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| Indian Cricket Board to name new coach today
The decision to appoint a new coach of the Indian cricket team is likely
to be announced after two days at Bangalore, where BCCI selection committee
meeting is being held, the Board secretary Niranjan Shah said.
"The selection committee meeting is being held at Bangalore
on June 4 an....
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| Indian Cricket Batsman Rahul Dravid recommended for Khel Ratna
Team India's cricket captain Rahul Dravid, who lost the race for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to cueist Pankaj Advani last year, has been recommended
again for country's highest sports honour.
BCCI has also recommended middle order batsman Yuvraj
Singh and former women's team captain Anjum C....
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| New indian cricket coach will be decided on June 4
The decision to appoint a new coach of the Indian cricket team is likely to be
announced after two days at Bangalore, where BCCI selection committee
meeting is being held, BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said today.
Talking to media persons, Shah said: "The selection committee
meeting i....
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| PCB issues gag order on pakistani cricket players
Issuing a gag order, the Pakistan cricket authorities have warned the players
that they could face stiff penalties, including match bans, if they speak to the
media without prior permission from the team management.
A member of the Pakistan side said they had been told verbally by board
off....
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| Jamaican Police to admit Bob Woolmer died of natural cause
In what could invite worldwide ridicule for their already tattered image, the
Jamaican Police will finally announce next week that former Pakistan cricket
coach Bob Woolmer died of natural cause, said the British media.
According to 'Daily Mail', the Jamaican Police would hold a press confer....
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| PCB cricket players differ on new contracts
Less than a month before the new central contracts are put into place, differences
between the Pakistan Cricket Board and players over the terms and conditions
have come to the fore.
After a meeting held in Lahore yesterday to discuss the new format for
the contracts, PCB and captain Shoai....
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| Flintoff doubtful for India vs England Test cricket series
Andrew Flintoff's arthroscopy on his left ankle may have gone well but the talismanic
all-rounder looks doubtful for the Test series against India starting
next month.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement that yesterday's
operation went well but Flintoff is unlikely to p....
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| Additional ODIs is a threat to fitness of cricket players
The ICC Cricket Committee has expressed deep concern at the crammed international
calendar, saying "the addition of many ODIs" to the Future Tour
Programme was bound to have a "severe impact" on the standard of the
game and the players' fitness.
"The committee expr....
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| Younis khan will not be offered captaincy again says Naseem Ashraf
Senior Pakistani batsman Younis Khan will not be offered captaincy of the
national team ever again in the future, PCB chief Naseem Ashraf
said.
Ashraf said though Younis would be considered as a player, he won't be offered
to lead the Pakistan team ever.
"As far as his playing for P....
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| Nimbus to telecast Ireland Vs South Africa ODIs to be held in Belfast
Nimbus today bagged the telecast rights for the four cricket one-day internationals
to be played by India in Ireland in June.
Nimbus would pay USD 6.05 million per match for the series that is to be played
from June 26 to July 1, Cricket Board (BCCI) Vice President Lalit
Modi announced her....
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| Inzamam ul haq fate uncertain as cricket board pulls new contracts
Former captain Inzamam ul Haq's fate hangs in balance as the Pakistan Cricket Board has asked the national selection committee to submit a shortlist
of 30 players, 20 of whom will get the new central contracts by July 1.
Chief operating officer of the board Shafqat Naqmi said Inzamam would get....
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| Adam Gilchrist considering ODI retirement to extend Test cricket career
After maintaining for long that he would not give up any form of cricket, Australian
stumper Adam Gilchrist now says the increasingly gruelling international
schedule is forcing him to contemplate ODI retirement in order to prolong
his Test career.
Gilchrist said the birth of his third chi....
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| Nimbus threatens to pull the plug on Afro-Asia Cup
The much-maligned Afro Asia Cup cricket tournament today received a major
setback with Nimbus threatening to pull the plug on the telecast of matches.
Nimbus, which had bagged the television rights for the inter-continental event
from the Asian Cricket Council, has said that relevant terms o....
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| Special flights for Pakistan tour if needed said Niranjan Shah
The Cricket Board has promised to arrange special flights to cart the players
around if the schedule is tight during the visit by Pakistan later this
year, but maintained the venues of the matches would be decided by its own rotation
system.
"We have played in small centres in Pakista....
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| Yuvraj singh stars in the win of Indian Airline
Yuvraj Singh rolled his arms to claim three wickets and then came up with an unbeaten
21-run cameo against All India Public Sector (AIPS) to propel Indian
Airlines to the final of the 31st Raghubir Singh Hot Weather Cricket Tournament
here today.
After skittling out the defending champions....
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