New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Dominating performances by batsmen helped Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh to get control of their matches on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League fixtures Wednesday.

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New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Fast bowler Ashish Nehra, who made an impressive return to international cricket after four years, was rewarded with a Grade B retainership while Irfan Pathan was demoted to Grade C by the Indian cricket board Wednesday.

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Kanpur, Nov 25 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid hit a classy 144 in the second Test against Sri Lanka here Wednesday and became the fourth highest scorer in Tests.Dravid now aggregates 11,182 runs at an average of 53.50 from 136 Tests and surpassed Allan Border's aggregate of 11,174 runs from 156 Tests at an average of 50.56.

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Kanpur, Nov 25 (IANS) India were on top with a huge first innings lead of 576 runs at the end of the second day's play against Sri Lanka in the second cricket Test at the Green Park Stadium here Wednesday.

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Sydney, Nov 25: West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has vowed to score a century for his ill mother in the first Test of the Frank Worrell Trophy starting Thursday.Gayle''s mother, Heazlyn Gilroy, was admitted to the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston last week with a heart problem, forcing Gayle to immediately rush back from Brisbane to Jamaica and putting in doubt his participation in the first Test.

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Sydney, Nov 25(ANI): Australian middle-order batsman Mike Hussey will be aiming to re-establish himself as an indispensable figure in the squad during the Frank Worrell Trophy.

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Melbourne, Nov.25 (ANI): Australian cricket fans are worried that the billion-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) will emerge as the biggest threat to the health of international cricket in the near future.

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New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar has made Maharashtra famous all over the world, Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi said Wednesday even as he felt the cricket icon should have avoided the Mumbai belongs to all Indians comment as it is an issue for his party.

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Kanpur, Nov 25 (IANS) India were bowled out for 642 runs in the first innings by Sri Lanka on the second day of the second cricket Test at the Green Park stadium here Wednesday.

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Cape Town (South Africa), Nov.25 (ANI): England fast bowler James Anderson has cleared the air with skipper Alastair Cook, insisting that he does not want his best mate''s job.Anderson, 27, rejected claims that he was furious at not being named England''s vice-captain.

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Kanpur, Nov 25 (IANS) India were 639 for seven in their first innings at tea against Sri Lanka on the second day of the second cricket Test at the Green Park stadium here Wednesday.

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London, Nov 25 (ANI): Hair loss cure adverts featuring cricket legends Shane Warne and Graham Gooch have been banned after complains from newspaper readers.

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Cape Town (South Africa), Nov.25 (ANI): Eoin Morgan and Jonathan Trott are expected to head the next group of England players chasing the potential riches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2010.

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Brisbane (Australia), Nov.25 (ANI): CROWDS watching cricket at the Gabba here, will be subjected to some very tight restrictions, including a blitz on drunks and hooligans.

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Lahore, Nov.25 (ANI):  The Pakistan Cricket Board’s  (PCB) expectations of making huge money from the New Zealand Test series has been shattered, as it has failed to find a title sponsor for the three match series.

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Brisbane (Australia), Nov.25 (ANI): The West Indies will take on Australia in the first Test at the Gabba here without the services of key middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan, who suffered a training mishap.

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London, Nov 25 (ANI): England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and his wife Jessica Taylor are expecting their first child.Former Liberty X singer Taylor, 29, is due to give birth early next summer.

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London, Nov. 25 (ANI): Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick has revealed that he was on the verge of harming himself at one stage because of the depressions that curtailed his international cricket career.

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Islamabad, Nov.25 (ANI): Young Pakistan middle order batsman Shahzaib Hasan Khan, who was part of the World T20 winning team, credits his satisfactory show in the tournament to Shahid Afridi and Younus Khan.

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Rahul Dravid scored his 28th century as India reached a strong 535-4 at lunch on the second day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.Dravid smashed 15 fours and a six in his superb 144-run knock and shared 94 runs for the third wicket with Sachin Tendulkar (40) to build on India's overnight score of 417-2.

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Kanpur, Nov 25 (IANS) India were 535 for four at lunch on the second day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at Green Park here Wednesday.

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