The first one-day international between New Zealand and the West Indies was abandoned because of rain here Wednesday.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening one-day cricket international against the West Indies here on Wednesday.

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan still believes he has an international future and is readying himself to take on Australia despite being left out of the squad for the tour of the West Indies.

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Muttiah Muralitharan took three wickets to strengthen Sri Lanka's chances of winning the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Tuesday despite a fighting 70 not out by skipper Mohammad Ashraful.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle looms as the most influential figure in the one-day cricket series against New Zealand which opens here Wednesday.

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Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed two quick wickets to push Sri Lanka closer to a big victory over Bangladesh on the fourth day of the opening Test here on Tuesday.

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Bangladesh were struggling at 40-1 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day Tuesday, chasing an unlikely target of 521 runs to win the opening Test against Sri Lanka.

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Former captain Michael Vaughan was omitted from the England squad announced here Monday for the tour of the West Indies.The 34-year-old Yorkshire batsman was not selected for the recently concluded tour of India, where England were thrashed 5-0 in the one-day internationals, a series cut short by the Mumbai terror attacks, and lost the two-match Test series 1-0 with one draw.

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Spin sensation Ajantha Mendis joined the touring Sri Lanka squad here Monday after recovering from an ankle injury that kept him out of the first Test against Bangladesh.

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Mahela Jayawardene smashed a solid 129 not out to put Sri Lanka in a winning position on the third day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Sunday.

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Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hit impressive half-centuries to consolidate Sri Lanka's position in the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Sunday.

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A 130-run onslaught by Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum led New Zealand to victory over the West Indies by 36 runs in their Twenty20 match here Sunday.Man-of-the-match Ryder posted 62 and McCullum 59 in a record Twenty20 stand for New Zealand.

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Muttiah Muralitharan finished with six wickets to help Sri Lanka gain a 115-run lead over Bangladesh on the third day of the opening Test here on Sunday.The off-spinner bagged 6-49 as Bangladesh were shot out for 178 in their first innings in reply to Sri Lanka's 293.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori again won the toss and opted to bat in the second and final Twenty20 match against the West Indies here Sunday.

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Batsman Neil Broom is the one new face in the New Zealand cricket side named Sunday for the first two one-day internationals against the West Indies.

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Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan put Sri Lanka in a commanding position with a five-wicket haul in the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Saturday.

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Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan put Sri Lanka in a commanding position with a five-wicket haul in the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Saturday.

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Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas shared four wickets to rattle Bangladesh on the second day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.

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Thilan Samaraweera pulled Sri Lanka out of trouble with a gutsy 91 on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Saturday.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori wants tie-breakers banished from Twenty20 cricket after his side were belted into submission by the West Indies in their opening limited-over international.

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New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris will be out for six weeks after breaking his thumb in the opening Twenty20 match against the West Indies, according to New Zealand team officials.

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Zimbabwe's top cricket administrators have been included in an expanded list of officials of President Robert Mugabe's regime targeted by Australian sanctions, according to a report.

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Sri Lanka has given the green light for the national cricket team to tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who cancelled their five-week series over the Mumbai attacks.

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Tanzania will host the African Cricket Association Championship in Dar es Salaam in March, a sports official said Friday.

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A Chris Gayle blast in a special eliminator over broke the deadlock between the West Indies and New Zealand to give the tourists the honours in the opening Twenty20 cricket match here on Friday.

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Shakib Al Hasan and Shahadat Hossain shared five quick wickets to spark Sri Lanka's collapse on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh here on Friday.

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Shakib Al Hasan grabbed two quick wickets to help Bangladesh restrict Sri Lanka to 139-4 at tea on the opening day of the first Test here on Friday.

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A Chris Gayle blast in a special "eliminator over" broke the deadlock between the West Indies and New Zealand to give the tourists the honours in the opening Twenty20 cricket match here Friday.

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Bangladeshi paceman Mashrafe Mortaza grabbed an early wicket to send Sri Lanka struggling at 27-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test here on Friday.

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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the opening Test here on Friday.The five-day match, delayed by more than an hour due to fog, is scheduled to end on December 31 with a rest day on Monday because of elections in Bangladesh. The second and final Test starts in Chittagong on January 3.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat in the opening Twenty20 match against the West Indies at Eden Park here Friday.

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Heavy fog delayed the start of the opening Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh here on Friday.The five-day match is scheduled to end on December 31 with a rest day on Monday because of elections in Bangladesh. The second and final Test starts in Chittagong on January 3.

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Ace Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will be keen to maintain his impressive performance against Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting here on Friday.

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Pakistan will tour Bangladesh to play five one-day internationals in March next year, an official said Wednesday.

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England's six-wicket defeat in the first Test against India in Chennai was compounded Wednesday by the team being fined for a slow over-rate by the International Cricket Council.

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Cricket officials in Pakistan said Wednesday they hoped Sri Lanka's tour would go ahead next month amid doubts following the sacking of the country's interim cricket board.

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England coach Peter Moores has refused to rule out a return to the Test squad for former captain Michael Vaughan when the squad for the tour of the West Indies is announced on Monday.

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South Africa had every reason to look back fondly on 2008, a year in which Allen Stanford became a name known to all cricket fans and the once all-conquering Australia came back to the pack.

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Pakistan risks being the pariah of the cricket world unless it addresses security fears that have prompted foreign teams to cancel tours here, the former chief of the game's governing body said Tuesday.

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England captain Kevin Pietersen said on Tuesday the tour of India had provided his team a learning experience after losing the two-Test series 1-0.

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New Zealand and the West Indies Tuesday raised concerns about how appeals against questionable umpiring decisions are handled after the fledgling system was trialled in their Test series here.

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India opener Gautam Gambhir missed his second century of the match by three runs as the second Test against England headed towards a draw here on Tuesday.

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A masterful 197 by Chris Gayle saved the West Indies and ensured a drawn series as New Zealand gave up their run chase Tuesday with nine overs remaining in the second cricket Test.

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India built a 367-run lead over England as the second and final cricket Test meandered towards a tame draw here on Tuesday.

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The second cricket Test between New Zealand and the West Indies appeared headed for a draw as the hosts lost early wickets and went to tea at 102 for three on the final day here Tuesday.

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India were 134 for four in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day of the second Test against England on Monday, an overall lead of 285 runs with six wickets in hand.

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Leading Pakistan paceman Umar Gul will play with the Western Australia Warriors in the 2008-09 domestic Twenty20 Big Bash competition, the Western Australian Cricket Association said Monday.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) will not appoint match officials for Sri Lanka's proposed tour of Pakistan until a security assessment had been made, a top official said on Monday.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle made a timely return to the century ranks Monday to ensure a final day showdown in the second cricket Test against New Zealand at McLean Park here.

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India bowled out England for 302 in their first innings to take a 151-run lead on the fourth day of the second and final cricket Test here on Monday.

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A century partnership by Chris Gayle and Brendan Nash revived the West Indies to a respectable 224 for four at tea on the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand here Monday.

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Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said Sunday his team were disappointed about India's cancellation of a much-anticipated tour here but were keen to face "tough" replacements Sri Lanka.India last week pulled out of their January tour of Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks, forcing the hosts to arrange a stop-gap series with Sri Lanka.

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India dealt two late blows to leave England fighting for survival in the second Test on Sunday after Kevin Pietersen had lifted the tourists with a robust 144.England, replying to India's first innings total of 453, recovered from a disastrous start to move to 280-4 before two quick wickets saw them end the third day's play on a shaky 282-6.

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Kevin Pietersen smashed his 15th Test century to lead England's fightback after India threatened to run away with the second Test here on Sunday.

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The tense stand-off between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks will not affect the 2011 World Cup in the region, cricket's world chief said on Sunday.

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A maiden Test century by Tim McIntosh and the arrival of spin gave New Zealand the edge on the third day of the second cricket Test against the West Indies here Sunday.

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England lost two wickets in the first seven deliveries to make a disastrous start in their reply to India's 453 in the second and final Test here on Sunday.

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A maiden Test century by Tim McIntosh ensured a first innings lead for New Zealand before the West Indies struck back on the third day of the second cricket Test here Sunday.

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India took charge of the second and final cricket Test against England here on Saturday after posting a commanding 453 in their first innings.

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Rahul Dravid returned to form with a century and Gautam Gambhir completed 1,000 runs in the year as India retained control of the second Test against England on Saturday.The hosts, leading 1-0 in the two-match series, went to tea on the second day at 356 for five in their first innings after England grabbed four wickets for 19 runs in the post-lunch session.

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A century stand by Tim McIntosh and Daniel Flynn put New Zealand in the box seat as they hunted down the West Indies first innings total of 307 in the second cricket Test here Saturday.

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Rahul Dravid marked his return to form with a century and Gautam Gambhir completed 1,000 runs in the year as India took control of the second Test against England on Saturday.

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A half-century partnership by Tim McIntosh and Daniel Flynn helped New Zealand make a solid start in their reply to the West Indies' first innings total of 307 in the second Test Saturday.

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Sri Lanka on Friday announced it will tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who cancelled their five-week series over the Mumbai attacks.

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Gautam Gambhir hit an unbeaten 106 and Rahul Dravid finally returned to form with 65 not out as India made a solid start in the second Test against England on Friday.The pair put on 173 for the unbroken second wicket as India recovered from the early loss of Virender Sehwag to post 179 for one by stumps on a shortened opening day's play.

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Gautam Gambhir hit a second successive half-century and Rahul Dravid finally returned to form Friday as India consolidated in the second Test against England.

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Sri Lanka have confirmed they will tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who cancelled their five-week series over the Mumbai attacks, a Pakistani cricket official said Friday.

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Cricket-starved Pakistan has suffered a huge blow with the cancellation of India's five-week tour in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, the third event called off here in a year amid security fears.

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An unbeaten century by the impenetrable Shivnarine Chanderpaul rescued the West Indies from a disastrous start to the second cricket Test against New Zealand here Friday.At stumps the West Indies were 258 for six as Chanderpaul assisted by Brendon Nash engineered a remarkable fightback after their top order had crumbled to 63 for four on a flat, batsmen-friendly McLean Park wicket.

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India weathered an inspired bowling display by England in overcast conditions to reach 51-1 by lunch on the opening day of the second Test here on Friday.

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World cricketer of the year Shivnarine Chanderpaul led a West Indies fightback to 154 for four at tea on the opening day Friday of the second Test against New Zealand.

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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in overcast conditions in the second Test against England here on Friday.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final cricket Test against New Zealand starting here Friday.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman David Morgan said here Thursday that, for all its problems, world cricket has probably never been healthier.

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are confident their lucrative relationship with Allen Stanford is not in jeopardy following reports the Texan billionaire was set to pull out of the sport.

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Pakistan on Thursday called the decision by India's cricket board to cancel the national team's tour here "disappointing" and said it would result in a loss of at least 25 million dollars.

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Texan billionaire Allen Stanford is to give fresh details of his commitment to cricket in January following reports he was pulling the plug on his multi-million dollars investment in the sport.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman David Morgan said here Thursday that, for all its problems, "world cricket has probably never been healthier."And the Welshman added five-day Tests had nothing to fear from the growing popularity of Twenty20, the shortest form of major international cricket.

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Fast-rising Pakistani all-rounder Sohail Tanveer said Thursday he was looking forward to playing Twenty20 cricket in Australia as a way to gain valuable match experience.

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Bangladesh's selectors on Thursday recalled Enamul Haque and Rajin Saleh to a 14-man squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against Sri Lanka.Left-arm spinner Haque, 22, played his last Test in New Zealand in January. He has so far bagged 32 wickets in 12 Tests.

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Pakistan's Mohammad Asif will face an Indian doping tribunal in London next month after the hearing was shifted to a neutral venue at the fast bowler's request, his lawyer said Wednesday.

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Texan billionaire Allen Stanford's commitment to cricket was mired in uncertainty on Wednesday after his spokeswoman said he was evaluating his options following reports he was turning his back on the game.

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Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis was remanded in custody on Wednesday after being charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine with an estimated street value of 200,000 pounds into Britain.

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Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar was on Wednesday named in a poll as India's happiest and healthiest role model for youngsters.

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Texan billionaire Allen Stanford is set to turn his back on cricket after losing 40 million dollars on his million-dollar-a-man series, a report said Wednesday.

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England faced a selection dilemma on Wednesday as they searched for the right combination to force a series-levelling win over India in the final Test here.

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Struggling Rahul Dravid begins the second Test against England here from Friday knowing he needs to come good not only for the team's sake, but also his own.

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New Zealand's fragile batting lineup is aiming to redeem itself and ensure victory in the deciding cricket Test against the West Indies starting here Friday.Napier's McLean Park pitch has a reputation of being friendly to batsmen and New Zealand want to show they can score big totals, especially after falling short in the two-Test series lost to Australia last month.

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Injury-prone New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram hit back Wednesday at suggestions by former teammate Craig McMillan that he seems too ready to pull out of games with injuries.

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India changed cricket's landscape in the year gone by with its commercial power and heady on-field success, but Sri Lanka claimed the honour of being Asia's top team.

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English cricket's leading administrator has called for a reduction in the volume of Test cricket in order to ensure standards in the five-day format are maintained.

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Kenya has offered to stage a revived Afro-Asia Cup cricket series in July 2009, a sports official said on Tuesday.The one-day intercontinental series, which was first played in 2005 has suffered from lack of committment by organisers and a congested international cricket calender, leading to the withdrawal of high-profile players.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has told Test match referees and umpires to come down hard on slow over-rates and verbal abuse.

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Mobile phone firm Vodafone announced Tuesday they would not be renewing their sponsorship of the England cricket team when their current deal expires in 13 months.

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The baggy green cap worn by Australian cricket legend Donald Bradman at his final Test sold for more than 400,000 dollars (267,000 US) Tuesday, less than its vendor paid for it in 2003.

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New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram was Tuesday ruled out for the second Test against the West Indies due to a lingering calf strain.

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The British press on Tuesday broadly excused England's defeat by India in the first Test in Chennai, saying the importance of their presence far outweighed concerns about their performance.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat praised both India and England following the first Test in Chennai.

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India's Sachin Tendulkar on Monday dedicated his match-winning century in the first Test against England to the victims of last month's Mumbai terror attacks.

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The baggy green cap worn by Australian cricket legend Donald Bradman at his final Test Monday failed to sell at an auction in Melbourne despite generating global media interest.

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India's six-wicket win in the first Test after achieving the fourth-highest run chase in history was a "bitter pill to swallow," England captain Kevin Pietersen said on Monday.

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Batting great Sachin Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 103 as India achieved the fourth-highest run chase in history to stun England by six wickets in the first Test here on Monday.The hosts surpassed the seemingly improbable victory target of 387 on a wearing wicket with 20.3 overs to spare on the fifth and final day to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

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Sachin Tendulkar kept India afloat with an unbeaten 65 as the first Test against England headed for a thrilling finish here on Monday.The hosts, facing the fourth-higest run chase in history after being set a victory target of 387, moved from their lunch score of 213-3 to 304-4 by tea on the fifth and final day.

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Sachin Tendulkar continued India's fight to record a history-defying win after England dealt two quick blows in the first Test here on Monday

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The first Test between New Zealand and the West Indies ended in a draw after rain washed out the final day here Monday.With New Zealand on 44 for two in their second innings at close of play on Sunday, the match had already appeared destined to end all-square after many hours were lost to rain earlier in the match.

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Virender Sehwag smashed a quickfire 83 off 68 balls as India made a spirited start in their chase of a history-defying target in the first Test against England here on Sunday.

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England's Andrew Strauss smashed his second century in the match and Paul Collingwood hit 108 to leave India in trouble in the first Test here on Sunday

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Defiant West Indies tail-ender Jerome Taylor scored a maiden century on the fourth day of a rain-hit first Test here Sunday to swing the advantage away from New Zealand.

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England opener Andrew Strauss smashed his second century in the match to push India further into a corner in the first Test at the Chidambaram stadium here on Sunday.

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Defiant West Indies tailender Jerome Taylor scored a maiden half century on the fourth day of a rain-hit first Test here Sunday to all but snuff out any chance of victory for New Zealand.

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Andrew Strauss was poised for a century in each innings as England took charge of the first cricket Test against India at the Chidambaram stadium here on Saturday.

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India grabbed three quick England second innings wickets to force their way back in the first cricket Test at the Chidambaram stadium here on Saturday.

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Australian state associations Victoria and Western Australia said Saturday they would each lose more than 600,000 dollars (397,000 US) following the cancellation of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India.

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The West Indies won third day honours in the rain-hit first cricket Test here Saturday, taking New Zealand's last six wickets for 139 runs to dismiss the hosts for 365.

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India's seventh-wicket pair of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh put on 75 runs to frustrate England in the first Test here on Saturday.India, replying to England's first innings score of 316, carried their overnight score of 155-6 to 241-9 by lunch on the third day at the Chidambaram stadium.

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Batsman Jesse Ryder scored 89 as New Zealand reached 311 for seven at tea here Saturday against the West Indies on the third day of the rain-shortened first Test.

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The start of the third day of the first Test between New Zealand and the West Indies was delayed here Saturday due to a wet outfield.

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The inaugural six-million dollar Twenty20 Champions League has been cancelled and will now be held in India in October next year, organisers said on Friday.

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Pakistan's top-ranked umpire Asad Rauf said Friday he will travel to India next week for the second Test between India and England after missing the first match due to visa problems.

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England debutant Graeme Swann grabbed two wickets in his first over to spark a dramatic Indian collapse in the first cricket Test here on Friday.

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England's Graeme Swann grabbed two wickets in his first over in Test cricket to push India on the backfoot in the first Test here on Friday.India, replying to England's first innings total of 316, crashed to 37-3 by tea on the second day, sending some 5,000 home fans into stunned silence at the Chidambaram stadium.

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The Indian cricket team should not tour Pakistan following last month's terror attacks in Mumbai, the country's sports minister said here on Friday.It was not the right time to play cricket with Pakistan when "people from their soil were indulging in mass murder in India", the Press Trust of India news agency quoted Sports Minister Manohar Singh Gill as saying.

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Indian spinners Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra grabbed three wickets each to ensure England did not run away with a sizeable total in the first cricket Test here on Friday.The tourists, who were 164-1 at one stage on Thursday, went from their overnight total of 229-5 to 294-8 by lunch on the second day at the Chidambaram stadium.

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Surrey have turned to Chris Adams to get the struggling English county back on track after appointing the former Sussex captain as their new professional cricket manager on Thursday.

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The second day of the first Test between New Zealand and the West Indies was abandoned here Friday due to persistent rain.New Zealand were 226 for four overnight after winning the toss and deciding to bat.

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Sri Lanka's spin sensation Ajantha Mendis will miss the upcoming two-Test series in Bangladesh due to an ankle injury, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.

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Pakistan's cricket chief flew to India Thursday in a last-ditch bid to rescue the series between the two nations, in doubt following the Mumbai attacks.

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England opener Andrew Strauss hit 123 in the first Test on Thursday as cricket returned to centrestage in India after the Mumbai terror attacks.

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Openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook put on a century partnership to lift England to 164-1 by tea on the opening day of the first Test against India here on Thursday.

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New Zealand batsman Daniel Flynn fell five runs short of his maiden century after the West Indies used a new rule to successfully challenge the umpire's decision in the first Test here Thursday.

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England made a slow but unblemished start in the first cricket Test against India here on Thursday, plodding to 63-0 by lunch on the opening day.

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Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar says it is impossible that India will tour Pakistan early next year due to strained political relations following the Mumbai attacks.

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An unbeaten 92 from New Zealand batsman Daniel Flynn helped the home side reach 180 for three at tea on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies Thursday.

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England captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India at the Chidambaram stadium here on Thursday.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and decided to bat first here Thursday against the West Indies in the first of a two Test series.New Zealand received a blow with the withdrawal of injury-prone star allrounder Jacob Oram who is suffering from a calf strain. Oram had been due to return from an injury break which saw him miss the 2-0 series loss to Australia last month.

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Mohali will stage the second Test between India and England, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on their website here Wednesday.

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New Zealand and the West Indies will be fighting for supremacy on the lower rungs of Test cricket world rankings in a two-match series starting here Thursday.

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Rival captains Kevin Pietersen of England and Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India urged team-mates to forget tragedy and focus on cricket when the two-Test series starts on Thursday.

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Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has thrown his support behind a musical stage show that presents a warts-and-all account of his controversy-laced career.

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Former England all-rounder Chris Lewis has been charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine with a street value of more than 200,000 pounds into Britain.

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England will donate half their match fees from the first Test against India to the families of victims of last month's attacks in Mumbai, batsman Alastair Cook said on Tuesday.

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Bad weather could disrupt the first Test between India and England, which is scheduled to start on Thursday.

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England's decision to go ahead with the two-Test series in India after the bloody Mumbai siege is a victory for cricket, a top Indian administrator said on Tuesday.

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A full-strength England cricket team arrived here on Monday amid tight security to resume their India tour, which was thrown into doubt following the terror attacks in Mumbai.

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England will go ahead with a two-Test series in India after receiving security assurances following the Mumbai terror attacks, it was announced at their training base here Sunday.

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Kent fast-bowler Amjad Khan has been called up by England to replace the injured Ryan Sidebottom in the squad for the scheduled two-Test tour of India.

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Former Australian paceman Jason Gillespie has slammed Cricket Australia, saying it doesn't have the courage to stand up to the Indian cricket board, reports said Sunday.

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The West Indies warmed up for the first cricket Test against New Zealand with valuable time in the middle as their three-day match against Auckland ended in a draw.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan has urged fans to join him in attending the upcoming India-England Test series and so demonstrate that we will not be dictated to by terrorists.

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England coach Peter Moores is convinced the entire squad will travel to India for the two-Test series should final security clearance be granted on Sunday.

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The New Zealand cricket selectors have taken the axe to the Black Caps following their two-Test flop in Australia, making four changes for the West Indies series which starts next week.

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Australia will encounter a changed Graeme Smith when the South African cricket team arrives in Perth Sunday.

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Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf said Friday that visa problems may prevent him being at next week's first Test between India and England after it was relocated following the Mumbai attacks.

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India's Supreme Court on Friday stopped criminal proceedings against the country's top cricket officials on perjury charges, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.

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Sri Lanka on Friday named squads for their two-Test away series against Bangladesh later this month and a tri-nation one-day tournament involving Zimbabwe.

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Former world cricket chief Malcolm Speed has called for more retired top players to be involved in running the game and has downplayed fears of an Indian takeover of the sport.

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South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs will undergo a month of rehabilitation for alcohol abuse, ahead of his trial for drunken driving next year, local media reported Thursday.

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Head coach Peter Moores has admitted England will be seriously under-prepared for next week's first Test with India.

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Kevin Pietersen said Thursday he was "very confident" England will play their scheduled Test matches in India but admitted a final decision will not be taken until Sunday on whether to resume a tour suspended after the Mumbai terror attacks.

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England captain Kevin Pietersen said Thursday he was very confident that his side would play two scheduled Tests against India but that a final decision would not be made until Sunday evening.

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India's cricket selectors resurrected the Test career of Yuvraj Singh on Thursday by naming him for the two-match series against England starting next week.

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Simon Jones, the bowler whose reverse swing deliveries helped England win the Ashes in 2005, could be on on track for another tilt at the Australians next year.

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England batsman Andrew Strauss insists he and his team-mates are happy with the decision to return to India for this month's Test series despite the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

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Sir Ian Botham believes England have made the right decision to go back to India despite the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

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The West Indies will tour England next year as replacements for Zimbabwe in the first Test series of the summer, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Wednesday.

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England will fly to Abu Dhabi on Thursday before resuming their two-Test tour of India which was in danger of being abandoned in the aftermath of last week's terror attacks in Mumbai.

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India's cricket chiefs and local police said Wednesday they expect England to arrive here next week for the Test series that was thrown in doubt due to the deadly Mumbai attacks.

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England's cricketers have been promised tighter security in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai increasing the chances of this month's Test series in India going ahead.

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Geoff Boycott has warned English cricket chiefs it would be monstrous to send the national team back to India in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

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Andrew Caddick, the former England bowler who pulled out of a tour of India in the wake of 9/11, said he would be prepared to travel there in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

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England's cricketers are likely to agree to return to India for this month's Test series after being promised tighter security following the terrorist attacks on Mumbai last week.

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Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on Tuesday called for India's tour of his country to go ahead, saying cricket diplomacy would ease tensions between the rival neighbours.

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India will host the 2010 Commonwealth Games and cricket's World Cup in 2011 as scheduled despite security concerns after the Mumbai terror attacks, top officials said on Tuesday.Indian Olympic Association secretary-general Randhir Singh said there was no threat to the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi from October 3-14, 2010.

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England have confirmed they will play a two-Test series in India later this month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday.The schedule for the series has once again been revised with the first Test in the southern city of Chennai from December 11-15 and the second in northern Mohali from Dec 19-23, a BCCI statement said.

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With a string of impressive on-field performances, including victory in the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup, India have risen to become one of the world's leading limited-overs sides.But their recent success, first in Australia earlier this year and at home against England before last week's terror attacks led to the cancellation of the remainder of the one-day series, may not just be down to their skills with the bat and ball.

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Bangladesh left-arm slow bowler Abdur Razzak has been suspended from bowling in international cricket, the International Cricket Council announced on Monday.

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Former great Wasim Akram Monday called on India not to break cricketing ties with Pakistan, suggesting both countries should instead play a test match in terrorist-hit Mumbai to show solidarity.

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First-class cricket returns to Mumbai from Tuesday, three days after security forces ended a bloody siege in India's financial capital.

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