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| India, Pak upset by minnows B'desh, Ireland
Bangladesh registered a historic victory over India by five wickets in an ICC
World Cup Group B match played at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain Trinidad
on March 17, 2007.
After this victory, Bangladesh's chances to reach the Super
Eight group have been brightened. Mashrafe Mortaza was na....
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| India elects to bat; Sehwag departs cheaply
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat first in the Group
B match against Bangladesh today at the Queens Park Oval in Port
of Spain.
Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag came out to open the Indian
innings.
India were six runs for loss of Sehwag’s wicket after th....
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| Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan, undergo dope test
Indian captain Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan were subjected to dope test
after the team had suffered a humiliating five-wicket defeat at the hands of Bangladesh
in a group B match.
The two players were picked for dope tests from the Indian
team according to International Cricket Council's....
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| Rahul Dravid announces playing eleven
Indian cricket skipper, Rahul Dravid, today announced playing eleven cricketers
for crucial Group B match against Bangladesh.
All-rounder Irfan Pathan, veteran leg spinner Anil Kumble, Dinesh
Kaarthick and S. Sreesanth have not been included in the final eleven, Dravid
said in a press co....
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| New Zealand begin World Cup 07 campaign in style
Full marks to New Zealand for beginning their maiden World Cup hunt with
roaring confidence notwithstanding some worrying moments during the onset of chasing
a modest total of 207 set by the English team. Kiwis are a very strong contender
for the World Cup this time around as they are riding h....
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| Team India to begin cricket World Cup 07 hunt against Bangladesh
Team India is ready to begin its World Cup campaign with their match against Bangladesh
today even as Indian captain Rahul Dravid said he'd rather keep Bangladesh
guessing discussing all 15 opposition players than 11.
Interacting with newsmen here at the Queens Park Oval
after a practice ....
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| Herschelle Gibbs the Genius hits 6 six in one over for a world record
The difference between a good player and a great player is that a great player
never stops believing until he achieves his dreams, goals and desires. One such
great player is Herschelle Gibbs.
After having donned the limelight in the record chase of 400
plus runs against Australia last y....
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| Team India to begin World Cup 07 hunt against Bangladesh
Team India is ready to begin its World Cup campaign with their match against Bangladesh
today even as Indian captain Rahul Dravid said he'd rather keep Bangladesh
guessing discussing all 15 opposition players than 11.
Interacting with newsmen here at the Queen's Park Oval after
a practice....
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| New Zealand beat England by six wickets in WC 07
New Zealand beat England comfortably enough in their opening match of the World
Cup.
The kiwis overcame some hiccups against the new ball to win
by six wickets with nine overs to spare.
Scott Styris sparked England's batting collapse
and then rescued New Zealand from one of its own....
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| England, New Zealand to face each other in crucial WC match today
England and New Zealand will be meeting in a crucial Group C match today
which could shape the rest of the tournament.
England Captain Michael Vaughan said that their
players were working hard with the coach and individually for better performance.
New Zealand is riding high after winni....
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| England gets shaky start against New Zealand in WC 07
New Zealand pacer James Franklin and Jacob Oram ripped through the
English batting order as England were two down at 30 in the 9th overs.
Earlier, New Zealand won the toss put England in to
bat in the crucial Group C match at the Beausejour Stadium in St. Lucia on Friday.
The match was b....
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| Confident India will launch 'Cup' campaign tomorrow
Having got enough time to acclimatise to Carribean conditions,
India will launch their cricket World Cup campaign against minnows Bangladesh
here tomorrow faced with the dilemma of whether to field an out of form Virender Sehwag.
Sehwag has been woefully short of runs in recent times but ....
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| Pakistan team is a hub of discord
Internal bickerings and disagreement on several issues in the Pakistan
team management have demotivated players taking part in the World Cup,
according to sources in their camp.
They said that already there have been a couple of incidents which highlight there
is friction in the squad and cap....
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| Pakistan protest against ICC's 'speak in English' diktat
Pakistan has protested against the International Cricket Council's instructions
to its players to speak in English at the post-match presentation ceremonies during
the World Cup.The Pakistan team's media manager, Pervez Mir said that the
ICC had not stopped the players from speaking in Urdu at....
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| Glenn McGrath, Brad Hodge joins ranks in slamming Gavaskar
Glenn McGrath and Brad Hodge today joined the chorus in slamming Sunil Gavaskar for linking Australian behaviour with the death of David Hookes,
saying the Indian great's remarks could "damage his relationship" with
Australian cricket."It is very disrespectful. Sunny was an amazin....
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