India's Sourav Ganguly warned his side Monday not to underestimate the touring Australians after they struggled with bat and ball during a drawn four-day match in Hyderabad over the weekend.

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Retired Test cricketer Adam Gilchrist will return to the field to play in an 'All-Stars' Twenty20 match against Australia, officials said Monday.

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Afghanistan's push towards a place at the 2011 World Cup continued on Sunday when they thrashed Jersey by 124 runs to make it two wins in two matches in the World Cricket League Division Four.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said on Sunday that Bangladesh remained a "formidable" team at home despite an exodus of players to a rebel Indian Twenty20 league.

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Test discard Yuvraj Singh and Wasim Jaffer enhanced their claims for an India comeback by pounding Australia's bowlers in a practice match on Sunday.

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There will be no dearth of excitement in the upcoming Test series as Australian opener Matthew Hayden and his Indian counterpart Virender Sehwag gear up for an explosive start.

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A quintet of ageing Indian superstars goes into the high-pressure Test series against world champions Australia this week hoping to prove their sun has not yet set.

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Hong Kong and Afghanistan both enjoyed winning starts to their World Cricket League Division Four matches here on Saturday as they took steps closer to the 2011 World Cup.

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Teenage leg-spinner Piyush Chawla wrecked Australia's batting with 5-89 as India's second string took charge of the four-day practice match here on Saturday.

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Australian selectors on Saturday picked untested Cameron White to replace injured fellow leg-spinner Bryce McGain in the squad for the upcoming series against India.

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Teenage leg-spinner Piyush Chawla grabbed 5-89 as Australia conceded a 141-run lead against India's second string in a practice match here on Saturday.

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India coach Gary Kirsten has sought to end the debate over the future of senior players in the team and called for a collective effort to drub Australia in the upcoming Test series.

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Ricky Ponting's Australia faltered with both bat and ball here on Friday as an Indian second string gave the tourists a taste of the perils that lie ahead.

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Australia's spin woes deepened in India on Friday when ageing leg-spinner Bryce McGain was ordered to return home because of a shoulder injury.The 36-year-old Victorian, who sustained the injury during last month's Indian tour by the Australian 'A' team, missed the ongoing four-day match against the Board President's XI here.

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Australia got a taste of the perils that lay ahead on the India tour when the hosts' second string plundered their bowlers in a practice match here on Friday.

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Players from war-torn Afghanistan hope to take another step closer to the 2011 World Cup when they tackle five other contenders in the latest qualifying round which starts here on Saturday.

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Banish the thought that Australia's untested spin attack would hand India a major advantage ahead of the highly-anticipated Test series starting next week.

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It's billed as the mother of all cricket battles, greater than the Ashes for many Australians and bigger than any Pakistan rivalry in the eyes of many Indians.

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Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly was on Wednesday given a chance to extend his international career when he was named in the squad for the first two Tests against Australia.

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The venue for the fourth one-day international between India and England has been changed, the Indian cricket board said on Wednesday.

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Ageing Bryce McGain further depleted Australia's already thin spin resources in India on Wednesday when he was ruled out of a practice match due to a shoulder injury.

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Prolific Australian opener Matthew Hayden says he is eager to extend his dream run in India in the upcoming Test series.

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Cricket's governing body on Wednesday took pre-emptive steps to ensure the upcoming Test series between India and Australia is free from acrimony and bitterness.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Tuesday his team was satisfied with security arrangements for the upcoming Test series in India following recent blasts in the country.

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Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said Tuesday his team will try their best to make Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar struggle for his world record in the upcoming Test series.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting vowed Tuesday to make amends for his past failures in the upcoming Test series in India.Ponting, one of the seven batsmen to have completed 10,000 Tests runs, has averaged a dismal 12.28 in eight matches in India since his maiden visit with Mark Taylor's side in 1996.

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World's leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka will play for Bengal in India's premier first-class domestic competition this season, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

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Michael Vaughan could tour India later this year as part of the England Performance squad, according to national selector Geoff Miller.

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South African batsman Martin van Jaarsveld was voted Professional Cricketers' Association player of the year on Monday after a season of outstanding performances for Kent.

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Owais Shah and Graeme Swann have been named in England's 15-man squad for the forthcoming two-Test tour of India.

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Top batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Monday played down security concerns for the Test series against Australia, saying cricketers will never be targeted in India.

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Batting ace Sachin Tendulkar said on Monday Australia would be tough to beat in the upcoming Test series in India despite their lack of experience.Only four Australians -- skipper Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke and Simon Katich -- have played a Test in India but Tendulkar said the new players had a lot of first-class experience.

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India's newly-appointed chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth said on Monday he has set his sights on building a winning team for the 2011 World Cup.

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Former Bangladesh captain and the country's most successful wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud has retired from international cricket, the cricket board said on Sunday.

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Rookie bowlers Doug Bolligner and Jason Krejza picked three wickets each as the Australians drew their two-day warm-up match against a local side here on Sunday.

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Security measures for the Australian team on tour in India will be increased in the wake of the latest bomb blast in New Delhi, a cricket board official said Sunday.

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Durham won their first Championship title on Saturday as English cricket's newest county held their nerve on the final day of the season.

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Shashank Manohar was on Saturday named as new president of the Indian cricket board while former Test opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth was elected as the chief selector.

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Simon Katich top-scored with 73 as the Australians were all out for 218 in a two-day practice match against a local side here on Saturday.

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Michael Vaughan will be left out of England's Test squad to tour India, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) national selector Geoff Miller confirmed on Saturday.

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Former India coach Greg Chappell on Saturday laughed off speculation that he was passing on secret information about the Indian team to Australia.

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Sri Lanka Saturday named a 15-member squad Saturday for the inaugural four-nation Twenty20 tournament to be played in Toronto next month.

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Resilient Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin said Friday he would bank on former great Ian Healy's tips to achieve success in the upcoming Test series in India.

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Pakistani leg-spinner Imran Tahir dented leaders Nottinghamshire's hopes of winning the English County Championship on Thursday's second day of this season's final round of matches.

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Grant Flower, the former Zimbabwe all-rounder, has extended his contract with Essex, which will keep him with the English county until the end of next season.

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Pakistan will play cricket in the Gulf as part of a nine-million dollar deal, officials said Thursday, providing foreign experience to a side struggling to find teams willing to come to their country.

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Indian seamer Zaheer Khan fired the first salvo ahead of the Test series against Australia, saying on Thursday that rival captain Ricky Ponting was rattled by the task ahead.

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India's cricket chiefs are not pleased the touring Australians are being provided top-grade private training facilities at the start of their Test tour, a report said on Thursday.

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Fit-again Australian Shane Watson said Thursday he was determined to play a key role with both bat and ball in the upcoming Test series in India.

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India's three leading cricket centres, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai, will host the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League in December, organisers said on Thursday.

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Pakistani leg-spinner Imran Tahir has signed a new contract with Hampshire which will keep him with the southern English county for another two years, it was announced.

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Reliable batsman Michael Hussey said the inexperienced Australian side were capable of rising to the occasion in the demanding Test series soon to start in India.

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Darren Pattinson, the Australia-raised quick who received a shock call-up to the England Test side in July, starred for Nottinghamshire as the leaders closed in on the County Championship title.

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Donald Bradman's first Test cricket bat sold at auction here late Wednesday for a record 145,000 dollars (121,938 US), the auction house said.

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Bangladesh cricket captain Mohammad Ashraful denied Wednesday that he was behind the mass exodus of top cricketers to a rebel Indian Twenty20 league.

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New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin has withdrawn from the one-day series against Bangladesh next month because of a hamstring strain.

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Pakistan cricket authorities said Tuesday that controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar can play in a domestic cricket tournament -- just one week after barring him from the same event.

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Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif said Tuesday he was anxiously waiting for a hearing before an Indian doping tribunal so he can get a chance to clear his name.

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Test discard Yuvraj Singh gets a chance to return to the Indian team after being picked on Tuesday to lead the hosts in a warm-up match for the touring Australians.

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Ricky Ponting's Australia are looking for inside knowledge from former India coach Greg Chappell to help the tourists win the upcoming four-Test series on Indian soil.

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Paceman Brett Lee said on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming Test series that Australia would not be intimidated in cricket-mad India despite the lack of experience in the touring squad.

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Former Australia batsman Justin Langer will this week attempt to do something that was beyond the likes of Somerset stars Greg Chappell, Ian Botham and Vivian Richards by leading the west country side to their first English County Championship title.

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Former England fast bowler Darren Gough's first-class cricket career came to an end Monday after he was left out of the Yorkshire squad for their final County Championship match of the season.

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Lancashire County Cricket Club announced plans Monday for a major redevelopment of their Old Trafford home which they hope will see it once again become a regular Ashes venue.

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Bangladesh has called up six rookies in a list of 24 probables to shore up its depleted national team for next month's home series against New Zealand, officials said on Monday.

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Ricky Ponting's Australia arrived in India on Monday for a four-Test tour, setting aside security worries following deadly bomb blasts in the country and in neighbouring Pakistan.

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Ricky Ponting's Australia arrived in India on Monday for a four-Test tour, setting aside security worries following deadly bomb blasts in the country and in neighbouring Pakistan.

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Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar will be available for India's upcoming Test series against Australia despite racing against time to be fit, an official said on Monday.

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A selection dispute has hit the announcement of the Sri Lankan national team for the 20Twenty competition in Canada, officials said Sunday.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Sunday he was hopeful next month's four-Test cricket series with India will be played in the right spirit.

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Cricket Australia said Sunday it hoped the security situation in Pakistan would calm down so that international cricket could again be played there, following a massive bomb blast in Islamabad.

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Former England paceman Darren Gough hinted on Saturday that he may have played the last match of his career.

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Jacques Rudolph has claimed an awards double for a second consecutive year at Yorkshire.

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Showbusiness and cricket have long been passions in India. Now the two are joining forces in a new television show that pairs well-known stars with their sporting counterparts in a dance contest.

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Sri Lanka will re-admit players aligned with the unauthorised Indian Cricket League into domestic cricket, officials said on Friday, in a move that defies the world cricket establishment.

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Australia's late-blooming leg-spinner Bryce McGain faces a massive challenge bowling to India's spin batting masters on next month's tour of the subcontinent, Test paceman Stuart Clark said Friday.

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Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar said that India's rivalry with Australia was now even more intense than with long-time arch-enemy Pakistan.Ahead of Australia's four-Test tour to India, which opens on October 9 in Bangalore, Tendulkar said he expected a fiercely competitive series between two teams who have battled for superiority over recent years.

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