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| Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth sledged South Africans in Test series Micky Arthur
The recent slap-gate featuring Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth does not
surprise South African coach Micky Arthur who alleged both the players
abused the Proteas during their Test series against India earlier this year.
According to him, Harbhajan had apologise to South African batsman Ashwel....
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| Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock restrict Knight Riders to 137 for 8
Mumbai Indians' veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock stole
the limelight, wrecking the top and middle order of the Kolkata Knight Riders,
to restrict the hosts to a modest 137 for 8 in their Indian Premier League
tie here today.
The crafty Jayasuriya displayed variation in bowling a....
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| Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss targets IPL on surrogate liquor ads
After facing heat over cheergirls, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is now
under the scanner of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss who criticised
the cricket body for allegedly promoting liquor through surrogate advertisments
at their cricket matches.
Ramadoss, who is in the forefront o....
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| Farokh Engineer hopes BCCI would be lenient on Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh has been punished enough by the Indian Premier League for
slapping India teammate S Sreesanth and the BCCI should not be very harsh
when it hands out a separate penalty to the off-spinner, IPL match referee Farokh Engineer has pleaded.
Engineer, who adjudicated the hearing aga....
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| BCCI appointed commissioner to inquire Harbhajan singh slapping Sreesanth
The BCCI today appointed advocate Sudhir Nanavati as Commissioner
to conduct a preliminary inquiry into Harbhajan Singh's alleged slapping of India
teammate and IPL rival S Sreesanth.
"As per the constitution, BCCI has appointed Sudhir Nanavati, Advocate, Ahmedabad
as Commissioner to m....
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| Shatrughan Sinha criticises presence of cheer girls at IPL matches
Actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha today lashed out at organisers
of IPL matches for bringing cheer girls to the stadiums, making a "mockery"
of cricket.
"If you are so interested in deploying these cheer girls who dance after
hits of fours and sixes, it is better to gi....
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| IPL is not a hype but a serious business says Dennis Lillee
Purists may pooh-pooh what they perceive as a slam-bang fest but pace guru Dennis Lillee insists the Indian Premier League (IPL) is serious stuff and showmanship
is just a derivative of the entire exercise.
The legendary Australian pacer, now bowling coach of the Delhi Daredevils,
says the in....
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| Yuvraj singh and Harbhajan are eager to open account in IPL
With no certain word still on Sachin Tendulkar's Indian Premier League debut tomorrow,
Kings XI Punjab will be eager to take the opportunity to clinch an elusive
win at home turf against Mumbai Indians here.
The Yuvraj Singh-led Punjab team, having lost both its matches -- against
Chenna....
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| Gary Kirsten the Indian Coach Doubted his own his loyalties Against SA
Gary Kirsten's first official assignment as India's cricket coach happened to
be against the team he was once part of, and the former South African opener admitted
that there were moments before the drawn Test series when he was uncertain about
his loyalties.
"Whatever I may have said ....
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| Virender Sehwag shines for India
Virender Sehwag, the swash buckling Indian opener played himself
to form in the first test match between India and South Africa
with a fine unbeaten knock of 309 of 272 balls. The opener smashed the entire
proteas attack ball by ball and reached his triple ton in a record number of
d....
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| Shane Warne walks into the sunset
Shane Warne, the legendary Australian leg spinner, has announced
his retirement from all forms of cricket. The spinner, who had retired from
one day international cricket in 2003 and from test matches in early
2007, announced his retirement from first class cricket yesterday. Shane
W....
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| Team India Wins CB Series 2008
In a remarkable game of twists and turns in Sydney, India
wrapped up a memorable trip down under with a nail biting nine run victory over
Australia in what has been among the finest three days of Indian cricket
this century Winning the CB Series 2008 Finals. After winning the first
f....
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| Sachin Tendulkar guides India to final victory over Australia with a century
Sachin Tendulkar once again proved his penchant for scoring
big runs in Sydney with a fabulous century to guide India to a triumph over
the Australians in the first CB Series final.
A solid start from Robin Uthappa and Sachin Tendulkar
gave India a perfect platform chasing a relativ....
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| Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson pull out of Indian Premier League
A day of twists and turns saw Michael Clarke and Mitchell
Johnson join hands with keeper Brad Haddin to bid goodbye to the Indian
Premier League in favour of rest for better country commitments. Clarke
is expected to lead the Australian side after the retirement of skipper Ricky
Poin....
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| Upcoming Bangladesh v South Africa Schedules and Fixtures
South Africa trip down to the Asian nation of Bangladesh for a three match test
series that is expected to be competitive and feisty affair from all angles. South
Africa come into this series on the back of a grueling home series against the
West Indies and get to flex their arms in a warm-up ....
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