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| Sachin Tendulkar doubtful starter for third Test cricket
Indian team today suffered a major jolt with Sachin Tendulkar being a doubtful
starter for the third and final cricket match against Pakistan here due
to knee pain.
Indian skipper Anil Kumble said Tendulkar had aggravated his knee pain
which he first felt during the one-day series an....
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| Dilip Vengsarkar to meet Sharad Pawar next week
Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar would be able to watch the third and deciding
Test match between India and Pakistan at Bangalore on all
five days following the rescheduling of his meeting with Cricket Board chief Sharad
Pawar to next week.
"Vengsarkar is expected to meet Pawar next we....
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| Gautam Gambhir to join cricket team in Bangalore
Delhi batsman Gautam Gambhir will join the Indian team in Bangalore
as a cover for Sachin Tendulkar who is the doubtful starter for the third
and final cricket Test against Pakistan, beginning tomorrow.
The BCCI said Gambhir would be on the stand-by because Tendulkar was
doubtful for....
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| India eyes test series win despite a long list of injured players
Despite Sachin Tendulkar being a doubtful starter and a depleted pace attack,
India will try hard to pull off a series win against Pakistan, which just
managed to come out of a leadership crisis ahead of the crucial third and final
cricket Test beginning here tomorrow.
That Tendulkar has h....
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| Adam Gilchrist sulking after pipped by Michael Clarke for Twenty20 captaincy
Australia's regular vice captain Adam Gilchrist is sulking after the selectors
ignored him and handed the captaincy reins to youngster Michael Clarke
for Tuesday's Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Perth.
Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch admitted the decision to make Clarke lead....
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| Stuart Clark ignored while Shaun Tait returns to Australia ODI squad against NewZealand
Shaun Tait staged a comeback after an injury hiatus but Stuart
Clark failed to make the cut as Australia today announced a 13-member
squad for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one day series starting in Adelaide on
December 14.
"After making a huge impact at the World Cup earlier ....
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| Rameez Raja backs Misbah ul haq to take over as pakistan Test cricket captain
His penchant for bizarre dismissals notwithstanding, Misbah ul Haq
has excelled in both forms of the game and is an ideal candidate
to take over as Pakistan's Test captain, believes former captain Rameez Raja.
With the Pakistan Cricket Board deciding to review the performance of skipper
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| Muttiah Muralitharan says to continue if he could stand the demands of Test cricket
The magic figure of 1000-Test wickets might be within his reach, but Muttiah Muralitharan says reaching the milestone is still a distant thought for him.
Muralitharan, who eclipsed Shane Warne's mark of 708 wickets to top the charts,
says he will decide on how long he can continue playing Test....
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| Wasim Jaffer Sourav Ganguly Sachin Tendulkar move up in ICC cricket rankings
India may have been forced to settle for a draw in the second Test against Pakistan
but the trio of Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly
can take heart from the fact that the Kolkata runfeast has pushed them up in the
ICC Players Rankings.
Thanks to his double century in the f....
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| Younis khan and Yousuf Khan help Pakistan achieve a draw in the 2nd test
India failed to finish the job after pushing Pakistan to the wall as stand-in
skipper Younis Khan struck a chanceless century under pressure to salvage
a draw on the final day of the second cricket Test here today.
Set a winning target of 345, Pakistan were struggling at 78/4
in the post....
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| Cricket Board sticks to gun while Dilip Vengsarkar mum on quitting still
Refusing to bow to Dilip Vengsarkar's demand to either allow him to write columns
or compensate, the Cricket Board today made it clear that the chief selector was
free to make his decisions.
"BCCI's stand on Vengsarkar remains the same," Board vice president
Rajiv Shukla said.
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| Gary Kirsten not apprehensive about senior players says Cricket Board
The Cricket Board today brushed aside suggestions that Gary Kirsten is
apprehensive about taking up the Indian coach's job because of a possible opposition
from the senior players.
BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla dismissed reports that Kirsten
has written to the Board, saying that he could....
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| Gary Kirsten delays decision and wants to find if seniors cricketers are unhappy
Former South African batsman Gary Kirsten has decided to delay his decision
about taking over as Indias next cricket coach following reports that senior players
are unhappy about his appointment.
The South African, who was scheduled to convey his willingness to the board by
today, said he d....
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| Misbah ul Haq says Draw would boost confidence in pakistan team
Pakistan middle-order batsman Misbah ul Haq today said a draw in the second
cricket Test against India would boost his side's morale after they fought
back strongly in tough conditions.
"I think, psychologically, a draw will be a big boost for us. We had lost
the toss and batting seco....
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni said India will bat for some time tomorrow
India would look to set Pakistan a challenging second innings target after
landing themselves in a position of safety as they look for a series-clinching
win on the final day of the second Test at the Eden Gardens here, wicketkeeper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni said today.
With the wicket helping ....
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