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| Nasim Ashraf still hopeful of weaning away Mohammad Yousuf from ICL
Nasim Ashraf does not squirm as he dubs Mohammad Yousuf as the backbone
of Pakistani batting line-up and the PCB Chairman is optimistic that the run-machine
is not yet lost to the lure of Indian Cricket League (ICL).
An overtly religious Yousuf's decision to defect to the cash-rich
rebel ....
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| Indian match against Scotland abandoned due to heavy rain
Rain played spoilsport as India's Group D match against Scotland in the
Twenty20 cricket World Cup was called off without a ball being bowled here.
The points were divided between the two teams yesterday and both India
and Scotland now have one point each in their kitty.
Scotland though ha....
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| BCCI confident of IPL success as Sony eyeing live telecast rights
The BCCI today asserted its new Indian Premier League (IPL) will be a commercial
success with over 30 corporates and individuals already approaching it for sponsorship,
even as Sony Entertainment Television claimed it was confident of bagging telecast
rights for these matches.
"Wh....
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| Highly Exciting India vs Pakistan ODI match tomorrow
Traditional rivals India and Pakistan will resume their cricketing
hostilities when they square up against each other here tomorrow in a Group D
clash of the Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead.
The two Asian giants could not keep their date in second round
clash at the 2007 World Cup in the ....
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| BCCI launches multi million dollar domestic international leagues
The BCCI today launched its own cash-rich domestic and international Twenty20
leagues with the support of top Test playing nations, a move which is seen as
a counter to the unofficial venture floated by the Essel Group.
The high-profile league was announced by BCCI vice-President Lalit Modi ....
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| Robin Uthappa promises plenty of fireworks in Twenty20 cricket World Championship
Explosive Indian batsman Robin Uthappa says he is ready to light up the
Twenty20 cricket World Championship with an array of shots, which he has specially
innovated for the slam-bang version of the game.
The 22-year-old batsman, whose dazzling performance in England
brought him into the s....
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| Ricky Ponting warns teammates to Respect Twenty20 else it shall bite them
Rattled by the shocking loss to Zimbabwe in the Twenty20 World Cup, Australian
skipper Ricky Ponting has urged his teammates to respect the shortest form
of cricket or risk being embarrassed again.
The four-time ODI world champions were handed a stunning five-wicket defeat by
the minnows i....
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| Jhulan Goswami feels Line and length more important than pace
Jhulan Goswami may be the fastest woman in cricket but the lanky Indian pacer
insists line and length is more important to her than just challenging the speedgun.
The 23-year-old Bengal-girl had pipped Australian Lisa Sthaleker
and Claire Taylor of England to become the first Indian woma....
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| VVS Laxman and Murali Kartik shine in county cricket matches
VVS Laxman struck a fine hundred to help Lancashire gain a 205-run lead against
Warwickshire on the second day of the Division one county match at Old Trafford.
Riding on Laxman's 103 and P Horton's 71, Lancashire were all out for 311 in their
first innings in reply to Warwickshire's first i....
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| Pakistan thrash Scotland by 51 runs In twenty20 world cup
Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul wreaked havoc with the ball as Pakistan
kicked off their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a thumping 51-run win against
lowly Scotland in a Group D match at Kingsmead here today.
Setting the minnows a stiff winning target of 172 runs, Pakistan never had any
real ....
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| Kapil Dev announced Indian Cricket League will go ahead as per schedule
The "roadblocks" being put up by the BCCI notwithstanding, Indian
Cricket League's Executive Board Chairman Kapil Dev today asserted that
the rebel series would go ahead as per schedule.
Addressing reporters at Mayajaal grounds on the sidelines of an ongoing camp for
ICL players,....
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| Shoaib Akhtar Mohammad Asif brawl and shahid Afridi role under PCB scanner
Shahid Afridi's role will be under scanner in the probe into the Shoaib Akhtar-
Mohammad Asif brawl in Johannesburg with a few Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials
suspecting the flamboyant all-rounder of provoking the spat.
PCB chief executive Shafqat Nagmi was scheduled to depart for ....
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| Shoaib Malik banks on Shahid Afridi firepower to tame Indian team
Playing down the absence of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan
skipper Shoaib Malik said the presence of explosive striker Shahid Afridi
would provide his team some psychological advantage in the much-awaited Twenty20
clash against India on Friday.
After the disastrous World Cup in the Wes....
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| The Board of Control for Cricket in India says Claims paid to Nike with adjustments
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today said it has settled
a dispute with sports gear firm Nike on sponsorship issue, adjusting 1.228 million
dollars compensation claim put on the Board after making some discounts.
"There is no outstanding issue, everything has been reso....
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| Mohammad Kaif optimistically said Allah ne chaha to wapas aunga
Sweating it out in practice sessions, seeking tips from seniors, finetuning technique
-- Mohammad Kaif has tried everything and is now banking on divine intervention
for a comeback into the Indian cricket team.
"Allah ne chaha to wapas aunga (God willing I will comeback)," Kaif
t....
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