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| Mental fatigue a challenge for the Indian team says coach Kirsten
Most people are of the opinion that to say the schedule of the Indian cricket
team is hectic would be stating the very obvious and an understatement actually.
This story was in fact supported yesterday by the statements of national coach
Gary Kirsten when he said that 'mental fatigue' wo....
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| Tactical time outs could be reduced says Lalit Modi
One of the major worries that has been bothering most teams so far in the IPL
has been the "tactical time-outs". Most players and officials including
Tom Moody, VB Chandrasekhar and even Sachin Tendulkar have been
pretty vocal about the fact that its something that the game can....
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| Kamran Khan The road ahead
How often have we heard of that fairytale? A young man from nowhere, wanting
to become successful in the big bad world out there, having all the talent in
the world, getting fame and that initial bit of success only then to getting
derailed in the tracks by forces that at times to the hu....
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| Post Kevin Pietersen and Bangalore look forward to a new Leder
One of the major problem areas for teams last year was the
fact that some key foreign players were forced to quit the IPL midway
and attend to national duties. A team like the Chennai Super Kings was
especially affected as their four-match winning streak at the beginning of the
compe....
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| Gautam Gambhir scores unbeaten half century leaving India to 104 for 1 at lunch
Gautam Gambhir's unbeaten 53 helped India race to 104 for one wicket at
lunch on the opening day of the second cricket Test against Australia here
today.
Gambhir had Rahul Dravid (11) for company at the break after the Indians
thorougly dominated the first session.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni ....
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| India V Australia rivalry in Mohali in 2nd test renewed
Australia had the edge in Bangalore while the brownie points belonged to
India but both the bitter rivals would seek something more tangible, an
outright win to be precise, when they collide head-on in the second Test here
tomorrow.
If the see-saw first Test, spiced up by some on-field ban....
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| Failure of middle batting order in Sri Lanka Team is one off thing feels Dilip Vengsarkar
Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar feels the combined failure of the experienced
Indian middle order batting in Sri Lanka was a one-off thing and expects
the batsmen to put it firmly behind them and start afresh in the upcoming four-Test
series against Australia.
Vengsarkar also feels that th....
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| Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne flays Andrew Symonds urging him to return as a better person
Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne has lambasted temperamental
all-rounder Andrew Symonds for showing disrespect to the national team
and urged him not to throw away his international career and return as a better
person.
Warne was critical about Symonds "gone fishing" episode a....
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| Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf may return to ICL rebel Twenty20 series
After months legal wrangle with the Indian Cricket League, senior Pakistan
batsman Mohammad Yousuf may finally end up joining the rebel Twenty20
series, thus ending his international career.
Sources close to the batsman have confirmed to PTI that Yousuf has conveyed to
the ICL organisers th....
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| Virender Sehwag pledges inputs for team India
Virender Sehwag does not hanker after Test captaincy and the swashbuckling opener
says as a senior member of the squad, he would keep giving his inputs to whoever
leads the side.
While ODI and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the
overwhelming favourite to take over the Test reins fr....
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| Watching Yuvraj Singh hit sixes was quite an experience says umpire Simon Taufel
Simon Taufel, the man officiating at the all-important end during the over when
Yuvraj Singh hit the ICC award winning six sixes, said it was "quite
an experience" watching the Indian unleash his array of strokes.
"It was quite an experience," Taufel told reporters last ni....
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| Cricket Board to contribute 23 crore to Mumbai Cricket Association for development
The Cricket Board will pay Mumbai Cricket Association around Rs 23 crore
as its "contribution" to the affiliated unit's "cricket development"
purposes, in lieu of lease rent for occupying its premises at Cricket Centre
inside the Wankhede Stadium complex.
Sharad ....
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| Tean India goes down to fifth place in ODI rankings
Despite their historic 3-2 series-win against Sri Lanka,
India has dropped to fifth place in the ICC ODI Championship
table, released today.
England replaced India at the fourth place and has second position within touching
distance after winning three consecutive matches against South Af....
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| Sachin Tendulkar being dismissed was big moment feels Dhammika Prasad
Dhammika Prasad is on cloud nine having scalped Sachin Tendulkar, the 'greatest'
batsmen of modern era, on his debut.Prasad, who replaced Nuwan Kulasekara,
accounted for three batsmen today as the Indian innings folded for just 249 against
Sri Lanka on the opening day of the third and final cr....
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| Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir give India a tremendous start
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir hit impressive half-centuries to give
India a solid start as the visitors reach 151 without loss at lunch on the opening
day of the second cricket Test here today.Sehwag was unbeaten on 91 while Gambhir
was batting at 50 after India, aiming to square the seri....
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