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| Good batting track for 4th ODI for India Vs Pakistan live match at Gwalior
Fans can look forward to a run feast when India takes on Pakistan
in the fourth cricket one-dayer here with the pitch curator promising a high-scoring
game.
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association's Chief curator Samundar Singh Chauhan
said he has prepared a perfect batting wicket for the match ....
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| Sri Lankan state television Rupavahini to sponsor Sri Lankan Live cricket tournaments for the next five years
Sri Lanka's state television Rupavahini will sponsor the country's
cricket tournaments for the next five years.
This would, however, not include the India-Sri Lanka Test series to be played
in June next year, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) media manager Samantha Algama
said.
He said a....
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| Cricket Board officers to meet in Delhi tomorrow for appointment of a coach for the Indian team
BCCI office bearers, headed by President Sharad Pawar,
will meet tomorrow in Delhi with the long-pending matter of appointment of a
coach for the Indian team topping their agenda.
The naming of a coach has been kept pending since the decision of previous incumbent
Greg Chappell not to s....
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| BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar asked for funds misappropriation in India vs Australia ODI
Andhra Pradesh police have registered a case against BCCI
Chief Sharad Pawar and five others for alleged misappropriation of funds
during the third India-Australia cricket ODI here held recently.
On a direction from a local court, the Uppal police here booked the case against
Paw....
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| Indian Captian Mahendra Singh Dhoni front runner for Test captaincy
The national selectors will meet here this evening to name
India's new Test cricket captain amid indication that Mahendra Singh Dhoni
will be given the job in the longer version as well.
With Sachin Tendulkar turning down the offer and suggesting that "a
youngster" be given th....
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| Anil Kumble says he is ready for Indian Test cricket captaincy
Veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble today threw his hat in the ring and said
he is ready to take over as India's next Test captain if selectors ask
him to do so.
The 37-year-old leg-spinner, a veteran of 118 Test and 271 one day matches, said
leading India would be an honour for him but it was ....
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| Captain Shoaib Malik getting better with every game says Geoff Lawson
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik today got a thumbs up from his coach Geoff
Lawson who said the youngster was "getting better as a captain with every
game".
Lawson said both India and Pakistan have two young captains and
they needed to be given some time to mature in their rol....
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| Indian Tennis Star Sania Mirza bowled over by Pakistani Fast Bowler Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar may not have set alight the cricket series yet but the Pakistani
speedster has already won an admirer in tennis ace Sania Mirza.
Sania, in the city to watch the second Indo-Pak one day cricket match at Mohali
tomorrow, said she liked Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi as well....
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| Team India will look to keep Pakistan cricket team on the mat for next ODI
Having gained the psychological advatage by easily winning the first match, a
confident India go into the second cricket one-dayer against arch-rivals
Pakistan here tomorrow, seeking to keep the momentum going with another
convincing performance.
The five-wicket triumph in the first one-da....
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| Legendary Indian Batsman Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar refuses Test cricket captaincy
Sachin Tendulkar today turned down the offer to become the
captain of India's Test cricket team just two days before his appointment was
to be formally announced here.
The veteran batsman, who had initially agreed to take over the mantle after Rahul
Dravid stepped down, has informed the....
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| Indian Cricket League unveils teams uniforms for inaugural cricket tournament
The Indian Cricket League has unveiled the teams' colours and logos for its inaugural
Twenty20 league to start later this month.
Chandigarh Lions, Mumbai Champs, Kolkata Tigers, Delhi Jets, Chennai Superstars
and Hyderabad Heroes are to take part in the tournament to be held at Panchakula.
T....
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| Salman Butt hoping to be the star of India vs Pakistan ODI series
He gave up vice-captaincy to focus on his batting and now Pakistani opener Salman
Butt is hoping to emerge as a star player during his team's cricket series
against India starting next week.
"I stepped down as vice-captain because I think I still need a lot of time
with me before I tak....
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| Team gear up for home odi and test series for upcoming India Vs Pakistan matches
Battered by formidable Australia in the recent one-day series, Indian cricketers
used the opening day of the camp today to rejuvenate themselves ahead of the tough
engagements against Pakistan.
The two-hour session at the floodlit Eden Gardens saw ageing warhorses Sourav
Ganguly and ....
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| Salman Butt returns to form as Pakistan warm up game in style
Salman Butt signalled his return to form with a belligerent
83 as Pakistan warmed-up for its cricket series against India
with a facile six-wicket win against Delhi here today.
After restricting the hosts to 213 for 9 in 50 overs, Pakistan romped home with
7.2 overs to spare with....
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| Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan trophy announced
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Test cricket rivalry between Australia
and Sri Lanka, the two cricket Boards today announced a new trophy -- Warne
Muralitharan Trophy -- in honour of their legendary spinners.
The two countries will fight it out for the first trophy in the upcoming two-Te....
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