New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh made light of a top-order slump to pace India to a comfortable six-wicket victory in the third one-dayer against Australia at the dew-drenched Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday.

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Over 2,000 students from different schools in Punjab will come to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here to witness the day-night match between India and Australia Monday, an official said Saturday.

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Four bookies were arrested here for betting on the third one day cricket match test between India and Australia Saturday, police said.

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Indian spinners got good purchase from the slow track at the Ferozeshah Kotla to restrict Australia to 229 for five in 50 overs in the third one-day international here Saturday.

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India and Australia cricket teams Saturday paid tribute to legendary English umpire David Shepherd, who died Oct 28, before the start of the third one-day international at Ferozeshah Kotla here.

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Skipper Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey hit half-centuries as Australia made 229 for five in 50 overs against India in the third one-day international at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday.

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England captain Andrew Strauss insists there will be no question of divided loyalties amongst the South Africa-born members of his squad when they face the world number one-ranked Proteas.

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Opener Tamim Iqbal hit 80 runs off 72 balls as Bangladesh cruised to a four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match one day series here on Saturday.

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At least 1,600 police personnel would be deployed and around 90 closed circuit cameras installed during the fourth one-day international (ODI) between  India and Australia at Mohali Monday, police said Saturday.

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New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat in the third one-day international against India at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday.  

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England team director Andy Flower has asked South African-born batsman Jonathan Trott to be prepared for a hostile reaction when he plays against the Proteas in November.

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Veteran New Zealand cricket all rounder Scott Styris is expecting senior Black Cap players to step up and take the load off skipper and acting coach Daniel Vettori.

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Lahore, Oct.31 (ANI):  Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is eyeing a clean-sweep against New Zealand in the UAE one-day series, beginning November 3, to silence the critics who had come down hard on the national squad following their lacklustre performance in the ICC Champions Trophy.

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New Delhi, Oct.31 (ANI): NSW Champions League star Moises Henriques is set to make his one-day international debut today after Brett Lee and James Hopes were ruled out of the match against India in Delhi with minor injuries.

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Islamabad, Oct.31 (ANI): Former English opening batsman, Geoffrey Boycott, one of the all time greats, has called flamboyant Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi the best bowling all rounder in the world playing currently.Speaking highly of Afridi’s performance and talent, especially in the shorter versions of the game, Boycott termed the right-handed batsman and leg spinner as a pure ‘entertainer’.

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New Delhi, Oct.31 (ANI): The Indian cricket team will hope to grab a lead in the seven one-day match series against a depleted Australian side when both face off in the third match at Delhi''s Ferozeshah Kotla grounds this afternoon.

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Melbourne, Oct 30 (IANS) Australian fast bowling spearhead Brett Lee, suffering an elbow injury, has been ruled out for the remainder of the one-day series against India and will be flying back to home for treatment, Cricket Australia (CA) said Friday.

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New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Australian captain Ricky Ponting was livid seeing the practice pitches damp when his team arrived at Ferozeshah Kotla for nets Friday morning.Ponting made no secret of his displeasure at the pitches provided for practice."I'm very disappointed," said Ponting.

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New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten appeared concerned over the dwindling strike rate of India's most experienced bowler Harbhajan Singh and both watched the off-spinner go through a prolonged nets, on the eve of the third One-dayer against Australia here Saturday.

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New  Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) After their crushing victory at Nagpur, India will be looking to forge ahead in the seven-match One-Day cricket series against Australia when the two meet in the third game, a day-night affair, at Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday.
The series is nicely poised 1-1, the visitors winning the opener by four runs in Vadodara and the hosts taking the second by 99 runs. 

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England team director Andy Flower believes Kevin Pietersen is in the right frame of mind to overpower South Africa in the forthcoming Test series.

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Karachi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Pakistan cricket team flew to Dubai early Friday with coach Intikhab Alam promising that his boys will go all out for a "comprehensive" triumph over New Zealand in the one-day series starting next week Tuesday.

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England batsman Kevin Pietersen insists he is desperate to get back into action after falling out of love with cricket before being sidelined by an Achilles injury during the Ashes series.

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New Delhi, Oct 30(ANI): Ahead of Saturday’s third ODI against India, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Friday accused the groundsmen at Ferozshah stadium of hampering their morning practice session by watering the pitch.

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Australia's pace spearhead Brett Lee was on Friday ruled out of the third one-day international here against India, dealing a further blow to the injury-ravaged tourists in the seven-match series.

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Pakistan's 16-man cricket squad left for Dubai early Friday with coach Intikhab Alam confident his team can beat New Zealand in the limited-over series.

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Sydney, Oct 30 (ANI): To regain lost glory by winning back the Ashes, Cricket Australia selectors should select Ricky Ponting along with entire New South Wales team, according to leading Australian daily.

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London, Oct 30 (ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who had an operation on his Achilles and faced the last ball on July 18, is refreshed and will bat for the first time in three months.

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Lahore, Oct.30 (ANI): Worried by the widespread controversy that emanated following contradictory statements made by cricketers after the team’s defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has re-imposed a media gag on the team.

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London, Oct 30 (ANI): Batsman Jonathan Trott has rejected claims made by former captain Michael Vaughan that he was celebrating with South African players after England lost in 2008.

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Karachi, Oct.30 (ANI): A ‘confident’ Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has said that his team is well balanced and experienced enough to give the Kiwis a tough fight in the one-day series starting November 3.

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Melbourne, Oct 30 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Brett Lee wants his place back in the Test squad despite national selectors not being sure about his abilities.

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Lahore, Oct.30 (ANI): Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan is eagerly waiting for cricketing ties between India and Pakistan to resume, and has expressed the hope that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt’s meeting with his Indian counterparts would help break the ice.

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Sydney, Oct 30 (ANI): Skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that the Australian bowling department is facing a big problem in the last 10 overs against India as the team conceded 87 runs in the first ODI in Vadodra and 108 runs in the second game in Nagpur.

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Melbourne, Oct 30 (ANI): Following a spree of attacks on Indian students in Melbourne, Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has assured Indians that Australia is a safe place to study.

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The showpiece men's matches at next year's ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies will take place before, rather than after, the corresponding women's fixtures, organisers said Thursday.

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Hosts Bangladesh eased to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second One Day International at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday.

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World champions Australia said Thursday they were struggling to focus on the ongoing one-day series in India because the team had been decimated by a string of injuries to key players.

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Karachi, Oct.29 (ANI): Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has said that the idea of having a full time coach for the national cricket team was first conceived in the country.

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Karachi, Oct.29 (ANI): Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has said that New Zealand’s forthcoming assignment against Pakistan would be a tough one in the absence of a full time coach.

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London, Oct.29 (ANI): Emerging England all-rounder Luke Wright believes Andrew Strauss is the right man to lead the side on the winter tour to South Africa.

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Melbourne, Oct. 29 (ANI): Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and fast bowler Lasith Malinga are doubtful starters for Victoria and Tasmania respectively in the forthcoming Australian Twenty20 competition.

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Tokyo (Japan), Oct. 29 (ANI): Former New Zealand Cricket CEO Martin Snedden has said he fully supports and backs John Wright to take on the role of coach of the national team.

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Karachi, Oct.29 (ANI): The captain of Pakistan’s T20 squad, Shahid Afridi, has said he is willing to step down from his post if Younis Khan decides to come out of retirement in the bang-bang version of the game.

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Brisbane, Oct. 29 (ANI): Former New Zealand opener John Wright, who coached India with great success, has emerged as the favourite to become coach of the Black Caps after two Australians and ex-Black Cap skipper Stephen Fleming ruled themselves out on Wednesday.

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London, Oct. 29 (ANI): Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has said that the team’s latest batting star Jonathan Trott partied with the South African players after they had won the Test series in England last year.

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London, Oct.29 (ANI): Former Australia leg spinner Shane Warne led the tributes for late Test and one-day umpire David Shepherd, who died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 68.

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Nagpur/New Delhi, Oct. 29 (ANI):Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes his limited overs bowling attack is still missing the late innings skills of former fast bowler Glenn McGrath, more than two and a half years after he retired.

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Graham Manou will replace injured wicketkeeper Tim Paine for Australia's one-day series in India, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.

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Explosive West Indian allrounder Kieron Pollard has signed for South Australia to play in their Twenty20 "Big Bash" campaign in December-January, according to team officials.

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Nagpur, Oct 28 (IANS) India defeated Australia by 99 runs in the second One-Day International cricket match here Wednesday. Chasing a victory target of 355 runs, Australia were bowled out for 255 in 48.3 overs.

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Nagpur, Oct 28 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored a well-paced century as India piled on a massive 354 for seven in the second One-Day International against Australia here Wednesday.The Indian captain scored 124 off 107 balls, his fifth century, while Gautam Gambhir struck 76 off 80 balls. After Gambhir's exit, Suresh Raina played a perfect foil to Dhoni, smashing 62 off 50 balls.Dhoni added 119 runs with Gambhir and 136 with Raina. 

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New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Former Australian wicket-keeper-batsmen Adam Gilchrist feels so much cricket is being played these days that it has led to a "spectator fatigue.
Gilchrist, who was here Wednesday as an ambassador for University of Wollongong, said that administrators need to look into the problem of hectic scheduling. The prolific batsman also backed Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's disapproval of the timing of the  ongoing seven-match series against India.With the Ashes, Champions Trophy and the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League taking place in a row before the tour to the sub-continent, Ponting was left with an under-prepared team ahead of the first ODI in Vadodara.

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New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Cricket equipment and bat manufacturer Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) Wednesday launched a new range of apparel including shoes and backpacks."With the introduction of this new range, SG is now offering consumers the same quality and standards that have made us the leading cricketing equipment manufacturer in the world," said Sanspareils director Puneet Anand.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed his career's fifth century to power India to 354 for seven against Australia in the second One-day international cricket match here Wednesday.

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Pakistan's cricket authorities have decided against hiring private security guards for their 'home' series against New Zealand that will get underway in United Arab Emirates in November.

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London, Oct 28 (IANS) Former England umpire David Shepherd died after a long battle with cancer. He was 68. 
Shepherd, a legendary international umpire, stood in 172 ODIs, three consecutive World Cup finals, and 92 Test matches from 1983 to 2005.  

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The ICC Twenty20 World Championship may be six months away, but Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi has already prepared a blueprint to help the team retain the coveted title.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field against India in the second One-day international cricket match here Wednesday.

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Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan’s deputy, Shahid Afridi has rebuked reports about him having major differences with the skipper.

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Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has ruled himself out of contention to become coach of the Black Caps after the exit of Andy Moles.

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Pace bowler Steve Harmison, who has signed a fresh four-year deal with county champions Durham, has refused to end his international cricket career despite not being part of England’s tour to South Africa.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has denied reports that he is keeping injured fast bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson out of the Nagpur ODI against India to give them sufficient rest in preparation for the home series against the West Indies

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Ahead of the second one-day international against Australia, India’s combative off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has predicted a five-two score line in favour of his team, and added that India will top ODI rankings at the end of the seven match series.

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Former New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming Wednesday ruled himself out as the new coach for the national team.

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India will be lot more confident when they take on an injury-hit Australia in the second One-day International (ODI) here Wednesday.

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India will be lot more confident when they take on an injury-hit Australia in the second One-day International (ODI) here Wednesday.

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Elton Chigumbura impressed with ball and bat as Zimbabwe handed Bangladesh a crushing five-wicket defeat in the first One Day International cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Tuesday.

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Huma Wasim, the wife of Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram, was flown abroad against the advice of physicians treating her at an hospital here, a media report said Tuesday.

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Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques will fly to India as cover for injured pacers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson.

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London, Oct 27 (ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott has warned South Africa that sledging him will backfire on their players.The right-handed batsman returns to the country of his birth this winter following his incredible debut in the final Ashes Test.

 

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Sydney, Oct 27 (ANI): Australian wicketkeeper batsman Tim Paine's fluent play at the top of the order has impressed skipper Ricky Ponting so much that other openers in the squad (Shane Watson and Shaun Marsh) will have to settle down for an unfamiliar role during second ODI in Nagpur.

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Lahore, Oct 27(ANI): Former Pakistan cricket team manager Yawar Saeed has denied reports that he had tried to oust Younis Khan as the skipper and bring in Shahid Afridi in his place.“This is a totally wrong impression that I was trying to get Afridi appointed as captain after the ICC Champions Trophy,” The Daily Times quoted Saeed, as saying.

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Lahore, Oct 27(ANI): Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf has indicated that the tour of New Zealand and Australia might be his last trip to the region, and so was looking forward to score lots of runs in the upcoming series against them.

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Wellington, Oct.27 (ANI): New Zealand cricket skipper Daniel Vettori believes the Black Caps can put the Andy Moles resignation affair behind them as they get set for the three one-dayers against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.Moles resigned as New Zealand coach after players had expressed their dissatisfaction about his methods.The Black Caps left for the United Arabs Emirates today with no coach in place, as Vettori and national selector Mark Greatbatch were set to take up the slack.

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Lahore, Oct 27(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has asked his relatives, fans and family friends to pray for him to be able to bring up his children, the way his late wife would have wished.While addressing the media after taking his wife, Huma’s body to the graveyard, Akram said: “I would urge the people to pray for me to give me strength and courage to raise our children. I want prayers, so I could carry on with my wife’s dreams to raise our children as she wanted them to be.”

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Adelaide, Oct 27(ANI): South Australia have signed Pakistani all rounder Shahid Afridi as the replacement for Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis for the Twenty20 Big Bash this summer.Southern Redbacks said that Afridi has been signed, as Mendis would be unavailable due to Sri Lanka''s planned tri-series with India and Bangladesh in January.

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Islamabad, Oct 27(ANI): Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has said that he will be seeking revenge when they play against New Zealand in a ODI series starting next week in United Arab Emirates.Pakistan had lost to New Zealand in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy in South Africa, a controversial loss that almost cost him his career.

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Islamabad, Oct 27(ANI): Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has said that after being cleared of the match-fixing charges, his responsibility for the squad has increased, and he is now aiming to see Pakistan as the number one team.He said this while talking to media after attending the Islamic Relief Fund at Karachi Gymkhana.

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Sydney, Oct. 27 (ANI): The chairman of the Australian cricket selection committee, Andrew Hilditch, has given New South Wales opener Phillip Hughes hope about making a comeback to the Test squad for the Australian summer series against the West Indies.

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Vadodara, Oct. 27 (ANI):  Australian fast bowler Brett Lee''s mystery elbow injury is threatening to derail his Test comeback hopes, reports The Herald Sun.Australian team physiotherapist Kevin Sims confirmed that apart from Lee, Mitchell Johnson and James Hopes have had scans in Vadodara, and added that Cricket Australia is viewing the injuries to be serious enough to warrant reinforcements.

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New Zealand aimed to put behind them the turmoil of the sudden departure of coach Andy Moles as they left Tuesday for a series of one-day cricket internationals and Twenty20 matches against Pakistan.

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Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) Sari-clad cheerleaders will perform for the first time during the day and night one-day international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka Dec 21 at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.

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Nagpur, Oct 26 (IANS) The Australian cricket team has been hit hard with injuries as strike bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson are doubtful for the second One-day international against India on Wednesday.All-rounder James Hopes has already been ruled out of the match after he strained his hamstring during the first match in Vadodara Sunday. Mitchell Johnson also left the field for a while after twisting his ankle and Lee has a sore elbow.

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New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Akash Chopra will lead the 15-man Delhi squad for the two Ranji Trophy games against Baroda and Karnataka, Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced here Monday.Left-arm pacer Pawan Suyal is the new inclusion in the side that will open their campaign against Baroda in an away match Nov 3-6 and will then host Karnataka Nov 10-13. Opener Shikhar Dhawan has been named the vice-captain.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan said Monday he was ready to shoulder more responsibility after withdrawing his resignation over match-fixing allegations.

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Karachi, Oct 26 (IANS) Tributes poured in for Wasim Akram's wife, Huma, who was buried in her hometown Lahore Monday. She was 42.

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Australian bowling legend Shane Warne has said that the biggest threat to the art of spin bowling comes from coaches and captains who lack the understanding of the art.

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On the eve of the ODI series against Pakistan here, New Zealand Cricket has indicated that it is in no hurry to fill the gap left open after the exit of coach, Andy Moles.

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New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said that having the vice-captaincy tag removed from Brendon McCullum would not deter him from being a captain in future.

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England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has urged the team to exorcise the demons of four years ago and continue their hot streak against world No.1 team South Africa

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Australian fast bowler Brett Lee and all-rounder James Hopes are suffering from elbow soreness and a hamstring injury respectively, and are doubtful starters for second one-day international against India to be played in Nagpur on Wednesday.

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Abu Dhabi, Oct 26(ANI): On the eve of ODI series against New Zealand, Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi has denied reports of a rift with captain Younis Khan.

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Stadium in Nagpur has been decked up to host second match of the seven-one-day international cricket series between India and Australia.

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Australia are grappling with injury worries over three of their key pacemen ahead of the second match of their one-day international series against India.

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Umpires should be left to adjudge only leg-before decisions while technology takes care of the rest, according to Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.

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Lahore, Oct.26 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed grief over the sudden death of his former teammate Waseem Akram’s wife, Huma Waseem.

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Vadodara, Oct 25(ANI): The first match of the seven-game ODI series between India and Australia in Vadodara had a thrilling finish on Sunday, as the Indian players failed to hold on their nerve and fell short by four runs.

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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (IANS) The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), at a special meeting here Sunday, warned fast bowler S.Sreesanth against indiscipline.

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Vadodra, Oct 25 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed his batsmen for their four-run loss to Australia in the opening One-Day International cricket match, but said they will bounce back in the seven-match series.

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Vadodara, Oct 25 (IANS) Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar's 84-run onslaught brought India to the edge of a sensational victory against Australia, but the hosts tripped in the thrilling final over and went down by a mere four runs in the first of the seven-match One-Day International cricket series here Sunday.

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Australia survived a massive scare from India's tail-enders to snatch a thrilling four-run victory in the first match of their one-day international series here on Sunday.

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Vadodara, Oct 25 (IANS) Australia's four top-order batsmen struck half-centuries to set up a 293-run target for India in the first of their seven One-day international cricket match here Sunday.

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Captain Ricky Ponting top-scored with 74 as Australia posted a strong 292-8 in the first match of their one-day international series against India here on Sunday.

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Captain Ricky Ponting top-scored with 74 as Australia posted a strong 292-8 in the first match of their one-day international series against India here on Sunday.

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The wife of Pakistani bowling legend Wasim Akram died in an Indian hospital on Sunday after heart and kidney complications, the Press Trust of India reported.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the first one-day international of the seven-match series against India here on Sunday:

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Injury doubts over captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and explosive batsman Yuvraj Singh hit India's preparations ahead of the first one-dayer against Australia here on Sunday.

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New Zealand coach Andy Moles quit on Saturday, New Zealand Cricket officials confirmed, ending a stand-off in which senior players had appealed for him to be sacked.

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England’s emerging all-rounder Luke Wright has said that he is ready to take Andrew Flintoff’s place in the Test squad, but believes it’s not right to make comparisons with Freddie.

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Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has made it clear that he has no intention of playing Test cricket until the 2011 World Cup and would be concentrating solely on the shorter versions of the game.

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Upset over being axed from all the three national squads, Pakistan middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq has vowed to make a comeback in the national team through his performance.

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The Australian cricketers selected for the seven one-day matches against India will stretch every sinew of their bodies in putting up performances before their selectors in the hope to make it or be recalled to the Test squad this summer.

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South Africa cricket coach Mickey Arthur believes England have missed a trick by not selecting fast bowler Steve Harmison for their winter tour of his country.

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On the eve of the first limited overs match against India here, Australia’s selectors know that while do not have to think about captain Ricky Ponting walking out at No.3, the shape of the rest of the batting order is open to debate.

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New Zealand Cricket confirmed on Saturday that coach Andy Moles has resigned after a review which did not reflect favourably on him, especially from his players.

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Faces were seen streaming with tears. The loud noises from the bars throughout Trinidad and Tobago were simmering down as the match progressed.

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New Zealand coach Andy Moles quit on Saturday, New Zealand Cricket officials confirmed, ending a stand-off in which senior players had appealed for him to be sacked.

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New South Wales Blues showed their class as they toppled Trinidad and Tobago by 41 runs to win the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 here Friday.

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New South Wales scored 159 runs for nine wickets against Trinidad and Tobago in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Friday.

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Former India captains Bishan Singh Bedi and Ajay Jadeja were effusive in praise of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying he is the right choice to lead India at the moment.

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The itinerary of the Sri Lanka's tour of India, which begins next month, was released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Friday.

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Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga won the toss and elected to field against New South Wales in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Friday.

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Former Test cricketer Abdul Raqeeb was Friday appointed the new manager of the Pakistan team for its series against New Zealand after Yawar Saeed stepped down from the key post.

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India has a chance to regain the number one position in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship for the third time in as many months when it takes on Australia in the seven-match ODI series which begins in Vadodara on Sunday.

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New South Wales’s success in the ongoing mega-rich Champions League is being given to skipper Simon Katich, who is believed to be the brain behind the Blues’ revolutionary tactics.

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Ahead of the tour of South Africa, England fast bowler Graham Onions has said that he is all charged up to be the bowling spearhead.

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With the mega-rich Champions League on the verge of conclusion, Australian champions New South Wales (NSW) are perplexed with the “mind-boggling” money which they will earn out of it.

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Playing down the controversy over Coach Andy Moles’s role in the New Zealand cricket team, skipper Daniel Vettori has said the there is no point raising questions over the coach before a crucial series.

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Under-22 cricketers of Jammu and Kashmir took to Chinnaswamy stadium for the second day Friday, sporting black armbands as protest against detention of teammate Pervez Rasool by police here.

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Pakistan middle order batsman Misbah-ul-haq’s career seems to be over, as he has been axed from both the Test and one-day squad for the New Zealand series starting November 3 in the UAE.

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Off-spinner Graeme Swann returns next week to South Africa for England, a decade on from his first trip when a series of disciplinary lapses nearly wrecked his cricketing career.

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has said that the board has every right to sack the coach of the national squad if he is not liked by the captain and the highest governing body of the game in the country.

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Cricket Australia has reached an in-principle agreement to host the game's biggest draw-card, India, in four out of six summers under the new Future Tours Program (2012-2017).

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He likes and enjoys women, vodka, smokes, a game of cards, laughs and fast cars, and at the Bradman Gala Dinner in Sydney on Wednesday night, former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne again demonstrated that old habits die hard.

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Expectations are high in these Caribbean islands and the 1.3 million population of Trinidad and Tobago are praying as they prepare to toast their cricket team's victory in Friday's IPL T20 final against New South Wales in Hyderabad.

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India may play in Australia in four out of six years under the new future cricket tours programme, reports said here on Friday.

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England's upcoming tour of South Africa has been billed as an acid test of their ability but for Ashes-winning off-spinner Graeme Swann nothing will ever compare to beating Australia.

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Sensational batting from Trinidad and Tobago saw them successfully chase down 176 against Cape Cobras and storm into the final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Thursday.

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Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik Thursday rang up Wasim Akram, former skipper of Pakistan's cricket team, to inquire about the health of his ailing wife Huma Akram, who is undergoing treatment at Apollo hospital in Chennai.

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Cape Cobras scored 175 for five against Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Thursday.

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Cape Cobras captain Andrew Puttick won the toss and elected to bat against Trinidad and Tobago in the second semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Thursday.

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The Chinese are here to learn the rudiments of cricket. The game is alien to them, but as a sporting superpower they know they can master the skills and be a force to reckon with sooner than later.

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Pakistan Thursday dropped senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq from their squad for the Test and limited-overs matches against New Zealand.

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England discard Monty Panesar took one expensive wicket for Highveld Lions against Eastern Cape Warriors Thursday in his South African four-day championship debut.

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China's cricket chiefs are so keen to make a mark in next year's Asian Games at home in Guangzhou that they have sent the women's team to train in India.

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Seasoned bowlers Abdur Razzak and Shahadat Hossain were on Thursday included in a 14-man Bangladesh squad to face Zimbabwe in a one-day series from next week.

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Daniel Vettori was named New Zealand cricketer of the year Thursday as part of a hat-trick of awards for the captain of the national team.

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Pakistan on Thursday recalled regular openers Salman Butt and Imran Farhat in their squads for next month's limited over series and Tests against New Zealand.

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New Zealand's cricket team wants coach Andy Moles sacked, and claim captain Daniel Vettori has effectively been filling the role for the last six months, a report said Thursday.

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A dominant display by New South Wales Blues saw them crush Victoria Bushrangers by 79 runs in the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Wednesday.

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New South Wales Blues scored 169 runs for seven wickets against Victoria Bushrangers in the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Wednesday.

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Ahead of their seven-match ODI series against Australia, Indian cricket squad spent a couple of hours practising hard at the nets on Wednesday here.

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New South Wales Blues won the toss and decided to bat against Victoria Bushrangers in their Champions League Twenty20 semi-final here Wednesday.

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India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will play for Surrey in 2010, the English county announced here on Wednesday.

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Depiste India's recent indifferent performance, Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team would be difficult to beat at home.

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West Indies batting great Brian Lara has said that he is willing to join other Caribbean cricket legends in rescuing the game in the region ahead of the winter tour of Australia.

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Karachi, Oct 21 (IANS) Pakistani cricketers will have to sign a new code of conduct before leaving for UAE to play in a limited-overs series, the country�s cricket chief announced Wednesday. The new order will bar players from speaking to

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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz has lambasted captain Younis Khan for raking up a controversy by resigning from his post, and said that he (Khan) should concentrate more on his batting rather than holding onto the captaincy.

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Following the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to reject Younis Khan’s resignation and appoint him captain till the 2011 World Cup.

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Former Pakistan cricket captain Ramiz Raja is pleased with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to retain Younis Khan as the captain of the national squad, saying the rejection of Khan’s resignation would improve the team’

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He’s known for his love of fast cars, and now Australia''s spin king Shane Warne will be revving up television screens as the host of a new series of Top Gear.

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New South Wales takes on Victoria in the first semi-final of the Champions League tournament here tonight. Here are some interesting facts related to the two teams.

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Nathan Bracken, Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich and Shaun Tait are set to leave women drooling after stripping off for a new calendar.<

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Australian cricket team coach Time Nielsen has said that he fears that captain-in-waiting Michael Clarke will be hampered by recurring back problems for the rest of his career.

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Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday he would prefer to win matches for Australia than chase the record-breaking feats of Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

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Islamabad, Oct 20 (ANI): Chairman of Pakistan’s National Assembly standing committee for sports, Jamshed Dasti, today said that this impression is quite wrong that he did not know cricket as he has played this game.He said that he did not commit any crime by calling captain Younis Khan.Dasti said that the standing committee has been tried to be disgraced but he would not take pressure from anybody and he would be calling again the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman and the captain to appear before the standing committee.

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New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Away from home, two Australian cricketing rivals, New South Wales Blues and Victoria Bushrangers, will challenge each other on Indian turf when they turn out for the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 at Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday.

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Former England batsman Graeme Hick and ex-England rugby union international Alastair Hignell were among those receiving honours from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II here on Tuesday.

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Sydney, Oct 20 (IANS) After pulling out of the first two seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Australia's new Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke wants to play next year in order to gain more experience in the format ahead of the World T20 in West Indies.

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Sydney, Oct 20(ANI): Australia has continued its domination in every aspect of cricket, as they have won the Indoor Cricket World Cup after beating arch rivals New Zealand by 11 runs in a low-scoring affair in Brisbane.The Australians displayed a tight bowling performance that restricted the Kiwis to a total of 44, with Daniel McLauchlan snaring figures of four for negative-nine.

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Sydney, Oct 20(ANI): New South Wales (NSW) have shown interest in signing two Indian batsmen --Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik and big-hitting West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard for this summer''s domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament.The decision comes against the backdrop of NSW’s success in the Champions League being held in India, where they have already earned a minimum of 500,000 dollars for reaching the semi-finals, and could take home as much as 2.5 million dollars for winning it.

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Karachi, Oct 20 (IANS) Pakistan captain Younis Khan Tuesday expressed his delight over the "show of support" extended to him by the country's cricket chief and said he was ready to lead his team in next month's limited-overs series against New Zealand.
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London, Oct 20(ANI): Sidelined England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard reckons that he still has four years as a top class bowler in him.The 32-year-old, who is a target of a host of counties, also believes that he has the ability to be committed to a club and give off his best.

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England will have to be at their ruthless best to secure a series win against the South Africans, feels ex-all-rounder Andrew Flintoff,

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Australia’s new Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke says he is willing to learn new tricks to ensure the team’s number one position in this format of the game as well.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting called for a rethink of one-day cricket to end meaningless dead rubbers as he left for a seven-game series in India.

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Pakistan skipper Younus Khan on Tuesday said he was ready to lead the team again after the country's cricket chief rejected his resignation, saying he had been heartened by shows of support.

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Delhi Daredevils finally got their act together and salvaged some pride with a consolation 30-run victory over Cape Cobras at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here Monday.

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Delhi Daredevils scored 114 for six against Cape Cobras in the Champions League Twenty20 Super Eight match at Ferozeshah Kotla here Monday evening.

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However, Butt made it clear during a press conference in Lahore that the PCB will not give any guarantees to Younis about his tenure as Pakistan captain

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Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) governing council Monday appointed all-rounder Shahid Afridi as Twenty20 captain on a long-term basis.

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Cape Cobras captain Andrew Puttick won the toss and elected to field against Delhi Daredevils in the last Super Eight match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Monday.

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Doping-tainted paceman Mohammad Asif has been ruled out of Pakistan's series against New Zealand next month as he cannot enter the United Arab Emirates, an official said Monday.

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Usain Bolt rose to superstar status on the athletics track, but the treble world record-holder showed his prowess on the cricket pitch in a charity match on Sunday.

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Trinidad and Tobago compiled the biggest total of the tournament enroute a 24-run victory over Diamond Eagles to move into the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 here Sunday.

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New South Wales Blues stormed into the semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 with a thumping six-wicket victory over Somerset here Sunday.

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Somerset scored 111 for seven against New South Wales in their Champions League Twenty20 Super Eight match here Sunday.

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Concerned by the recent controversy surrounding the Pakistan cricket, which was created following the resignation of captain Younis Khan

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Hamilton Masakadza smashed the 11th highest score in ODI history on Sunday when his career-best, unbeaten 178, led Zimbabwe to a 142-run win over Kenya.

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New South Wales captain Simon Katich won the toss and elected to field against Somerset in their Champions League Twenty20 Super Eight match here Sunday.

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Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has declared his intention to return as the Test spearhead this summer, and vowed to quit if he can''t measure up.

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No Indian team was left in contention for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 after Banglaore Royal Challengers thrashed Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets in the Super Eight match at M. Chinnaswamy stadium here Saturday.

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Mark Vermeulen, Forster Mutizwa and Brendan Taylor all scored half-centuries as Zimbabwe beat Kenya by six wickets to win the fourth one-day international and wrap up the five-game series on Saturday.

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Auckland (New Zealand), Oct.16 (ANI): Recently retired New Zealand Test all-rounder Jacob Oram has hit out at detractors who have questioned his commitment to the national team.The 31-year-old injury-prone Black Caps allrounder on Tuesday announced his retirement from test cricket in a bid to extend his longevity in shorter forms of the game.

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Bangalore, Oct. 16 (ANI): Former Australian opener Justin Langer, who now plays first class cricket for Sussex, has described Twenty20 cricket as a huge emotional, but brilliant exercise.''''It''s a massive emotional rollercoaster, Twenty20 cricket, and that was highlighted again here. It''s been amazing. Honestly, it''s a great thing. Brilliant. Look at the people jumping around … it''s brilliant. I''m rooted, I''ve got to say,'''' the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Langer as saying on the sidelines of a Deccan Chargers Vs Trinidad and Tobago Campions League 20-20 clash.

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Karachi, Oct.16 (ANI):  Enraged Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan, who resigned from the post earlier this week, has said that he would take back his resignation only after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) extends his tenure till the 2011 World Cup, and is given more powers as the skipper of the national squad.

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Michael Clarke will take over as captain of Australia's Twenty20 team from Ricky Ponting, Cricket Australia said on Friday.It follows Ponting?s decision last month to step down from international Twenty20 cricket and concentrate on leading Australia in Test and one-day cricket.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan on Thursday met the country's cricket chief to discuss his future after submitting his resignation over match-fixing allegations.

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Bangalore, Oct 16 (IANS) Bangalore Royal Challengers hopes of a semifinal berth in the Champions League Twenty20 received a jolt after going down to ictoria Bushrangers by seven wickets in Thursday's Super Eight league encounter.

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Chennai/New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh were Thursday sacked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after a review of their performance in the recent overseas tours.

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Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) The Indian Cricket board terminated its contract with Venkatesh Prasad as the bowling coach via an email sent to him Thursday morning and the 40-year old former India fast bowler said he was "disappointed and deeply hurt" by it.

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Marcus Trescothick, whose England career was ended by his inability to travel abroad, has returned home from India following a recurrence of a stress-related condition, his county Somerset said on Thursday.

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Openers David Obuya and Alex Obanda put on 119 as Kenya defeated Zimbabwe by 20 runs here on Thursday to cut the deficit in the five-match ODI series to 2-1.

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Younis Khan Thursday asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a captaincy tenure till the 2011 World Cup besides more powers, if it wants him to retract his resignation.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Thursday sacked bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh.

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Rahul Dravid, the only Indian other than Sachin Tendulkar to have scored 10,000 runs in both forms of the game, was omitted, at least from the first two games, from the Indian squad for the seven-match series against Australia commencing next we

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Axed England and Durham fast bowler Steve Harmison has postponed plans on Test retirement and vowed to regain his spot in the national squad.

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Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid was dropped while opening batsman Virender Sehwag made a comeback to the 15-member squad for the first two One-Day Internationals (ODI) of the seven-match series against Australia.

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India's cricket chiefs on Thursday sacked the national team's bowling and fielding coaches after the side's first-round exit from the Champions Trophy in South Africa.

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New Zealand Cricket is optimistic that they will host a tour by one of world cricket''s big four nations -- England, Australia, India and South Africa -- in each year of the next international calendar.

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International one-day cricket&rsquo;s top ranked bowler, Kyle Mills, believes that if New Zealand wins more of its matches in all forms of the game and wins something big, more of its players will feature actively in the lucrative IPL

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Queensland all-rounder Ryan Harris has signed for Yorkshire as the English county's overseas player for the 2010 season and sees it as a platform to secure another chance with Australia.

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Veteran Indian batsman Rahul Dravid's one-day future looked in doubt Thursday after he was dropped for the first two home matches against world champions Australia starting later this month.

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The New Zealand cricket selectors are gambling on injured captain Daniel Vettori and allrounder Jacob Oram being fit for next month's limited overs series against Pakistan.

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The New Zealand cricket squad for next month's one-day series against Pakistan, to be played in the United Arab Emirates, was named here Thursday.New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Shane Bond, Neil Broom, Ian Butler,

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Olympic 100m champion and world record holder Usain Bolt will switch from athletics to cricket on Sunday when he takes part in a celebrity match, organisers said.

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Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Indian Premier League champions Deccan Chargers were knocked out of the Champions League Twenty20 after going down to Trinidad and Tobago by three runs in a last-over thriller here Wednesday.

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Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago set a winning target of 150 runs for Deccan Chargers in a Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket match here Thursday.

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Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field against Trinidad and Tobago in their Group A Champions League Twenty20 cricket match here Wednesday.Teams: Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist (captain and wicket-keeper), VVS Laxman, Tirumalasetti Suman, Andrew Symonds,

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Sydney, Oct 14(ANI): Australian leg-spinner Bryce McGain has criticized the Australian team’s game plan of an all pace attack, saying that the selectors need to consider a change.Australia’s all pace attack has recently lost Test matches against India, New Zealand, South Africa and a modest England side during the Ashes series.

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London, Oct 14(ANI): Former Australian legend Shane Warne has urged the England team to avoid promoting fast bowler Stuart Broad as an all-rounder, as he reckons it would ruin the youngster’s career.Warne said expecting too much out of Broad could be counter-productive for the team during the tour of South Africa.

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Wellington/Mumbai, Oct.14 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi has raised the prospect of other countries, including South Africa, Australia or New Zealand hosting a similar league in the future.Though welcoming the news, New Zealand Cricket Chairman Justin Vaughan expressed doubts about New Zealand being in the market, given the unfavourable time of year to play cricket in this country.

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Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) The 2011 Cricket World Cup final will be played in Mumbai and one of the semi-finals at Mohali in Punjab.Two other matches will also be played at Mohali's Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium.

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Lahore, Oct.14 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is trying hard to help tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif obtain clearance from the Dubai authorities to enable him to play in the one-day series against New Zealand next month.

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London, Oct.14 (ANI): Former England Test all-rounder Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff''s declaration that he is keen to play in Australia is likely to spark a fierce inter-state bidding war for cricket''s freelance gun for hire.

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Antigua (West Indies), Oct.14 (ANI): The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its players have said that they are close to resolving their long-standing dispute, paving the way for a full-strength team to visit Australia later in the year.

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Mumbai will host the final and Mohali one of the semi-finals, according to the allocation of India's share of matches in the 2011 cricket World Cup announced on Wednesday.

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Disgruntled Pakistan captain Younus Khan said Wednesday that match-fixing claims were behind his shocking offer to resign and that he was hurt by an investigation into his team's Champions Trophy defeats.

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Lahore, Oct.14 (ANI): Pakistan National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Sports has rejected all match-fixing allegations leveled against captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam, saying it was all Indian propaganda to tarnish Pakistan cricket’s image.

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Wellington, Oct.14 (ANI): Wellington all-rounder James Franklin believes he is the man who can replace Jacob Oram in the New Zealand middle order lineup for Tests.Franklin, who represents the English county side Gloucestershire in the New Zealand off-season, has scored 904 runs at an average of 50.22 with three hundreds and also chipped in with 31 wickets at 29.12.

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Cricket Australia on Wednesday welcomed a breakthrough in negotiations over a West Indies' player dispute, opening the possibility of a full-strength team to tour Australia next month.

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Leg-spinner Graeme Cremer claimed career-best figures of 6-46 to guide Zimbabwe to a dominant 86-run win over Kenya in the second one-day international here on Tuesday.

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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Fast bowler Cornelius de Villiers bowled a sensational Super Over as Diamond Eagles qualified for the next stage of the Champions League Twenty20, knocking out Sussex Sharks in a thrilling Group B match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Tuesday.

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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Diamond Eagles moved into the next stage of the Champions League Twenty20, beating Sussex Sharks via the Super Over in a Group B match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Tuesday.

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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Sussex Sharks made 119 for seven in 20 overs against Diamond Eagles in a Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Tuesday.
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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Wayamba Elevens skipper Jehan Mubarak said his side's big loss to Delhi Daredevils in the opening match proved to be their bane in the Champions League Twenty20.

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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat against Diamond Eagles of South Africa in their Group B match of the Champions league Twenty20 cricket at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Tuesday.

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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Wayamba Elevens of Sri Lanka defeated Australia's Victoria Bushrangers by 15 runs in their Champions League Twenty20 Group D cricket match here Tuesday.

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Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Younis Khan has resigned as the Pakistan cricket captain following allegations of match fixing levelled against the team after its semi-final loss in the Champions Trophy.Younis tendered his resignation to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ejaz Butt Tuesday, the Online news agency reported.

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New Delhi, Oct 13(ANI): Former Australian legend Glenn McGrath will soon be doing double duty, that of representing the Delhi Daredevils and as well as being the bowling coach for New South Wales.McGrath, who is in India playing for Daredevils in the Champions League, has accepted an offer made by New South Wales coach Matt Mott, who had approached him for his services as the bowling coach for the Blues this summer.

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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Victoria Bushrangers qualified for the Super Eight stage despite a 15-run loss to Wayamba Elevens in the Champions Trophy Group D match at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Tuesday.

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Karachi, Oct. 13 (ANI): Pakistani opener Salman Butt has said that he will concentrate on scoring runs in domestic cricket and stick to his routine to reclaim his place in the national team.“The main thing for me to concentrate on at the moment is to score heavily in domestic cricket, stick to the basics and stick to my routines", PakPassion.net quoted the left handed batsman, as saying.

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Karachi, Oct. 13 (ANI): Former Pakistani leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has said the PCB should replace Pakistan captain Younis Khan with all-rounder Shahid Afridi.“I think, it would be better if the PCB change the captain (Younus Khan) and give the responsibility to Afridi. As Younus himself has said it does not bother him if he is not the captain and he is willing to play as a senior member of the side,” The News quoted Mushtaq, as saying.

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Karachi, Oct. 13 (ANI): Pakistani cricketer Imran Farhat has slammed former cricketers for criticising the team despite its good performance in the Champions Trophy.“A team should be criticised if it has performed below par, but if it has performed well, then it is not right to criticize them,” The News quoted Farhat, as saying.

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London, Oct.13 (ANI): Former England Test cricketer Andrew Flintoff has said that at one time his injuries were so severe that his wife Rachael had to dress him up.

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Melbourne, Oct.13 (ANI): Australia has squandered a once-in-a-generation opportunity to launch a lucrative Twenty20 tournament similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL).The proposed Southern Premier League - a franchise-based tri-nations competition featuring teams from Australia, South Africa and New Zealand - has come to naught.

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Melbourne, October 13 (ANI): Australian cricketer Michael Clarke has dismissed rumors that the date of his marriage with model fiancee Lara Bingle has been set.The sportsman insisted that they have no immediate plans of tying the knot.

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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Wayamba Elevens made 118 for nine in 20 overs in their Champions League Twenty20 Group D match against Victoria Bushrangers at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Tuesday.

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Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan offered his resignation Tuesday during a meeting called to investigate the team's defeats against Australia and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy this month.

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Andrew Flintoff wants to have a spell playing domestic cricket in Australia before the end of his career.The all-rounder, currently recovering from knee surgery, has retired from Test cricket because he feels his body can no longer take the strain of five-day matches.

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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Wayamba Elevens of Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against Victoria Bushrangers of Australia in their Champions League Twenty20 Group D cricket match at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Tuesday.

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Injury-plagued New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram announced Tuesday he is retiring from Test cricket in a bid to prolong his career in the shorter forms of the game.

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Bangalore, Oct 13 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Champions League Twenty20 match between Royal Challengers and Otaga Volts here Monday.
Royal Challengers
Jacques Kallis not out 73
Robin Uthappa c Cumming b Redmond 42
Virat Kohli c NL McCullum b Wagner 32

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Bangalore, Oct 13 (IANS) Jacques Kallis put up an all-round performance to guide Bangalore Royal Challengers to the second round of the Champions League Twenty20 with a 80-run win over Otago Volts at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Monday.

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Hamilton Masakadza hit 156 to help guide Zimbabwe to a crushing 91-run victory over Kenya in the first one-day international of a five-match series here on Monday.

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Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Somerset's entry into the Super Eight stage suffered a setback after a 44-run defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at the M.Chinnaswamy stadium here Monday.

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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A confident Victoria Bushrangers will look to assuring their place among the Super Eight teams when they take on Wayamba Eleven in the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Tuesday.

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Banglaore, Oct 12 (IANS) Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand's Otago in the Champions League Twenty20 Group C match here Monday.

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Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago defeated Somerset by 44 runs in their Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here Monday.

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Sydney, Oct 12(ANI): Australian middle-order batsman Callum Ferguson, who was injured during the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand has been ruled out of the Australian summer after a report confirmed that he had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.

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A leading expert is checking signatures by late cricket legend Donald Bradman sold by ex-England player Dermot Reeve which are said to be too messy to be genuine, the Bradman Foundation said on Monday.

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Former England skipper Mike Gatting believes it is unlikely Kevin Pietersen will be at his best on the upcoming tour of South Africa and has branded the batsman's inclusion in the tour party a gamble.

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Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago scored 150 for nine against Somerset in their Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket here Monday.

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Lahore, Oct.12 (ANI): Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who is undergoing a rehabilitation programme in London following a surgery on his left knee, is expected to get fit in time for the forthcoming New Zealand tour.

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Wellington, Oct. 12 (ANI): New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram has reportedly decided to retire from the Test cricket in order to prolong his one-day and Twenty20 cricket career.Oram, who wants remain injury free to perform well in the shorter versions of the game, may make an announcement about his retirement this week, Stuff.co.nz reports.

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London, Oct.12 (ANI): England team will not fall into the same Ashes trap that snared Michael Vaughan''s men four years ago, claims current skipper Andrew Strauss.Recalling the Ashes glory over Australia in 2005, which was celebrated long and hard for weeks, Strauss said that it was followed by a massive fall from grace in which Vaughan''s side lost 11 Tests out of 14 away from home and, rather than fulfil their dream of being the world''s No.1 side they dropped down the ranks like a brick.

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Since his retirement from international cricket last year, former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming has rejected two plum-coaching offers, one believed to be England.Stuff.co.nz quoted Fleming as saying that two of cricket''s leading nations had approached him to take over as coach – one a year ago, one in recent months – but he had turned both down.

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London, Oct. 12 (ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss has hinted that he may give a miss to team’s Bangladesh tour next year.Strauss, 32, has played nonstop cricket since taking over from Kevin Pietersen in January this year.He led England in two Test series against the West Indies, plotted an Ashes triumph over Australia and featured in 19 one-dayers, The Sun reports.

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Former England seamer Matthew Hoggard has described himself as bitterly disappointed at Yorkshire's decision to end his 15-year stay at the county.The 32-year-old was Yorkshire's leading wicket-taker in the recently completed 2009 County Championship but has not been offered a contract for next year, despite recently discussing the possibility of taking over the captaincy of the club.

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Australian batsman Callum Ferguson will have surgery next week to repair a damaged knee ligament and could be out of cricket for up to 12 months, Cricket Australia said on Monday.The 24-year-old right-hander, one of the stars of Australia's 6-1 one-day series win last month in England with an average of 64, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during the Champions Trophy in South Africa.

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Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat against Somerset in a Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at M. Chinnaswamy stadium here Monday.

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Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Jacques Kallis scored an unbeaten 73 to take Bangalore Royal Challengers to 188 for two against New Zealand's Otago Volts in the Champions League Twenty20 at M. Chinnaswamy stadium here Monday.

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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard of the Champions League Twenty20 Group D match between Delhi Daredevils and Wayamba Eleven here Sunday:
Delhi Daredevils
Tillekaratane Dilshan c Mubarak b Welegedara 10
Virender Sehwag run out (Jayawardene/de Zoysa) 66
Gautam Gambhir lbw b Mendis 3

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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Glenn McGrath showed his old mastery with the ball while Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik struck explosive half centuries to breathe life into Delhi Daredevils' Champions League campaign with a 50-run win over Wayamba Eleven in a Group B match here Sunday.
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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik smashed half centuries as Delhi Daredevils reached 170 for five against Wayamba Eleven in a Group D Champions League Twenty20 cricket match here Sunday.

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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) teams might be on the brink of exit but the New South Wales Blues and Sussex Sharks skippers feel it is too early to rule them out of the Champions League Twenty20 race.

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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) New South Wales Blues romped into the league stage with a 35-run win over Sussex Sharks in the Champions League Twenty20 Group B match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.The Blues are the second team after South Africa's Cape Cobras (Group C) to enter the second round.Opting to bat, Blues made 130 for two in 20 overs after Phil Hughes (62 not out) and Moises Henriques (51 not out) played sensible knocks on a slow track and added 90 runs for the third wicket.

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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat against Wayamba Elevens in a Group D match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.Daredevils, who lost the first match against Victoria Bushrangers, have included Glenn Mcgrath in the side for their must-win match.

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New South Wales Blues:
David Warner run out (Smith) 14
Phil Hughes not out 62
Daniel Smith c Martin-Jenkins b Chawla 2
Moises Henriques not out 51

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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) New South Wales Blues defeated Sussex Sharks by 35 runs in a Group B match to qualify for the quarterfinal league stage of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday.

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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Phillip Hughes and Moises Henriques struck unbeaten half-centuries as New South Wales scored 130 for two against Sussex Sharks in a Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Sunday.

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Karachi, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will be fit in time to get in contention for a place in the Test squad for the tour of New Zealand later this year after his knee surgery in London last week.Sources close to Akhtar told IANS Sunday that the pacer was treated by world famous knee specialist Andrew Williams in London and is now on a two-week rest after a successful surgery.

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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat against Sussex Sharks in the Group B Champions League Twenty20 cricket match at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Sunday.

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Karachi, Oct.11 (ANI):  Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan is uncertain about playing in the series against New Zealand starting next month in Abu Dhabi.Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wasim Bari told mediapersons that Khan would soon meet board chairman Ijaz Butt and brief him about his finger injury that he sustained just before the ICC Champions Trophy.

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Wellington, Oct 11(ANI): Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who launched a company called Digital Publications after his retirement, has said his involvement in the corporate world has been challenging, but he finally understands how business works after twelve months.

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Wellington, Oct 11(ANI): New Zealand all rounder Jacob Oram will reportedly announce his retirement from international Test and one-day cricket in the coming few days.Oram, who missed the final stages of the recent Champions Trophy held in South Africa due to a hamstring complaint, has been assessing his future since arriving home. It is said that he had discussions with New Zealand Cricket about retiring and could call a press conference as early as tomorrow to reveal his plans.

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London, Oct. 11 (ANI): With his smashing 136 for the club side Sutherland, forgotten opener Phil Jaques hopes to register his presence with Australian selectors.It was Jaques'' second century in as many innings since making a comeback from a career threatening back injury.

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London, Oct. 11 (ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss has invited a confrontation with Kevin Pietersen after saying that the ECB is right in using central contracts to regulate its players.

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Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Alfonso Thomas played a match-winning knock as Somerset pulled off a stunning one-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in a last-ball finish in a Group A Champions League Twenty20 game here Saturday

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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Champions League Twenty20 Group A match between Deccan Chargers and Somerset at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Saturday.
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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Somerset defeated Deccan Chargers by one wicket in a thrilling last-ball finish in a Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal here Saturday.

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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Deccan Chargers made 153 for nine wickets in 20 overs against Somerset in a Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal here Saturday.

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New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils will have plenty of catching up to do when they take on Sri Lanka's Wayamba Elevens in their second Group D match of the Champions League Twenty20 here Sunday.Daredevils have to recover from the seven-wicket drubbing they received at the hands of Victoria Bushrangers if they want to stay alive in the tournament. Daredevils new skipper Gautam Gambhir said they can still comeback in the torunament.

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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Champions League Twenty20 Group C match between Cape Cobras and Otago here Saturday.

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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Cape Cobras sailed into the quarterfinal league stage of the Champions League Twenty20 with a 54-run win over Otago Volts in their second Group C match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Saturday.

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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Somerset captain Justin Langer won the toss and elected to field against Deccan Chargers in a Group A Champions League Twenty20 match here Saturday.

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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Cape Cobras beat Otago Volts by 54 runs in a Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Saturday

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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Captain Andrew Puttick scored the maiden century of the Champions League Twenty20 as Cape Cobras made 193 for four in 20 overs against Otago Volts in a Group C match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Saturday.

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Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Otago Volts captain Craig Cumming won the toss and elected to field against Cape Cobras in a Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at the Uppal here Saturday.

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London, Oct 10 (ANI): England fast bowler Steve Harmison has agreed a new four-year contract with Durham worth around 600,000 pounds.The move shows that Harmison, axed by England from this winter tour to South Africa, has no thoughts of retirement.

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Lahore, Oct.10 (ANI): Outgoing Pakistan cricket team manager Yawar Saeed has warned young all-rounder Fawad Alam to change his attitude if he wants to play for Pakistan for a longer period.Saeed said Alam, who has been fined twice in the recent past, is a talented cricketer, but he needed to improve his attitude.

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Lahore, Oct.10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is against playing its matches in India during the 2011 World Cup, and has reportedly asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift its matches to Sri Lanka or Bangladesh.

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Lahore, Oct.10 (ANI): Following Pakistan’s failure to make it to the ICC Champions Trophy final, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to name flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi as captain of the one-day squad.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the match between Delhi Daredevils and Victoria Bushrangers in a Group D match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Friday.
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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Victoria Bushrangers put up a clinical show to beat Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets in a Group D encounter of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here Friday.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Victoria Bushrangers beat Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets in a Group D match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Ferzoeshah Kotla here Friday.
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Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) Eden Gardens will host the fourth game of the coming One-Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka, its first big match involving national sides in two years.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils were all out for 98 in 20 overs against Victoria Bushrangers in a Group D match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here Friday.

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New Delhi, Oct 9(ANI): Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh on Friday said that the upcoming India-Australia series, which begins from October 25, will be a close one as India would be looking forward to display a better performance after their disappointing Champions Trophy campaign.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) New South Wales Blues captain Simon Katich feels that experience will play a crucial role in adapting to challenging conditions on Indian pitches in the Champions League Twenty20.The Australian opener scored a classy 53 on a slow track at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium to steer Blues to a convincing 53-run win over South Africa's Diamond Eagles here Friday.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Champions League Group B match between new South Wales and Diamond Eagles here Friday:

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Stuart Clark and Brett Lee bowled inspiring spells to guide New South Wales Blues to a 53-run victory over Diamond Eagles in the opening Group B encounter of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Friday.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils won the toss and decided to bat against Victoria Bushrangers in Champions League Twenty20 Group D match at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Friday.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) In a bid to fill up the empty stands at different centres, the organisers of the Twenty20 Champions League are reportedly distributing complimentary passes to fetch spectators.A top official of the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) told IANS that the governing council of the Champions League is sending free passes to all the local associations to distribute among fans and budding cricketers.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) New South Wales Blues beat Diamond Eagles by 53 runs in the Chmapions League Twenty20 at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Friday.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Former Australian captain Steve Waugh believes the fate of One-day International (ODI) cricket, facing a survival threat from the Twenty20s, will be known in another year.With Twenty20 cricket becoming popular among cricket fans, there are calls from players and officials to innovate the One-day format to keep the interest.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Ishant Sharma might not be bowling at his best, but he would certainly be heartened by Steve Waugh's encouraging words. The former Australia captain sees a bit of Glenn McGrath in the lanky Indian pacer.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) New South Wales (NSW) Blues were dismissed for 144 for six in their 20 overs by Diamond Eagles in the Champions Leagues Twenty20 at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Friday.

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New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) New South Wales Blues captain Simon Katich won the toss and elected to bat against Diamond Eagles in the opening Group B Champions League Twenty20 cricket match at Ferozeshah