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| Shaun Tait looking for opportunity to team up with Brett Lee
Speedster Shaun Tait is preparing himself for the possibility
that Australian selectors will opt for a four-pronged pace attack for the first
cricket Test against India starting here on December 26.
Pain-free in his right elbow for the first time in 12 months, Tait is aware
he mu....
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| Indian Cricket League would be bigger hit than IPL says Chris Cairns
The BCCI-backed Indian Premier League may have the best of current players
on its roster but the Indian Cricket League recruit Chris Cairns feels
the so-called rebel venture would be a bigger hit with the fans as it has more
local youngsters.
"The IPL will have a lot of current player....
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| Eden Garden Cricket Test match on schedule despite threats says Ray
The 2nd Test match between India and Pakistan will be held here
as scheduled from November 30, despite an e-mail threat to disrupt the match and
kill the Pakistani cricketers.
"The match will be held as scheduled," West Bengal Home Secretary
Prasad Ranjan Roy told newsmen here to....
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| Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar the Pace Bowler down due to viral infection
With only three days to go for the start of the second Test against India,
Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is down with a viral infection
and has been taken to a local hospital for a check up.
Pakistan team media manager Ehsan Malik said that Akhtar has throat infection
and fever.
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| Shoaib Malik needs to be backed in rough situation says Imran Farhat
As Shoaib Malik feels the heat for his "uninspiring" leadership
in the ongoing series against India, he has found support from former Pakistan
teammate Imran Farhat who thinks the young captain has it in him to steer
the unpredictable side.
"At 25, I think Malik is very youn....
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| Cricket Board meeting on 1 December 2007 to discuss new cricket coach appointment
BCCI office bearers will meet in Kolkata, on December 1, where Gary Kirsten's
appointment as India's cricket coach could be ratified.
"The BCCI office bearers will meet in Kolkata on December 1 where
the issue of the new coach will certainly come up. The members would be briefed
on al....
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| Gary Kirsten front runner for taking over as Indian cricket coach
The race for the Indian cricket coach continues to throw up surprises with former
South African batsman Gary Kirsten today emerging as a front-runner for
the high-profile job.
The former South African opener was interviewed in the capital by the Coach Selection
Committee -- comprising forme....
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| Stuart MacGill to undergo knee surgery hence missing India cricket series
Australian spinner Stuart MacGill may undergo a knee surgery, which is
likely to rule him out for the four-Test series against India starting
December 26.
MacGill's knee problem has already ruled him out of domestic cricket.
The 36-year-old, who is under fire after a lacklustre show in the....
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| S Sreesanth aggression may cost India dearly feels Andrew Symonds
Indian pacer S Sreesanth's continued inability to "rein himself in"
when under pressure could end up costing his side dearly during the upcoming cricket
tour Down Under, feels Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds.
The burly right-hander, who had a series of confrontations with the....
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| Rudi Koertzen replaced by Aleem Dar for Sri Lanka Vs England series
South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, who wrongly gave Kumar Sangakkara
out when he was on the verge of completing a double century against Australia,
has been replaced by Pakistan's Aleem Dar for Sri Lanka's upcoming Test series
against England.
Koertzen, a veteran of 86 Test matches and 18....
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| Cricket Board not to look beyond list of applicants for new cricket coach job
The Cricket Board today made it clear that it would not look beyond the list of
applications when the new Team India coach is picked to accompany the side
before it leaves for Australia.
BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said today that the Board had received
20-22 applications and the coach sel....
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| Former Pakistan captains have slamed team after Test cricket loss
Former Pakistan captains today expressed anguish over the first
Test defeat to India in New Delhi with Rameez Raja accusing some
players of only playing to maintain their places in the team.
Rameez said there was a need for radical steps to be taken to overhaul the Pakistan
crick....
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| Sachin Tendulkar beats Australian great Allan Border test match runs record
Sachin Tendulkar today overtook Australian great Allan Border
to become the second highest runscorer in the history of Test cricket.
Tendulkar, who is unbeaten on 32 in the second innings of India's first Test
against Pakistan at Ferozeshah Kotla, now tallies 11,183 runs
in 141 T....
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| Brett Lee to make guest appearance in Bollywood movie Victory
Australian pacer Brett Lee's much-talked about Bollywood career is all set to
take off next year when he lands in India to shoot for a cameo in a film
titled 'Victory'.
Although the details of the film are not yet known, a report in the 'Sunday Telegraph'
said the tearaway pacer will do a d....
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| Yuvraj Singh should take bowling seriously to be in Test team says Aamer Sohail
Former Pakistani captain Aamer Sohail today joined the debate over Yuvraj
Singh's exclusion from the Indian Test team, saying the middle-order batsman needed
to have an edge over other contenders to cement his place in the side.
Despite hitting match winning knocks in the recent one-day seri....
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