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| Shoaib Malik says he was cheated into marriage with Ayesha
Shoaib Malik has finally admitted that he was indeed married to Ayesha, but he
also said that he cheated into the marriage by Ayesha. Malik, who is in Hyderabad,
for his own marriage with Sania Mirza, released a press statement that
spoke about how he was cheated into marrying Ayesha when he t....
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| Gambhir reprimanded by Lalit Modi for calling Rajasthan ordinary
Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir was reprimanded by the IPL chief Lalit
Modi for calling Rajasthan an ordinary team. This happened after the game between
the Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals during the post match conference.
When asked whether he was worried about the opposition winning th....
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| England and South Africa announce their squad for ICC World T20
England announced their 15-member squad for the ICC World T20. There were a couple
of surprises in the side including that of the inclusion of the wicket-keeper
Craig Kieswetter, who will replace Matt Prior in the side.
Kieswetter is a South African born wicket-keeper and a very hard hitter of....
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| Afridi appeals to PCB to pardon his fine of 3 million rupees
Shahid Afridi has requested the Pakistan cricket board to re-look into
the fine that was imposed on him by the PCB. Afridi was fined Rs. 3 million along
with a few other Pakistani cricketers for ball-tampering.
The other cricketers who were penalised were Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf,
b....
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| Strange to see Piyush Chawla in the Indian team for ICC World T20
The Indian team for the ICC World T20 was chosen by the Indian selectors.
And there was many question marks surrounding the same, especially in the wake
of some performances and fitness issues.
Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra are the two players who have generated
much noise givent hat the....
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| Indian team for ICC World T20 to be chosen today
The Indian selectors will be meeting today to select the Indian team for the ICC
World T20 that happens in the West Indies from the end of April. They have some
interesting decisions to make as they sit to select the 15 players who will be
on that flight to the West Indies.
Batsmen:
There....
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| Martyn given the axe by Rajasthan Royals
Even as Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab in the 19th game of the IPL
this year, there was one player from Rajasthan Royals who would not be enjoying
it too much. Damien Martyn is contract has been annulled by the Rajasthan Royals
and he has gone back home after playing only one game in th....
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| Afridi appointed captain of Pakistan team
Shahid Afridi has been appointed as the captain of the Pakistan side which
will play in the ICC World T20 this year in the West Indies. Pakistan is the defending
champions in the ICC World T20 after having lifted the trophy under the captaincy
of Younis Khan last year, by beating Sri Lanka in ....
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| Kochi and Pune added as two new franchises in the IPL
After weeks of suspense, the two new IPL teams have been added to the Indian Premier League on Sunday. The two cities which will also play in the fourth
edition of the tournament apart from the eight existing franchises are Kochi and
Pune, bought over by the Rendezvous Group and the Sahara Group....
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| McCullum says that captaincy affected his batting in IPL 2009
New Zealand middle order batsman and wicket-keeper, Brendon McCullum has
said that he allowed the captaincy of the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009 affect
his batting adversely and that is the reason why the side never got the starts
they needed.
McCullum is yet to go back to play for the Kolka....
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| Clarke returns back to Australia after break up and talks to media
Australian cricket team vice-captain, Michael Clarke has been broken up
with his two year old fiancé, Lara Bingle. Clarke had earlier flown
away from the middle of the tour of New Zealand to join his fiancé who
had been involved in a nude picture scandal.
Clarke's problems with....
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| Pakistan announce squad for ICC World T20 but do not announce captain
Pakistan has become the first country to announce their 15-member squad for the
ICC World T20 to be played in West Indies late in April. They had only
recently announced their 30-member preliminary squad, and now, with not a lot
of cricket leading up to the start of that tournament announced t....
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| Yousuf and Younis banned by the PCB for life
The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken in the recommendations of the probe
that was conducted by the enquiry committee and has banned the two former captains
of the Pakistan team, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf for life. The probe
had been headed by former Pakistani cricketer and now COO of the....
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| MCC decide against bidding for an IPL team
Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC, has said that they have decided not to bid for an
IPL franchise. Earlier, they had said that they would be bidding for one of the
two open slots in the IPL from the next season, but now, they have back-tracked
on it. The chief executive of the MCC, Keith Bradshaw,....
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| Pakistan appoint Waqar Younis as coach of cricket team
Speculation had been rife for some days that Waqar Younis could soon be
taking over as the coach of the Pakistan national team. In fact, the chief of
the PCB, Ejaz Butt had come out with a statement recently, saying that the board
had sent across the contract to the former pace bowler and was ....
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