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| Wicket will become even poor for batting says Matthew Hayden
The Indians may have done exceptionally well to reduce Australia to 337
for nine in the opening cricket Test but Matthew Hayden reckons the visitors
will also find the going tough on a pitch that will "definitely get difficult
to bat on over the next few days".
Hayden stood o....
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| Kolkatans distributed sweets to celebrate Sourav Ganguly 100th Test match for India
Christmas festivities stretched into the Boxing Day as Kolkatans
distributed sweets to celebrate local hero Sourav Ganguly's 100th Test appearance
for India.
The denizens woke up early to witness the historic moment of Ganguly's career
at Melbourne Cricket Ground where India play....
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| Seniors must not get personal says vice captain Adam Gilchrist
In a veiled swipe at Shane Warne and Ian Chappell for their outburst
against the Australian team, vice-captain Adam Gilchrist today said retired
stars should stop "getting personal" and "making negative"
comments.
"I must say there's been a lot said today in the pa....
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| My daughter would have done better than John Buchanan Ian Chappell
Launching a lampoon at John Buchanan, former captain Ian Chappell
has said that his daughter would not have done a bad job as coach of the Australian
team.
Defending spin great Shane Warne, who has been criticised for his panning
of Buchanan, Chappell said the former coach's contribution i....
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| Aggression and self belief key to success against Australia says VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman has been Australia's bugbear for quite a while and
the classical middle order batsman prescribes self-belief with relentless aggression
as the formula to succeed against the world champions.
With a firmness in his voice, Laxman said India
would not allow any let-up in steam....
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| Brett Lee wants to take control of Indian master Sachin Tendulkar during ind vs aus series
Australia's pace spearhead Brett Lee is keen to cross sword with Indian
master Sachin Tendulkar in a bid to prove to the "world's greatest"
that he is a vastly improved bowler now.
"I am actually looking forward to bowling against Sachin Tendulkar. It's
going to be his....
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| Rahul Dravid may not open in Boxing Day Test against australia next week
The choice of Rahul Dravid as opener for India's opening cricket Test against
Australia on Boxing Day next week is not cast in iron yet.
Apparently, a rethink is on within the Indian ranks if it would be wise to
put their trusted man in the middle order at the top of the ranks.
A few thi....
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| Ricky Ponting at top of ICC rankings with career best rating points
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's two unbeaten centuries in
the Chappell-Hadlee Series gave him his career best rating points of 832 even
as he continued his domination at the top of the ICC rankings for the
ODI batsmen, released today.
Ponting not only ensured his team's 2-0 vi....
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| Michael Hussey has different plans for different Indian bowler
In a veiled warning to Anil Kumble and his teammates, Australia's middle
order bulwark Michael Hussey said every home batsman will be armed with
separate strategy for each Indian bowler when they walk out to bat in the forthcoming
Test series.
Hussey said the hosts had not left any stone u....
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| Brad Hogg will do well in the ind vs aus series says Shane Warne
Throwing his weight behind Brad Hogg, spin legend Shane Warne said
the chinaman bowler has done well against India in the one dayers and there
is no reason why he can't do it against them in the forthcoming Test series as
well.
Warne admitted supple wrists and nimble footwork of the In....
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| India needed more practice before 1st Test says Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Indian vice-captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has admitted that the side goes
into the Boxing Day Test against Australia short of match practice as just one
warm-up game before the four-Test series was not enough to get acclimatised with
the conditions here.
"It's always better to have....
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| Brad Hogg ready for the India vs australia test and odi seies
Unperturbed at being identified by Indian skipper Anil Kumble as a weak
link in the Australian team, spinner Brad Hogg is confident of his success
in the Test series.
Hogg hopes Melbourne's drop-in pitch will help earn him a Test recall after
a four-year absence. The condition of the....
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| Skipper Mohammad Kaif scores 91 in Ranji Trophy against Bengal
Skipper Mohammad Kaif struck a determined 91 as Uttar Pradesh opened
up a vital first innings lead over Bengal on the second day of their Ranji
Trophy Elite Group B outing here today.
At stumps, the visitors were 437 for seven with Praveen Kumar (50) and
Amir Khan (30) unbeaten in the middl....
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| India ready for Australian cricket tour says Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Australia have warned India of a hostile series Down Under but vice-captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni said they will not shy away from maintaining that
aggressive tempo which unnerved the World Champions during their visit here for
the ODI series.
"It will be interesting. They are famo....
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| Pakistan Cricket Board stands by Mohammad Yousuf in ICL vs IPL dispute
Pakistan Cricket Board has vowed to provide all possible legal help to senior
batsman Mohammad Yousuf after an Indian arbitration panel barred him from
playing in next year's Indian Premier League.
"Legal experts will be consulted to finalise a strategy to help Yousuf,"
who....
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