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View Article  Afghan cricket team set to upset biggies in T20 World Cup, says coach
Afghanistans cricket coach Kabir Khan has claimed that his team is capable of toppling any team in the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in West Indies from April 30.
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View Article  T20 World Cup selection on March 26

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) national selectors will meet in Mumbai on March 26 to pick up the squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20 championship to be played the next month in the West Indies.

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View Article  Why Sobers likes Sewhag?

West Indies cricket legend Sir Gary Sobers said Friday that he is a great fan of India's dashing opening batsman Virender Sehwag.

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View Article  West Indies open up lead over Zimbabwe

Visiting Zimbabwe will chase 246 to win after the West Indies recovered from a slow start in the third One-day International here on Wednesday.

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View Article  Chigumbura helps Zimbabwe reach 206

Elton Chigumbura made 50 from 72 balls as Zimbabwe recovered from 107 for five to make 206 all out against the West Indies in the second one-day international on Saturday.

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View Article  Zimbabwe elect to bat in second ODI

Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat in the second one-day international against West Indies on Saturday at the Guyana National Stadium.

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View Article  Gayle rakes batsmen over the coals

Chris Gayle has taken aim at three of his batsmen, following West Indies' humiliating two-run defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe on Thursday.The West Indies captain slammed Dwayne Smith, Kieron Pollard, and Denesh Ramdin for the soft manner in which they were dismissed, as the home team chased 255 to win from 50 overs.

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View Article  Utseya delighted with Zimbabwe's confidence

Prosper Utseya was proud of the way that Zimbabwe held their nerve and clinched a two-run victory over West Indies in the first One-day International on Thursday.

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View Article  Sibanda anchors Zimbabwe with steady 95 in first ODI

Vusimuzi Sibanda struck 95 to help Zimbabwe set West Indies a target of 255 in the first of five One-day Internationals at the Guyana National Stadium here on Thursday.

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View Article  Utseya, Gibson draw battle lines for first ODI

Prosper Utseya believes Zimbabwe?s best is yet to come, and is looking to prove this point in the first of five One-day Internationals against West Indies on Thursday at the Guyana National Stadium.

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View Article  West Indies look to put Zimbabweans in their place

Sunday's result in the Twenty20 International between West Indies and Zimbabwe have raised the stakes in the One-day International series between the two sides which opens on Thursday at the Guyana National Stadium.

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View Article  Sarwan, Bravo to miss two ODIs against Zimbabwe

Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo will remain on the sidelines for the first two One-day Internationals against Zimbabwe, the West Indies Cricket Board announced late Monday.

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View Article  WIndies coach Gibson gets reminder of task ahead

Ottis Gibson will quickly want to forget his first competitive day in the job of West Indies coach.

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View Article  Cremer, spinners help Zimbabwe stun Windies in T20I

Graeme Cremer captured three wickets for 11 runs as Zimbabwe's spinners bowled the visitors to a stunning, 26-run victory over West Indies in a Twenty20 International here on Sunday.

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View Article  Zimbabweans undermined by Sammy, Benn

Zimbabwe's batting was demolished by Darren Sammy and Sulieman Benn in their Twenty20 International against West Indies on Sunday at Queen's Park Oval.

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View Article  Ramdin urges teammates to focus on victory

Denesh Ramdin has echoed the sentiment of new coach Ottis Gibson that West Indies need to forget about their wretched recent tour of Australia and focus on demoralising Zimbabwe.

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View Article  Ton-up Taibu leads Zimbabwe to five-run win

Tatenda Taibu scored 107 to set Zimbabwe up for a five-run victory over the University of the West Indies? Vice Chancellor?s XI in their 50 overs-a-side match on Friday at Frank Worrell Oval.

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View Article  Pandey, Vinay Kumar, Ojha find place among Twenty20 probables

Karnataka's young batsmen Manish Pandey, fast bowler R Vinay Kumar and Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper Naman Ojha are three new faces in India's 30-member list of probables for the Twenty20 World Cup being held in the West Indies in April-May.

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View Article  Windies team boosted for Zimbabwe series

Shivnarine Chanderpaul is one of four players who will return to the West Indies' line-up for Sunday's Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe at Queen's Park Oval.

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View Article  Richards warns that players moolah greed could spell doom for cricket's future

West Indies cricket great Sir Vivian Richards says the greed of some modern players is threatening the game''s future.

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View Article  Windies skipper Gayle on 'compassionate leave'

Windies captain Chris Gayle has been granted "compassionate" leave to be with his sick mother and has not been dropped from the squad, West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Ernest Hilaire said Wednesday.

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View Article  Gibson looking to win respect from new charges

New West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has set earning the respect of his players as a major goal during their brief series against Zimbabwe.

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View Article  Zimbabwe 'focussed on surprising West Indies'

Zimbabwe touched down in the Caribbean on Tuesday focussed on giving West Indies a tough challenge in their forthcoming series.

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View Article  Clock ticking as Australia search for right World Twenty20 team

Australian coach Tim Nielsen insists that he and the national selection panel are trying to nail down their best lineup for World Twenty20 Cup to be held in the Caribbean which is just over two months away.

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View Article  Ponting blames 'game glut' for dwindling Oz crowds

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has blamed the glut of matches for the seasons meagre one-day crowds, rather than the poor performances of the visiting Pakistan and West Indies teams.

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View Article  Australia trying to nail down best lineup for World Twenty20: Nielsen

Australian coach Tim Nielsen insists that he and the national selection panel are trying to nail down their best lineup for the World Twenty20 to be held in the Caribbean which is just over two months away

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View Article  Windies pinning faith in Twenty20 to close gap with Australia

Sydney, Feb.20 : The West Indies is banking on Twenty20 cricket, the shortest format of the game to close the gap between them and Australia.They hope to realize this goal in the first Twenty20, in Hobart on Sunday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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View Article  Australia thrash West Indies by 125 runs in Melbourne ODI, clinch series 4-0

Australia on Friday crushed West Indies by 125 runs in the fifth and final ODI at the MCG in Melbourne to clinch the five-match series 4-0.

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View Article  Smith thanks Warne for ODI debut

Sydney, Feb.19 : Leg-spinning Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has said that his national ODI debut is all due to the advice he received from former leg-spinning great Shane Warne.

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View Article  Rookie NSW spinner Smith called into Oz ODI squad for MCG match

Rookie New South Wales leg-spinner and all-rounder Spinner Steve Smith has earned a call-up to Australia''s squad for Friday''s final one-day international against the West Indies at the MCG.

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View Article  Hard work in the nets pays off for back to best Ponting

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that his 29th  ODI century at the Gabba was reward for plenty of time in the nets correcting technical glitches which had undermined his one-day batting performance.

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View Article  West Indies, India help Zimbabwe back to Tests

Zimbabwe's 15-man cricket squad leaves for the West Indies next week determined to face up to their most stringent examination so far as they bid for a return to Test status.

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View Article  Australia beat West Indies by 50 runs in Gabba ODI, clinch series 3-0

Australian skipper Ricky Pontings century saw the home team crush West Indies by 50 runs in the fourth ODI at the Gabba on Sunday and clinch the five-match series 3-0.

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View Article  Australia will be back in usual form at Gabba: Hussey

Australian batsman Mike Hussey has defended the teams dismal batting performance in Fridays third ODI in Sydney, saying that it was West Indies who dodged a bullet.

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View Article  Australia recalls Watson to face West Indies in Brisbane ODI

Australian cricket selectors have recalled all-rounder Shane Watson to the one-day squad for the fourth one-day international against the West Indies to be played at The Gabba in Brisbane.

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View Article  Gayle says he's feeling the strain of being a one-man team

Sydney, Feb.12 : West Indian captain Chris Gayle has conceded he is feeling the strain of having to star with the bat to give his side any hope of beating Australia.

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View Article  Pacer Roach guarantees series win for Windies

Sydney, Feb.12 : Outspoken West Indian speedster Kemar Roach has guaranteed a victory not only in tonight''s third one-dayer but also in the best-of-five series.

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View Article  Bollinger, mates all fired up to rattle Gayle once more: Nielsen

Sydney, Feb.12 : Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen has revealed a dressing room secret on the eve of the day-night clash between Australia and the West Indies at the SCG.

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View Article  'Bruised' Hauritz itching to get even with 'brutal' Gayle

Sydney, Feb 11 : Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz, who was smashed around the WACA by West Indies captain Chris Gayle in the Perth Test in December, believes that he will get another chance before the summer is out against the West Indiaes captain in the three remaining matches of the one-day series.

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View Article  Gayle invokes teammates 'self belief' to halt rampant Australian run

Sydney, Feb 11 : West Indies captain Chris Gayle has criticized his side’s lack of discipline compared to Australia’s playing style, and asked his players to lift their game for Friday’s third one-dayer.

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View Article  Seven arrested for stealing Lara's medal, cash and jewellery

Sydney, Feb 11 : Seven people have been arrested by the Trinidad police for stealing Brian Lara’s prized honorary Order of Australia medal and one million dollars in jewels, cash, clothing and cricketing memorabilia from the West Indies legend’s home.

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View Article  Gayle amends score line prediction from 4-1 to 3-2 in Windies favour

West Indian captain Chris Gayle is hoping to recapture his destructive batting form that thrilled crowds in Perth and Canberra earlier this summer.

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View Article  Paine, Voges to play in Sydney, Brisbane

Western Australia batsman Adam Voges and Tasmanian wicketkeeper Tim Paine have been named in the Australian squad for games three and four of the one-day international series against the West Indies in Sydney and Brisbane, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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View Article  Gayle admits he's Bollinger's bunny

West Indian captain Chris Gayle has admitted that he has become Australian left-arm pacer Doug Bollinger''s bunny, but maintains his side can comeback to win the Commonwealth Bank one-day series.

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View Article  Capturing Lara, batsman who launched a thousand strokes (IANS Book Review)

The West Indies dominated world cricket for an era and Brian Lara was one of its greatest legends whose rise and brilliant career have been captured by Clifford Narinesingh in the book "Lara: The Untamed Spirit".

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View Article  Australia beat West Indies by 113 runs in Melbourne ODI

Australia on Sunday crushed West Indies by 113 runs in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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View Article  Ponting backs fast bowlers to quell Gayle's inexperienced team

Melbourne, Feb 7 : Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed his fast bowlers to contain West Indies captain Chris Gayle and his team in the one-day series starting at the MCG from Sunday.

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View Article  Windies all-rounderPollard, the hottest 20-20 star after years of toil

He was a player no one wanted, but now is the hottest star in Twenty20. West Indian Kieron Pollard still maintains some old-fashioned values that many traditionalists would find hard to reconcile.

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View Article  Big heist at Brian Lara's home

Some $200,000 in cash, plus jewellery, VVIP tickets for the Beyonce "I Am" show and the honorary "Order of Australia" formed part of a big heist at the home of world's cricketing icon Brian Lara Wednesday.

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View Article  Gayle powers Windies against Australia PM' XI

Melbourne, Feb 4 : West Indies skipper Chris Gayle’s record-breaking 146 helped his side beat the Australian Prime Minister’s XI by 87 runs in their one-day tour match at Manuka Oval.The Prime Minister’s XI fell predictably short of the 400 runs required to beat the West Indies this afternoon, despite a fighting unbeaten century from opener Tom Cooper.

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View Article  Injured Bravo ruled out of T20s, ODI series against Australia

Melbourne, Feb 4: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the Twenty20 games and the upcoming five game ODI series against Australia due to a thumb injury.Bravo has failed to recover sufficiently from the injury, which he sustained when he was hit on the hand while batting for Victoria against Tasmania in the Big Bash competition on January 15.

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View Article  Gibson to take over as Windies coach

Former England bowling coach Ottis Gibson will take over as head coach of the West Indies in time for the home series against Zimbabwe later this month, a cricket official here said.

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View Article  Gayle calls for better player protection

Canberra (Australia), Feb.2 : West Indian captain Chris Gayle has asked for improved security during his team's match against the Prime Minister''s XI at the Manuka Oval here on Thursday.

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View Article  Oz psychologist says Punter''s mind is his best weapon against bogyman Roach

Sydney, Jan.31 (ANI): A top psychologist believes Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting should use his mind as a key weapon to counter the mind games being played by West Indian fast bowler Kemar Roach ahead of the one-day series.

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