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| Injury hit England squad inducts all rounder Luke Wright as replacement
With the trio of Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff and Chris Tremlett
nursing some sort of injury or the other, England has pencilled in Sussex all-rounder
Luke Wright as cover for the remaining two ODIs against India.
"The Sussex all-rounder, who was recently named in England's squad for th....
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| Irphan Pathan Emphasis on improving batting will not affect his bowling
Pacer Irfan Pathan today said his emphasis on improving batting would not
adversely affect his bowling.
"I consider batting as my plus point and shall continue to strive to become
a good all-rounder," he said on the sidelines of a function here.
Pathan also refuted a suggestion tha....
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| Indian batting guns boom in fifth cricket one dayer at Headingley
A strong batting performance led by Sachin Tendulkar's blazing half-century helped
India post a commanding 324 for 6 against England in the fifth cricket
one-dayer here today.
Tendulkar hit a 59-ball 71 and shared a 116-run opening stand
with Sourav Ganguly (59) while Yuvraj Singh struck ....
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| Sachin Tendulkar says Shane Warne is as good a bowler as he faced
Sachin Tendulkar, rated as the greatest batsman by legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne
in his list of top 50 cricketers, has duly returned the compliment by
describing the Australian as "as good a bowler as I faced".
While Warne's rankings were being debated for the lowly rating
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| Sharad Pawar says BCCI to reveal Twenty20 plans in 10 15 days
Turning the heat on the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), BCCI President
Sharad Pawar said the Board would announce its own Twenty20 plans in the
next 10-15 days.
Pawar, who watched India beat England in the fifth one dayer here
at Headingley yesterday, derided ICL, calling it a "pur....
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| Rahul Dravid dreams of series win after Headingley performance
Staying afloat in the seven-match was the main concern for Team India till
yesterday but Headingley's morale-boosting victory has injected new optimism in
captain Rahul Dravid who is now thinking of winning the series.
India went into the fifth ODI trailing 1-3 and just one defeat away from ....
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| Flintoff and Bopara doubtful for twenty20 World Championships
Injuries of star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara seem
to be a major concern for hosts England as it may also hamper their chances
of taking part in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup starting in 10 days time.
Flintoff has been bothered by a troublesome left ankle that forced him to....
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| Sachin Tendulkar appointed ambassador for Man U Opus in India
Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed ambassador for the Manchester United Opus
in India and the publishers are planning a similar epic about the Indian
batting great.
Tendulkar, who was the guest of honour at the Premier League match between Manchester
United and Sunderland, has been named ....
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| Sachin Tendulkar is Shane Warne's greatest cricketer
Sachin Tendulkar has pipped Brian Lara as Shane Warne's greatest cricketer.
Warne, who released the last ten names of his 50 greatest cricketers, said it
was a "close call" to choose between Tendulkar and Lara, but rates the
Indian ahead because of his 'mental toughness'.
"I ....
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| Miffed at Twenty20 cricket axe South African Andrew Hall quits cricket
South African all-rounder Andrew Hall has quit international cricket after
being overlooked for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup.
South African Cricketers Association (SACA) chief executive Tony Irish
said the 32-year-old Hall's decision has come as a surprise.
"Usually, I'm aware of ....
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| Mark ranked ahead of Anil Rahul and Hughes in Shane top 20 list
Shane Warne's top-50 list continued to spring surprises as the spin wizard rated
Mark Waugh higher than Indians stalwarts Rahul Dravid and Anil
Kumble while including Aussie paceman Merv Hughes in the best 20.
Warne placed former Australian batsman Waugh at 12th spot, in front of India's
h....
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| Kapil Dev joins ICL to make quick money says I S Bindra
Former BCCI President I S Bindra today questioned Kapil Dev's real motive
in joining the Indian Cricket League, saying he went there to make quick bucks
but was trying to rationalise his decision by camouflaging it in name of the game's
development.
"If Kapil's mission was to develop ....
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| Rahul Dravid saysbowlers did wellbut fielding let us down
Captain Rahul Dravid has slammed the fielders for India's heart-wrenching
three wicket loss to England in the fourth cricket one-dayer but said his
team has the resilience to come back from this "tough" situation.
"It's tough, but I think when we reach Headingley we'll
be....
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| Rahul Dravid says We fell 25 run short
After a gilt-edged opportunity to level the series slipped through the fingers,
an exasperated Team India captain Rahul Dravid said his side fell
25-run short in the fourth one-dayer against England.
Defending a total of 212, Indian bowlers did well to remove the top half of the
English bat....
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| England beat India by 3 wickets to take 3 1 lead in ODI series
Ajit Agarkar bowled India back into contention with a four-wicket burst
but the visitors could not deliver the knock-out punch and let England
escape with a three-wicket win in the fourth cricket ODI here.
Chasing 213 for win, England fumbled and faltered before Stuart Broad
(45) and Ravi B....
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