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| SA offers neutral host of Australia Zimbabwe cricket series
Cricket South Africa (CSA) said it's ready to be the "neutral host"
in case Australia and Zimbabwe agree to go ahead with their controversial
one day series.
The three-match ODI series runs the risk of being scrapped altogether after
the Australian government banned its cricketer....
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| Kapil Dev to head Executive Board of Team India Cricket League
Former India captain Kapil Dev will head the Executive Board of the breakaway
Indian Cricket League (ICL), it was announced here today.
The other members of the Board include former stumper and ex-chief selector Kiran More, former England captain Tony Greg and Australian cricketer-turned-commen....
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| India beat Bangladesh by 46 runs to win the Cricket series
India defeated Bangladesh by 46 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in
the three-match one-day cricket series at the Sher e Bangla Stadium
here today.
Brief scores: India: 284 for eight in 49 overs (Gautam Gambhir 101,
Rahul Dravid 42 not out; M Rafique 3-59, Syed Rasel 2-49).
Banglades....
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| Senior players should back Shoaib Malik said Naseem Ashraf
Stressing on the importance of teamwork, Pakistan Cricket Board today called
upon senior players of the team to provide complete support to new captain Shoaib Malik.
In a meeting with the Abu Dhabi-bound squad today, PCB chairman Naseem Ashraf said he hoped the players had learnt their lessons....
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni took victory away from us said Habibul Bashar
Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar today admitted that Mahendra Singh
Dhoni was responsible for denying the hosts victory in the opening game of
the three-match one-day cricket series.
Bashar said the dashing wicketkeeper-batsman made all the difference as the visitors
registered a five-wic....
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| Bob Woolmer murder suspect could be named soon
A suspect in Bob Woolmer's murder may be named after a high-level meeting
between the officials of Jamaican Police and Scotland yard in London today, according
to a newspaper report.
The 'Jamaican Observer' said the highly complex case could come closer to conclusion
after the meeting.
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni describes match winning knock as one of his best innings
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who defied cramps to fashion an Indian victory in the first
of the three-match one day cricket series against Bangladesh, today
termed his unbeaten 91 as one of the most memorable innings of his career.
Dhoni fought a cramped right hamstring to take his team home with a....
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| John Howard to take every legal action to stop Zimbabwe tour
A staunch critic of the Robert Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, Australian
Prime Minister John Howard said his government would take whatever legitimate
action it takes to scrap the national cricket team's tour of the trouble-torn
African nation.
Howard said the government was exploring legal wa....
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| Adam Gilchrist is a highly principled man Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia has shot back at its Sri Lankan counterpart for terming
Adam Gilchrist's squash ball tactic as "unethical" and defended
their vice-captain as a "highly principled man".
CA Spokesman Peter Young refused to admit that Gilchrist gained an unfair
advantage....
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| Brian Lara takes another dig at West Indies Cricket Board
Batting great Brian Lara, who has often been on a collision course with
the Caribbean cricket stablishment, has taken another potshot at the West Indies
Board by questioning their integrity and efficiency.
Lara made the remarks against the WICB at a function to inaugurate a cancer
treatmen....
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| More injury scare for Indian Cricket Team as Manoj Tiwary hurts shoulder
India grappled with more injury worries ahead of their one day cricket series
with Bangladesh as young Manoj Tiwary hurt his shoulder during the
team's first practice session here today.
Tiwary, the prolific Bengal batsman who is on his first tour with the senior
team, suffered the injury ....
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| Pakistan team hunting for tech savvy cricket coach
Pakistan Cricket Board is looking for a tech-savvy and modern coach to fit into
the shoes of slain Bob Woolmer.
"We are in search of a qualified coach and we will be selecting the most
suitable candidate with the help of our search committee and the process will
be completed by July 1....
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| John Buchanan calls squash ball row a fuss
Irked by the "unethical" charge levelled at Adam Gilchrist for
using a squash ball in his gloves in the World Cup final, outgoing Australian
coach John Buchanan said people should not make fuss over this "non-issue".
More than a week after the final in which Gilchrist bel....
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| Cricket Fan breaches security hugs Mahendra Singh Dhoni
An over-enthusiastic woman caused a flutter by managing to hug Mahendra Singh Dhoni while the Indian cricket team was boarding a bus back to the hotel after
the conclusion of a conditioning camp for Bangladesh tour here today.
The woman, who had been seen in the stands during the team's traini....
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| Indian cricketers slog cricket out for 2 hrs at camp
Indian cricketers today slogged it out for over two hours on the last day of the
conditioning camp ahead of their Bangladesh tour even as youngster Dinesh Karthik joined his team mates.
Karthik, who could not participate in the camp so far due to his marriage, had
batting and fielding practi....
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