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| Mickey Arthur says Sourav Ganguly makes Indian cricket team tougher
The return of Sourav Ganguly has made Team India a more resolute unit,
feels South African cricket coach Mickey Arthur who is still mystified
as to why the former skipper was kept out of ODI fold for so long.
"I personally think Sourav Ganguly in the squad gives a huge amount back
to ....
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| Cricket Australia urges fans to respect Muttiah Muralitharan
Cricket Australia has urged home fans to treat Muttiah Muralitharan
with respect when the Sri Lankan off-spinner tours Down Under in his bid to become
the highest wicket-taker in the longer version of the game.
Muralitharan, who needs 25 wickets to equal Aussie legend Shane Warne's record
....
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| Indian cricket team still battling with injuries and illness
Paceman S Sreesanth was today ruled out of the second cricket one-dayer against
South Africa as India continued to be dogged by injuries and illness
in their tour of the United Kingdom.
While the Kerala bowler will sit out for the second successive game, there is
also a question mark on th....
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| Indian cricketers should not lose sleep over the absence of a full-time coach
Indian cricketers should not lose sleep over the absence of a full-time coach
and lift their game themselves, according to the country's World Cup winning captain
Kapil Dev.
Kapil said the team has gone through a tough phase which included the flop show
in the World Cup and the players nee....
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| India face do or die cricket match Mahendra Sinh Dhoni likely to play tomorrow
Grappling with a cold bug and struggling to stay afloat in the three-match series,
a depleted India face a do-or-die battle when they meet South Africa
in the crucial second cricket one-dayer here tomorrow.
With a flu virus reducing the dressing room virtually to a medical ward, India
stru....
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| Indian cricket team fined for slow over rate against Ireland
Indian cricket team has been fined for its slow over-rate during its nine-wicket
victory against Ireland in its one-day international match on June 23 here.
Match Referee Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel imposed the
fines after Rahul Dravid's side was ruled to be one over short of its ....
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| Indian cricket fast bowlers have to mature to peform well
Pace legend Dennis Lillee today said Indian fast bowlers "have to
mature" and become more "safe and stable" if they are to match
the Australians.
Drawing comparison with the Aussies and the English bowlers, Lillee said Indians
were lacking in maturity.
"The Austral....
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| Cricket Board Chairman David Morgan to become next ICC President
England and Wales Cricket Board Chairman David Morgan is set to take over
as next President of the International Cricket Council in 2008, according
to BBC.
A formal announcement to this effect is expected later in the week as ICC officials
are holding a series of meetings here ahead of the....
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| Espn Star sports to to telecast 157 days of live cricket
Fans can look forward to a cricketing extravaganza as ESPN STAR Sports prepares
to telecast India's tour of England and Australia and the inaugral Twenty20
World Cup.
ESPN-STAR will telecast 157 days of cricket from June 2007 to September 2008 which
also includes the Asia Cup 2008 and the ....
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| Jacques Kallis made all the difference told Rahul Dravid
After Jacques Kallis forced a four-wicket defeat down Team India's throat,
Rahul Dravid doffed his hat at his opposite number, saying the South
African captain made all the difference in the first of the three-one dayers
here today.
"Kallis made all the difference. If you are playing ....
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| In India Vs South Africa 1st cricket odi Sachin and Dravid played well
Sachin Tendulkar missed his century by just one run as India overcame early
jitters to post a fighting 242 for eight in their first cricket one-dayer against
South Africa here today.
Tendulkar was run out in tragic fashion going for what would have been his 42nd
ODI hundred but not before ....
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| Iqbal Sikandar feels Politicians influence cricket in Pakistan
Former Pakistan off-spinner Iqbal Sikandar feels political interference
is keeping away the country's former cricketers from taking up the job of national
coach.
Sikandar, training the Asian Cricket Council's players from seven countries at
the MRF Pace Foundation here, said politicians of....
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| Inzamam ul haq backs Dav Whatmore to become Pakistan cricket coach
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has come out in favour of Australian Dav hatmore
who, he thinks, has the best chance of becoming the national team
coach.
Whatmore and two other Australians - Geoff Lawson and Richard Done
- were the three shortlisted candidates for the position. The ....
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| Irish Cricket Union asks cricket players to be patient
Amid growing frustration in players, the Irish Cricket Union has asked its cricketers
to be patient until the end of three-match India-South Africa series with a promise
to accelerate the efforts to professionalise their contracts system.
Responding to Ireland's 2007 World Cup star Jeremy Br....
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| Zaheer khan uncertain for ODI match against Ireland
India might field a depleted pace attack as spearhead Zaheer Khan was yet
to recover from a groin injury and seemed uncertain to play the one-off one-dayer
against Ireland at the Civil Service Club ground here tomorrow.
"Zaheer Khan has had an injury coming here. So we are trying to....
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