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| Cricket World Cup should last no longer than a month said MCC
The seven-week long World Cup in the West Indies courted sharp criticism
from the Marylebone Cricket Club, which said that the quadrennial event
should be played within a month's time.
Offering several recommendations for better conduct of the show-piece event, MCC
World Cricket Committee,
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Pakistan team hunting for tech savvy cricket coach
Pakistan Cricket Board is looking for a tech-savvy and modern coach to fit into
the shoes of slain Bob Woolmer.
"We are in search of a qualified coach and we will be selecting the most
suitable candidate with the help of our search committee and the process will
be completed by July 1
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| BCCI climb down on cricket players contract
After flexing its muscles over the players' contracts, the Cricket Board today
made a tame climb down and said the Bangladesh-bound team members can sign
the contract even after returning from the tour if they were not happy with some
of the clauses.
"I don't have a feed back yet from
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Denying Simon Katich a contract prompts New South Wales outrage
Simon Katich's surprise omission from the Cricket Australia's list of 25
contracted players has prompted outrage from his state with a senior New South
Wales official questioning the credibility of the selection process.
"Simon Katich continues to be one of the best performed
batsmen
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| Indian Cricket team think tank arrive to begin a new innings
With the World Cup disaster behind them, the Indian team think-tank assembled
here today to begin a new innings with a five-day conditioning camp from Wednesday
before embarking on the Bangladesh tour.
Newly-appointed cricket manager Ravi Shastri and skipper
Rahul Dravid flew in here to w
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Sarwan named new West Indies captain
Seasoned middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been appointed the new
West Indies captain, succeeding Brian Lara who quit international
cricket after the World Cup.
According to a CMC report, Sarwan was the unanimous choice during the West
Indies Cricket Board's special board meeting y
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| West Indies bowlers fail to honour Brian Lara with win
England's Mr reliable Kevin Pietersen soured Brian Lara's last international
match as England survived an edge-of-the-seat thriller to beat West Indies
by one wicket in the final Super Eight match of the Cricket World Cup here.
According to the sources, Kevin Pietersen's superb 100
help
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England elect to bowl against West Indies in last match of super8
England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bowl against
the West Indies in the inconsequential, final World Cup Super Eights cricket
one-dayer here today.
Both teams are out of the reckoning but the match will be of
significance for the hosts captain Brian Lara, the world
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| Ricky Ponting joins 10,000 run-club in One Day International during WC 07
Australia cricket skipper Ricky Ponting became the seventh batsman in One
Day International cricket history to join the 10,000 run-club.
Ponting achieved the milestone while scoring 91 runs against
South Africa in St. Kitts on Saturday in a World Cup match.
The dashing Aussie batsman n
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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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| Inzamam-ul-Haq announces retirement from One Day cricket after WC 07
Pakistani middle order batsman Inzamam ul Haq today quit as Pakistan test
captain and retired from one day internationals.
With his side still mourning the sudden death of coach Bob
Woolmer hours earlier, Inzamam told a news conference he was cutting back
on his international commitment
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Sri Lanka to take on debutants Bermuda
Sri Lanka will take on debutante Bermuda in their opening World Cup Group
B clash of on Friday.
The 1996 winners have served a warning after deciding to field
both their strike bowlers, off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and left-arm
paceman Chaminda Vaas.
Vaas, 33, would be buoyant
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| ICC to Pakistan team: Avoid holding press conferences in Urdu
The International Cricket Council has asked the Pakistan team management
to avoid holding press conferences in the Urdu language as it consumes a lot of
time.A source in the Pakistan team based in Kingston disclosed that media
manager Pervez Mir and manager Talat Ali had been told to hold thei
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ICC summons Umar Gul, Rana for random dope test
Pakistan pacer Rana Naved ul Hasan and Umar Gul were summoned by
the International Cricket Council (ICC) for random dope test after their
opening World Cup match against the West Indies.ICC had summoned Umer Gul and
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan for a random dope test after the World Cup opening
match
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| Greg Chappell allays fears on Sourav Ganguly's injury
Indian team coach Greg Chappell has allayed fears on Sourav Ganguly's
ankle injury, saying the brief break gave the side a chance to be fully fit before
their opening game in the cricket World Cup scheduled against Bangladesh
on Saturday."We're prepared for it, and we are ready to go. Mos
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Brian Lara's men wreck Pakistani ship in WC
The West Indies team lifted the mood in the Caribbean when they registered a 54-run
win over Pakistan in the first World Cup match here. All rounder Dwayne Smith dominated with bat and ball to ensure the World Cup hosts opened the
competition with a victory.
West Indies made 241 for nine and
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| Windies win Cricket World Cup 2007 opening match
The West Indies rediscovered their winning form in time to register a comprehensive
54-run victory over former champions Pakistan in the cricket World Cup
opening one-dayer here on Tuesday.The hosts, coming off a series loss in India
and an uninspiring performance in the warm-up games, produce
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Has Bob Woolmer decided to call it quits as Pakistan coach
Has Bob Woolmer finally decided to call it quits with the Pakistan Cricket
Board? This question is making the rounds in cricket circles of the country
ever since Woolmer vacated his room at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore
before leaving with the Pakistan team for the World Cup in the We
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| Sabina Park, West Indies is not ready for practice
Pakistan and West Indies were today forced to scrap plans to practice at
Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, which hosts Tuesday's World
Cup opener between the sides, because the net facilities were not ready.
They instead trained at the nearby Kensington Oval in Kingston.
There was never a
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Sourav Ganguly's sour ankle to be examined today for WC 07
Sourav Ganguly's sour right ankle will be tested by team physio John Gloster
during the nets today.
Ganguly reported of soreness in his ankle on the eve of their
warm-up match against the West Indies last week and took part for only
11 overs in the practice game.
Although Captain R
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| Windies to play against Pakistan in World Cup 2007 opener
Two time World champions West Indies will today take on 1992 champions
Pakistan in the opening match of the ninth ICC Cricket World Cup.
The Windies face pressure as no host country has ever won the
title since the World Cup was launched in 1975 in England. Brian Lara
and his men woul
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Indian cricket team have got an idea about their bowling attack for WC 07: Dravid
Impressed by the nagging discipline shown by the pacemen in their final warm-up
game against the West Indies, Indian captain Rahul Dravid said it
had given them an idea about their bowling attack for the World Cup matches.He
said even though the pitches in the Caribbean were expected to suit t
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| Virender Sehwag's form only worry for cricket world cup 2007
Virender Sehwag came a cropper again but India sent a strong warning to their
rivals with a thumping nine-wicket win against hosts West Indies in the
final warm-up match before the World Cup.While Sehwag's prolonged bad patch
was a worry for the Indian think-tank, Irfan Pathan's three-wicket h
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Key players coming into their own just before WC: Rahul Dravid
Captain Rahul Dravid today said that the key players in his team where
coming into top form and fitness which augured well for India's chances at the
cricket World Cup.
"Most key players are finding form and fitness which is a good sign for
us," Dravid said after a convincing ni
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| Injured Sourav Ganguly likely to miss warm-up cricket world cup 2007 match
Hours before the start of the World Cup, Indian cricket team dealt with
a blow as opener Sourav Ganguly injured his ankle during net practice today
to be doubtful for the warm-up match against the West Indies.
Indian team sources said Ganguly hurt his ankle during the
practice session and
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rlon Samuels calls bookie Mukesh Kochar row a distraction, enjoys elevated role
Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his conversation with an alleged Indian bookie,
West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels insists he is not
bothered by the "distraction" and is preparing to live up to captain
Brian Lara's expectations.
Samuels has had a good run in r
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| West indies fails to woo Indian world cup 2007 cricket fans
Refusing to part with his hard-earned money for an expensive passage to the West
Indies, the average Indian cricket fan has given a firm thumbs down to the
World Cup.
While tour operators blame it on Men in Blue's late peaking, the average crowd
find the packages beyond their reach.
Prem
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I don't know why I have been dropped From World cup 2007 cricket squad: Kaif
Middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif, bewildered by his omission from the Indian team,
today said he was not told by the authorities concerned which aspects of the game
he needs to address.
"I have not been told which areas of my game I need to
improve upon," Kaif, here to guide
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