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| Jhulan Goswami wins ICC Women Cricketer of the Year award
Pace bowler Jhulan Goswami became the first Indian ever to bag the ICC
Women's Cricketer of the Year award making amends for the failure of her more
illustrious male counterparts to make it to the list of nominees.
The 23-year-old pacer from Bengal pipped rivals Lisa Sthalekar
of Australi....
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni set for twenty20 cricket challenge
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is set for a challenge of leading a virtually inexperienced
team in the World Twenty20 Championships as India has played just one international
match in the shortest version of the game.
Dhoni on his debut as a captain, however, can draw inspiration from the one-off
ma....
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni says that We have to adapt quickly
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that it was imperative for the
Indian team to adapt quickly to the demands of Twenty20 cricket to be able to
make an impact in the inaugural World Championship.
Dhoni said the players had to approach the tournament with an open mind as the
pressing s....
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| Rahul Dravid should bat at 1 down both in ODI and Test says Dilip Vengsarkar
With a batsman of Rahul Dravid's calibre at their disposal, Team India
need not explore other options for the crucial number three slot, said chief selector
Dilip Vengsarkar.
In an exclusive interview, Vengsarkar wondered what made the
think-tank try out Dinesh Kaarthick rpt Kaarthick, Yu....
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| Asif Iqbal demands life time ban for Shoaib Akhtar the pakistani bowler
Lambasting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for creating a spoilt brat like Shoaib Akhtar,
former captain Asif Iqbal demanded a life ban for the erratic
speedster following the Johannesburg brawl that tarnished the country's image.
A furious Asif said Shoaib has done enough damage and should....
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| Sachin Tendulkar returns with teammates Ramesh Powar Wasim Jaffer and Zaheer Khan
Sachin Tendulkar returned here early this morning from what's generally perceived
to be his last tour of England as a cricketer along with teammates Zaheer
Khan, Ramesh Powar and Wasim Jaffer.
The ace batsman, deprived of some well-deserved three-figure knocks by some poor
umpiring decisio....
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| Rahul Dravid says India can win Twenty20 World Cup under Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Juggling captaincy, wicket-keeping and batting is no kid's play but Rahul Dravid
has immense faith in Mahendra Singh Dhoni and feels the swashbuckler with
flowing tresses can lead India to World Twenty20 triumph in South Africa
later this month.
Dravid said he had advised Dhoni to keep....
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| Virender Sehwag to control his aggressive instinct in Twenty20 Cup 2007
Virender Sehwag has decided to rein in his natural agressive instincts a bit so
as not to throw away good starts as in the past when he re-enters the international
cricket arena through the Twenty20 World Cup starting in South Africa in
two days' time.
"I have been doing yoga training....
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| Wicket Keeper captains are best in Twenty20 matches says Lalchand Rajput
Wicketkeepers are ideal to double up as captains in the shortest version of cricket
as they can take split-second decisions with ease, said Indian team's manager
Lalchand Rajput as he justified Mahendra Singh Dhoni's promotion as skipper
for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup.
Brushing asi....
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| Sachin Tendulkar awaits winning moments in England at lords
Sachin Tendulkar today described his farewell tour of England as a "memorable
summer" but said a win in the seventh and last one-day cricket match at Lord's
would be its crowning glory moment.
As he looked back on his final journey in 'Old Blighty' in an exclusive interview,
Tend....
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| Kapil Dev says former BCCI President I S Bindra is a frustrated man
Coming down heavily on I S Bindra for accusing him of chasing money through the
Indian Cricket League (ICL), Kapil Dev said the former BCCI President
was a "frustrated man talking loud".
"If someone wants to take out personal vendetta, he can talk whatever crap
he wants. Bin....
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| Board is responsible for Shoaib akhtar and Asif incident says Javed Miandad
Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad has held country's cricket Board
responsible for the increasing incidents of indiscipline by players, specially
Shoaib Akhtar, who was today recalled from South Africa after he
hit Asif with a bat during net practice.
"I hold the Board responsible f....
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| Pakistan cricket club invites Indian Cricket League to play matches
A local cricket club has invited the unofficial Indian Cricket League to
organise its matches in Pakistan and Kapil Dev, the Chairman of
ICL Executive Board, promised to consider the proposal.
Arif Abbasi, a former senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board,
who is now Chief Executive o....
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| High Court dismisses PIL against Lalit Modi election to cricket control board
The Bombay High Court today rejected a PIL challenging election
of Lalitkumar Modi as Vice President of BCCI.
The PIL was filed by Chandrawardhan Parekh, a Mumbai-based 'cricket lover', taking
exception to Modi's election on the grounds that he had been convicted by a US
court in 1985 fo....
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| Pereira da Silva says to Start planning for 2014 cricket world Cup now
Mohun Bagan's Brazilian coach Carlos Roberto Pereira da Silva says India
would do well to aim at qualifying for the 2014 World Cup instead of focus 2010
edition of the quadrennial mega event.
"The Federation and everybody else connected with football should look at
the bigger picture ....
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