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| ODI rankings: South Africa close gap with Australia
Australia are in danger of losing their top position to a resurgent
South Africa in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-day International
(ODI) Championship table following the Proteas' series win over Pakistan.
ICC said Thursday that if Australia (120 points) lose their
up....
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| Dhoni climbs to third spot in ICC ODI rankings
Swashbuckling batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni climbed to
the third spot while Sachin Tendulkar slipped to the 19th in the International
Cricket Council (ICC) one day international rankings released here
Thursday.
Dhoni, who gained thanks to his unbeaten 67 in the third ODI against Sri La....
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| ICC`s anti-corruption unit to monitor World Cup
The International Cricket Council's (ICCs) Anti Corruption Unit would be out "in
force" to monitor the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean, the ICC
chief executive Malcolm Speed said last evening.
He said that the Council would not tolerate illegal activity during the matches
in ....
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| Tendulkar to miss series decider against SL on Feb 17
The Indian team has suffered a severe setback with star batsman
Sachin Tendulkar pulling out of the 4th and final ODI against
Sri Lanka to be played on Saturday.
The BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah announced on
Thursday that Tendulkar pulled out of the crucial tie due to a stiff back. Th....
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| Hussey keen to keep Australia on top
Australia's stand-in captain Mike Hussey is determined
the world champions will not lose their position at the top of the one-day rankings
under his leadership.
Australia's shock tri-series finals defeat by England
and South Africa's win over Pakistan have put Hussey's side under pres....
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| Tendulkar to sit out of final ODI with stiff back
Sachin Tendulkar today joined India's list of fitness concerns
with a stiff back and would be "rested" for the fourth and final cricket
one-dayer against Sri Lanka.
"Tendulkar has a stiff back and the team management has
decided to rest him for the final ODI against Sri....
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| Ponting taking cortisones injections to avoid surgery
Australian captain Ricky Ponting is trying hard to be in shape for the World Cup
by taking cortisones injections to ease the inflammation in his spine and avoid
a surgery.
Ponting said he had three cortisone injections in his spine on Wednesday as
he played throughout most of the summer ....
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| Eng can win World Cup: Panesar
Having shown strength of character in turning things around to win the triangular
series Down Under, England can win the World Cup if they sustain their
brilliant form, according to English spinner Monty Panesar.
"I think there is lot of character shown by the England
team especiall....
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| ICC begins scrutiny of Presidency candidates
The ICC has set in motion the process of identifying its next President, beginning
with the scrutiny of the two nominations, from BCCI President Sharad Pawar
and England and Wales Cricket Board Chairman David Morgan.
The ICC nominations committee, chaired by former BCCI President
A C Mu....
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| Aussies in a fix over Lee's injury
Australia's World Cup squad is believed to have received a major jolt with speedster
Brett Lee injuring his left ankle and knee.
Lee, training with the Australian squad ahead of the Chappell-Hadlee
series opening match, received treatment on the ground for 10 minutes and was
in visibl....
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| Indian and Sri Lankan teams arrive in Visakhapatnam
Both the Indian and Sri Lankan cricket teams arrived here today for the series-deciding
match to be held on Saturday.
Top officials of the Visakhapatnam Cricket Association
were present at the airport to receive the teams which landed here in the morning
amidst tight security arrangem....
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| Shoaib to skip dope test on Friday
Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will skip the dope test to be conducted
by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the World Cup-bound team on Friday.
Shoaib would return on Friday itself but would be available
for the dope test only the next day, according to a PCB official.
"Shoai....
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| Tait is an excellent bowler at the end of innings: Warne
Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne has backed the inclusion of fast bowler
Shaun Tait in Australia's World Cup squad, saying his "explosive pace"
would be a huge bonus for the team eyeing a hat-trick of titles in the Caribbean
from next month.
"Just his explosive pace, his v....
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| Pakistan fans face problem to get visa for World Cup
Just around 25 cricket fans from Pakistan have applied
for visas for the cricket world cup with the tournament organisers yet to decide
on setting up a satellite visa outlet in Pakistan.
"We had anticipated and informed the organisers that we
are expecting some 500 people to ....
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| HC directs Nimbus to provide live cricket feed to DD
The Delhi High Court today directed Nimbus Communication to provide live feed
for the cricket match between India and Sri Lanka to be played on
February 17 in Visakhapatnam.
The bench comprising Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice
J P Singh passed the order after Nimbus counsel Gopal Jain....
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