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| Cook hits century in warm-up draw
Alastair Cook hit a fluent 106, sharing 183 with Andrew Strauss as England
enjoyed useful Test preparation in the drawn tour game with Western Australia.
WA batted on to allow Luke Pomersbach to record a century on his first-class
debut, then declared at 322-8.
Strauss struck 12 fours in hi....
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| Zimbabwe Whitewashed
Bangladesh clinched a three-wicket victory in the final one day international
against Zimbabwe in Dhaka to secure a 5-0 series whitewash on Saturday.
After being put into bat, Stuart Matsikenyeri made a
creditable 75 but Zimbabwe were restricted to 193 for eight from their 50 overs.
Op....
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| Pakistan beat Windies after delay
Third one-day international, Lahore: Pakistan 192/3 (33.4/35 overs) beat West Indies 207-7 (46.3 overs)
by seven wickets (D/L method) Pakistan overcame a blackout in Lahore for a seven-wicket
win over West Indies to go 2-0 up in the one day series.
After Lendl Simmons (70) hit a maiden half ....
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| Round-the-clock security to Mohd. Kaif
Indian cricket star Mohammad Kaif, who is in Kanpur for a Ranji trophy match, has been provided round-the-clock security by the police in
view of recent incidents of fans venting their ire on him and his family for his
poor performance.
Kaif has been put up in a three-star hotel separately f....
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| Damien Martyn hangs boot
Classical Australian middle order batsman Damien Martyn has today announced
his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket.
Martyn said that he wanted to preserve his self-respect and
pave way for more committed players.
The West Australian batsman, who has not been among the runs
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| Pathan's unbeaten ton rescues India
Indian cricket all-rounder Irfan Pathan’s unbeaten 111 runs and Sourav Ganguly's dazzling 83 runs took 'Team India' to respectable total after
yet another collapse of opening batting order. India were 316/7 by the end of
the first day of this tour-game here in a practice match against Rest of So....
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| Paul Adams selected for Johannesburg Test
Left-arm Chinaman bowler Paul Adams was today named in the South African squad for the first Test against India starting in Johannesburg
from December 15.
Adams joins Nicky Boje, who will be the other spinner,
in the 15-member squad.
"We have selected a 15-man squad that includes t....
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| Asif delighted over lifting of ban
The Pakistan speedster, Mohammad Asif, today said his family had been in
turmoil since the dope test results were revealed in October, forcing him to be
sent home from the Champions Trophy.
"I am delighted to hear that I will be playing again. My family has supported
me and I hope t....
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| Sachin disappoints fans
The Indians have failed to get out of the blocks when it came to their turn to
bat in the series against South Africa with master batsman Sachin Tendulkar
struggling for runs.
The poor form of Sachin Tendulkar has put enormous pressure
on the rest of the young and inexperienced batsmen a....
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| India slips to 6th position in ICC rankings
India has slipped to sixth in the LG ICC ODI ranking table following a
4-0 series defeat at the hands of South Africa.
The last time India was lower in the LG ICC ODI Championship
table was in October 2005 when it languished in seventh position and if the
West Indies wins the series ag....
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| Australia wins Adelaide Test
Australia today defeated England by six wickets in the second Test to take
2-0 lead in the Ashes Test series.
Chasing a modest total of 168 runs from a minimum of 36 overs, the Baggy Green reached home with six wickets in hand.
Australia lost Justin Langer (7), Matthew Hayden
(18), Ricky....
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| Fast pitches in every state: BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to prepare fast pitches
in every state for Ranji Trophy matches so that our players get used to
playing on fast tracks outside the country.
According to the sources, at least two fast pitches will be prepared in each
state for ....
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| ICC slams PCB on doping case
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the inconsistencies in anti-doping process.
The ICC's reaction came a day after PCB panel overturned doping bans
on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif.
"This judgment emphasises tha....
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| Team India to begin Test campaign today
Team India will today kick-start their Test campaign when they take on a Rest
of South Africa side in a four day match in Potchefstroom.
V.V.S. Laxman will lead the side in absence of Rahul Dravid. ....
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| Easiest of wins for SA :India lose once again
South Africa batsmen made short work of India's bowlers as they cruised to a nine-wicket
win in the fifth one day international, completing a 4-0 whitewash in the
series on Sunday.
Victory was achieved with 18 overs and four balls to spare as the Proteas reached
their victory target of 2....
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