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| PCB says Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif clear dope tests
Fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who returned positive
for banned substance nandrolone last year, have cleared the dope tests held last
week, the Pakistan Cricket Board said today.
The tests were conducted on 26 players during the training camp and practice matches
held here i....
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| Sharad Pawar says Indian Cricket coach to be appointed in a month
Coach for Team India is expected to be appointed in a month's time, BCCI
President Sharad Pawar said today.
Pawar also said there is no proposal before the BCCI to pick former coach Greg
Chappell for an advisory role at the National Cricket Academy.
Asked about the progress made on appoint....
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| Indian Cricket Control Board claims ICC to look into jelly bean prank
The BCCI today added a new twist to the jelly bean prank during the second
cricket Test between India and England by claiming that the International
Cricket Council had set up a committee to look into the issue.
The BCCI President Sharad Pawar told reporters here that the ICC had formed
a ....
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| Murali kartik misses ten cricket wicket haul
Murali Kartik was denied a 10-wicket match haul after he returned three for 52
to help Middlesex claim an innings and 71-run win against Glamorgan in their Division
Two County Championship cricket match at Lord's.
The Indian left-arm spinner, who had picked a superb six for 21 in Glamorgan's....
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| Robin Singh feels Mahendra singh Dhoni doing reasonably well behind stumps
Unfazed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's less than impressive show behind the stumps
so far, India's fielding coach Robin Singh today said it would take time
for the wicketkeeper to adapt to the tough English conditions.
"Dhoni has not lost his confidence and not dropped any
catches. He has....
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| Team India to rest key cricketers for match against Lanka A squad
Having taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match cricket Test series against England,
India will rest some of their key players when they take on Sri Lanka 'A'
in a three-day practice match here tomorrow.
The Indians are likely to go into the match without big guns
like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav....
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| Murali Kartik heroics cricket put Middlesex in driving seat
Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik cast his spell as Middlesex came within
sight of victory in a four-day Division Two County Championship match against
Glamorgan at Lord's.
After Middlesex scored 361 runs in their first innings, Kartik wove a web around
Glamorgan to claim 6-21 off 13.5 overs ....
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| BCCI to decide on Kapil Dev's fate in its upcoming board meeting
BCCI President Sharad Pawar today said the Board will take a decision on
Kapil Dev's fate as the Chairman of National Cricket Academy at its upcoming
general body meeting.
"The Board will take a decision on the (Kapil Dev) matter", said
Pawar while referring to the former captain....
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| David Graveney hopes Andrew Flintoff will return for One Dayer
Having returned to play as a batsman for his county side, injured star all rounder
Andrew Flintoff has now begun to bowl in the nets to be fit to face India
in the one-day cricket series, starting on August 21.
Chief Selector David Graveney said Flintoff, making a speedy recovery after
his....
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| England players criticised for abuse on cricket ground
England cricketers have drawn sharp criticism for their jelly bean prank in the
second Test against India with former players describing the incident as
"juvenile rubbish" and calling for stern action against such gamesmanship.
The players deplored the England team for behaving in s....
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| Match Referee to speak to Dravid and Vaughan before third cricket Test
Taking a tough stand on the poor on-field behaviour of players during the second
cricket Test between India and England, ICC Match Referee Ranjan
Madugalle will have a word with captains of both the sides before the third and
final Test at Oval next week.
Players from both the teams indulg....
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| Review report on Bob Woolmer being controversially autopsy delayed
A report on the controversial post-mortem by Indian-born pathologist Dr Ere Seshiah
in the Bob Woolmer case has been delayed as the commission reviewing the
autopsy procedures wants more time to ascertain the facts.
The commission, headed by former High Court judge Ian Forte, was supposed
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| Michael Vaughan says sorry to Zaheer khan for jelly bean prank
England skipper Michael Vaughan has apologised to Team India pacer
Zaheer Khan for the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test here
but insisted that the incident had been blown out of proportion.
"I guess one of the guys might have left them as a prank for the new batsmen.
If....
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| Team India defeated England 2nd Cricket Test match by 7 wickets
India beat England by seven wickets in the second cricket Test to take
1-0 lead in three-match series here today.
Brief Scores: England: 198 and 355.
India: 481 and 73 for 3 in 24.1 overs (D Kaarthick 22,
W Jaffer 22, R Dravid 11 not out, S Ganguly 2 not out).....
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| Pakistan Cricket Board conducts dope tests for the Twenty20 World Cup 07
The Pakistan Cricket Board has started conducting dope tests on the probables
for the Twenty20 World Cup including fast bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar
and Mohammad Asif who last year had tested positive for a banned substance.
"The tests are nearly completed and we have a doctor and a local repre....
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