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| Adam Gilchrist feels he tested the patience of selectors
Had Adam Gilchrist been a selector, he would have long dropped himself from the
Australian ranks and the opener feels he really tested the patience of national
selectors with his stretch of poor run.
The Australian vice-captain produced one of the most memorable knocks of his spectacular
ca....
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| Australia ready to indemnify CA for pull out of zimbabwe Cricket tour
Even as the Australian government stepped up pressure on Cricket Australia
to boycott its tour of Zimbabwe in September, captain Ricky Ponting
said every player should be allowed to make an independent decision on the issue.
"There are some issues there and every individual player will ....
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| Farcical end took gloss off World Cup 07 triumph Ricky Ponting
Australian captain Ricky Ponting today admitted that the farcical finish
to the cricket World Cup took a bit of the gloss off his side's third consecutive
triumph.
Australia's win in the final against Sri Lanka was marred by some poor
officiating.
With the Sri Lankan batsmen accepting an ....
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| Team India to play cricket Proteas in Ireland
India will play South Africa in a three-match limited overs cricket series
to be held in Ireland in late June and early July.
"The Irish Cricket Union (ICU) is proud that two such great cricketing
nations as India and South Africa are coming to Ireland to play each other
and against I....
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| Shoaib Akhtar wants his fitness issue sorted out once and for all
Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said he wanted to get his fitness
problems sorted out once and for all during the lean cricketing season to come
back tougher for the home series against South Africa in September.
Shoaib, who has not been named even in the probables for the Abu Dhabi ....
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| Sachin Tendulkar rejoins practice cricket session
With his ankle injury improving, Sachin Tendulkar today rejoined Team India's practice session for a few hits on the second day of the cricket conditioning
camp here.
"He continues to get ice treatment. Physio John Gloster says he
is improving," Indian team's administrative manag....
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| Indian cricket team start tune up for Bangladesh trip
India's Bangladesh tour preparations for the coming cricket tour of Bangladesh
got off the ground with a light fielding and fitness regime at the Eden Gardens
here today.
Under the watchful eyes of physical trainer Gregory Allen King, the Indian
team members went through their paces for on....
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| Denying Simon Katich a contract prompts New South Wales outrage
Simon Katich's surprise omission from the Cricket Australia's list of 25
contracted players has prompted outrage from his state with a senior New South
Wales official questioning the credibility of the selection process.
"Simon Katich continues to be one of the best performed
batsmen....
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| ICC policy of neutral umpires questioned for WC 07
The International Cricket Council has drawn flak from former cricketers Darren Lehmann of Australia and England all rounder Derek Pringle
for considering umpires' nationality over their "excellence" in big
games like World Cup final.
The duo believe the ICC must move beyond parochi....
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| Indian Cricket team think tank arrive to begin a new innings
With the World Cup disaster behind them, the Indian team think-tank assembled
here today to begin a new innings with a five-day conditioning camp from Wednesday
before embarking on the Bangladesh tour.
Newly-appointed cricket manager Ravi Shastri and skipper
Rahul Dravid flew in here to w....
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| Bob Woolmer's killer came from outside Jamaica
The modus operandi of Bob Woolmer's murderer has convinced the Jamaican
Police that the killer came from outside the Caribbean country.
Mark Shields, Jamaica's deputy commissioner and the chief investigator
in the case, told BBC Panorama programme that on March 18, nine murder
cases had be....
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| Cricket Legends make way for rookies in Australia's new contract list
Retired legends Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, along with Damien Martyn
and Justin Langer, made way for fresh faces in Cricket Australia's
list of 25 contracted players announced here today.
With form over the past 12 months and the likelihood of selection in future being
the criteria, the ....
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| Shoaib Akhtar wants change in Pakistan dressing room culture
Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar today said there was a need to
change the culture of the Pakistan team's dressing room with a captain
who is honest and supportive of his players.
"My experience is that in the past instead of using me as a match winner
some of the captains used....
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| BCCI threatens no-confidence motion against ICC
The Indian Cricket Board has slammed the International Cricket Council
for the World Cup final fiasco and threatened to bring a no-confidence
motion against its office-bearers, who have become "more and more bureaucratic".
In a scathing reaction to the goof-up in the World Cup fin....
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| Sarwan named new West Indies captain
Seasoned middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been appointed the new
West Indies captain, succeeding Brian Lara who quit international
cricket after the World Cup.
According to a CMC report, Sarwan was the unanimous choice during the West
Indies Cricket Board's special board meeting y....
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