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| Sukhbir Singh Badal informed BCCI approval of cricket stadium at Bathinda
The BCCI has approved setting up of a cricket stadium at Bathinda in Punjab,
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) acting chief and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal said here today.
The total cost of the project will be Rs 25 crore, he told reporters here.
He said a cricket academy would also be set up at the propo....
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| Harbhajan Singh promises to improve and come back as a stronger cricketer
Desperate to stage a comeback into the team, Harbhajan Singh says his ouster
from the national cricket team will help him improve and come back a stronger
cricketer.
The off-spinner said he chose to play county cricket in England so that
he was fit enough to join the team at a short notice ....
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| Cheteshwar Pujara sees prospect beyond upcoming Twenty20 world cup cricket 2007
After creating ripples at the junior level, gifted Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar
Pujara is banking on his experience in Australia's Centre of Excellence (CoE)
to justify his selection among the Twenty20 World Cup probables.
Pujara, billed as a future Team India stuff, has a mature head
on....
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| Future Cup cricket trophies recovered and would be delivered at the BCCI office in Mumbai
The trophies won by the Indian cricketers in the Future Cup one-day series against
South Africa in Ireland have been recovered and would be delivered
at the BCCI office in Mumbai today.
Indian Cricket Board Secretary Niranjan Shah said the luggage containing
the team's winners' trophy, Sac....
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| Former Pakistan player believes China can make it big in cricket
The Chinese have the potential and motivation to make a big impact in international
cricket, a former Pakistan Test player has said.
Rashid Khan, who is on a coaching assignment with the China cricket association,
believes the Communist nation can be a force to be reckoned with in the sport ....
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| 2 Pakistani players asked to rope in cricketers for Indian Cricket League
Two Pakistani cricketers have reportedly been entrusted with the job of roping
in players for the lucrative Indian Cricket League (ICL).
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), however, said it was not worried about
any possible exodus of players signing up for the league which at present does
n....
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| Sachin Tendulkar believes he is nowhere near the retirement yet
Sachin Tendulkar says his opting out of the inaugural Twenty20 World Championships
does not signal a possible imminent retirement from other forms of the game as
well, at least for the time being.
Ever since India's disastrous World Cup campaign in the Caribbean earlier this
year, there ha....
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| All rounder Shahid Afridi back ICC to implement free hit rule
Flamboyant Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi today said he favoured the
International Cricket Council's new rule of awarding a free hit to batsman after
a no ball delivery in one-dayers, saying it would make the game more entertaining
and exciting.
Afridi said he understood the apprehens....
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| PCB says It would be difficult to convince touring cricket teams
After insisting that the Australian security delegation's visit was a routine
affair, the Pakistan Cricket Board now admits that it would be hard to
convince the touring teams for playing here in the wake of Red Mosque operation
in Islamabad.
"It would not be wrong to say we are a bit....
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| Kapil Dev feels ODIs and twenty20 are fine if they keep Test cricket alive
Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev has rated Test cricket as the "ultimate"
but said it was fine to play the shorter versions -- the one-dayers and the twenty20s
-- to generate funds for keeping the five-day matches alive.
"As long as Test cricket remains in the world, I think it....
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| Sachin Tendulkar to go in cricket Tests with confident frame of mind
After smashing a superb 171 against England Lions, Sachin Tendulkar
has said he was relieved at spending some time in the middle to go in the upcoming
cricket Test series with a confident frame of mind.
Tendulkar, who is leading the Indians in the three-day warm up match, had not
pla....
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni enjoys being far from the madding indian crowd
While frenzied fans back home make it impossible for him to venture out without
being mobbed, Team India stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is enjoying
his relative anonymity in England, which would make it easier for him to
walk the streets.
"I think it will be easier in England to go plac....
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| Sachin Tendulkar at 99 rescues India 173 for 4 at tea
Skipper Sachin Tendulkar was one short of a classy hundred as he pulled
his team out of the woods with a fruitful and unbeaten fifth wicket stand with
Yuvraj Singh on the second day of India's tour game against England
Lions here today.
Riding on the brilliance of Tendulkar, India went to ....
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| West Indian cricket teams poor performance pinpointed for being worst ever
Former England captain Allan Lamb has said that lack of discipline
was a key factor for the West Indies team's sustained poor performance
and a tough coach was needed to discipline the players.
Describing the current bunch of players from the Caribbean as the "worst"
ever, Lamb b....
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| Andrew Flintoff aiming to be back for India vs England ODI series
Forced out of the upcoming cricket Test series against India due to an
ankle injury, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is desperate to
be back in the team for the ODI series that will follow.
"In terms of exact dates, it is hard to say. I hope to play a part against
India, but the o....
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