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| Lara defends decision to field first
West Indies skipper Brian Lara today sought to deflect criticism of his
decision to field first in the fourth and final cricket one-dayer against India
which the visitors lost by a huge 160-run margin here.
"Nothing wrong with the decision to field first. But our bowlers did not
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| Dravid praises Tendulkar, team after series win
Sachin Tendulkar today earned lavish praise from captain Rahul Dravid who
said his unbeaten 100 in the fourth cricket one-dayer against the West Indies
should stop people from worrying about his form.
"I had said that we were not unduly worried about Sachin
Tendulkar's batting and a....
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| Ganguly turns over a new leaf
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has turned over a new leaf in the
last one month or so. He staged a successful comeback in Tests during the recently
concluded tour to South Africa and had a great run with the bat during
the ODI series against the West Indies which India wrapped up 3-1 tod....
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| WC squad to be chosen on Feb 12: Shah
The Indian squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup in the
Caribbean would be selected on February 12 in Mumbai.
The list of 30 probables for the World Cup would be
pruned to final 15 members as February 13 is the last day to submit the names
to the International Cricket Council, ....
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| I know my batting: Tendulkar
Having silenced his detractors with a classy one-day international century, Sachin Tendulkar
today said he had been in the game long enough to know about his
batting and never paid heed to others views.
"I always bat as I feel is the correct way to bat. I have
played long enough to ....
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| Sachin slams 41st ODI century
Sachin Tendulkar today slammed 41st century in the One Day Internationals as India
piled on 341 runs for the loss of three wickets in 50.0 overs,
Sachin Tendulkar stroked his way to an unbeaten ton as India rode on some
class batting performance from the top order to amass 341 for three in th....
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| Team India set for final countdown
Wednesday's match against the West Indies is a big one for India because it’s
one step closer to finalising their team for the World Cup.
And it’s equally big for the West Indies because it's
their last international match before the World Cup.
Harbhajan Singh, the Indian spinn....
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| India looks to strike right balance
Team India practiced in the nets in Baroda ahead of the 4th and final one-day
international against West Indies on Wednesday.
The hosts may be leading the four-match series 2-1 but the
middle order collapse from Saturday's Chennai ODI will definitely be cause for
concern.
While many ....
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| Kumble, Harbhajan sure for WC: Dravid
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid has virtually named Anil Kumble and
Harbhajan Singh as the two spinners certain to make the World Cup squad.
He also said that off-spinner Ramesh Powar was competing for a spot
with one of the pace bowlers.
"It's good to see Anil Kumble back in action and ....
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| Sehwag in quest for comeback
India experimented with 11 opening pairs in 2006 but that process doesn't seem
to be over quite as yet.
With Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir and Robin
Uthappa each striking form against the West Indies, the Indian selectors
will have some serious thinking to do about the opening slot.
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| Asif in top 10 LG ICC ranking
In the LG ICC player rankings in Test cricket there is no considerable
change in the top five for test bowlers.
Mohammed Asif makes his entry into the top 10 and equals
a Pakistan record for fewest matches to break into the top 10 - that's
nine test matches.
Asif is now Pakistan's to....
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| Pathan returns for Baroda ODI
Left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan is back in the Indian team, hoping that Wednesday
will be a day of atonement for him.
Exactly three weeks ago Irfan Pathan played his last ODI match
at Centurion.
He bowled six overs and conceded 48 runs without taking a wicket,
and was subsequently sent ba....
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| Ireland arrive for World League
Ireland coach Adrian Birrell has brought his team to Nairobi less than
48 hours before their World Cricket League opener against Scotland.
The 15-man Ireland squad touched down in the Kenyan capital on Sunday from
Port Elizabeth, leaving them only one full day to acclimatise.
Birrell said:....
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| Indians keen to wrap up ODI series
After the defeat at Chennai, Team India will be keen to field their best
combination and wrap up the one-day cricket series against the West Indies
here tomorrow.
The three-wicket defeat in the third ODI has reduced India's
advantage in the series to 2-1 and the hosts would like to regai....
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| Sachin, Zaheer, Agarkar to play Ranji final
Former champions Mumbai will be at full-strength for the Ranji Trophy Super League
final against Bengal to be played here from February 2-6.
Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar
and Ramesh Powar, who are currently doing duty for the country in the
one-day series against West Ind....
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