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| Shoaib Akhtar now wants to focus on India tour for tests and odi
Ruing that his career has been plagued by scores of controversies, banned Pakistani
pacer Shoaib Akhtar today said he would like to focus on the forthcoming
tour of India instead of fretting over the spoilt past.
"Although no cricketer wants to be banned and fined, I am happy that t....
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| No water bottles allowed inside stadium during 6th Nagpur ODI
The organisers have decided not to allow the spectators to
carry plastic water bottles inside the stadium during the sixth ODI between
India and Australia here on October 14.
They will instead be allowed to carry water in pouches. In the wake of spectators
throwing water bottles ....
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| Australia beat India by nine wickets to take 3 1 lead in ODI Series
India paid a heavy price for their pathetic batting display against Australia
who humiliated the hosts with an emphatic nine-wicket victory in the fifth cricket
one-dayer to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the seven-match series here today.
The Australians first bundled out the home team fo....
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| Shoaib akhtar banned for 13 ODI matches and is being fined by PCB
Pakistan's temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was today banned for
13 ODIs and fined Rs 34 lakh by the Pakistan Cricket Board disciplinary committee
for hitting fellow paceman Mohammad Asif with bat.
The PCB disciplinary committee announced that Shoaib had breached the code of
c....
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni refuses to blame batsmen for the 5th odi loss
Despite Indian batting crumbling like house of cards against Australia in the
fifth one-dayer, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today not only refused to
blame the batsmen for the defeat but also described them as the best line-up at
his disposal.
India were reduced to 43 for five at one stage ....
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| Ricky Ponting Feels We played our best cricket of the ODI series
Australian captain Ricky Ponting today described their resounding nine-wicket
win against India as a "flawless job" and said it was possible
because of the homework his his team had done.
"It has been our best performance of the series so far. We batted, bowled
and fielded ve....
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| India win toss against Australia and elect to bat in fifth ODI
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in
the fifth One-Day International against Australia at the Reliance Stadium
here today.
Both the teams retained the playing eleven that did duty in the fourth match
on October 8 at Chandigarh.
Australia is leading....
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| BCA honours Sachin Tendulkar for achieving 400 ODI realtime milestone
Sachin Tendulkar became only the second batsmen to appear in 400 ODIs during the
fifth match against Australia here today and was presented with a silver
trophy by the Baroda Cricket Association for achieving the landmark.
The trophy was handed over to the master batsman, only the second....
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| Ricky Ponting says Australians will come at India strongly
Stung by the defeat to India at Chandigarh, Australian captain Ricky Ponting
is not in a mood to concede more ground and cautioned the home team
that they will treat the fifth cricket one-dayer tomorrow as a virtual final.
"The last game was a terrific game of cricket and India have mad....
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| Sachin Tendulkar to play 400th One Day International tomorrow
After breaking several records in his 18-year-old career, Sachin Tendulkar
will achieve another milestone when he plays his 400th one-day international at
the Reliance Cricket Stadium here tomorrow.
When he turns out against the Australians in the fifth ODI, Tendulkar will become
only the ....
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| Dav Whatmore wants to give opportunities to local coaches at National Cricket Academy
Former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach has accepted to be Director
(Operations) at India's National Cricket Academy, but wants to give more opportunities
to local coaches to train the youngsters.
Whatmore, who has been offered a three-year contract, said he would like to give
space to the c....
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| India hold high hopes of squaring series in 5th ODI against australia
Having managed to halt the Australian juggernaut in its tracks
at Chandigarh, India will seek to carry the momentum when they go into
the fifth cricket one-dayer here tomorrow, hoping to level the seven-match series.
The eight-run victory over Ricky Ponting's men and the semi-final
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| Australia to play Twenty20 international match on Pakistan cricket tour
The first international Twenty20 match in Pakistan will be played early
next year when the hosts take on Australia during their tour in March-April.
Cricket Australia has confirmed the itinerary for the tour which includes three
Tests, five one-day internationals and the Twenty20 match, besi....
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| BCCI unhappy over Dilip Vengsarkar and Lalchand Rajput comments in live media
BCCI has taken exception to selection committee Chairman Dilip Vengsarkar
and Indian team manager Lalchand Rajput's statements to media
over senior players' performance.
"If selectors are not happy with the performance of seniors, then selection
committe can drop then. But the....
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| Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds wicket was the turning point feels Ricky Ponting
Australia captain Ricky Ponting today said his side was well on course
for a win against India but losing the in-form duo of Matthew Hayden
and Andrew Symonds at crucial stages dashed their hopes.
Ponting said India did well to keep wickets in their hands and rued that his side
could not t....
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