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| World Cup Hosts to Play Knockout Games on Their Own Soil
This World Cup as you know will be jointly co hosted by Sri Lanka, India
and Bangladesh. The good news for these teams is that they will play all
their knockout games at their respective home grounds, regardless of where they
stand in their groups at the end of the preliminary stage of the tou....
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| Graeme Smith in Doubt for India Series
South Africa's Test and ODI captain Graeme Smith has acquired a fracture
to his left hand's fourth finger. This could rule him out of the clash at summit;
forthcoming home Tests series against India. Smith got struck on the hand by a
fierce bouncer from Shoaib Akhtar in first game of the one d....
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| IPL to have a new franchise
The fourth edition of IPL will have a new franchise in it. According to reports
the team would be from Northern India. The news means that Kochi fate is
sealed now. IPL management representative said that the differences in Kochi franchises
are very likely to stay until the deadline of 27th ....
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| Stipend Contract of Zulqarnain Haider Suspended
Pakistan Cricket Board are clearly not happy with Pakistan's wicketkeeper Zulqarnain
Haider's shocking actions. He left the team right before the final encounter in
Abu Dhabi and emerged from England. He said he was threatened by book makers.
PCB's advisor Taffazul Rizvi called Zulqarnain Haid....
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| Abdul Razzaq smashes century and wins it for Pakistan
The score was 139/5 in the 30th over. Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, departed after a cameo, had dented the hopes of victory. It was looking gloomy
and Pakistan were in for another lack luster batting performance. In came Abdul
Razzaq who had not scored a half century in four years, and a c....
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| Kirsten should carry on as India coach according to Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir has expressed that Gary Kirsten should continue as Indian
team's coach after the World Cup in February next year. Kirsten's contract expires
after the World Cup assignment and Gambhir has called for the BCCI to renew
it.
Gambhir was full of praise for Kirsten; he feels K....
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| IPL 4 will have eight teams according to BCCI
IPL mess' dust doesn't seem to settle down, Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) should be given credit for administrating a strict policy to
make IPL as undisputed as possible. Discipline and principals over money is
not something you see very often in today's world of cricket.
BCCI h....
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| Tauqir Zia says Sydney game was fixed
The dust of match fixing controversy doesn't seem to settle down at all. Pakistan
cricket has fallen into another pit of darkness with former chairman of PCB
Tauqeer Zia making some astonishing discoveries. Tauqeer Zia told a local TV
channel that six of the Pakistani players were under ....
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| Some Indian players to depart early for South Africa tour
Indian management had sent a request to BCCI to send some Test players earlier
than scheduled to South Africa for the Test series in December. BCCI
has expected their request and has agreed to some players, it not confirmed
as yet who the players are or how many will be sent early. India....
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| Younis Khan could play ODIs and T20Is again
The issue between former Pakistan captain Younis Khan and Pakistan cricket board has apparently been solved and this will mean that Younis will be able to
play for Pakistan again. According to media reports, Younis Khan was asked by
Ejaz Butt to come and meet him at the PCB office following whic....
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| Dhoni talks of Tiwary debut and Jadeja to bat better
Indian
middle-order batsman Saurabh Tiwary could be making his ODI debut in the
series against the Aussies according to the Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Tiwary, who is from Jharkhand, the same state as the captain has been a part of
the squad for a couple of series now but is yet to ....
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| Tendulkar becomes second Indian to score 6th 200s
Sachin Tendulkar added the nine runs that he needed to get to his double century and got to his sixth ever double century in Test match cricket. Sachin Tendulkar
scored his double century against Australia in the second Test match at Bangalore
on the fourth day of the game.
Tendulkar was on 19....
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| IPL terminates Punjab and Rajasthan while Kochi warned
Indian Premier League (IPL) has terminated the agreements with Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals will immediate effect. Kochi have been told
off with a serious warning, ordering them to straighten their affairs and resolve
internal problems otherwise face the same fate as Punjab and Rajas....
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| Misbah to lead Pakistan in Tests while Afridi retained as limited overs captain
Just when you thought that Pakistan cricket cannot have any more surprises
in store, Pakistan Cricket Board has delivered yet again. Misbah ul Haq making
a comeback after being dropped for all three formats after ICC World T20 has been
made Test captain of Pakistan. Misbah will lead Pakistan f....
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| Tendulkar and Sehwag win ICC awards for 2009
Sachin Tendulkar has won the ICC Player of the Year award at the ICC awards night
at Bangalore on Wednesday. This is the first time that the Little Master Sachin Tendulkar has won the award since the awards were first given away in 2004.
Previously, the only other Indian to have won this award....
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