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| India moves up to fifth spot after series win in Future Cup
The Future Cup win against South Africa in Ireland has pushed India
to fifth spot and helped four of its players to jump into the top ten of the Maruti
Suzuki ODI rankings.
Team India, ranked as low as eighth in April, now has 69 points.
World champions Australia continue their dominance i....
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| Nasim Ashraf says Pakistan is safe for international teams
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Nasim Ashraf said that his country
was safe and secure to host international teams despite the recent clashes between
security forces and Islamic militants at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad.
Ruling out the possibility of Pakistan being forced to change its ....
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| Geoff Lawson gets his nose in front in race for Pakistan coach job
Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson seems to have nudged ahead of compatriots
Dav Whatmore and Richard Done in the race to become the Pakistan
cricket coach with captain Shoaib Malik favouring him over the other two
candidates.
Pakistan's cricket manager Talat Ali, who met with the Chairma....
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| Chris Cairns says Sachin Tendulkar is greatest batsman of modern era
Sitting on piles of runs in both forms of cricket and with virtually every batting
record in his pocket, Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of the modern
era, according to former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns.
Enjoying every bit of his stint with the Lashings World XI after ....
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| Nasim Ashraf says Pakistan is safe for international teams
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Nasim Ashraf said
that his country was safe and secure to host international teams despite the
recent clashes between security forces and Islamic militants at the Lal Masjid
in Islamabad.
Ruling out the possibility of Pakistan being forced to cha....
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| Kapil Dev says he has not done anything unethical by joining Indian Cricket League
A day after BCCI threatened to take "appropriate steps" against him
for aligning with the rebel Indian Cricket League, former captain Kapil Dev
remained defiant and said he would not give up his job with the ICL.
Kapil said there was nothing wrong in occupying the post of National ....
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| Rudra Pratap Singh gives Indian cricket team the final kick
A breezy knock by Rudra Pratap Singh helped India set Sussex a challenging
target of 273 on the fourth and final day of the cricket tour match here today.
RP Singh cracked a 46-ball 41 with seven fours before the Indians declared their
second innings at 184 for 8 about 40 minutes after lunch....
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| India cricket team on back foot as batsmen struggle
India lost quick wickets in the face of some impressive bowling by the Sussex
bowlers and were reduced to 116 for 6 in their second innings on the final day
of their tour opener here today.
At lunch, India had an overall lead of 204 runs with four wickets in hand.
Skipper Rahul Dravid, who....
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| India vs Sussex Harbhajan Singh fails with 0 for 66 in 2nd innings
Harbhajan Singh failed to recreate the magic of his off-spin bowling to return
empty handed in Durham's second innings but spearhead Matthew Nicholson
put Surrey on the victory track in their County Championship - Division one match
at the Oval.
Harbhajan returned 0-66 in 15 overs but Surr....
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| Michael Vaughan admits India will be tougher than West Indies
It looked like a stroll in the park as England blanked the West Indies
in the recent Test series but life would be difficult against India,
host captain Michael Vaughan warned his teammates.
Back in the side after a nagging knee injury that kept him out of action for a
whole year, Vaughan ....
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| Indian Cricket Board taking steps to improve umpiring standards
BCCI, the Indian Cricket Board, is planning to introduce a software in
the system of video recording of domestic matches which will help them in assessing
the performance of Indian umpires on a regular basis.
The BCCI's umpires committee met here today and was given a demonstration by two
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| Rain delays start of third day play in Indians Vs Sussex
Rain has delayed the start of the third and penultimate day's play in the warm-up
match between the Indians and Sussex county cricket team here today.
The rain started just 15 minutes before the third day's play was scheduled to
start. The weather forecast for the day also promises more rains....
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| Rahul Dravid says Flintoff absence brighten chances for India Vs England
Captain Rahul Dravid says India has a good chance of India doing
well in the upcoming Test series against England as the hosts were most likely
to miss the services of their star all rounder Andrew Flintoff.
Flintoff, who underwent an ankle surgery, was still recuperating and is doubtful
t....
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| Kapil Dev dares BCCI to Sack him if they can
Former captain Kapil Dev has dared the BCCI to sack
him from the Chairman's post at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for
his alignment with the rebel Indian Cricket League.
Kapil earned the Board's wrath by joining Essel Group's ICL as the Chairman of
its Executive Board and the BCCI....
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| Avoid Dav Whatmore says former Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga
Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has advised Pakistani players
and team management not to have Australian Dav Whatmore as their new coach,
sources said.
Ranatunga, who captained Sri Lanka to 1996 World Cup glory with Whatmore as the
coach, is learnt to have given a "run-down....
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