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| Nasim Ashraf says Pakistan is safe for international teams
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Nasim Ashraf said
that his country was safe and secure to host international teams despite the
recent clashes between security forces and Islamic militants at the Lal Masjid
in Islamabad.
Ruling out the possibility of Pakistan being forced to cha
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VVS Laxman misses cricket century but India cruise
VVS Laxman fell five short of a hundred as India put up a dominating batting
display before declaring their first innings at 388 for 7 on the second day of
their four-day warm-up game against Sussex here today.
Probably in his last tour of the Old Blighty, Laxman seemed set for a classy cent
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| India start Twenty20 cricket world cup campaign on Sep 13
India, grouped with arch-foes Pakistan and minnows Scotland in Group
D, will commence their campaign in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead in
Durban, South Africa, on September 13.
India, who did not include their top three players - Rahul Dravid,
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly -
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Shoaib Malik says Washout deprived us of competition and practice
The washout of the one-day international against arch-rivals India in Glasgow
had deprived Pakistan of a chance to boost morale and confidence, captain
Shoaib Malik has said.
"In Pakistan, a match against India is above everything else and the players
were also looking forward to it a
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| India and Pakistan keen to reschedule charity tie told Talat Ali
India and Pakistan are keen to reschedule the charity cricket match for
the Prince Charles Foundation, which was washed out earlier this week at Glasgow.
"Both the Boards are keen to have the match as it is for a noble cause,"
Pakistan team manager Talat Ali said.
Pakistan wicket
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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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| India vs Pakistan cricket ODI match abandoned due to bad weather
The one-off cricket one-dayer between traditional rivals India and Pakistan
was today called off without a ball being bowled due to inclement weather.
The handful of fans who had turned up at the Clydesdale Ground returned disappointed
as the umpires decided to abandon the game after an insp
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Start of India Vs Pakistan the killer one day cricket match delayed
Rain and wet outfield conditions have delayed the start of the one-off limited
overs cricket match between India and Pakistan here today.
Umpires will carry out an inspection of the Clyedesdale Cricket Ground at 2 pm
local time (6.30 pm IST) as its is still raining here.
Toss was scheduled
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| Rain threat hovering over one off India VS Pakistan ODI cricket match
Heavy showers forecast by the weatherman threatens to affect the one-off limited
overs cricket match between India and Pakistan here today.
Cricket Scotland Chief Executive Roddy Smith said continuous rains in the
region in the last week had left the outfield saturated at the Clyedesdale Cri
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Stakes high as India vs Pakistan clash in scotland
India and Pakistan, the traditional rivals who have suffered similar failures
and revivals in the recent past, face off once again in an off-shore cricket one-dayer
here tomorrow.
The two teams would be meeting for the first time since the World Cup two months
ago, during which time both ha
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| Murali Muralitharan rated top cricket bowling
Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan's splendid nine-wicket haul against
Bangladesh has pushed his tally to 916 points in the ICC Test bowlers rankings,
only 16 points away from Sydney Barnes who tops the all-time list.
Muralitharan, the only contemporary bowler having more than 900 r
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Espn Star sports to to telecast 157 days of live cricket
Fans can look forward to a cricketing extravaganza as ESPN STAR Sports prepares
to telecast India's tour of England and Australia and the inaugral Twenty20
World Cup.
ESPN-STAR will telecast 157 days of cricket from June 2007 to September 2008 which
also includes the Asia Cup 2008 and the
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| Iqbal Sikandar feels Politicians influence cricket in Pakistan
Former Pakistan off-spinner Iqbal Sikandar feels political interference
is keeping away the country's former cricketers from taking up the job of national
coach.
Sikandar, training the Asian Cricket Council's players from seven countries at
the MRF Pace Foundation here, said politicians of
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Clean wash in England will push Team India to 4th slot in ODI cricket rankings
Currently languishing at the sixth place, thanks to their World Cup flop show,
Team India can move upto fourth in the ICC cricket rankings with a clean sweep
in the forthcoming ODIs against Ireland, South Africa and Pakistan
over the next fortnight.
Rahul Dravid's side, which reached Belfa
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| Inzamam ul Haq cricket career is approaching the end
The illustrious career of former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq might have come to an
end as far as the national selectors and cricket board is concerned as he has
not been recommended for the new central contracts.
Sources in the board confirmed on Thursday that the national selectors had submitted
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John Buchanans right hand man Richard McInnes tipped for Bangladesh coach job
John Buchanan's right hand man Richard McInnes was likely to take over
as Bangladesh's coach, reports said here today.
McInnes seemed the favourite to succeed Dav Whatmore, having coached Bangladesh
at under-19 and 'A' level between 2003-05.
"I know first-hand what it is like over the
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| Minor changes mooted in Australian and Pakistan cricket tour itineraries
The Indian Cricket Board wants to make minor changes in the itineraries
of the forthcoming tours by Australia in September-October and the subsequent
visit by Pakistan in November-December.
The changes have been necessitated following the desire of the Haryana Cricket
Association to host t
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Sharad Pawar named head of 2011 cricket World Cup Organising Committee
BCCI President Sharad Pawar, after being elected Chairman of the 2011 World
Cup Organising Committee, vowed today to make the event spectator friendly with
low priced tickets for the cricket-crazy fans in the sub-continent.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Naseem Ashraf was named chief conven
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| Lisa Keightley appointed as coach for Australia women cricket team
Former opener Lisa Keightley today replaced Mark Sorell as the first woman
coach of the Australian eves' equad.
Cricket Australia said in a statement that Sorell had taken over as the head coach
of the South Australia men's team.
Lisa has been the coach of the New South Wales Wolf Blass Brea
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Cricketer Yuvraj singh needs fixed batting number to be consistent
Yuvraj Singh today brushed aside talks about his disappointment at losing Team
India vice-captaincy, saying he was proud to represent the country merely
as a player.
"My job is to go out and play. If certain responsibility is given to me it's
an opportunity and an honour, but at this st
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| Ricky Ponting distances himself from FICA threat
Australian Ricky Ponting today sought to distance himself from a reported
international cricketers association's (FICA) threat to boycot the next year's
Champions Trophy if the ICC did not change its way of governing the game.
FICA had reportedly said that it was not happy with the manner in
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Pakistan must take legal action against Jamaican police authorities
Former captain Imran Khan has said that Pakistan Cricket Board should
take legal action against West Indian authorities over their handling of Bob Woolmer's
death.
Imran Khan said the country's reputation has been substantially damaged
by the situation and somebody should be made answerable
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| Bob Woolmer murder suspect is finally over for Pakistan cricketers
The ordeal of being treated as "murder suspects" is finally over, but
members of Pakistan's ill-fated World Cup squad say it will not
be easy forgetting the traumatic experience they had in West Indies after
the death of their coach Bob Woolmer.
Though, the news that Woolmer was
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Coach Javed Miandad fears for future of Pakistan cricket
Legendary former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad marked
his 50th birthday today by saying that he fears for the future of the national
side.
But the master batsman said that despite his experience he
had not applied for a fourth stint as coach after the death of Bob Woolmer
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| Pakistan Senate committee out to grill PCB chief Naseem Ashraf
A bitter row between the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and a sitting
Senator escalated today when the former was again summoned by a Senate committee
and told to respond to some very tough and confidential questions regarding the
country's cricket set-up.
Although no date has been
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Pakistan vs Australia tour venues to be decided at cricket board meeting
Player contracts and Zee Group's proposed Indian Cricket League would be
key items on the agenda of the Cricket Board's Working Committee meeting in Delhi
tomorrow.
Other important issues to be taken up for discussion by Working Committee include
the finalisation of itinerary of the upcomi
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| Inzamam ul haq criticises performance based cricket contracts
Paksitan Cricket Board's idea of introducing performance-based central contract
has drawn sharp criticism from former captain Inzamam ul Haq, who believes
that it is improper to judge experienced players and freshers on the same scale.
"The fact is I don't agree with the concept of perfo
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Pakistani Coach Bob Woolmer died from heart attack
Three concurring pathology reports, done with the help of modern forensic science
expertise, have confirmed that Bob Woolmer died from natural causes and
the Jamaican police would announce it formally next week, a newspaper claimed
here today.
Exclusive tests on the broken hyoid bone in Wo
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| Dav Whatmore relents for Pakistan cricket coach job
After surprisingly failing to remain in contention for team India's coach,
former Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has now responded positively
to Pakistan's job offer, PCB sources claimed today.
The source said that former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram
had also been consulted on the appoint
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Green Park Kanpur may host international Cricket matches again
The Green Park stadium's long drought of international cricket matches may end
soon, courtesy the change of guard in Uttar Pradesh in the political sphere.
Ther formation of the Bahujan Samaj Party government in the state under Chief
Minister Mayawati has raised hopes of once again hosting h
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