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| Ishant Sharma added to Indian Test cricket squad against pakistan test series 2007
Delhi pacer Ishant Sharma was today added to the Indian squad for the first
cricket Test match against Pakistan starting here tomorrow as cover for
injuries to the pace duo of S Sreesanth and R P Singh.
The Delhi pacer's induction comes a day after Munaf Patel was brought into
the side foll
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Pakistan can turn tables on India in upcoming Test series says Shoaib Akhtar
Despite the 2-3 reversal in the one-day series, Pakistan speedster Shoaib
Akhtar believes his team can give India a run for its money in the three-Test
series starting in Delhi tomorrow.
The flamboyant paceman said the hosts were the better outfit in the ODI rubber,
but Pakistan would make
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| Indian batsmen vs Australian bowlers will decide odi series says Mahela Jayawardene
The match-up between Australia's bowling attack and India's star-studded batting
line-up will decide the fate of the upcoming Test series Down Under, Sri Lankan
captain Mahela Jayawardene has said.
After the retirement of legends Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, the
Aussie bowling has a new l
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Kumble hints Yuvraj singh and murali Kartik may sit out for India Vs Pakistan Test
Yuvraj Singh may have set the shorter version of the game alight to emerge as
India's middle order mainstay but the dashing left-hander would spend the first
cricket Test against Pakistan warming the bench with VVS Laxman
in action, hinted captain Anil Kumble.
Addressing his first pre-matc
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| India rises to 4th position and Pakistan goes to 6th rankings in ICC table
The 3-2 ODI series win over Pakistan has propelled India to fourth
in the ICC one-day Championship table, overtaking Shoaib Malik's men, who have
dropped a couple of rungs to sixth in the latest list.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side is now just four rating points behind third-placed
New Zealan
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Indian Cricket Vice Captain Yuvraj singh fined for showing dissent at umpire decision
Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh was fined 20 per cent of his match fee for
showing dissent at the umpire's decision of giving him out during the fifth and
final cricket one-dayer against Pakistan here.
The punishment was handed down by ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama
following a hearing after
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| Danish and Mohd Sami back while Shahid Afridi left out of Pakistan Test team
After failing to make much impact in the ODI series, flamboyant all-rounder
Shahid Afridi was today left out of the 14-member Pakistan cricket squad
for the three-match Test series against India starting November 22.
Apart from Afridi, three others -- Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar and Imran Nazir
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni surprised at Shoaib Malik decision to bat first in 4th odi
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today expressed
surprise at his Pakistani counterpart Shoaib Malik's decision to bat first in
the fourth one-dayer which the hosts won to clinch the five-match series here.
"I was surprised to see Shoaib batting first. I had seen the wicket ye
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| Shoaib Akhtar wants to meet Sanjay Dutt in Pune central jail
Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed desire to meet Bolywood
star Sanjay Dutt, who is in a jail in Pune as both are said to be good
friends.
Shoaib's agents in India have conveyed his desire to Dutt's sister Priya
and are making arrangements for the meeting, media reports said
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Taufiq Umar and pacer Shabbir Ahmed joins Indian Cricket League
The rebel Indian cricket league has succeeded in signing up two more Pakistan
test players, Taufiq Umar and pacer Shabbir Ahmed.
The two along with allrounder, Abdul Razzaq and Imran Farhat leave tonight for
India to play in the ICL which kick off later this month.
The joining of opener Tauf
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| Match crucial but India confident says middle order batsman Robin Uthappa
Terming the fourth cricket one-dayer as a "crucial" match, middle order
batsman Robin Uthappa said a confident India would like to clinch
the series against Pakistan here tomorrow.
Uthappa said the match could go either way but the Indians were deriving confidence
from the fact t
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Cricket Board gags Dilip Vengsarkar from interacting with media
In a gag order, Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar has been asked by the BCCI
not to interact with the media, a few days after he was banned from writing syndicated
columns.
Vengsarkar, a former India captain who has often found himself in trouble
for his comments in the media on selection ma
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| Call S Sreesanth to pep up the One Day series says Rameez Raja
Former Pakistani captain Rameez Raja feels the ongoing one-day cricket
series between India and Pakistan is lacking in intensity and playing
fast bowler S Sreesanth could pep it up.
Rameez rated the India-Pakistan matches above the Ashes but said the current one
was not as exciting as it g
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Team India look to wrap up five match One Day International series against Pakistan
A buoyant India will look to wrap up the five-match one-day cricket series
against Pakistan when the arch rivals clash in the fourth tie which promises
to be another high-scoring tussle here tomorrow.
India displayed excellent temperament to win the previous match
at Kanpur and take 2-1
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| Good batting track for 4th ODI for India Vs Pakistan live match at Gwalior
Fans can look forward to a run feast when India takes on Pakistan
in the fourth cricket one-dayer here with the pitch curator promising a high-scoring
game.
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association's Chief curator Samundar Singh Chauhan
said he has prepared a perfect batting wicket for the match
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Cricket Board officers to meet in Delhi tomorrow for appointment of a coach for the Indian team
BCCI office bearers, headed by President Sharad Pawar,
will meet tomorrow in Delhi with the long-pending matter of appointment of a
coach for the Indian team topping their agenda.
The naming of a coach has been kept pending since the decision of previous incumbent
Greg Chappell not to s
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| Indian Captian Mahendra Singh Dhoni front runner for Test captaincy
The national selectors will meet here this evening to name
India's new Test cricket captain amid indication that Mahendra Singh Dhoni
will be given the job in the longer version as well.
With Sachin Tendulkar turning down the offer and suggesting that "a
youngster" be given th
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Captain Shoaib Malik getting better with every game says Geoff Lawson
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik today got a thumbs up from his coach Geoff
Lawson who said the youngster was "getting better as a captain with every
game".
Lawson said both India and Pakistan have two young captains and
they needed to be given some time to mature in their rol
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| Team India will look to keep Pakistan cricket team on the mat for next ODI
Having gained the psychological advatage by easily winning the first match, a
confident India go into the second cricket one-dayer against arch-rivals
Pakistan here tomorrow, seeking to keep the momentum going with another
convincing performance.
The five-wicket triumph in the first one-da
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Team gear up for home odi and test series for upcoming India Vs Pakistan matches
Battered by formidable Australia in the recent one-day series, Indian cricketers
used the opening day of the camp today to rejuvenate themselves ahead of the tough
engagements against Pakistan.
The two-hour session at the floodlit Eden Gardens saw ageing warhorses Sourav
Ganguly and
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| Salman Butt returns to form as Pakistan warm up game in style
Salman Butt signalled his return to form with a belligerent
83 as Pakistan warmed-up for its cricket series against India
with a facile six-wicket win against Delhi here today.
After restricting the hosts to 213 for 9 in 50 overs, Pakistan romped home with
7.2 overs to spare with
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Shoaib Malik and Lawson says Shoaib Akhtar is not a troublemaker
Shoaib Akhtar's erratic temperament has often come as embarrassment to Pakistan
but captain Shoaib Malik and coach Geoff Lawson today threw their
weight behind the enigmatic speedster and hoped the pacer to fire on all cylinders
in the cricket series against India.
Shoaib is just back
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| Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid to play Ranji Trophy for Karnataka
Dropped from the Indian squad for the first two one-dayers
against Pakistan, former captain Rahul Dravid has been included
in the Karnataka team that takes on Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group `A'
encounter in Mumbai from November 3 to 6.
Anil Kumble was named captain of the team a
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Team election is purely on merit says Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar
Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar may be drawing criticism for being too
harsh to Rahul Dravid by dropping him from the squad for the first two
ODIs against Pakistan, but the man on the hot seat insisted that he picked
the team "purely on merit".
"You cannot make everybody hap
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| Rahul Dravid in no mood to comment After being dropped from the Indian cricket team
After being dropped from the Indian cricket team for the first two one-day internationals
against Pakistan, former captain Rahul Dravid today declined to
make any comment on his omission.
"It's a long season ahead of us," was Dravid's reaction while leaving
the city after flaggin
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Rahul Dravid dropped and Virender Sehwag recalled to play against Pakistan
The national selectors today sprung a major surprise by dropping former captain
Rahul Dravid and recalling Virender Sehwag in the 15-member Indian
one-day squad for the first two matches of the upcoming cricket series against
arch-rivals Pakistan.
The 34-year-old Dravid, who struggled
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| Mahendra Singh Dhoni highlights exhaustive upcoming schedule for Indian cricket team
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has highlighted concerns that
his side may be physically and mentally exhausted when it arrives in Australia
in December following a gruelling schedule.
The Indians have been flat out almost since May, and they will play arch rival
Pakistan in a t
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Shahid Afridi wants to return to opener's role in onedayers
Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he is keen to take
on his old role of opening the innings in the one-day series against South Africa.
Afridi has been sent into bat lower down the order for the last few months and
opened only once against Bangladesh in the Twenty20
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| Indian Cricket League cannot restrict Mohammad Yousuf from playing for Pakistan team
Pakistan Cricket Board today said the rebel Indian Cricket League cannot prevent
Mohammad Yousuf from playing for the country during the upcoming series
against India by serving the player with a legal notice.
PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf said the Board was prepared to offer
the best possibl
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Twenty20 win against Australia will boost confidence for Pakistan cricket series feels Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the Twenty20 victory over Australia
will boost his team's confidence as it prepares to take on Pakistan in
a hectic five ODI and two Test series next month.
"This victory, as well as the last ODI victory, will give us a lot of confidence
and mo
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