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| Rakesh Patel called in to rescue indian cricket Team
Hit by a viral bug which has left several players indisposed, the Indian team
management was today forced to seek the services of Baroda paceman Rakesh Patel
to make up the numbers for the first ODI against South Africa.
Patel, a right-arm paceman, who is currently playing in England has bee....
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| Arjun Yadav to join cricket squad for South Africa ODI match
Hit by a virus, which has left half the team indisposed, a worried Indian team
management has asked young cricketer Arjun Yadav, son of former Indian
test cricketer Shiv Lal Yadav to join the Indian team for the first cricket
one-dayer against South Africa here tomorrow.
Yadav is the secon....
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| Team India completes 75 years of playing Tests cricket
India today completed 75 years of playing Test cricket, coming a long way from
the confines of its elite class image to be the common man's game and attaining
the status of a religion in the country.
India played its historic first Test from June 25 in 1932 against England
at the hallowed ....
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| Sachin Tendulkar says Infrastructure broad base need to keep pace with time
Putting the right infrastructure in place and widening the player base to ensure
a steady supply of quality players should be India's priority to keep pace with
international cricket, according to Sachin Tendulkar.
Talking on the occasion of 75 years of India's Test cricket, Tendulkar salute....
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| India look for revenge against South African cricket team
India might struggle to put 11 players on the park even as they look for revenge
when they take on South Africa in the first one-day international of the
three-match Future Cup series here tomorrow.
After Mahendra Dhoni pulled out of India's opening game due to high fever, players
like Sac....
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| South Africa Australia to keep their own traditional Test cricket dates
With Australia's blunt refusal to visit South Africa to play Tests on the
traditional dates of December 26 and January 2, Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald
Majola has said the national team's 2008-09 tour of Down Under would be their
last away series in the peak holiday time.
Australia a....
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| Gautam Gambhir wants to be more consistent in cricket
Gautam Gambhir believes improving on his consistency will help him cement his
place in the Indian cricket team.
"At this level it's all about being consistent and that's what I was lacking
in the past and it's very important for me," said the Delhi batsman who cracked
an unbeaten....
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| Cricketer Kiran More resigns as Baroda Cricket Association Secretary
Former Test wicketkeeper Kiran More today resigned as Secretary of Baroda
Cricket Association (BCA), clearing the way for his joining the Indian
Cricket League (ICL) recently launched by Zee Television.
More announced his decision at the BCA's Management Commitee meeting here today,
which ....
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| Ireland elect to field against South Africa in ODI match
Ireland captain Trent Johnston won the toss and elected
to field against South Africa in the rain-curtailed cricket one-dayer here today.
The match was reduced to 31 overs a side following a near five-hour delay in start
due to rain and wet pitch conditions.
South Africa handed off-spinn....
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| South African cricket team look to improve bench strength this season
South Africa will aim to improve their bench strength by giving better performers
at the domestic level a look-in at the international stage as the Proteas embark
on a hectic international cricket season.
"On the international front, we will be using this season with its seven
tours t....
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| Clean wash in England will push Team India to 4th slot in ODI cricket rankings
Currently languishing at the sixth place, thanks to their World Cup flop show,
Team India can move upto fourth in the ICC cricket rankings with a clean sweep
in the forthcoming ODIs against Ireland, South Africa and Pakistan
over the next fortnight.
Rahul Dravid's side, which reached Belfa....
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| Sir Vivian Richards son joins West indies cricket squad in England
Caribbean legend Viv Richards' son Mali, an all-rounder, has joined the West
Indies team as temporary cover for today's warm-up match against England A.
Mali is one of the three cricketers who have been asked to join the visiting squad
along with pacer Esaun Crandon and batsman Kirk Edwards.....
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| World Cup final officials may miss Twenty20 Cricket World Cup
Officials who stood in the World Cup final which concluded in controversial manner
are likely to be overlooked for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup.
On-field umpires Aleem Dar and Steve Bucknor, television umpire
Rudi Koertzen, reserve umpire Billy Bowden and match referee Jeff
Crowe may h....
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| Inzamam ul Haq cricket career is approaching the end
The illustrious career of former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq might have come to an
end as far as the national selectors and cricket board is concerned as he has
not been recommended for the new central contracts.
Sources in the board confirmed on Thursday that the national selectors had submitted ....
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| John Buchanans right hand man Richard McInnes tipped for Bangladesh coach job
John Buchanan's right hand man Richard McInnes was likely to take over
as Bangladesh's coach, reports said here today.
McInnes seemed the favourite to succeed Dav Whatmore, having coached Bangladesh
at under-19 and 'A' level between 2003-05.
"I know first-hand what it is like over the....
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