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| Team India move up to 3rd place in ICC cricket rankings
India presented themselves with a nice gift on the eve of 60th anniversary of
Independence, as their first series win in England in 21 years pushed them
to third place in the ICC Test Championship table.
The 1-0 success against England in the three-Test series earned Rahul Dravid's
men fiv....
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| England 232 for 3 at tea in the final cricket Test against India
A fighting half century from Kevin Pietersen kept England afloat
and they were seemingly on course to save the final cricket Test against India
on the final day reaching 232 for 3 at tea in their second innings.
India now have another 34 overs to dismiss England for an outright
win.
At t....
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| England begin battle to save 3rd Test but India need 10 wickets
Despite having the hosts at his mercy, India captain Rahul Dravid's baffling
decision not to enforce a follow-on threatens to boomerang as England grabbed
the opportunity with both hands and began the battle to save the third and final
cricket Test here today.
Entrusted with the task of def....
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| In the final cricket Test Rain stops play on the 3rd day
Showers suspended play on the fourth morning of the third and final cricket Test
between India and England here today.
India were 35 for 3 in their second innings with captain Rahul Dravid (two)
and Sourav Ganguly (21) at the crease when the covers came on 20 minutes
before scheduled lunch....
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| Anil Kumble surpasses Glenn McGrath in all time cricket bowling charts
Anil Kumble surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the world's third highest
wicket-taker in Tests as India bowled England out for 345 on the
fourth day of the third and final cricket Test here today.
Kumble, who scored his maiden Test century on Friday in India's first innings
total of 664, di....
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| Sachin Tendulkar makes Michael Atherton wrong with his performance
Sachin Tendulkar's impressive performances in the ongoing Test series against
England has made Michael Atherton eat his words as the former cricketer has expressed
"great admiration" for the Indian, admitting he had matured to be "a
very fine player now".
"Watching ....
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| Fresh tantrums could land pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar in panic
Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could find himself in more trouble after throwing
a trantrum at the Pakistan Cricket Board headquarters in Lahore
last evening.
Akhtar was earlier fined a total of 300,000 rupees and docked points from his
new central contract for indiscipline.
The paceman had l....
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| Mohammad Yousuf seriously considering Indian Cricket League offer
Upset at being excluded from the Twenty20 World Cup squad, Pakistan batsman
Mohammad Yousuf is now "seriously" considering the offer to play
in the rebel Indian Cricket League.
Yousuf had put on hold an individual endorsement deal with a Pakistani company
saying he needed more ti....
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| Sharad Pawar defends BCCI stand in his reply to Digvijay singh on ICL
The Cricket Board today defended its stand on withdrawing financial benefits from
players aligning with the rebel Indian Cricket League, saying the proposed
tournament was an "out and out commercial venture".
The BCCI said the players were free to play for the ICL but it was only &....
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| Murali Kaarthick feels horrendous leg before decision for Sourav Ganguly
On a day when a horrendous leg before decision given against Sourav Ganguly
was a topic of debate, Dinesh Kaarthick did well to clear all doubts regarding
his own caught behind dismissal that saw him missing a deserving hundred by just
nine runs.
Kaarthick made a sparkling 91 before being ....
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| Indian Cricket League official cricket website launched
The rebel Indian Cricket League has done something which the BCCI, the
world's richest cricket Board, has not done in 77 years -- launch its official
website.
ICL, the much talked about venture of Subash Chandra's Essel Group which has already
sounded the alarm bells in the BCCI, today ann....
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| Harbhajan singh claims 11 cricketing wickets for Surrey
Despite being ignored by Indian selectors for upcoming one-day series against
England, spinner Harbhajan Singh emphasised his blazing form by
claiming an 11-wicket match haul to help Surrey stun Kent by four wickets in two
days in the county cricket championship.
Harbhajan took 6-57 to add....
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| Zaheer khan feels Jelly bean episode should not affect his performance
India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan insisted he was an aggressive bowler
by nature and the jelly bean incident at Trent Bridge should not dilute
his match-winning performance in the second Test against England.
The popular perception is that Zaheer, goaded by the attempted
insult, dished o....
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| Lalu prasad yadav ready to give Railways stadiums for Indian cricket league
Even as the BCCI's flip-flop over the Indian Cricket League continues,
Railway Minister and Bihar Cricket Association President Lalu Prasad today openly
backed the ICL, saying the million-dollar tournament could be played on Railways
stadiums.
Prasad described the ICL as a "good initi....
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| Damien Fleming feels Andrew Flintoff needs to work on his bowling action
Andrew Flintoff can turn into a "shock" bowler than a "stock"
bowler by a cautious streamlining of his action to reduce injuries, says former
Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming.
"You tend to lose a lot of potency when you're injured and that's been the
test for ....
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