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| Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir give India a tremendous start
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir hit impressive half-centuries to give
India a solid start as the visitors reach 151 without loss at lunch on the opening
day of the second cricket Test here today.Sehwag was unbeaten on 91 while Gambhir
was batting at 50 after India, aiming to square the seri
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Yuvraj singh and Harbhajan are eager to open account in IPL
With no certain word still on Sachin Tendulkar's Indian Premier League debut tomorrow,
Kings XI Punjab will be eager to take the opportunity to clinch an elusive
win at home turf against Mumbai Indians here.
The Yuvraj Singh-led Punjab team, having lost both its matches -- against
Chenna
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| Wasim Jaffer Sourav Ganguly Sachin Tendulkar move up in ICC cricket rankings
India may have been forced to settle for a draw in the second Test against Pakistan
but the trio of Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly
can take heart from the fact that the Kolkata runfeast has pushed them up in the
ICC Players Rankings.
Thanks to his double century in the f
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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has been replaced by Pakistan's Aleem Dar for Sri Lanka's upcoming Test series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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| Kumar Sangakkara on the rise in LG ICC Player Rankings
Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara has risen to a career-high third position in
the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after hitting an unbeaten 200
against Bangladesh.
The stylish left-hander, playing as a batting specialist after starting as a wicketkeeper-batsman,
scored his fifth
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Kenya likely to host next Afro Asia Cup in June 2008
Kenya is likely to host the next Afro Asia Cup which would be held in June
next year, the Asian Cricket Council said today.
"The next Afro-Asia Cup, the third edition, will be held next June in Africa
and the likely venue is Kenya where the facilities and weather would be
ideal,"
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| Pakistan Cricket team leaves for Abu Dhabi ODI Series
The new look Pakistan cricket squad prepared to fly out to Abu Dhabi
today to play a one-day series against Sri Lanka with new captain, Shoaib Malik exhorting his team to get back to winning ways.
Malik also made it clear he was not under any pressure leading the side for the
first time in a
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We are ready to beat the best: Mahela Jayawardene
The Sri Lanka skipper, Mahela Jayawardene, today exuded confidence in his team,
saying that they are ready for the big match.
"We are ready for the final showdown. We are ready to
beat the best. I would be quite happy to play whoever comes up in the final,"
a pumped up Sri Lank
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| Sri Lanka to lock horns with New Zealand in semi final
Sri Lanka and New Zealand will count on their enviable variety in bowling attacks
to overpower each other in the high-octane first semifinal clash of the cricket
World Cup here tomorrow.
Sri Lanka, however, would seek a psychological boost
from their Super Eights dominating win over the K
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Indian bowlers rip into Sri Lankan batting
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly provided much-needed
breakthrough to his side when he had Dilshan caught by Robin Uthappa
on 28 after the visitors lost four early wickets against India in the fourth
and final limited-overs international being played here today.
Silva is not out o
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| Zaheer rattles Lankan batters
Indian speedster Zaheer Khan claimed a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka managed
a modest total of 230 runs in the third One Day International of the four-match
series here.
Left-arm seamer Zaheer blasted the Lankan top order in a sensational
opening spell when he had 3-4 in his first three
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Zaheer knocks down Sri Lankan top order
Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has sent shock waves across the Sri Lankan camp
as he has taken three Sri Lankan wickets. Last ODI charmer Kumar Sangakkara
was bowled by Zaheer Khan as the ball kept a little low and nipped back in only
to take the bottom edge from Sangakkaras bat to hit on his
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| Sri Lanka wins Rajkot thriller
In a dramatic turn of event, India suffered an lower order batting collapse
which allowed Sri Lanka to register a thrilling five-run victory in the
second cricket one-dayer here today.
Chasing Sri Lanka's 257-8 built around Kumar Sangakkara's
brilliant 110, the Indians were cruising along
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Rajkot ODI: India win toss, elects to field
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the second
one day international against Sri Lanka at the Madhavrao Scindia
ground here today.
India made one change in their eleven fielded in the washed
out first ODI in Kolkata, opting for a double spin attack by bringing
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| We have X-factor to succeed: Sangakkara
The Sri Lankan vice-captain, Kumar Sangakkara, today said his side has
an all-round attack and an "X-factor" to succeed in the upcoming four-match
one day series against India.
Sangakkara said while the visitors boasted a variety of pacers,
the arrival of sling-shot Lasith Mali
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Sri Lanka trounces NZ by 189 runs
Sri Lanka won the fourth one-dayer against New Zealand
by 189 runs here on today, squaring their 5-ODI series at 2-2, sources said.
According to the sources, Sri Lanka bundled out the
Kiwis for a paltry 73 -- their second-lowest total in one-day internationals.
Sri Lanka made 262 f
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