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| Indian Cricket Council to appoint acting president soon
The International Cricket Council will soon appoint an acting president in place
of Percy Sonn, who died of complications from a colon operation.
Sir John Anderson of New Zealand and Malaysian Prince Tunku Imran
are said to be in the running for the post vacated after the demise of the 57-ye....
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| Coaching Team India right step in learning process told Dav Wahtmore
Dav Whatmore, widely tipped to be India's next coach, today said he was keen for
the job because it was the right step forward in the learning process as a coach.
"It is a logical extension to a bigger challenge. It is the right step forward
in the learning process as a coach," said o....
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| Sachin Tendulkar opts out of Afro Asia Cup but Zaheer and Ganguly in
Sachin Tendulkar today made way for Sourav Ganguly while Zaheer Khan
was included as the sixth Indian in the revised 14-member one-day Asia cricket
team for the Afro Asian Cup beginning in Bangalore on June 6.
Sri Lankan Dilhara Fernando and Mashrafe Mortaza of Bangladesh were
the other tw....
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| Indian Cricket team returns from Bangladesh
Indian cricket team today returned here from Dhaka after a successful tour
of Bangladesh where they won both the one-day and Test series.
Most of the players left for their home destinations taking different flights
and Sourav Ganguly drove home straight while team manager Ravi Shastri,
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| Ravi Shastri not to seek extension of contract with Cricket Board
Former captain Ravi Shastri today reiterated that his role as Cricket Manager
of the Indian team was a one-off assignment and he would not seek to extend his
contract with the BCCI.
"I like honeymoons anyway. The more the merrier. The thing is I was very
clear right from the outset tha....
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| Team India beat Bangladesh by a test innings and 239 runs
India defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 239 runs
on day three of the second cricket Test here today.
After following on, Bangladesh were all out for 253 in their
second innings.
Brief scores: India 610 for 3 decl beat Bangladesh 118
and 253 (M Mortaza 70, M Ashraful 67; R Powar ....
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| Opening partnership was key for us says Rahul Dravid
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid said Dinesh Kaarthick and Wasim Jaffer's
rollicking opening stand was the key to the convincing Test win against Bangladesh
here today.
"It was good effort from everybody.. A good Test match as we piled up a huge
score and then knocked them off twice,"....
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| Percy Sonn did his best to make cricket a better game
Cricket Australia Chairman Creagh O Connor today mourned
the death of International Cricket Council President Percy Sonn
and said the South African did his best to make cricket a better game.
O'Connor said Australian cricket was saddened by the death of 57-year-old Sonn,
who died yeste....
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| South Africa President Thabo Mbeki pays tribute to Percy Sonn
South African President Thabo Mbeki today paid glowing tribute to late
ICC President Percy Sonn, describing him as a "prolific administrator"
who unified cricket.
The 57-year-old Sonn passed away at a health clinic in Cape Town yesterday
following complications after he underwent....
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| No naxal threat to Mahendra Singh Dhoni told Jharkhand DGP
Jharkhand Director General of Police J B Mahapatra today denied reports
that cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni faced any naxal threat.
"There is no danger or threat to Dhoni," said Jharkhand's top
police officer.
Mahapatra was responding to a query as to whether Dhoni had
bec....
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| Javed Miandad open to coaching Pakistan cricket team again
Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad is ready to give a serious
thought to coaching the national team again if the Cricket Board offered him the
job.
Miandad, who has coached senior team on three separate terms but was removed acrimoniously
on all occasions, said he had always k....
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| ICC President Percy Sonn passes away
International Cricket Council President Percy Sonn, who was critically
ill for the past few days, died in Cape Town today.
Sonn, 57, was admitted to the Durbanville clinic in Cape Town on Monday after
developing complications from a colon surgery.
A former president of the South African cr....
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| International Cricket Council examine rules to find President
The International Cricket Council officials have been forced to look into their
constitution and regulations to find out who will automatically succeed President,
Percy Sonn who has fallen seriously ill in Cape Town.
According to South African newspapers his personal assistant George Hector ....
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| Wasim Jaffer had extra bit of determination to make century
Having cracked a composed ton to leave behind his bitter memories of a pair of
ducks in the first Test, a jubilant Indian opener Wasim Jaffer today said
he came to bat with an "extra bit of determination" to get a good score.
"It is nice to get a hundred in Test cricket, espec....
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| Nike violated rights to use name of Sachin Tendulkar told Adidas
Global sports goods giant Adidas today said it has approached MRTPC as it felt
its exclusive rights to the use of the name of brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar
was violated by rival Nike.
"MRTPC has issued notices to the respondents," Adidas
said in a statement, while declining to....
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