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| Gunguly available for WC selection: BCCI
The cricket board brought little relief for the fans of the Bengal Tiger
by declaring that the thumb injury suffered by Sourav Ganguly in the second
one-dayer against Sri Lanka was not serious.
Ganguly is available for World Cup selection, the BCCI
said.
"It is a minor injury and w....
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| Sri Lanka wins Rajkot thriller
In a dramatic turn of event, India suffered an lower order batting collapse
which allowed Sri Lanka to register a thrilling five-run victory in the
second cricket one-dayer here today.
Chasing Sri Lanka's 257-8 built around Kumar Sangakkara's
brilliant 110, the Indians were cruising along ....
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| Rajkot ODI: India win toss, elects to field
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the second
one day international against Sri Lanka at the Madhavrao Scindia
ground here today.
India made one change in their eleven fielded in the washed
out first ODI in Kolkata, opting for a double spin attack by bringing ....
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| I will give an explanation if asked by BCCI
Showing no signs of repentance, Indian captain Rahul Dravid today said
that he was not worried by the Cricket Board's stand to seek an explanation from
him for his outburst against the team manager for the South African tour.
Dravid said controversies had become a part and parcel of Indian
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| ICC imposes four-match ban on Afridi
Pakistan's World Cup hopes suffered a jolt after their cavalier all-rounder Shahid
Afridi was today banned for four one-dayers for bringing the game into disrepute.
Afridi was charged with a Level 3 offence after an incident
which took place following the batsman's dismissal during the first....
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| Past performance will count: Dravid
Skipper Rahul Dravid today virtually gave the thumbs up for the struggling Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan for a berth in India's World Cup squad,
saying that past performance will be a factor while choosing the team for the
mega event.
Dravid said there would not be added pressure on any pla....
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| Irfan, Yuvraj, Agarkar not fit for Rajkot ODI
India had a few fitness concerns on the eve of the second cricket one-dayer against
Sri Lanka with Irfan Pathan, Yuvraj Singh and Ajit Agarkar
yet to recover from the niggles that kept them out of the first cricket match.
Captain Rahul Dravid said that of the three, Agarkar,
who has bee....
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| Cricket teams arrive in Rajkot
The cricket teams of India and Sri Lanka have reached Rajkot today
to play the second One Day International of the four-match series.
The activities of Indian and Sri Lankan players for the Rajkot
ODI will be under a heightened surveillance after the Nagpur incident.
The ICC team, in coo....
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| Samuels has the support of team, says Lara
West Indies captain Brian Lara today supported the beleaguered West Indian
all-rounder Marlon Samuels, accused of leaking information on team composition
to a bookie, today saying the entire team was behind him in this hour of crisis.
Lara said that he was unable to contact Samuels till now ....
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| BCCI to seek explanation from Dravid
Jumping to the defence of Chetan Desai, the Cricket Board today said it
would seek an explanation from captain Rahul Dravid for his outburst against
the team manager for the South African tour.
Desai had come under a scathing attack from the Indian skipper
for his tour report which criti....
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| Nimbus to challenge Broadcast Ordinance 2007
Nimbus Communications will challenge the Sports Broadcast Signal Ordinance
2007, which makes it mandatory on private broadcasters to share live feed
of matches of national and international importance with Prasar Bharati.
Nimbus has the exclusive telecast rights for the cricket
matches.
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| ICC to send team to Nagpur for investigation
The International Cricket Council today decided to send a special team to Nagpur
to investigate Marlon Samuels alleged links with a bookie.
The team, mainly comprising of ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit officials,
will be in Nagpur by Monday and will have detailed discussions with the Nagpur
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| Cricket live feed: Show-cause notice to Nimbus
The government will issue a show cause notice to private broadcaster Nimbus
after it refused to share live telecast of the India Vs Sri Lanka
cricket match with Doordarshan, as mandated by an ordinance.
The government will be asking the channel why action should not be taken against
it.
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| Robin expresses shock over his name cropping up
Former Indian cricketer Robin Singh tonight expressed surprise over his
name being reportedly mentioned in the conversation between West Indian all rounder
Marlon Samuels and bookie Mukesh Kochar, which has raised suspicion
of match-fixing.
"This is the first time I am hearing all thi....
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| No Indian cricketer involved in betting: Police
The city police today ruled out involvement of any other West Indian or Indian
cricketer with bookie Mukesh Kochar, saying they only had evidence of a
conversation with all-rounder Marlon Samuels during a cricket one dayer
last month.
"As per our information and investigation, none bu....
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