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| Pakistani cricket domestic structure set for an overhaul
The Pakistan Cricket Board is seriously considering ending the decades old structure
of commercial departments and banks participating in its domestic cricket competition.
PCB officials confirmed that serious consideration was being given to relegating
departments and banks to only playing th....
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| Dav Whatmore turns down PCB offer for being Cricket coach
The coach of Bangladesh cricket team, Dav Whatmore has turned down
an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board to consider coaching its national
team.
A Pakistan Cricket Board official confirmed that negotiations with Whatmore had
failed to come through.
"He has rejected our offer to h....
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| Ishant Sharma and Rajesh Pawar fighting for spot in cricket test match
VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh were left out in the cold once again while
young pacer Ishant Sharma and left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar were
fighting for a place in the Indian eleven for the second and final cricket Test
against Bangladesh starting here tomorrow.
The Indians dropped Punjab pace....
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| Indian cricket team look to wrap up bangladesh tour with victory
India would look to brush aside the minor concern about opener Wasim Jaffer's
form and finish off their Bangladesh tour with a flourish by clinching
the Test series with a victory in the second and last match beginning here tomorrow.
While the unproductive first Test ended India's all-win
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| Inzamam advices Pakistan players to avoid brushes with officials
Concerned about Pakistani players getting frequent reprimands for their on-field
conduct, former captain Inzamam ul Haq has advised his teammates to avoid
getting into skirmishes with match officials and rival cricketers.
Referring to the reprimand issued to pacer Mohammad Asif during the re....
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| Indian cricket team arrive Dhaka for second Test Match
After the disappointment of the rain-marred opening Test in Chittagong,
the Indian cricket team arrived here today for the second and final match of the
series begining on Friday.
The Indian players reached Dhaka by a GMG Airlines flight in the morning
and headed straight for the team hote....
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| India Vs Bangladesh Cricket Test ends in a draw
The first cricket Test between India and Bangladesh
ended in a draw here today.
Brief Scores: India: 387 for eight decl. And 100 for
6 decl in 24 overs (S Tendulkar 31, D Kaarthick 22, M Dhoni 17) Bangladesh 1st
innings: 238 all out and 104 for 2 in 28 overs (J Omar 52 not out, H Bash....
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| We missed Anil Kumble said Rahul Dravid
Though India fielded five bowlers in the first Test against Bangladesh,
skipper Rahul Dravid lamented the absence of veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble who did not bowl in the match due to a flu.
"There was a lot of time lost in the match. We needed Anil in the middle.
He could have been a....
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| Cricket World Cup should last no longer than a month said MCC
The seven-week long World Cup in the West Indies courted sharp criticism
from the Marylebone Cricket Club, which said that the quadrennial event
should be played within a month's time.
Offering several recommendations for better conduct of the show-piece event, MCC
World Cricket Committee,....
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| John Wright to be head coach of Australian cricket team
Former India cricket coach John Wright is all set to take over as
the head coach of Australia's Centre of Excellence.
According to a report in the 'Sydney Morning Herald', Wright is set to fill the
post left vacant by Tim Nielson, who took over as Australia's coach after
the World Cup.
The....
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| Unfit Shoaib Akhtar dropped from Asia XI
Dope-tainted Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was today dropped from
the Asian XI team for the Afro Asia Cricket Cup due to lack of fitness.
Asian Cricket Council selection committee member Mohsin Khan said
the express bowler was dropped as he had not recovered from his knee injury.
"The P....
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| Indian Cricket Board blames DD for India Bangladesh Test series blackout
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today squarely blamed
public broadcaster Doordarshan for denying millions of Indian fans the
chance of watching the ongoing Test series between India and Bangladesh.
"Doordarshan is to be blamed for this. They should have prepared an underst....
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| Indian Cricket Board Technical Committee to meet on June 4
The Technical Committee of the Cricket Board, headed by Sunil Gavaskar,
is to meet on June four at Bangalore, the BCCI said today.
"The Technical Committee is to meet at Bangalore on June four. It will discuss
the suggestions put forth by captains and managers of last year's Ranji Trophy
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| Present Indian cricket team is high on quality Mohammad Ashraful
Impressed with the new-look Indian team, Bangladesh vice-captain and dashing
willower Mohammad Ashraful said the visiting side is high on quality.
Drawing a comparison between the present Indian team and the
one that toured Bangladesh in 2004, Ashraful said the current lot was a more
you....
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| Bangladesh 49 for 3 at lunch in Cricket Test Match
Bangladesh were 49 for 3 in their first innings when rain interrupted play on
the fourth day of the first cricket Test against India here today.
Rajin Saleh (5) and Mohammad Ashraful (2) were at the crease when
rain played spoilsport and the umpires decided for an early lunch break.
Brief s....
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