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| Bangladesh Cricket Team ready to stretch India says Ashraful
As the Indian cricket team reached here aiming to avenge their World Cup loss, Bangladesh vice captain Mohammad Ashraful said his
side had plans to stretch Rahul Dravid's men in the upcoming series.
"They will come hard at us as they probably lost out on a Super Eights spot
because of u
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Muthiah Muralitharan wants no association with cricket after retirement
Sri lankan spin Wizard Muthiah Muralitharan has said
he won't be associated with the game in any other form after leaving it as a
player.
"I am not thinking about it (staying on) because I have played this game
since I was six or seven so when I retire I will retire properly," M
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| Even the umpires were tired of CWC length said Umpire Aleem Dar
Players were not the only ones tired and bored of the long-drawn Cricket World
Cup, umpires were left equally exhausted by the tournament's length, said
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar.
Dar,
who stood in the finals of the mega-event which ended last week, felt the World
Cup was pretty well-orga
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Australia ready to indemnify CA for pull out of zimbabwe Cricket tour
Even as the Australian government stepped up pressure on Cricket Australia
to boycott its tour of Zimbabwe in September, captain Ricky Ponting
said every player should be allowed to make an independent decision on the issue.
"There are some issues there and every individual player will
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| ICC policy of neutral umpires questioned for WC 07
The International Cricket Council has drawn flak from former cricketers Darren Lehmann of Australia and England all rounder Derek Pringle
for considering umpires' nationality over their "excellence" in big
games like World Cup final.
The duo believe the ICC must move beyond parochi
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Cricket Legends make way for rookies in Australia's new contract list
Retired legends Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, along with Damien Martyn
and Justin Langer, made way for fresh faces in Cricket Australia's
list of 25 contracted players announced here today.
With form over the past 12 months and the likelihood of selection in future being
the criteria, the
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| ICC apologises for farcical final, won't blacklist officials
International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has apologised
for the farcical end to Saturday's World Cup final but ruled out blacklisting
the erring officials.
"It was an unnecessary error, a fundamental error. It was made under difficult
circumstances at the end of the
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Australia win the 2007 ICC cricket World Cup
Australia recorded a hat-trick of World Cup titles by subduing a fighting Sri Lanka
to a 53-run win in a rain-marred cricket final here on Saturday.
Adam Gilchrist set the tone for an imposing Australian
total as he hammered a 104-ball 149, the highest score in a summit clash as
well as
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| Stage set for the semi final clash of titans in west indies
After five grueling weeks of action in the Caribbean, the semi-final line up for
the cricket World Cup has now been finalised with New Zealand taking on Sri
Lanka and defending champions Australia clashing with South Africa.
New Zealand and Sri Lanka will face-off in the first semifinal
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Australia Defeats Republic South Africa By 83 Runs In WC 2007 League Match
Australia has defeated South Africa by 83 runs in their final league match
to top Group 'A' at St. Kitts here.
Chasing a mammoth total of 378 runs, South Africa was bowled
out for 294 in 48 overs.
Australia carry forward two points from this match in to the Super Eights
round.
Ea
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| Matthew Hayden scores fastest century in Cricket World Cup 2007
Matthew Hayden has said his pulverising of the South African bowling, which gave
Australia a thumping 83-run win in the World Cup encounter here
on Saturday, was premeditated.
"To some degree, yes. But I still had to weigh up the conditions,"
the Australian opening batsman said
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West Indies Captian Brian Lara hopes to be lucky again in WC 07
Antigua has been Brian Lara's happy hunting ground and the West Indies
captain hopes to be lucky again when his team crosses sword with Australia in
the World Cup Super Eights opener here tomorrow.
Australia have been in menacing form, amassing 300-plus
score in each of the three group ma
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| Australia emerges as strong contender for Cricket World Cup 2007 trophy
The Australia can once again be termed mighty after their World Cup win
over South Africa on Saturday which erased the bad memories of their consecutive
defeats against New Zealand recently.
Australia need to win this week's Super Eights World
Cup matches against the West Indies and Bangl
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Team India may slump to 8th place in One Day International Rankings
Thanks to their disastrous Caribbean campaign, Team India can slump to
as low as eighth position in the ICC ODI Championship ladder after the cricket
World Cup.
Rahul Dravid's men cut a sorry figure in the West Indies, managing
their lone win against a lowly Bermuda and losing to Sri Lank
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| Australia beat Netherlands on their way to Super Eight in WC 07
Reigning champions Australia stormed into the Super Eight with a crushing
229-run win over the Netherland in the World Cup Group 'A' cricket
one-dayer here today.
After Brad Hodge smashed the Orange attack to post his
maiden ODI century to propel Australia to a massive 358 for five, the p
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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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| Australia sound warning bells with emphatic win over Scotland
Three-time champions Australia sounded an ominous warning to their World Cup
rivals thumping minnows Scotland by a record 203-run margin in the Group
'A' encounter here on Wednesday.
The Aussies, smarting under a five-match losing streak and
dethroned as world's number one one-day side,
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Australia sound warning bells with emphatic win over Scotland Cricket Team
Three-time champions Australia sounded an ominous warning to their World Cup
rivals thumping minnows Scotland by a record 203-run margin in the Group
'A' encounter here on Wednesday.
The Aussies, smarting under a five-match losing streak and
dethroned as world's number one one-day side,
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| Australia beat Scotland in WC 07
Australian captain Ricky Ponting hit his fourth World Cup century
registering a 203-run victory over Scotland in their opening Group A match
on Wednesday.
Ponting batted with determination after being dropped on 23
to make 113 with five sixes before he was bowled by Craig Wright.
Tail-en
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Australia get flying start against Scotland cricket team in WC 07
Australian openers, Mathew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist have given flying start
to their team against cricket minnow Scotland in a Group A match here at
Warner Park.
Australia were 82 runs without loss in the 15th overs. Gilchrist
and Hayden are playing on 40 and 38 respectively at this mom
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| Australia to take on Scotland at St Kitts for WC
World champions Australia will today take on minnows Scotland here in
the second match of the ICC World Cup 2007.
The Aussies, who have seen a series of defeats in the past,
are also plagued by injuries to key players. The two-time defending champions
lost five matches in a row last mont
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No clear favourites in Cricket World Cup 07: Stephen Fleming
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming says that there are no clear favourites
in the World Cup and all the top teams will fancy themselves winning the
coveted trophy.
Fleming believes that the recent wins against Australia
have been a big confidence booster for his side but the poor show in
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| You can't be too sarcastic about the W/C team: Brian Lara
West Indian captain Brian Lara has said he could not be "too sarcastic"
about his team, which was trying to with their chronic middle order collapse to
bounce back in time at the cricket World Cup.
The West Indies, who lost their Champions Trophy title to Australia
after losin
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Bangladesh upsets New Zealand; Australia, Pakistan win cricket matches too
Bringing shock for Stephen Fleming's New Zealand squad, minnows
Bangladesh registered victory, shattering the joy of the kiwi's last month's
series win over Australia.
Fleming struggled to explain an upset two-wicket loss to Bangladesh
in a World Cup warm-up match yesterday, while Austra
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| I'm smart enough to tackle any situation Robin Uthappa
Having forced his way into India's World Cup cricket squad with some blazing
knocks, opener Robin Uthappa believes his ability to adjust quickly to
pitches and bowlers will prove handy during the mega event.
The 21-year-old batsman said he had now matured as a player and was smart enough
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One cannot write off Australia: Inzamam-ul-haq
With the strength of Australia receding considerably, the forthcoming cricket
World Cup is going to a closely-fought one, said Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.
While talking to newsmen Inzamam said, "Any of the top
five or six teams can win this World Cup. I think it will be one of th
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| Australian paceman Lee out of World Cup: Official
Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee was Friday ruled out of next month`s
World Cup in Caribbean with an ankle injury, Cricket Australia said.
It is a shattering blow for the Australians, whose World Cup-strength
bowling attack was flayed by New Zealand in last weekend`s 3-0 Chappell
H
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India go in as favourites: Abdul Qadir
Rahul Dravid and his men may have their concerns with injuries and form, but Pakistani
legend Abdul Qadir believes India are "favourites" while Australia
will fail to reach the semi-final of the World Cup in the Caribbean.
The former leg-spinner said India had more strengths than we
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| Australia`s injury woes easing
Australia's injury problems appear to be easing with fast bowler Brett Lee
the only player still in serious doubt for the World Cup.
Five of the 15 players in Australia's World Cup squad
are struggling with injuries but only Lee is considered to be in danger of missing
the tournament.
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Ponting says Aussies would prefer to bat second
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has come up with a simple solution to end his team's
habit of failing to defend massive totals -- bat second.
Australia have been on the wrong end of the four biggest
run-chases in one-day cricket history, all in the past 14 months, raising concerns
abou
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