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| ICC may still have qualifier for Associate countries for World Cup
There may still be good news for the ICC Associate countries. According to a latest
ICC announcement, there is a chance that the Associate countries may be allowed
to play a qualifier to have a chance of qualifying for the World Cup 2015. Earlier,
it had been announced that the 2015 edition of....
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| Mumbai loss does not change much on points table
The Mumbai Indians lost to the Kings XI Punjab in a stunning upset as they
crashed to 87 all out in reply to the opposition's more than 160 that they scored.
However, that did not change things at all for the points table which still sees
the Mumbai Indians at the top of the table and the King....
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| Waqar and Afridi involved in squabble
Pakistan's captain in the ODIs and T20Is, Shahid Afridi has reportedly
said that there were issues between him and the coach of the Pakistani side, Waqar Younis. Pakistan won their ODI series against the West Indian side 3-2 after
leading the series 3-0 at one stage.
There had been rumours flo....
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| IPL points table and chance to enter playoffs
As things currently stand in the Indian Premier League, the top six sides
are in realistic contention to achieve the final four spot for the playoffs. The
top four sides at the end of the league will participate in the playoffs, where
the number one placed side will take on the second placed t....
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| Sehwag century gets Delhi Daredevils going against the Chargers
Virender Sehwag is in the form of his life and that was proved yesterday when
he smashed a century off almost next to nothing number of balls to win the game
for the Delhi Daredevils against the Deccan Chargers. It was an
innings of so much brute force that the Chargers were left licking their....
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| Warne unhappy with Tendulkar calling Jaipur pitch two paced
This one seems to be heading towards a spat between Rajasthan Royals and
the Mumbai Indians. The captain of the Royals, Shane Warne has said that
he was unhappy over the statement that Sachin Tendulkar had made about
the Jaipur wicket on which the Mumbai Indians had played a game against the R....
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| India could have Andy Flower as coach
According to latest reports, the English cricket board is a worried one. The
reason for that is that the English coach Andy Flower may have been approached
by the BCCI to take up the job of coaching the Indian cricket team.
Gary Kirsten was the Indian coach in the last three years leading ....
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| Adam Gilchrist unhappy with comments against him
Adam
Gilchrist is not a happy man despite his team Kings XI Punjab beating
the Deccan Chargers in the game on Saturday. Speaking to the media, Adam Gilchrist said that despite being close to the Deccan Chargers after leading
the side for three years, someone was talking and make negative....
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| Afridi admits making errors in World Cup semi final
Shahid
Afridi has said that he made some mistakes in the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 that cost him the game to the Indians at Mohali. India beat
Pakistan easily and went on to win the World Cup by beating Sri Lanka
in the final of the tournament. Afridi said that he should hav....
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| Afridi pleads for Pakistani inclusion in IPL
As if the controversy over the issue surrounding what Shahid Afridi had
said about the Indian media and the people of the country was not enough, he has
now said that the Indian Premier League should allow the Pakistani cricketers
back into the fold. The Pakistani captain said that by doing so....
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| World Cup to have only ten teams from 2015 edition
The ICC executive committee met on Monday, April 4, a couple of days after the end of the World Cup to decide on the future of the World Cup cricket and
decided that there will only be ten teams that will play in the tournament.
What adds fuel to fire is that the ten teams will go through no qua....
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| Nehra and Gambhir may not play in World Cup final
Ashish Nehra may not play in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup
2011 in their game against Sri Lanka due to a fractured middle finger of the
right hand. This was confirmed by the manager of the Indian side, Ranjib Biswal,
but he also added that the decision to play the Indian pace....
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| Ponting announces resignation from captaincy
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has announced his resignation from the captaincy
in all formats of the game but has said that he will be a part of the side if
selected. Ponting announced to the media that the reason for the stepping down
was the early ouster from the World Cup and said tha....
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| Australian side for Bangladesh tour named and Clarke named captain
Michael Clarke has been christened the captain of the Australian side for the
tour of Bangladesh after Ricky Ponting decided to step down from the position.
Clarke will take over the role of the leader of both, the ODIs and the Test matches.
On this particular tour of Bangladesh, Australia ....
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| Pakistan prime minister to come to Mohali for India v Pakistan semi-final
The Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Gilani has decided that he will attend the
Cricket World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan that
will be played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. The two teams entered
the semi-final by beating West Indies and Australia and will play their....
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