Test match against India but they
would be in a much happier position than India. The early storm has been weathered
off, and England were 127 for the loss of two wickets before rains meant
that only 49.2 overs were possible on the opening day ....
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| Raina century saves India blushes against Somerset
India were drubbed into submission on the third and the final day of the warm-up
game against Somerset. While the match ended in a draw, there is no doubt that
the Indian bowlers will need to do a lot more than what they did in the warm-up
game.
In the 137 overs that were bowled by the India....
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| India struggle against Somerset as they collapse to 138/8
The Indians were left struggling at the end of the second day of the only tour
game that they play before the start of the first Test match against England.
Chasing a total of 425 that Somerset had put up, the Indians were eight wickets
down for 138 and with not too much hope left out of the g....
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| Indias tour of England to start from July 15
India's tour of England will begin with a tour game against Somerset, but
the real action will begin with the four Test match series that will be played
out. The first Test match will begin from July 21 at the Lord's, a ground where
the Indians have not had much success.
This will be followe....
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| England tour of India schedule announced
England will make a trip to India to play five ODIs and one T20I this year.
The series will begin from October 4 and will go on to the October 29.
The English tour will begin with a couple of limited overs practice games in Hyderabad
on October 8 and October 11. This will be followed by the fi....
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| BCCI agree to DRS in tweaked format
The Decision Review System has been made mandatory by the ICC after it
broke down the resistance to the system by the BCCI. However, it has been announced
that the DRS will be used in a changed format.
According to the new format of the DRS, there will be no mandatory use of the
Hawk-Eye or ....
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| Tharanga handed a three month ban for doping scandal
The
Sri Lankan opening batman, Upul Tharanga has been banned by the ICC for
three months for his transgression involving drug-intake. Tharanga failed his
drug test during the World Cup, something that was revealed at the end of the
tournament.
The ICC has said that while Tharanga had made ....
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| ICC to meet in Hong Kong to decide on UDRS and other issues
The five-day long yearly conference that the ICC holds will be held at Hong Kong this year. It will begin from Sunday and the main decision to be taken
will be associated with the Decision Review System (DRS). For now, almost
all the cricket board support the decision review system but there is ....
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