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| Rain delays start of third day play in Indians Vs Sussex
Rain has delayed the start of the third and penultimate day's play in the warm-up
match between the Indians and Sussex county cricket team here today.
The rain started just 15 minutes before the third day's play was scheduled to
start. The weather forecast for the day also promises more rains....
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| Rahul Dravid says Flintoff absence brighten chances for India Vs England
Captain Rahul Dravid says India has a good chance of India doing
well in the upcoming Test series against England as the hosts were most likely
to miss the services of their star all rounder Andrew Flintoff.
Flintoff, who underwent an ankle surgery, was still recuperating and is doubtful
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| Kapil Dev dares BCCI to Sack him if they can
Former captain Kapil Dev has dared the BCCI to sack
him from the Chairman's post at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for
his alignment with the rebel Indian Cricket League.
Kapil earned the Board's wrath by joining Essel Group's ICL as the Chairman of
its Executive Board and the BCCI....
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| Avoid Dav Whatmore says former Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga
Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has advised Pakistani players
and team management not to have Australian Dav Whatmore as their new coach,
sources said.
Ranatunga, who captained Sri Lanka to 1996 World Cup glory with Whatmore as the
coach, is learnt to have given a "run-down....
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| Indian cricket bowlers appends after good batting performance
India's bowlers took cue from the top order batsmen as they struck telling blows
to reduce English County Champions Sussex to 146 for 5 in their first innings
on the second day of the warm up cricket match here today.
After VVS Laxman top scored with a sparkling innings of 95 to give the Ind....
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| VVS Laxman misses cricket century but India cruise
VVS Laxman fell five short of a hundred as India put up a dominating batting
display before declaring their first innings at 388 for 7 on the second day of
their four-day warm-up game against Sussex here today.
Probably in his last tour of the Old Blighty, Laxman seemed set for a classy cent....
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni moves one place up to be 5th in ODI rankings
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued his progress up the
rating charts to be fifth in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen
today.
The wicketkeeper-batsman, who turned 26 yesterday, has moved one spot up in the
rankings issued today.
England's Kevin Pietersen s....
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| Staging twenty20 cricket World cup 2007 Championship is premature
Australian Cricketers' Association Chief Paul Marsh has criticised the
International Cricket Council for premature staging of the Twenty20 World
Cup this year, saying the initial focus should be its development at domestic
level.
"The administrators need to work out, is Twenty20 serio....
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| India elects to bat against Sussex cricket match
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Sussex
in their four-day opening match of the England tour here today.
The Indians included both VVS Laxman and Yuvraj, who are fighting for the last
specialist batsman's slot in the Test squad, while Sachin Tendulkar and
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| Dravid and Tendulkar and Ganguly opt out of Twenty20 World Cup 07
India will have a new captain at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup in South Africa
with Rahul Dravid today opting out of the inaugural edition of the tournament,
alongwith seasoned campaigners Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly,
to make way for youngsters.
The three stalwarts, in their 30s, ....
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| India start Twenty20 cricket world cup campaign on Sep 13
India, grouped with arch-foes Pakistan and minnows Scotland in Group
D, will commence their campaign in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead in
Durban, South Africa, on September 13.
India, who did not include their top three players - Rahul Dravid,
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly -....
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| Kumar Sangakkara on the rise in LG ICC Player Rankings
Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara has risen to a career-high third position in
the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after hitting an unbeaten 200
against Bangladesh.
The stylish left-hander, playing as a batting specialist after starting as a wicketkeeper-batsman,
scored his fifth ....
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| Kaif Irphan Pathan Munaf Patel positive about playing at international level
On the eve of the selection of India 'A' team's tour to Kenya
and Zimbabwe, all rounder Mohd. Kaif and fast bowlers Irfan Pathan and
Munaf Patel sounded positive about getting back to playing at the international
level.
Dennis Lillee, former Australian speedster and consultant coach ....
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| India to play warm up cricket game against Sussex tomorrow
Fresh from their one-day cricket series triumph over the South Africans in Ireland,
India will launch their gruelling tour of England with a four-day warm-up
game against County champions Sussex here tomorrow.
The two teams, however, will keep one eye on the quirky weather as it has been
ra....
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| Virendra Sehwag and Harbhajan singh set to be included in Twenty20 list
Out-of-favour batsman Virender Sehwag and spin bowler Harbhajan Singh
are expected to be included in the list of 30 Indian probables for the inaugural
World Twenty20 championship when the national selectors meet here tomorrow.
Sehwag lost his spot in the one-day team after the Bangladesh tou....
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