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| Indian cricket bowlers appends after good batting performance
India's bowlers took cue from the top order batsmen as they struck telling blows
to reduce English County Champions Sussex to 146 for 5 in their first innings
on the second day of the warm up cricket match here today.
After VVS Laxman top scored with a sparkling innings of 95 to give the Ind....
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| VVS Laxman misses cricket century but India cruise
VVS Laxman fell five short of a hundred as India put up a dominating batting
display before declaring their first innings at 388 for 7 on the second day of
their four-day warm-up game against Sussex here today.
Probably in his last tour of the Old Blighty, Laxman seemed set for a classy cent....
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni moves one place up to be 5th in ODI rankings
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued his progress up the
rating charts to be fifth in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen
today.
The wicketkeeper-batsman, who turned 26 yesterday, has moved one spot up in the
rankings issued today.
England's Kevin Pietersen s....
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| Staging twenty20 cricket World cup 2007 Championship is premature
Australian Cricketers' Association Chief Paul Marsh has criticised the
International Cricket Council for premature staging of the Twenty20 World
Cup this year, saying the initial focus should be its development at domestic
level.
"The administrators need to work out, is Twenty20 serio....
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| India elects to bat against Sussex cricket match
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Sussex
in their four-day opening match of the England tour here today.
The Indians included both VVS Laxman and Yuvraj, who are fighting for the last
specialist batsman's slot in the Test squad, while Sachin Tendulkar and
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| Dravid and Tendulkar and Ganguly opt out of Twenty20 World Cup 07
India will have a new captain at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup in South Africa
with Rahul Dravid today opting out of the inaugural edition of the tournament,
alongwith seasoned campaigners Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly,
to make way for youngsters.
The three stalwarts, in their 30s, ....
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| India start Twenty20 cricket world cup campaign on Sep 13
India, grouped with arch-foes Pakistan and minnows Scotland in Group
D, will commence their campaign in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead in
Durban, South Africa, on September 13.
India, who did not include their top three players - Rahul Dravid,
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly -....
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| Kumar Sangakkara on the rise in LG ICC Player Rankings
Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara has risen to a career-high third position in
the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after hitting an unbeaten 200
against Bangladesh.
The stylish left-hander, playing as a batting specialist after starting as a wicketkeeper-batsman,
scored his fifth ....
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| Kaif Irphan Pathan Munaf Patel positive about playing at international level
On the eve of the selection of India 'A' team's tour to Kenya
and Zimbabwe, all rounder Mohd. Kaif and fast bowlers Irfan Pathan and
Munaf Patel sounded positive about getting back to playing at the international
level.
Dennis Lillee, former Australian speedster and consultant coach ....
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| India to play warm up cricket game against Sussex tomorrow
Fresh from their one-day cricket series triumph over the South Africans in Ireland,
India will launch their gruelling tour of England with a four-day warm-up
game against County champions Sussex here tomorrow.
The two teams, however, will keep one eye on the quirky weather as it has been
ra....
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| Virendra Sehwag and Harbhajan singh set to be included in Twenty20 list
Out-of-favour batsman Virender Sehwag and spin bowler Harbhajan Singh
are expected to be included in the list of 30 Indian probables for the inaugural
World Twenty20 championship when the national selectors meet here tomorrow.
Sehwag lost his spot in the one-day team after the Bangladesh tou....
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| Greg Chappell says Only one practice game could leave India vulnerable
Former India coach Greg Chappell has said that only one tour game
before the first cricket Test could leave the Indian team under-prepared for the
tough tour of Australia later this year.
India would get to play only one three-day tour match against Victoria at the
Junction Oval from Decem....
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| Triangular series in Australia unlikely in 2008 cricketing year
The annual one-day tri-series in Australia is in doubt next year and it
is likely that South Africa and New Zealand could play separate
rubbers against the world champions.
While India and Sri Lanka have agreed to play the traditional limited-overs tournament
this summer, negotiations are ....
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| Shoaib Malik says Washout deprived us of competition and practice
The washout of the one-day international against arch-rivals India in Glasgow
had deprived Pakistan of a chance to boost morale and confidence, captain
Shoaib Malik has said.
"In Pakistan, a match against India is above everything else and the players
were also looking forward to it a....
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| West indies cricket gets million dollar boost by Allen Stanford
The cash-strapped West Indies Cricket Board has received a boost with Texas billionaire
Allen Stanford announcing a fresh 100-million dollar investment to revive
the game's fortunes in the Caribbean.
"This won't be just cricket, this will be a life-changing experience,"
Stanford ....
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