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| Former India coach John Wright back to coaching the national A team
Former India coach John Wright will be back to his coaching ways
in October when he takes charge of the national A team for a series against Australian
state sides.
The 53-year-old former New Zealand opener and captain signed up with the
country's Cricket Board last month but his specific ....
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| Mohammad Yousuf Lance Klusener Inzamam ul Haq join ICL
Breaking the suspense over its recruitment, the Indian Cricket League today
unveiled a list of 50 players for its breakaway multi-million dollar league which
will have Pakistan's prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf and South African
cricketers Lance Klusener and Nicky Boje as its star attractions....
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| Shane Warne mentor to train Indian spinners at MAC Spin Foundation
Former Australian leg-spinner Terry Jenner, better known as Shane Warne's
mentor, will train Indian spinners at the MAC Spin Foundation here from September
15 to 20.
"Trainees at the state-of-the-art academy will surely benefit from Jenner's
training -- particularly three of our best ....
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| Imran Farhat declared sign up with Indian Cricket League
Speculation about Imran Farhat's aligning with the Indian Cricket League
ended today when the Pakistani opener admitted that he has joined the rebel body.
Farhat's announcement came hours after experienced allrounder Abdul Razzaq's quitting
international cricket in protest against "the ....
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| Cricket Board ready to meet threat from Indian Cricket League
Acutely aware of the perceived challenge to their authority
by the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), which is luring young domestic cricketers
into its fold, the bigwigs of the Cricket Board are girding their loins to meet
it head-on.
Today's late evening meeting of the BCCI's offic....
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| Ryan Sidebottom out of first India vs England ODI
England bowler Ryan Sidebottom has been ruled out of tomorrow's NatWest
Series one-day cricket opener against India as he is still recuperating
from the side strain injury sustained during the recent Tests.
Sidebottom did not join the England ODI squad here yesterday to continue to receive
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| Abdul Razzaq quits cricket to protest Twenty20 World cup 07 axe
Miffed with the PCB for dropping him from the Twenty20 World Championship
squad, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has quit international cricket in protest.
"I have decided to retire because I am hurt and disappointed at the way the
authorities have treated me for the last few weeks," Razz....
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| Shane Warne does not want to become Adolf Warne
Australian spin legend Shane Warne has put an end to speculation about
him trying to get German citizenship, saying that he would always remain an Australian.
"I am Australian, as simple as that, and I always will be. I'm not going
to be Adolf Warne or anything like that - I'll always b....
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| Indian bowlers need to get their act right for upcoming One Dayers
Despite stand-in skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's optimism, India's
bowlers need to get their act right ahead of the seven-match one-day cricket
series against England starting here Tuesday.
The fact that England Lions could post a mammoth score of 296
for 8 from their 50 overs after to....
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| BCCI net at Rs 232cr so huge Cash awaits local cricketers
The Finance Committee of the Cricket Board today recommended a substantial increase
in match fees to its domestic cricketers on the back of a net profit of around
Rs 232 crore secured by the BCCI in the last fiscal.
The panel, which met here today under the chairmanship of Sudhir Nanavati,
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| Michael Vaughan feels all learn from Zaheer khan out of the box ideas
England Test captain Michael Vaughan lavished praise on Zaheer Khan,
saying the Indian pace spearhead's out of the box ideas particularly made the
going tough for the hosts and was "something we can all learn from".
"India, and Zaheer Khan in particular, deserve a lot of credi....
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| Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni India elect to field against England Team
India's stand-in captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected
to field against England Lions in the warm-up one-day cricket match here
today.
India rested skipper Rahul Dravid along with Sachin Tendulkar,
who sat out the one-off ODI against Scotland in Glasgow on Monday too.
Sou....
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| Wasim Jaffer to lead Mumbai against Karachi in Qaid E Azam Trophy
Test opener Wasim Jaffer was today chosen to lead Ranji Trophy champions
Mumbai against Pakistan's Qaid-E-Azam Trophy winners Karachi in the annual
four-day fixture for the Mohd Nissar Trophy to be held in Karachi from September
8-11.
The 14-member squad, with Pravin Amre as coach, include....
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| PCB appoints rugby trainer David Dwyer to improve fitness and fielding
Pakistan cricket authorities today announced signing up an Australian rugby trainer
David Dwyer to improve the fitness and fielding standards in the national
cricket team.
Dwyer has been appointed on an initial two-year contract on the recommendation
of chief coach Geoff Lawson which would....
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| Ambati Rayudu Another Hyderabadi player joins Indian Cricket League
A day after the promising Ambati Rayudu joined the Indian Cricket League
(ICL), the Hyderabad team today suffered another setback with one more young player
signing up for the rebel league floated by Subhash Chandra-owned Essel Group.
Alfred Abbalam, the second highest wicket-taker for the s....
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