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| Gary Kirsten front runner for taking over as Indian cricket coach
The race for the Indian cricket coach continues to throw up surprises with former
South African batsman Gary Kirsten today emerging as a front-runner for
the high-profile job.
The former South African opener was interviewed in the capital by the Coach Selection
Committee -- comprising forme....
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| Stuart MacGill to undergo knee surgery hence missing India cricket series
Australian spinner Stuart MacGill may undergo a knee surgery, which is
likely to rule him out for the four-Test series against India starting
December 26.
MacGill's knee problem has already ruled him out of domestic cricket.
The 36-year-old, who is under fire after a lacklustre show in the....
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| S Sreesanth aggression may cost India dearly feels Andrew Symonds
Indian pacer S Sreesanth's continued inability to "rein himself in"
when under pressure could end up costing his side dearly during the upcoming cricket
tour Down Under, feels Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds.
The burly right-hander, who had a series of confrontations with the....
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| Rudi Koertzen replaced by Aleem Dar for Sri Lanka Vs England series
South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, who wrongly gave Kumar Sangakkara
out when he was on the verge of completing a double century against Australia,
has been replaced by Pakistan's Aleem Dar for Sri Lanka's upcoming Test series
against England.
Koertzen, a veteran of 86 Test matches and 18....
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| Cricket Board not to look beyond list of applicants for new cricket coach job
The Cricket Board today made it clear that it would not look beyond the list of
applications when the new Team India coach is picked to accompany the side
before it leaves for Australia.
BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said today that the Board had received
20-22 applications and the coach sel....
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| Former Pakistan captains have slamed team after Test cricket loss
Former Pakistan captains today expressed anguish over the first
Test defeat to India in New Delhi with Rameez Raja accusing some
players of only playing to maintain their places in the team.
Rameez said there was a need for radical steps to be taken to overhaul the Pakistan
crick....
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| Sachin Tendulkar beats Australian great Allan Border test match runs record
Sachin Tendulkar today overtook Australian great Allan Border
to become the second highest runscorer in the history of Test cricket.
Tendulkar, who is unbeaten on 32 in the second innings of India's first Test
against Pakistan at Ferozeshah Kotla, now tallies 11,183 runs
in 141 T....
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| Brett Lee to make guest appearance in Bollywood movie Victory
Australian pacer Brett Lee's much-talked about Bollywood career is all set to
take off next year when he lands in India to shoot for a cameo in a film
titled 'Victory'.
Although the details of the film are not yet known, a report in the 'Sunday Telegraph'
said the tearaway pacer will do a d....
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| Yuvraj Singh should take bowling seriously to be in Test team says Aamer Sohail
Former Pakistani captain Aamer Sohail today joined the debate over Yuvraj
Singh's exclusion from the Indian Test team, saying the middle-order batsman needed
to have an edge over other contenders to cement his place in the side.
Despite hitting match winning knocks in the recent one-day seri....
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| Dilip Vengsarkar climbs down and says not to write cricket news columns
The stand-off between the Cricket Board and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar
reached a flash point today with the BCCI issuing a show cause notice to
the former skipper for continuing to defy its gag order.
The BCCI also bluntly told Vengsarkar that he could quit the post of chief selector
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| Muthiah Muralitharan tells Australian selectors to sack Stuart MacGill
Sri Lankan spin wizard Muthiah Muralitharan has advised Australian selectors
to sack Stuart MacGill and select a young slow bowler in his place.
Muralitharan, who is on the verge of usurping Shane Warne's world record tally
of 708 wickets in the upcoming three-Test home series against Englan....
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| Shoaib akhtar sheds troublemaker tag and gets a pat from Pakistan Cricket Board
Shoaib Akhtar has often been the troublemaker abroad but the enigmatic speedster's
impeccable behaviour on the India tour so far has earned him a pat from
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Nasim Akhtar said the pacer was an "asset"
to the team.
Ashraf played down reports about ....
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| Comprehensive series win against pakistan can lift India to top 3 Test cricketing nations
A convincing series triumph over Pakistan in the three-Test cricket series
starting tomorrow would take India to third spot in the ICC Test championship
table.
A 3-0 or 2-0 series win over their arch rivals will lift Anil Kumble's team
above South Africa to third place behind Austral....
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| Anil Kumble begins new cricketing innings as captain at happy hunting ground
His perfect 10 at the same venue against the same opponents now cricketing lore,
Anil Kumble would renew his tryst with Ferozeshah Kotla when he makes his
debut as Indian captain in the first of the three Test matches against Pakistan
starting here tomorrow.
Given a choice, Kumble would ha....
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| Ishant Sharma added to Indian Test cricket squad against pakistan test series 2007
Delhi pacer Ishant Sharma was today added to the Indian squad for the first
cricket Test match against Pakistan starting here tomorrow as cover for
injuries to the pace duo of S Sreesanth and R P Singh.
The Delhi pacer's induction comes a day after Munaf Patel was brought into
the side foll....
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