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| 50 percent chances for injured Virender Sehwag to play in the Twenty20 World Cup final
The Indian team management is yet to take a decision on whether to include an
injured Virender Sehwag in the team for the final of the Twenty20 cricket
World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan here today.
The Indian opener is nursing a groin injury and will have to clear a fitness test
just b
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Yuvraj singh is focused for the Twenty20 World Cup final says Yograj singh
Ahead of the big final against acrhrivals Pakistan in the Twenty20 World
Cup, Yuvraj Singh is confident of playing a big innings and is focused
on his job, his father Yograj Singh said.
"Yuvraj is concentrating and focusing like Arjun (in 'Mahabharat') for the
all important final. The
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| Pakistan Cricket Board announces cash prize for cricket team
Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for each player
of its team for making the summit clash of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup.
"The PCB Chairman has announced 500,000 each for the players for winning
the semi-final. Obviously if we win the final there will be
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Shahid Afridi tops Player of Tournament table and Yuvraj singh alone Indian
Shahid Afridi leads the race for the Player of the Tournament award but tomorrow's
final of the Twenty20 World Cup gives Yuvraj Singh, lone Indian in hot
pursuit, yet another chance to pip the Pakistani to the honour.
Afridi has so far polled seven votes to top the table, but there are s
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| BCCI feels Full time coach to be appointed before Pakistan odi series
India will play under an interim coach in the ODI series against
Australia and a full-time coach would take over before the home series
against Pakistan, BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said here today.
"We (BCCI) have received some applications for the job of coach which would
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Yuvraj singh to be fit for semi final of twenty20 against Australia
The Indian team today heaved a sigh of relief with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni
exuding confidence that Yuvraj Singh will be fit for tomorrow's semifinal
against Australia in the Twenty20 World Championship.
Yuvraj missed the Super Eight encounter against South Africa yesterday
due to an e
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| Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting cleared to tour India in upcoming odi series
The Australian cricket team breathed a huge sigh of relief today when captain
Ricky Ponting was cleared for the upcoming seven-match one-day series in
India.
Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel confirmed that Ponting, who suffered
a hamstring strain during the ongoing Twenty20 Wor
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Ricky Ponting ruled out for rest of T20 WC he shall even miss India tour
The Australian cricket team today received a major jolt with captain
Ricky Ponting being ruled out for the rest of the Twenty20 World Cup due to injury
which also rendered him doubtful for the tour of India.
In yesterday's Super Eight match against Pakistan, which Australia lost
by six wic
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| Shoaib Malik warns Pakistan to guard against complacency
Confident after Pakistan's six-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20
World Cup, captain Shoaib Malik thinks his team has to guard against complacency
in their crucial semifinal match.
"Anything is possible in this form of the game, so we have to guard against
complacency all the t
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Pakistan eye T20 WC 07 title win currently hold celebrations
The Pakistan team has put its celebrations on hold despite registering
exciting wins over Sri Lanka and Australia in the Twenty20 World
Championships in South Africa.
Pakistan reached the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup after back to back
wins over Sri Lanka and Australia, who p
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni named ODI captain of Indian team
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today named skipper of the Indian cricket team for the
ensuing one day series against Australia and Pakistan but the selectors
held back their decision on Test captaincy.
The 26-year-old Dhoni, who is currently leading the Indian team in the Twenty20
World Cup, suc
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Ian Chappell backs V V S Laxman as Test captain and Mahendra singh Dhoni in ODI
Rahul Dravid's out-of-the-blue decision to relinquish the captaincy of the Indian
cricket team found a supporter in former Australian captain Ian Chappell,
who believes India should ask VVS Laxman to lead the Test squad, while
the ODI reins should be in MS Dhoni's hands.
Chappell, an astut
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| Rahul Dravid expresses desire to relinquish indian captaincy
In a surprise development, Rahul Dravid today expressed his desire to step
down as the captain of the Indian cricket team.
Dravid met BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar here yesterday and expressed
his desire to relinquish the post.
"Rahul Dravid met Sharad Pawar at Delhi on September 13
and
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Jhulan Goswami wins ICC Women Cricketer of the Year award
Pace bowler Jhulan Goswami became the first Indian ever to bag the ICC
Women's Cricketer of the Year award making amends for the failure of her more
illustrious male counterparts to make it to the list of nominees.
The 23-year-old pacer from Bengal pipped rivals Lisa Sthalekar
of Australi
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| Dennis Lillee predicts upsets in Twenty20 cricket World Cup 2007
While Australia remains his favourite to win the inaugural Twenty 20 World
Cup, former speedster Dennis Lillee has predicted major upsets at the event
starting next week in South Africa.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press meet, the fast bowling guru
termed the latest version
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ESPN STAR sports acquires live cricket broadcast rights from Australia
ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has bagged the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia's
(CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms covering
the entire Asian region in the next four years.
Close on the heels of its recent renewal of partnership with the England
an
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| PCB says Australia A tour on despite blasts in Rawalpindi
The Australia A cricket team would continue with their tour as per the
schedule despite the twin blast that rocked the city of Rawalpindi today, Board
officials said.
Shafqat Naghmi, chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, said
the Australians had not expressed any concerns and were
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cricket control board is looking for good new coach
Once bitten ever shy seems to be the policy of the Cricket Board vis-a-vis its
selection of the national coach in the aftermath of the disastrous Graham Ford
episode a few months ago.
"We have been receiving applications from candidates and the deadline is
September 15 after which the
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| Sachin Tendulkar says Shane Warne is as good a bowler as he faced
Sachin Tendulkar, rated as the greatest batsman by legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne
in his list of top 50 cricketers, has duly returned the compliment by
describing the Australian as "as good a bowler as I faced".
While Warne's rankings were being debated for the lowly rating
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Australian team strengthens position in the three day semi final
Australian Institute of Sports today enhanced their chances
of making the final of the Buchi Babu Memorial Cricket Tournament by taking
a first innings lead of 197 runs against Combined District on the second day
of their three-day semi-final match here.
In the other truncated se
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| Former India coach John Wright back to coaching the national A team
Former India coach John Wright will be back to his coaching ways
in October when he takes charge of the national A team for a series against Australian
state sides.
The 53-year-old former New Zealand opener and captain signed up with the
country's Cricket Board last month but his specific
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Shane Warne mentor to train Indian spinners at MAC Spin Foundation
Former Australian leg-spinner Terry Jenner, better known as Shane Warne's
mentor, will train Indian spinners at the MAC Spin Foundation here from September
15 to 20.
"Trainees at the state-of-the-art academy will surely benefit from Jenner's
training -- particularly three of our best
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| Yousuf Khan keen to taste success in twenty20 cricket world cup 2007
Quashing the notion that twenty20 cricket was only for "big hitters",
Pakistan's prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf today said the shortest version
of the game was as tough as Test and one-day formats.
"There is this feeling that Twenty20 cricket is all about the big hitters
a
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pcb confident that australia and south africa will not cancel pakistan cricket trip
With Australia and South Africa raising concerns over touring Pakistan
in the wake of an escalation in violence, cricket board Chairman Nasim Ashraf
said the situation had not reached such levels where international teams cannot
play.
Pakistan after playing in the Twenty20 World Cup hosts
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| South African cricket board worried with security in Pakistan
Scheduled to visit Pakistan for a Test and ODI series later this year,
South Africa has expressed its concern over the brewing political scenario
in the country.
A six-member security delegation of the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA)
is visiting the country to assess the secur
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Rahul Dravid says Flintoff absence brighten chances for India Vs England
Captain Rahul Dravid says India has a good chance of India doing
well in the upcoming Test series against England as the hosts were most likely
to miss the services of their star all rounder Andrew Flintoff.
Flintoff, who underwent an ankle surgery, was still recuperating and is doubtful
t
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| Greg Chappell says Only one practice game could leave India vulnerable
Former India coach Greg Chappell has said that only one tour game
before the first cricket Test could leave the Indian team under-prepared for the
tough tour of Australia later this year.
India would get to play only one three-day tour match against Victoria at the
Junction Oval from Decem
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Triangular series in Australia unlikely in 2008 cricketing year
The annual one-day tri-series in Australia is in doubt next year and it
is likely that South Africa and New Zealand could play separate
rubbers against the world champions.
While India and Sri Lanka have agreed to play the traditional limited-overs tournament
this summer, negotiations are
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| Javed to PCB says to go for strong team than foreign coach
Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has suggested that Pakistan
Cricket Board should utilise money for strengthening the grassroots level
cricket rather than wasting it on hiring foreign coaches.
"If your base is strong. Things will automatically improve in our cricket
set-up. There
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Cricket Australia urges fans to respect Muttiah Muralitharan
Cricket Australia has urged home fans to treat Muttiah Muralitharan
with respect when the Sri Lankan off-spinner tours Down Under in his bid to become
the highest wicket-taker in the longer version of the game.
Muralitharan, who needs 25 wickets to equal Aussie legend Shane Warne's record
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