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| India 338 for 3 at lunch on Day 3 of cricket test
India were 338 for 3 at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against
England at Trent Bridge here today.
India have a first innings lead of 140 runs.
Brief score: England, 1st innings: 198 all out India, 1st innings:
338 for 3 in 107 overs (D Kaarthick 77, W Jaffer 62, S Tend....
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| Allan Donald says Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be highest Test run getter
Showering praise on Sachin Tendulkar, former South African pacer and England
bowling coach Allan Donald said the Mumbaikar is the best batsman of present
era and deserves to become the highest run-getter in Test cricket.
Donald said the veteran Indian willower, who became the third player to....
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| Harbhajan Singh has Worcestershire in a match winning spin spell
Harbhajan Singh produced a potentially match-winning spell to put Surrey in box
seat against Worcestershire in a County Championship Division One cricket match
at Guildford on Friday.
The Punjab off-spinner claimed four for 64 to skittle out Worcestershire for
217 and force them to f....
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| Pakistan Cricket Board puts on advertisement for assistant cricket coach
Pakistan Cricket Board has advertised for the post of assistant coach of the national
team despite a failed experimentation with this method while searching for the
chief coach.
The advertisement, placed on websites, has the same condition that interested
candidates must be Test cricketers....
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| Zaheer khan grabs two wickets England 94 for 3 at tea
Zaheer Khan's two-wicket burst helped India make early inroads into the
England batting and reduce the hosts to 94 for three at tea after overnight
rain forced a four-hour delay on day one of the second cricket Test here today.
At the break, opener Alastair Cook on 35 (112m,70b,5x4) and Paul ....
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| Wet ground delays start of cricket play in second Test match
The start of the second cricket Test match between India and England
has been delayed due to a wet outfield caused by overnight rain here.
The two umpires, Simon Taufel and Ian Howell, will inspect the ground
at 1130 hrs local time (1600 hrs IST) before taking a decision on start of play.
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| ODI and Twenty20 indian cricket squads to be picked in August
The Indian squads for the seven-match ODI series against England and for
the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa will be chosen here on August 7,
the Cricket Board announced today.
The selectors also have to name the captain for the inaugural Twenty-20 championships
as Rahul Dravid, alongwi....
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| Kapil Dev Feels Sachin Tendulkar should rediscover his aggressive style
Former Indian captain Kapil Dev today kept up his attack against Sachin Tendulkar
for his failure to win matches for India and said the Mumbai batsman
has to rediscover his "aggressive style" to make an impact again.
Kapil said Tendulkar was no doubt a great player, but he has not ....
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| Michael Vaughan tells Playful banter is not untoward in cricket
England captain Michael Vaughan has defended the "playful banter"
his side employed against the Indians in the first cricket Test, saying it was
"not untoward" in the gentleman's game.
In fact, Vaughan praised his teammates for their effective use of the ploy "to
g....
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| Bob Woolmer family members are demanding for charity cricket match
Although willing to aid the planned Bob Woolmer Academy in every possible
way, some officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) feel the late coach's
family is being too demanding by asking for a special charity match.
Woolmer's widow Gill had written to both the PCB and the Indian Cricket....
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| Rahul Dravid says Sourav Ganguly is in better shape to play cricket
Sourav Ganguly, who skipped the practice session yesterday due to stiff back,
is expected to be fit for the second cricket Test with the team management including
him in the shortlist of 12 players for the match.
Captain Rahul Dravid said Ganguly was in much better shape after a day's
rest....
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| Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath to square up against Brian Lara in ICL
Australian legends Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath are set to renew
their rivalry with West Indian batting genius Brian Lara after having all
but agreed to play in the Indian Cricket League.
"They are on the verge of signing the contracts. The discussions are in the
final stages," ....
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| ESPN acquires live broadcast rights of India vs Scotland One Dayer
Sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports today said it has acquired telecast rights
of one-day internationals to be played between India and Scotland in August.
ESPN Star Sports will broadcast the matches from August 16, which will be played
during India's tour of England, Ireland and Scotland, t....
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| ICC announces match officials for upcoming twenty20 cricket World Cup 2007
The International Cricket Council today announced the names
of nine umpires and three match referees, excluding those who officiated in
the World Cup final, for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South
Africa.
A total of 27 matches will be played in the September 11-24 tour....
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| Shane Warne feels Sachin Tendulkar has technique and Brian Lara flair
Australian spin bowling legend Shane Warne has given a split verdict in
the case of who's the best contemporary batsman between Sachin Tendulkar
and Brian Lara.
Warne rated the Indian maestro above the West Indian genius in case of technique
but altered his preference when it came to flair....
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