Dubai, Dec 31 England off-spinner Graeme Swann has capped off a memorable year by breaking into the top five of the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council\'s rankings for Test bowlers.

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Durban (S.Africa), Dec. 31: England fast bowler Stuart Broad has urged his team-mates not to waste the opportunity they''ve built up by letting South Africa back into the series next week.

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Melbourne, Dec. 31: Thrilled with his second innings five wicket haul against Pakistan in the just concluded MCG Test, Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz believes that he can repeat the same feat in the second Test at the SCG.

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The attack on the touring Sri Lankan team decimated Pakistan's international cricket and made 2009 one of the worst years for a sport followed by millions, former captain Wasim Akram said Thursday.

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Wellington, Dec 31: New Zealand’s talented opener Jesse Ryder has resumed training, but is still half way to declaring himself fully fit for a come back.

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South African captain Graeme Smith said after his team's crushing innings defeat in the second Test against England in Durban on Wednesday that his side had failed to "go to the next level" after a glorious 2008.

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Melbourne, Dec. 31: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting will continue treatment on his injured elbow after being troubled during the win over Pakistan in the first Test at the MCG.According to the Courier Mail, Ponting experienced more pain than he expected while batting on Boxing Day.

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Melbourne, Dec. 31: Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting has hailed Mitchell Johnson as the world''s premier quick.Johnson, on a hattrick in his first over against Pakistan yesterday, now has a staggering 63 Test wickets at 27.42 in a year where his fortunes fluctuated wildly.He has claimed 17 more wickets than Test cricket''s next best performed quick, England young gun Stuart Broad.

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Melbourne, Dec.31:  Despite desperate calls from captain Mohammad Yousuf to send experienced Younis Khan to Australia to bolster the batting line-up which failed to score 300 runs in either of the two innings in the first Test, he is unlikely to join the visitors Down Under on time for the second Test.

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Perth, Dec.31: Electrifying Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has rated Australia’s domestic Twenty20 Big Bash higher and tougher than the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL).“Compared to IPL and all the other Twenty20 tournaments I think this (Big Bash) tournament is very tough,” Afridi told reporters after helping his side South Australia Redbacks defeat Western Australia Warriors by 29 runs ate the WACA ground.

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Melbourne, Dec.31: Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, who broke the back of the Pakistani batting line-up by grabbing five wickets in the second innings at the MCG, has thanked former legend leg-spinner Shane Warne for giving him some invaluable tips which seems to have revived his sagging career.

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Melbourne, Dec. 31: Blaming T20 cricket for the defeat in the first Test match against Australia, Pakistan captain Mohammed Yousuf has expressed fears that too much of the slam-bang version of the game will ‘finish cricket in his country.’

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Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 31: Off-spinner Graham Swann believes that he has finally established himself in the England cricket team after taking wickets against both the Australians during the Ashes series and now against the South Africans in two back-to-back Tests.

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Lahore, Dec.31: After obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)  12 Pakistani cricketers have sent their names for auction for the third edition of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL).

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The world's most experienced one-day batsman, Sanath Jayasuriya, has been axed from next month's limited-overs tri-series in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Cricket said Wednesday.

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England have drafted uncapped Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry into their squad for the third Test against South Africa as cover for Paul Collingwood, British media reported Wednesday.

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Lahore, Dec.30 : Despite the team management’s request to send middle order batsman Younis Khan to Australia, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to give its nod for sending the former captain to join the team during the on-going Test series Down Under.

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Melbourne, Dec.30 :  Highly impressed by the young pace sensation Mohammed Aamer’s performance in the first Test against Australia, which Pakistan lost by 171 runs, Pakistan’s  bowling coach Waqar Younis has said Aamer reminds him of himself.

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Melbourne, Dec. 30 : Australia have named an unchanged 12-man squad for the second cricket Test against Pakistan at the SCG starting on Sunday.NSW spinner Steven Smith, who was called to join the 12-man squad in Melbourne as cover for Nathan Hauritz, has been left out.

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Melbourne, Dec. 30 : Ricky Ponting today became Test cricket''s most winning player and captain after Australia won the first Test over Pakistan in emphatic fashion.Ponting declared the win one of the side''s best in years."It''s been a great game for us, it''s one of our best Test wins in quite a while I think," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Ponting, as saying.

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Perth, Dec. 30 : West Indies skipper Chris Gayle could miss the one-day international series against Australia after injuring his side while playing Twenty20 for Western Australia.

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England beat South Africa by an innings and 99 runs on the fifth day of the second Test at Kingsmead on Wednesday. The win gave England a 1-0 lead in the four- match series.

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Graeme Swann took five for 54 as England wrapped up victory by an innings and 98 runs on the fifth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Wednesday.

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Melbourne, Dec.30 : Chasing a mammoth total of 422 runs, Pakistan had a daunting task of surviving the penultimate day of the first Test match here, and Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz made the task impossible with his maiden five wicket haul.

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New Delhi, Dec 29 : India's opening batsman Gautam Gambhir Tuesday said that match referee Alan Hurst took the right decision in calling off the fifth ODI against Sri Lanka as the Ferozeshah Kotla track was in no way fit for playing.

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New Delhi, Dec 29 : Good old Radhey Shyam is back at the Ferozeshah Kotla as its curator. His appointment though needs to be ratified by the executive committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).

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Century-maker Ian Bell said it had been a perfect day for the England cricket team as they closed in on victory on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Tuesday.

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Off-spinner Graeme Swann struck two early blows for England as South Africa set out in their quest to avoid defeat on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Tuesday

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Melbourne, Dec.29 : Chasing a daunting target of 422 runs, Pakistan reached 170 for three at stumps on day four of the first Test against Australia here.

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New Delhi, Dec 29 : The Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) President Arun Jaitley has responded strongly to the blame put up by former cricketer Kirti Azad that he was manhandled in the DDCA meeting that was called to discuss Sunday''s one-day international fiasco.

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New Delhi, Dec 29 : At the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) committee meeting held here on Tuesday to discuss Sunday''s one-day international fiasco, former cricketer Kirti Azad claimed that he was allegedly attacked for asking questions related to the issue.

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Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 29 : England opener Alistair Cook has dedicated his tenth Test ton to mentor Graham Gooch and admitted: "That was a huge relief."

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Melbourne, Dec. 29 : Australian left-arm fast bowler Doug Bollinger reckons the fiery exchanges between Shane Watson and Pakistan''s Mohammad Aamer are good for the game.

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Melbourne, Dec. 29 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting may be just a few runs and 10 wickets away from becoming the most successful Test captain in history, but he does not seem to be enjoying the Boxing Day clash against Pakistan, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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Melbourne, Dec. 29 :Umar Akmal’s brilliance as a batsman and Mohammad Aamer''s post-tea burst with the ball against Australia in the Melbourne Test suggests that the future of Pakistan cricket is in safe hands notwithstanding the controversies that have afflicted it, feels noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.

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Ian Bell hit a century as England stretched their lead on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Tuesday.

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New Delhi, Dec 28 : Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Monday said that match referee Alan Hurst decided to abandon the fifth one-day international against Sri Lanka at Ferozeshah Kotla after consultation with both the teams.

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The Ferozeshah Kotla fiasco could have been averted had the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) acted in time after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in November it was unhappy

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A day after the One-day international between India and Sri Lanka was abandoned due to a pitch dangerous to bat on,  Ferozeshah Kotla looked a haunted place Monday.

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Alastair Cook gave credit to former England captain Graham Gooch after he ground out a century to take England into a first innings lead on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Monday.

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Alastair Cook ground out a century as he and Paul Collingwood took England into a first innings lead on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Monday.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday sought an explanation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the unfit nature of the pitch that led to the abandonment of the fifth and final one-day international between Sri Lanka.

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Mumbai and Karnataka will host Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy semifinals beginning Jan 13. Mumbai, defending champions and 38-time winners, play Delhi at the Brabourne stadium while Karnataka play Uttar Pradesh at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium in Bangalore, the Indian cricket board said in a statement Monday.

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Alastair Cook ground out a century as he and Paul Collingwood took England into a strong position on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Monday.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief-executive Haroon Lorgat Monday said the world body has issued notice to the Indian cricket board over the unplayable pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla and indicated that strict sanctions will be taken against Del

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Union Sports Minister M S Gill on Monday termed the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch fiasco as a great embarrassment and said the Cricket Board and the  DDCA owe an explanation to the country.

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New Delhi, Dec 28 : The Delhi Firozeshah Kotla stadium has received another severe blow as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided that the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) will not host any match in the series against South Africa in 2010, after Sunday''s fiasco in the fifth One-Day International (ODI) match played between hosts India and Sri Lanka.

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Melbourne, Dec. 28 : Cricket Australia’s newly launched campaign ‘Know When to Declare’ – aimed at responsible drinking – matched Aussie captain Ricky Ponting’s state of mind on Sunday who finally declared the innings at 5 for 454.

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Melbourne, Dec. 28 : At the close of the third day’s play in the first Test against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia held a 307-run lead with seven wickets remaining.

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Melbourne, Dec. 28 : He may have shone with the bat, but Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz has realised that he must finally deliver with the ball and spin Australia to victory in the final innings of the MCG Test before selectors lose patience.

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Melbourne, Dec. 28 : Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne spent some time on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) explaining his art and tricks of the trade to upcoming leg spinner Steven Smith, who has been retained in the national squad despite not featuring in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.

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Melbourne, Dec. 28 : While Pakistani team''s poor batting display on Sunday left the side in considerable trouble against Australia at the MCG, coach Intikhab Alam reckons that weak fielding is proving to be the Achilles Heel for the team, but “people don’t take it seriously enough” in Pakistan.

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Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 28 : South African cricketers led by their skipper Graeme Smith indulged in on-field abuse of England middle-order batsman Jonathan Trott for taking too long to prepare between balls.

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Melbourne, Dec 28 : Australian cricketer Shane Watson and fiancee Lee Furlong are planning to tie the knot in May.

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Melbourne, Dec. 28 : Cricket’s electronic eye has made a masterful decision that has changed the course of the Melbourne Test between Australia and Pakistan.

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Melbourne, Dec. 28 : Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has said that his return to top class competition is "highly doubtful", despite a personal plea from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

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Melbourne, Dec.28 : Ricky Ponting''s bold declaration in the first Test against Pakistan has given him the chance of becoming the most successful captain in the sport.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : The members of the pitch and ground committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) resigned taking moral responsibility over the abandonment of the fifth and final cricket one-day international (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka due to an unplayable wicket here Sunday.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : The members of the pitch and ground committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) resigned taking moral responsibility over the abandonment of the fifth and final cricket one-day international (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka due to an unplayable wicket here Sunday.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Sunday said that in the forthcoming year the team will play more than four proposed Test matches that may help them to retain their No.1 rankings.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : India's swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag Sunday said coach Gary Kirsten's unflinching faith in his talent revived his career.

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Andrew Strauss hit a sparkling half-century and led a strong England response to a challenging South African total on the second day of the second Test at Kingsmead here on Sunday.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh qualified for the Ranji Trophy semifinals on the fourth and last day of their respective quarterfinals ties Sunday.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : Gaurav Chabra's maiden century played a key role in Delhi gaining the crucial first innings lead against Tamil Nadu at the Palam ground here and enter the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy Sunday.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : Former cricketers blasted the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for preparing a dangerous track at the Ferozeshah Kotla forcing the abandonment of the fifth and final ODI between India and Sri Lanka here Sunday.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : After the main pitch at Ferozeshah Kotla grounds here was found dangerous for play Sunday, Match Referee Alan Hurst tried to shift the game to the secondary pitch but it was also not adequately prepared.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : For the packed crowd braving the northern wintry chill at the Ferozeshah , it turned out to be a damp Sunday as the fifth and the final ODI between India and Sri Lanka was called off due to an unsafe pitch after barely two hours of play.

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Delhiite Virender Sehwag should know about Ferozeshah Kotla more than anyone else in contemporary cricket. The stand-in captain's remark after clinching the five-match series against Sri Lanka 3-1, winning the fourth match at the Eden Gardens, was te

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Taking a serious note of the abandonment of the fifth one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka due to an unplayable pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) immediately disbanded the Grounds and Pitches Comm

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Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) officials sought to distance themselves from the preparation of the Ferozeshah Kotla track, which was unfit for batsmen, forcing the abandonment of the fifth and final One-day international between India

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After the fifth ODI between India and Sri Lanka was called off due to unplayable pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla Sunday, the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) pledged a refund of tickets to all spectators.

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Indian origin England batsman Ravi Bopara is considering suing former cricketer Dermot Reeve over his ball-tampering jibes.

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While criticising the bowlers for their poor show during the first day of the Boxing Day against Australia in Melbourne, former Pakistan Test opener Aamir Sohail has said that the bowlers have always let the team down during Australia tour.

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Disappointed by the way the MCG wicket played on the first day of the first Test match, Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif has said that the unhelpful strip reminded him of lifeless tracks of Faisalabad.

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Unfit pitch conditions at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium forced the fifth and final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka to be abandoned on Sunday.

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The fifth and final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka was halted on Sunday due to a treacherous uneven wicket at the Ferozeshah Kotla.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has emerged as the worst behaved player to play for the country in the last 20 years and has been asked by former legends of the game to improve his on-field attitude.

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AB de Villiers and Mark Boucher took South Africa towards a competitive total on the second day of the second Test against England at Kingsmead on Sunday.

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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat in the fifth and final one-day international here on Sunday.

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London, Dec. 27 : The Chief of Australian Cricketers'' Association, Paul Marsh, has predicted that world''s top cricketers would soon part ways from their national sides, and New Zealand players are most likely to set this trend.

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Wellington, Dec 27 : New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said Chris Martin is the key in the Black Caps’ bowling attack after the retirements of Shane Bond and Iain O’Brien, and admitted he wants to keep the 35-year-old bowling at test level for as long as he can.

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New Delhi, Dec 27 : India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be presented with the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship mace today in New Delhi.

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The New Zealand cricket team is preparing to pull out of the rescheduled tour of Zimbabwe after the collapse of Zimbabwes public health system which means that major Western governments are advising against non-essential travel to the troubled Africa.

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Melbourne, Dec 27 : Lara Bingle, fiancee of Australian cricketer Michael Clarke, has sparked rumours that the couple may be planning a summer wedding.

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Melbourne, Dec 27 : Australian opener Simon Katich has taken some blame in the run-out that denied his partner Shane Watson a century, but insists it wasn’t mind tricks that cost him his own ton on Boxing Day.

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Melbourne, Dec 27 : In a bid to secure West Indies Kemar Roach services for next season’s KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, Queensland have held secret talks the player to spearhead their bowling attack.

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Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed hope to wrap up the series with another win in the fifth one-day international match against Sri Lanka on Sunday, as the spinners will be in action at the national capitals Ferozeshah Kotla ground.

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Cricket Australia (CA) is coming up with a plan to discourage talented youngsters from joining the Indian Premier League (IPL) by increasing the value of contracts for the players.

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It has been 20 years since Sri Lankan heavyweight Sanath Jayasuriya began his international career and skipper Kumar Sangakkara lauded his achievements Saturday, saying he had a massive influence on the game.

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The Delhi middle-order held the fort on the third day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals against Tamil Nadu at the Palam ground here Saturday to keep their semi-final hopes alive.

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England took advantage of early life in the pitch to put South Africa under pressure on the first day of the second Test at Kingsmead on Saturday.South Africa were 67 for two at lunch, with captain Graeme Smith (29 not out) and Jacques Kallis (28 not out) staging a recovery after the first two wickets fell for 10 runs inside the first 10 overs.

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New Delhi, Dec 26 Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has asked the senior players in the side to step up their performance for a face-saving win in the fifth and final one-day international against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.The Sri Lankan team has already lost the ODI series, but would hope to finish the two-month long tour on a winning note.Sangakkara said there has not been much difference between the two sides, but they have failed to close the matches.

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New Delhi, Dec 26 Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said there would be no drop in intensity as they take on Sri Lanka in the fifth and final one-day international at Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday. India have already taken an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the series and Dhoni said they would look to make the scoreline 4-1.

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New Delhi, Dec 26 Having clinched the One-day series at the Eden Gardens, India would not only like to win the fifth and last match against Sri Lanka, but also test their bench strength at Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.

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Melbourne, Dec 26 Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif said that one day he will lift the lid on his darkest days that saw him tossed out of international cricket after testing positive for drugs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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England took advantage of early life in the pitch to put South Africa under pressure on the first day of the second Test at Kingsmead on Saturday.South Africa were 67 for two at lunch, with captain Graeme Smith (29 not out) and Jacques Kallis (28 not out) staging a recovery after the first two wickets fell for 10 runs inside the first 10 overs.

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South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the second Test against England at Kingsmead on Saturday.Fast bowler Dale Steyn, who was ruled out of the drawn first Test at Centurion shortly before the start because of a hamstring injury, returned to the South African team in place of Friedel de Wet.

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Melbourne, Dec. 26: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has said he was unfairly treated for testing positive to steroids.The controversial quick has vowed to "tell everything" about his drug dramas.

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Melbourne, Dec. 26: Australian openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich fell agonisingly short of centuries, but their side was in a commanding position against Pakistan on the first day of the first Test of the series at the MCG here.

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Durban, Dec. 26: England off-spinner Graham Swann has said that the past 12 months have been a dream.“In my first year of Test cricket, I''''ve taken 53 wickets and averaged 36 with the bat. And I have an Ashes winner''''s medal. I wouldn''''t swap it for the world,” he says in a column for The Sun.

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Lahore, Dec. 26: Former Pakistan Test opener Saeed Anwar would be organising a special training camp for the opening batsmen of the national squad soon after the team returns from Australia.Anwar said he is keen to share his experience with the younger players through which he can contribute something the Pakistan cricket.

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Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 26: Captain Andrew Strauss has warned England''s players to focus on today''s crucial Second Test against South Africa here, and not to over-indulge in the Christmas spirit.England''s party has grown to more than 60, with players, management, wives, girlfriends and children.The team practised yesterday at the Kingsmead ground before a turkey lunch.

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Melbourne, Dec. 26: Australia''s star-studded domestic Twenty20 competition begins on Monday and big hitting West Indies captain Chris Gayle will lead the international charge. 

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Melbourne, Dec. 26: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting urged Pakistan to bring on a bouncer war as he declared himself an almost certain starter for his 13th Boxing Day Test.According to the Courier Mail, Ponting will wear an arm guard to protect his sore left elbow – but insists he has no fear about being targeted by a short-pitched bumper assault.

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Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 26:Cricket South Africa''s decision to zero in on Graeme Smith as captain in March, 2003, when he had just turned 22, has proved to be the most inspired choice ever made.At that time, the selection looked an odd fit. Smith was unworldly, but grew up quickly.According to the Courier Mail, Smith developed so quickly that he was asked to lead a World XI in a Test against Australia just two years after being made South African captain.

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Melbourne, Dec. 26: Australia must not rest on the laurels that it has achieved in the recent series against the West Indies, but should be concerned about the possibility of Pakistan putting up a fight in a series that commences between the two countries from today at the MCG, says noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.

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Sachin Tendulkar has been rested while Rohit Sharma has been recalled for the tri-series cricket tournament in Bangladesh starting Jan 4.

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Karnataka were 265 for six in the first innings against Punjab on the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinals at the Gangothri Glades cricket Ground in Mysore Friday.

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Delhi were left struggling at 69/2 having lost both their reputed openers after Srikkanth Anirudha's maiden century pushed Tamil Nadu's first innings score to 463 on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals at Palam ground here Friday.

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Chief cricket selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth feels that India's emphatic One-day series victory against Sri Lanka has shown that the team's bench strength is strong and this augurs well for the 2011 World Cup in the sub-continent.

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Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is wanted by at least three English County teams for next season''s Friends Provident Twenty/20 competition.

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South African coach Mickey Arthur has said that a final decision on whether to include fast bowler Dale Steyn and all-rounder Jacques Kallis for the second Test against England, starting on Saturday will be taken today.

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Pakistan's all-rounder Sohail Tanvir Friday pulled out of a contract with Australian side Victoria after doctors advised him to rest an injured knee.

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Pakistan cricket captain Mohammad Yousuf will remind his team that brilliance alone won''t be enough to beat Australia in the first Test at the MCG, starting on Saturday.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting is wary of the ‘young Pakistani team, and has described the visitors as a much better side than the West Indies.

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Pakistan opening batsman Salman Butt has said that his team has an advantage over the Aussies, as the hosts lacks quality spinners in their attack.

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Englands best bat Kevin Pietersen is getting back to his best form and there are signs that he could deliver something special at his former home ground—Kingsmead in Durban.

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Swashbuckling Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is hoping to utilize the KFC Big Bash, Australias domestic Twenty20 extravaganza, as warm-up matches to prepare himself for the limited over series against the Aussies.

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Pakistan and England are likely to play each other in two T20 internationals in Dubai. The matches would be held at the Dubai Sport City Stadium just ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup.

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Temperamental Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar’s dreams of making a ‘shock’ comeback to the international cricketing scene has been shattered, as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee has ignored him for an important first class domestic tournament.

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Pakistan suffered a big blow ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, as leg-spinner Danish Kaneria sustained a finger injury on his right hand during a practice session here.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that he is quite confident about playing against Pakistan in the first Test at the MCG, starting tomorrow.

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On this weeks ICC Cricket World audio show, former India U-19 captain Virat Kohli recalls the most special telephone call he received on the eve of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2008 final against South Africa.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be presented with the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship mace on Sunday here.

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England captain Andrew Strauss said on Thursday he was confident in the ability of his batsmen to deal with what is likely to be an improved South African bowling attack in the second Test starting at Kingsmead on Saturday.

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Having lost the series to India, Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara Thursday said the senior players in his side needed to watch out for juniors.

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On a high after bagging the man of the match award in the one day game against Sri Lanka with an unconquered 150, opening bat Gautam Gambhir Thursday said this was the first time he has finished off a game for India.

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A jubilant Indian stand-in captain Virender Sehwag Thursday night praised Virat Kohli and other youngsters in the team and said he was happy to finish the series in Kolkata.

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On a high after scripting a series-win with a century knock in the fourth one-day international (ODI) against Sri Lanka, young Virat Kohli Thursday night said he was never under any pressure in the crucial tie.

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Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli hammered impressive centuries to power India to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international here on Thursday.

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Play in the fourth one-day international (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka was disrupted for 26 minutes Thursday after one of the four floodlight towers at the Eden Gardens here went off triggering a blame game among the various agencies.

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Delhi's move to field backfired as in-form Tamil Nadu batsmen ended the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final at 278 for four at the Palam Ground here Thursday.

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Upul Tharanga cracked a robust century to help Sri Lanka post a challenging 315-6 against India in the fourth one-day international that was interrupted by a power outage on Thursday

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Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) Riding on Upul Tharanga's flamboyant 118, Sri Lanka made 315 for six in 50 overs.

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Perth, Dec 24: West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has labelled the Australian cricket team a pack of ‘whingers’ as the fallout from the recently concluded Frank Worrell Trophy continues.Gayle, named man of the series despite losing the series 2-0, said that the Australian players were the masters of sledging, but couldn''t handle the heat when a player returned serve.

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Dubai, Dec. 24 (ANI): All 16 squads have now been named ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010, which takes place in New Zealand next month.Defending champion India will be aiming to win the tournament for the third time, having previously won the tournament in Sri Lanka in 2000 and in Malaysia last year.

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Melbourne, Dec 24: Australian batsmen have said that they expect the Pakistan team to put up good fight in the three-Test series starting on Boxing Day.Though Pakistan has not played a Test here in last five years and without a series win in the game''s traditional form since beating West Indies in late 2006, Australian middle-order batsman Mike Hussey believes that the team is tough enough to be a threat to the Ricky Ponting-led team.

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Karachi, Dec. 24 : Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yosuf has said that his team is all prepared to tackle the verbal attack from the Aussies during the forthcoming three-match Test series.“Australia always play tough cricket on the field and at times they try to pressurise their opponents with their banter and sledging habits. But we are prepared for this treatment and I have told the boys to be prepared to face this pressure,” Yousuf said.

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Karachi, Dec.24:  Pakistan cricket captain Mohammad Yousuf has confirmed reports about calling his predecessor Younis Khan and asking him to join the national squad for the forthcoming one-day series against Australia.

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Melbourne, Dec 24: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has alerted his top-order batsman to watch out for rookie Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Aamer, following reports that the young gun poses a reverse swing danger.Ponting said that Aamer, who has modelled himself on Pakistani legend Wasim Akram, can bowl at speeds approaching 150 km/h and may be able to reverse-swing the ball both ways in the air, The Courier Mail reported.

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For the first time in India, perhaps anywhere in the world, ordinary fans were kept out of a one-day international cricket match on Thursday because no tickets were available.

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Dubai, Dec. 24: Australia will need to beat Pakistan comprehensively in the three-Test series starting in Melbourne on Saturday if it is to retain its third position in the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship table.Australia starts the series with a difference of 33 rating points relative to sixth-placed Pakistan and this gap means it is expected to win the series convincingly. As such, because the rankings are weighted to reflect this difference, failure to win comfortably will mean Australia will drop points.

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Kolkata, Dec 24  For the first time in half a century, cricket enthusiasts were Thursday deprived of listening to All India Radios (AIR) live Bengali commentary of an international cricket tie at the Eden Gardens during the India-Sri Lanka one-dayer here.

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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the fourth one-day international at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.

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Melbourne, Dec. 24: Pakistan middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq is expecting a tough series against Australia, but has also highlighted that the Aussie bowling attack lacks the experience and class that used to be there in the form Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.

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Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 24 : South African skipper Graeme Smith has taunted England batsmen by saying that during last week’s Centurion Test, certain question marks emerged about the latter, which could facilitate a Proteas victory sooner than later.

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Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 24: England’s best bat Kevin Pietersen has said he doesn’t mind being abused by South Africans because of his decision to leave the country and turn out for England, but cannot stand it when the abuse takes place in front of kids.

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Karachi, Dec. 24: Pakistan pacer Mohammad Sami has declared himself fully fit for the forthcoming Test series against Australia, and has staked his claim for a place in the national squad through a splendid display of fast bowling during a domestic match here, in which he took six wickets helping his team win the prestigious domestic tournament, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

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Melbourne, Dec 24(ANI): In a recent survey by an Australian channel, over 70 percent of cricket fans have labelled the national side''''s on-field behaviour ''''embarrassing and over the top''''

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England captain Andrew Strauss said on Thursday he was confident in the ability of his batsmen to deal with what is likely to be an improved South African bowling attack in the second Test starting at Kingsmead on Saturday.

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Melbourne, Dec 24: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is likely to defy the temptation of playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the third year in a row.

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Sydney, Dec. 24 : Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has revealed his preferred Test XI for 2009, and it includes three Indians – Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar.

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Melbourne, Dec 24: Injured Australian captain Ricky Ponting is doubtful for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne after he failed to bat for a long time during the team’s practice session on Wednesday.Ponting could face only eight minutes of throw-downs from coach Tim Nielsen before he went into the change rooms to have his elbow injury, sustained during the Perth Test against West Indies, assessed by physiotherapist Alex Kountouris.

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Wellington (New Zealand), Dec. 24: The recent retirements from test cricket of Shane Bond and Iain O''Brien has left the New Zealand pace cupboard bare.According to stuff.co.nz, Chris Martin appears to be losing some of his spark, Tim Southee is inconsistent, Kyle Mills is unable to keep it together in test cricket, and Daryl Tuffey is still easing his way back into the big time.

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Pakistan will play two Twenty20 matches against England in Dubai next year before defending their title at the next World Twenty20, an official said Thursday.

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Kolkata, Dec 23  Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were Wednesday given lifetime passes by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to travel free in air-conditioned first class coaches with their families

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Kolkata, Dec 23  Sounding a warning to the Sri Lankans, stand-in Indian skipper Virender Sehwag Wednesday said his team was determined to wrap up the series by winning the fourth One-dayer at the Eden Gardens Thursday.

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South African captain Graeme Smith gave his unequivocal backing on Wednesday to Makhaya Ntini, saying the fast bowler would almost certainly play in the second Test against England at Kingsmead, starting on Saturday.

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Kolkata, Dec 23  A win away from clinching the series, India will bank on their explosive batting line-up as they battle history and injury in the fourth One-day international against Sri Lanka at the half-filled Eden Gardens here Thursday.

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Karachi, Dec 23  Pakistan pacer Umar Gul's participation in the three-match Test series against Australia is doubtful because of a knee injury.

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While all eyes would be on Pakistan young and energetic pace attack during the first Test against Australia starting December 26, Pakistani leg spinner Danish Kaneria is also expected to play a major role in the match.

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Sri Lankan batting star Tillekaratne Dilshan will be missing for the first half of the HRV Cup Twenty20 competition.

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Almost two years after he walked out on his Black Caps contract to join the rebel Indian Cricket League, Lou Vincent has revealed his desire to return to the national side.

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A revolution is occurring in cricket, and it''s high time coaches took heed of it. Cricket has always been regarded as a two-handed game but, all the manuals insist on placing the stronger hand at the bottom of the willow. The mood, however, is changing, feels noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.

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The Australian batting line up is expecting a flurry of short pitch deliveries from the Pakistani pacers in the wake of West Indian captain Chris Gayle''s  disclosure that Aussie captain Ricky Ponting  is weak against short-pitched balls.

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England''s coach Andy Flower has warned Stuart Broad that he must accept the umpire''s decision as final and leave the field when given out following the flashpoint incident of the first Test, when he stood his ground after being adjudged lbw on referral to the third umpire.

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As the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) prepares the list of centrally contracted players for the next season, it is unlikely that controversial speedster Shoaib Akhtar would retain his contract, and chances are that he may be axed from the elite list of

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Sources close to former Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan have rejected reports that incumbent skipper Mohammad Yousuf had called Khan to discuss his return to the national team for the Australia series.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori will join Queensland as a guest player in the Twenty20 Big Bash tournament beginning next week.

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About two-thirds of players (67 per cent) said they could envisage an Australian player rejecting a CA contract to ply their trade in leagues such as the IPL in the short to medium term.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting will try to prove his fitness on Thursday ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.

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Showering love and gifts, Kolkatans accorded a grand felicitation to batting genius Sachin Tendulkar for completing 20 years in international cricket.

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England started 2009 by losing both their captain and their coach yet ended it having triumphed in an Ashes series which proved cricket still had nothing to rival Test matches for sheer drama.

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Dynamic but injury-prone New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond announced his retirement from Test cricket Wednesday, saying his body was no longer up to the rigours of the five-day game.

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Former England test all rounder Andrew Flintoff revealed on his blog that he should be able to return to batting practice in January.

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Kolkata Tuesday gave a rousing reception to batting genius Sachin Tendulkar who was showered with adulation and gifts at a glittering function in a five-star hotel here for completing 20 years in top flight cricket.

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Amidst stringent security, the Indian and Sri Lankan teams arrived in the city Tuesday evening by a chartered flight from Bhubaneswar to play the fourth one-dayer at the Eden Gardens on the Christmas eve.

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Having partnered each other for years on the 22-yard strip to give flying starts to the Indian batting, cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly Tuesday expressed their mutual admiration and respect at a function here Tuesday.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi Tuesday said his comments on throwing away contracts of overseas players are absolutely untrue and baseless.

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Indian middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh was on Tuesday ruled out of the ongoing one-day international (ODI) series against Sri Lanka after failing to recover from a finger injury.

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Shane Watson is not embarrassed about his over-the-top behaviour when he dismissed Chris Gayle in the Perth Test even as West Indies skipper claims he holds no grudge against the Australian all-rounder.

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For the first time, Indian and Sri Lankan players would be driven straight to the Eden Gardens dressing room during practice and Thursday's One-day International match as part of heightened security following reports of Taliban-trained terrorists sneaking into the city.

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Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said people like to see aggressive cricket but it should not be "dirty".

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Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi has threatened to tear up the contracts of Australian players if they do not skip the last round and the final of the Sheffield Shield season for the Twenty20 extravaganza in India.

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Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick has signed a new three-year contract with Somerset, the English county announced on Tuesday.

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Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has said that he has completely recovered from the hamstring injury which had kept him out of the third Test match against West Indies at the WACA Ground in Perth.

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Pakistani batsman Imran Farhat thinks that Ricky Ponting is still a fantastic batsman and rejected suggestions that the Aussie captain is becoming vulnerable to the short ball.

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Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has said that he would now maintain a ‘low-profile as an international cricketer for the remaining of his career.

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Lahore, Dec. 22 :  In an apparent bid to come clear from the charges of slack security preparations during Sri Lankan cricket team’s  visit earlier this year ,  Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he was not in favour of hosting the Test match in Lahore during which the Lankans were attacked by terrorists.

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Cape Town (South Africa), Dec. 22 : England middle-order batsman Jonathan Trott has vowed to continue his go-slow tactics as he believes playing it safe is his side’s first target, before going for victory against their opponents.

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Karachi, Dec. 22 : With reports suggesting that the pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) would offer some help for the spinners, Pakistan are mulling over the option of playing two spinners in the first Test against Australia starting December 26.

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Sydney, Dec. 22 :  Australian captain Ricky Ponting is worried about the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan, as he believes that the visitors could give  tough  competition to the hosts during the series.

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Sydney, Dec. 22 : Australian all-rounder Shane Watson says he''s not embarrassed about his over-the-top antics when he dismissed Chris Gayle in Perth, as he claims he was provoked by the West Indies skipper.

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Perth (Australia), Dec. 22 : West Indian captain Chris Gayle has described Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as an interesting individual, and is prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt for the send-off he gave at Perth.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle last night claimed every fast bowler in the world now knew how to exploit Ricky Ponting''s "major weakness" against the short ball.

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Sydney, Dec. 22 : New South Wales opener Phillip Hughes is all smiles these days after being recalled to the Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne.

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Sydney, Dec. 22 : Former Australian coach John Buchanan believes it is time for Ricky Ponting''s team to revisit the Spirit of Cricket pledge that was signed during his tenure, and urged Shane Watson not to undo years of hard work and control his emotions.

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Hobart (Tasmania, Australia), Dec. 22 : Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has said that having a “Doosra” in your bag of tricks is essential for any spinner to survive in international cricket these days.

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South African cricket's celebration of Makhaya Ntini's 100th Test was tinged with concern about the shortage of obvious successors to take over as a black African standard bearer in the sport.

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Sachin Tendulkar hit a solid 96 not out to power India to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international here on Monday.

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Cuttack, Dec 21  Sri Lanka were bowled out for 239 in 44.2 overs in the third One-Day International against India at Barabati stadium here Monday.

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Melbourne, Dec 21 For Phillip Hughes, recall to the Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test is the best Christmas present.The left-hander was named in the 13-man squad as cover for captain Ricky Ponting, who is still recovering from an elbow injury sustained in the third Test against the West Indies.

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Dubai, Dec. 21: Jacques Kallis has become South Africa’s highest-ranked batsman after replacing Graeme Smith in the top 10 of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.

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Cuttack, Dec 21 Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja picked up career-best four wickets for 32 as Sri Lanka failed to take advantage of a breezy start and were bowled out for 239 in 44.2 overs against India in the third One-Day International at the  Barabati Satdium here Monday.

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Hobart, Dec 21: Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf reckons that his bowling attack will play a crucial role in the upcoming three-Test series against Australia.Yousuf described his bowlers as the strength of the team after the three-day warm-up match against Tasmania.

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Perth, Dec 21: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he was not proud of his players'' behaviour during the Frank Worrell Trophy series against the West Indies, and would address the group on the issue ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.

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Perth, Dec 21: Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has said that despite a 2-0 win in the home series against West Indies, the Ricky Ponting led team was in some ways short of being a top-notch side.

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Perth, Dec 21: West Indies skipper Chris Gayle, who proved his credentials in the series against Australia as a leader and as a Test player, said that he was satisfied with his personal as well as the individual performances of his inexperienced players. 

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Perth, Dec 21: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting had his first experience of a hyperbaric chamber on Saturday, as part of the rehab to recover in time for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan starting on Saturday in Melbourne.

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Perth, Dec 21: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and his West Indies counterpart Chris Gayle have agreed that the use of the controversial umpire referral system by fast bowler Kemar Roach after his dismissal in third Test in Perth will set a precedent.

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Shimla, Dec 21 Himachal Pradesh will host two Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches in Dharamsala in April 2010, an organiser said Monday. This is the first time that the IPL matches have been allotted to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA).
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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the third one-day international here on Monday.

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Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan returned to first-class cricket on Monday after a month-long absence, raising hopes for a swift international comeback by the big-hitting batsman.

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The South African selectors on Sunday named a squad of 14 players for the second and third Tests against England, in Durban from December 26 and Cape Town from January 3.

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Perth, Dec. 21: New South Wales left-arm quick Doug Bollinger, who claimed eight wickets in the just concluded Perth Test against the West Indies, will lead the Australian pace attack against Pakistan in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), starting on Saturday.

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Last man Graham Onions played out a tense final over from Makhaya Ntini as England escaped with a draw on the fifth and final day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Sunday

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Almost two years after he walked out on his New Zealand contract to join the rebel Indian Cricket League, batsman Lou Vincent has said that he wants to return to the national side.

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England lost two wickets before lunch as they battled to avoid defeat on the fifth and final day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Sunday.

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Indian cricketers had celebrated their first ever victory in Test cricket 57 years ago merely by patting each other on the back. No popping of champagne corks or hike in their emoluments. The cricket board then, in fact, did not even have money to lodge the players in hotels during Test matches.

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Authorities beefed up security in Cuttack ahead of the third one-day cricket match to be played between India and Sri Lanka.

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Former Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson has backed the Pakistani bowling line up  for the forthcoming three match Test series against the Aussies.

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Controversial Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has lambasted reports about him having a liposuction surgery, adding that he has not given up hope of making a ‘shock comeback  in Australia for the one-day series.

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Swashbuckling Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is disappointed with the Indian Premier Leagues (IPL) handling of the players auction.

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The West Indies have defended their on-field behaviour in the wake of Sulieman Benn''s suspension for a heated physical clash that marred the third Test in Perth.

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A brilliant 122 in the Sheffield Shield clash against Victoria could result in a Test recall for NSW opener Phillip Hughes.

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Australian all-rounder Shane Watson became the fourth player to be charged for poor behaviour during an ill-tempered third Test following his unsightly celebration of the wicket of West Indian captain Chris Gayle on day four yesterday.

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The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has said that it will send a letter of protest to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the hefty suspension handed down to spinner Sulieman Benn, but will not appeal against the decision.

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Australia won the Frank Worrell Trophy 2-0 after claiming the final West Indies scalp in Perth today in controversial circumstances.

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Australia won the Frank Worrell Trophy 2-0 after claiming the final West Indies scalp in Perth today in controversial circumstances.

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A century by Hashim Amla put South Africa in a strong position on the fourth day of the first Test against England at SuperSport Park on Saturday.

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Hundreds of fans of Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni here were disappointed Saturday when they could not spot their favorite player in the Indian squad which arrived here along with the Sri Lankan team to play the third day-night one-day i

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Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers shared a century partnership and regained the initiative for South Africa on the fourth day of the first Test against England at SuperSport Park on Saturday.

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Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the ongoing five-match one-day series against India due to an injury.

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 Australia were one wicket away from a series-clinching victory over West Indies, as the visitors scored 308-9 on the fourth day of the third Test in Perth

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The Indian and Sri Lankan cricket teams arrived here amidst tight security Saturday for the third One-day International to be played Monday at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board security consultant, Ahmad Ishaque Jahangir has said that the biggest challenge before the team during the tour of Australia will be finding the right batsman for the right place to bolster the middle order.

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England's bowlers struck hard against South Africa's top order batting on the fourth day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Saturday.

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Wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik will replace India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been handed two-match ban because of the slow over rate in the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Nagpur Friday.

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Under fire, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has told President Asif Ali Zardari he could not attend a parliamentary panel meeting on the participation of Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a pre-arranged appointment "of a highkly sensitive nature".

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Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that the latest addition to the Australian fast bowling arsenal- Doug Bollinger- is an “uncompromising speedster”, who grabs the ball with an undeterred aim to demolish the oppositions battin

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that India opener Virender Sehwag would be the captain for the next two one-day internationals (ODIs) in the absence of the regular skipper Mahender Singh Dhoni.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is a doubtful starter for the forthcoming Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne as team physiotherapist,  Alex Kountouris  has described his injured arm as ‘meat bashed with a mallet.

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Indian skipper Mahender Singh Dhoni was on Saturday banned for two one-day internationals (ODIs) due to the teams slow over-rate, during the second one-day international match against Sri Lanka in Nagpur.

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England bowler Stuart Broad has insisted that he did nothing wrong for questioning the umpires over South African skipper Graeme Smiths delayed call for the controversial referral system.

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Akseer Abbasi thought his childhood dream of playing cricket for Pakistan was obliterated when his cousin accidentally shot him in the knee and he lost his right leg 15 years ago.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan hit a flamboyant century as Sri Lanka won their second One-day International against India by three wickets here Friday.

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Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed a robust century to help India post a challenging 301-7 in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka here on Friday.

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Makhaya Ntini, who has become only the sixth fast bowler in history to play in 100 Tests, has admitted that he did not immediately feel completely accepted in the South African dressing room when he made his debut 12 seasons ago.

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Sydney, Dec 18: Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that the mid-pitch physical altercation between Australian batsmen Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson and West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn on the second day of Perth Test was an incident waiting to happen.

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Perth, Dec 18: A late collapse of the Australian line up and an incredible day’s play by West Indies has left the third Test match delicately poised at the WACA ground in Perth.At stumps on day three, Australia were precariously placed at 137 runs for the loss of eight wickets. They have an overall lead of 345 runs, with Nathan Hauritz and debutant Clint McKay at the crease.

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Karachi, Dec. 18 (ANI): Pakistan speedster Mohammad Sami has obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).“I received NOC from ICL today and despatched it to the Pakistan Cricket Board,” The Dawn quoted Sami, as saying.

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Sydney, Dec 18: Australian coach Tim Nielsen has said that the visiting Pakistan team has made a big mistake by omitting a player of former captain Younis Khan’s calibre, while playing on the fast and bouncy tracks Down Under.Younis had stepped down as captain and opted out of the tour of New Zealand saying that he had “lost command” of the side.

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Inspired by a personal note from former president Nelson Mandela, fast bowler Makhaya Ntini struck an early blow for South Africa on the third day of the first Test against England at SuperSport Park on Friday.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international here on Friday.

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Islamabad, Dec. 18:  Pakistan National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports has urged President Asif Ali Zardari, as the patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),  to remove board chairman Ijaz Butt, Chief Operation Officer (COO) Wasim Bari and coach Intikhab Alam  after they failed to attend the recent NA meeting

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Sydney, Dec 18(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that though Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been a superb replacement for Adam Gilchrist, he has miles to go before he can be compared with the man considered to be one of the best wicketkeeper-batsmen in the history of the game.

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Lahore, Dec. 18: Pakistan cricket team’s manager Abdul Rauqib has expressed hope that foreign teams would start visiting the country within the next one year or so, as the security situation has improved over time.Rauqib, who is currently in Australia with the team, said situation has improved in the country, however, he did not elaborate his views.

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Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan is likely to return to international cricket from his self declared short exile during the forthcoming one-day series against Australia.

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England spinner Graeme Swann has said that the team has only themselves to blame for wasting the controversial Umpires Decision Review System against South Africa on the first day of the Centurion Test.

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West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn has been suspended for two ODIs for his involvement in a mid-pitch physical altercation with Australian batsmen Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson in the first innings of the third Test at WACA Ground in Perth.

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Australian team officials have said that skipper Ricky Ponting will play in the Boxing Day Test despite not returning to bat after having to retire hurt in the first innings of the third Test at WACA Ground in Perth.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's India ended 2009 as the number one Test side in the world, but the militant attack on Sri Lanka's players in Pakistan changed cricket's landscape in Asia.

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Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott shared an unbroken 63-run second wicket stand as England made a solid start in reply to South Africa's 418 all out on the second day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Thursday.

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Putting to rest all speculations over Lalit Modi's future as the Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner, the Indian cricket board Thursday made it clear that he would hold the office till his five-year term ends in 2012.

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Poor fielding dashed Railways' hopes of qualifying for the quarter-final stage as they allowed Punjab to recover from a shaky start and take a first innings lead with a score of 401 in the first innings in the Ranji Trophy Super League match here Thursday.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is worried about his team's poor fielding ahead of the second One-Day International against Sri Lanka here Friday.

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All-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been again ruled out while opening batsman Virender Sehwag is fit as India take on Sri Lanka in the second One-day International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here Friday.

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South Africa's lower order batsmen frustrated England as the host nation crawled past 400 on the second day of the first Test at SuperSport Park here on Thursday.

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Sulieman Benn, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson face suspension by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after having been involved in an on-field altercation on day two of the third Test between Australia and West Indies here Thursday.

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Paul Collingwood equalled an England catching record as South Africa were made to battle for runs on the second day of the first Test at SuperSport Park here on Thursday.

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A mid-pitch physical altercation between West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn and Australian batsmen, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson, tuned so bad that umpire Billy Bowden had to literally separate the wrestling cricketers.

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Sri Lanka's world cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has blamed Lalit Modi for India's disappointing World Twenty20 campaign earlier this year and warned that growth of Twenty20 is not a good sign for cricket.

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Raising questions over the fitness level of the national team, Pakistan Cricket Boards (PCB) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wasim Bari has said that Pakistan should have won the Test series against New Zealand.

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Former Pakistan leg-spinner and chief selector Abdul Qadir has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for appointing former speedster Waqar Younis as the bowling and fielding coach on the team for the series Down Under.

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Former Pakistan Test captain Javed Miandad has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to retain Mohammad Yousuf as the skipper of the national squad for a longer duration.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he was embarrassed at having to retire hurt for the first time in his career during the third Test against West Indies at the WACA Ground in Perth.

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New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said that he is satisfied with the controversial Umpires Decision Review System, which was used during the three-test series against Pakistan.

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Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf reckons that his bowling attack can put the team into winning positions in the upcoming three-Test series against Australia.

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Pakistan speedster Sohail Tanvir has obtained an Indian visa, which has boosted his chances of playing in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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World cricket's leading administrator has said the controversial Umpire Review System will ultimately lead to better decision-making and may even improve the spirit in which the game is played.

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Railways kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals after they reduced Punjab to 154 for four in the first innings on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League match at the Karni Singh Stadium here Wedneday.

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Jacques Kallis made a patient, polished century and sapped the energy from England's bowlers on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.

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Former cricketer Shah Parveen Kausar became the first woman from Pakistan to umpire a competitive game in England.

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Safety and security remains the biggest problem facing world cricket, the head of the sport's global governing body told reporters on Wednesday.

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Film star Aamir Khan was not allowed inside former Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly's palatial residence by the guards who told the actor disdainfully that the batsman was not at home.

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England off-spinner Graeme Swann struck four balls before tea to halt a South African fightback on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan said on Wednesday he would be surprised if we don't see day/night Test cricket within the next two years.

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Rajkot, Dec 16 (IANS) Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralithran has been ruled out of the ongoing One-Day International series against India with a finger injury.Muralitharan picked up the injury during the final Test in Mumbai and missed the two Twenty20 matches and the first ODI here Tuesday.

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England won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the first Test of a four-match series at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.South Africa were without strike bowler Dale Steyn, who had not fully recovered from a hamstring injury. He was replaced by new cap Friedel de Wet, 29.

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Cape Town (S. Africa), Dec.16: Captain Andrew Strauss has warned South Africa and its captain Graeme Smith not to underestimate a Freddie Flintoff-less England during the Test series that begins from today."We have had to deal with Fred not being around quite a lot for a few years, so it''s nothing new for us. As for him being the only player who can intimidate South Africa, if they feel that, then that''s a good thing for us because we have quite a few very good cricketers who might surprise them over the coming weeks," The Mirror quoted Strauss, as saying.

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Perth (Australia), Dec.16: Australian captain Ricky Ponting was taken to hospital for x-rays after being hit on the elbow by a brutal Kemar Roach bouncer after lunch on day one in Perth.Ponting, however, was cleared of a break, and has returned to the WACA and is expected to be able to bat over the remaining four days, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

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Lahore, Dec. 16: A Pakistani doctor,  Dr Kamran Cheema, has served a legal notice to former fast bowler Wasim Akram demanding an unconditional apology from him after being accused of showing negligence in the treatment of Wasims’s wife, Huma Akram.

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Slam-bang Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi has said he would consider playing Test matches if the team needed his services in the longer version of the game.

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Sri Lanka's world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the rest of the one-day series in India due to a finger injury, a team official said on Wednesday.

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Australian and Victorian quick Clint McKay has pledged not to get too funky and to keep things simple when debuting against West Indies in the third Test being played here from Wednesday.

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Off-spinner Graeme Swann is confident that England can win the cricket series and the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, given the talent and skill at its disposal.

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A middle-order collapse saw Railways falter after a great start against Punjab on the opening day of their must-win Ranji Trophy Super League match here Tuesday.

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The first One-day International between India and Sri Lanka here Tuesday is the second instance when both teams have recorded 400-plus in the same ODI.

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Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan will give the tenth MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's next year, organisers announced here Tuesday.

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Indian fast-bowler S. Sreesanth was discharged from Fortis Hospital here Tuesday evening after recovering from influenza A (H1N1) virus, officials said.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was Tuesday planning to lodge a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) claiming the national team was racially abused on the final day of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Napier.

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When cricket fans across the country were praying for India to win, one man in the middle of the action was supporting Sri Lanka to chase down 414.

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India overcame a brilliant century by Tillakaratne Dilshan to defeat Sri Lanka by three runs in a dramatic start to the five-match one-day series on Tuesday.

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Pakistan paceman Mohammad Sami was Tuesday recalled for the tour of Australia following team management's request for an additional fast bowler, giving him a chance to revive a dwindling career.

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South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has said that England''s bowling attack lacks the sting without fast bowler Steve Harmison.

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A week after Younus Khan was overlooked for this month's tour of Australia, the former Pakistan captain Tuesday made a surprise appearance at a coaching course in Lahore.

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England captain Andrew Strauss on Tuesday called on his players to stand up and be counted in the four-match Test series against South Africa which starts at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.

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West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has said that injury blow to the squad would not kill team''s momentum ahead of the third Test against Australia starting at Perth on Wednesday.

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Australian coach Tim Nielsen has told his team to score big if they have to break out of the recent disappointments against West Indies.

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What does the most famous sportsman in South Africa talk about when he meets the most famous sportsman from Britain -- fast cars, fast women and fast yachts? No. Underpants.

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Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell has said that Cricket Australia (CA)s plans to revamp domestic Twenty20 league is the way of the future.

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Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that he is not a great fan of the umpires referral system.

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Cricket Australia plans to unveil a lucrative new Twenty20 league featuring cities rather than states in 2011.

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In the backdrop of the Copenhagen climate change summit, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) is holding talks with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to reduce its carbon footprint.

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Out-of-favour Australian seamer Stuart Clark has admitted that the shorter form of the game may have caused his latest back injury.

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South African cricket coach Mickey Arthur, whose team scored a historic Test victory in Perth last year, has advised West Indies quicks to do exactly the opposite of what their hearts are telling them to do.

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The third and final cricket test between New Zealand and Pakistan ended in a draw after rain washed out the final session of play at McLean Park today, leaving the series drawn 1-1.

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Virender Sehwag smashed 146 off 102 balls as India piled up their highest one-day total of 414-7 against Sri Lanka here on Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and sent India in to bat in the first one-day international here on Tuesday.

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South Africa and England both face tricky decisions ahead of the first Test of a four-match series, starting at SuperSport Park on Wednesday.

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