A confused Suresh Raina?s near-century paved the way for the Chennai Super Kings? second victory of the Indian Premier League over the Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.

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A cocktail of poor weather and poor form hit the West Indies' preparations for next week's first Test against England as the tourists finished the rain-hit opening day of their four-day match against England Lions on 76-4.

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Deccan Chargers surrendered the last perfect Indian Premier League record this season after a six-wicket loss to Delhi Daredevils Thursday.

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Pakistan can beat Australia Friday to keep alive their hopes of winning the current one-day series, coach Intikhab Alam said Thursday.

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Australia are slight favourites to retain the Ashes against England this year, former captain Steve Waugh said Thursday.Waugh said there wasn't much to choose between the two great rivals, but Australia had the edge ahead of the July-August five-Test series in England.

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South African seamer Yusuf Abdulla and batsman Mark Boucher held their nerve under pressure in last-over finishes in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday.

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Ian Bell was left feeling both frustrated and fearful for his England future after being left out of the squad for next week's first Test against the West Indies at Lord's.

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Mumbai Indians' Jean-Paul Duminy smashed a solid half-century but failed to stop Kings XI Punjab from posting a tense three-run win in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday.

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed here on Wednesday their plans to stage a two-division Twenty20 competition next year, an event they hope will rival the Indian Premier League.

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Graham Onions celebrated being called up into England's squad for next week's first Test against the West Indies by taking six wickets for county champions Durham against Somerset on Wednesday.

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan was one of several experienced players left out when a 12-man squad was announced on Wednesday for next week's first Test against the West Indies at Lord's.Vaughan had been tipped for a return at No 3 in the batting order, having not played international cricket since resigning from the captaincy against South Africa last year.

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Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has been fined an undisclosed sum of his match fee and warned after his comments about Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, officials said Wednesday.The 33-year-old, whose bowling action was reported as illegal during the second one-dayer against Australia on Friday, accused Watson, via the media, of complaining to the on-field umpires about it.

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India's cricket chiefs on Wednesday said players signed up with an unauthorised Twenty20 league would be allowed to play in official matches if they severed links with the rebel body.

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England captain Andrew Strauss said it was wrong to criticise Andrew Flintoff for playing in the Indian Premier League after the all-rounder sustained a knee injury ahead of an Ashes series.

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Yusuf Pathan was the 62-run hero on Tuesday as title holders Rajasthan Royals defeated Delhi Daredevils by five wickets in an Indian Premier League thriller.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is expected to be fit for June's World Twenty20 event after he underwent keyhole surgery on his right knee, the England and Wales Cricket (Board) said Tuesday.

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India will organise a major part of cricket's World Cup in 2011 after Pakistan were stripped of co-hosting rights, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.

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After missing out on the chance to impress in the Indian Premier League (IPL), leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is hoping his performances for Essex will persuade Pakistan's selectors to include him in their squad for the World Twenty20 here in June.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke has denied teammate Shane Watson approached umpires to complain about Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal's bowling action.Ajmal, whose action was reported as illegal during the second one-dayer in Dubai on Friday, accused Watson of speaking with the on-field umpires about him.

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Michael Clarke's all-round performance helped his team give Pakistan a dose of their own medicine as Australia won the third day-night international by 27 runs at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Monday.

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Senior pros Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya produced vintage strokeplay to give Mumbai Indians a key victory in the Indian Premier League here on Monday.The ageing duo hammered 127 for the first wicket from just 12.2 overs as Mumbai scored 187-6 in 20 overs after electing to take first strike and then bowled out Kolkata Knight Riders for 95 in 15.2 overs.

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Australia made 198-7 in their allotted 50 overs in the third day-night international against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Monday.The five-match series is tied at 1-1.

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Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs clobbered the Chennai Super Kings attack to hand Deccan Chargers their fourth successive win in the Indian Premier League on Monday.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke won the toss and opted to bat in the third day-night international against Pakistan at the Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Monday.

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Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal Monday blamed Australian all-rounder Shane Watson for tipping off umpires which led to his bowling action being reported as illegal.

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Twenty20 was considered a spinners' graveyard till a skilful band of slow bowlers changed it all with bewitching shows in the ongoing Indian Premier League in South Africa.

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It appears the Twenty20 format is for cricketers in their mid-30s, going by early performances in the Indian Premier League in South Africa.

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Australia opening batsman Phillip Hughes rounded off a productive week by making 74 as Middlesex thrashed Scotland by 162 runs in their Friends Provident Trophy one-day match at Lord's on Sunday.

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Alastair Cook said he was fit for next month's first Test against the West Indies after scoring an unbeaten 74 against the tourists for Essex here on Sunday.

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Kumar Sangakkara and Irfan Pathan inspired the Kings XI Punjab to a 27-run win over the Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match at Newlands Sunday.

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A new attempt to bring limited-overs cricket to American audiences has started signing talent in hopes of a breakthrough in a land where baseball is the national pastime.

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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has accused the sport's governing body of inconsistency after off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was reported for illegal bowling action on Sunday.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a quickfire half-century to power Delhi Daredevils to a six-wicket win over Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.

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Pakistan have been fined for a slow over rate during the second one-day match against Australia, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Sunday.

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Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz said Sunday said he was relishing the challenge of bowling against Pakistan's batsmen, who were adept at playing slow bowlers.

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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam urged his pace spearheads to provide early breakthroughs to keep Australia to a low score in the third one-day international here on Monday.

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Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed will return home after pulling his hamstring in the first match of the one-day series against Australia, team manager Yawar Saeed said Sunday.

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Kevin Pietersen's inability to inspire an abject Bangalore side and Andrew Flintoff's injury grabbed the headlines after a frantic opening week of the Indian Premier League.

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Steady rain caused the abandonment of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders without a ball bowled at Newlands Saturday.

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Essex batsman Alastair Cook played through the pain barrier against West Indies at Chelmsford on Saturday.

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A spinning masterclass from Pragyan Ojha and disciplined back-up from Venugopal Rao ensured Deccan Chargers consolidated their position at the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table with a 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians here on Saturday.

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Exiled Andrew Symonds capped his international comeback with useful allround contributions in Australia's win in the second match against Pakistan on Friday, saying it gave him belief he can still excel.

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Famed paceman Waqar Younis Saturday said Pakistan should play arch-rivals India in the neutral venues of the United Arab Emirates after political tensions put home fixtures on hold.

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Cricket's governing body Saturday pledged support for cricket-deprived Pakistan after the troubled country was stripped of its share of 2011 World Cup matches because of security fears.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke said he was pleased with his team's show of character to level the five-match one-day series against Pakistan, and targeted wins in the remaining fixtures.

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Australian bowlers unleashed tight line and length to fold Pakistan's innings at 207 in 46.2 overs in the second day-night international here at the Dubai Stadium on Friday.

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Ravi Bopara scored 84 as Kings XI Punjab defeated Bangalore Royal Challengers by seven wickets Friday to claim their first Indian Premier League victory this season.

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Pakistan were bowled out for 207 in 46.1 overs against Australia in the second day-night international at the Dubai cricket stadium on Friday.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is to undergo surgery on his right knee, ruling him out of the upcoming two-Test series against the West Indies.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan won the toss and decided to bat in the second one-day international against Australia at the Dubai Stadium here on Friday.

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Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan said Friday international cricket authorities should swap the 2011 and 2015 World Cup venues, rather than deprive Pakistan of its matches in the earlier tournament.

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Big-hitting Yusuf Pathan and teenage paceman Kamran Khan steered Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling IPL win on Thursday as AB de Villiers edged Matthew Hayden in the battle of the master-blasters.

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Australia batting prodigy Phillip Hughes marked his Middlesex debut with 100 not out at Lord's here on Thursday.

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Yusuf Pathan slammed 18 runs off four balls as the Rajasthan Royals snatched victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders in a 'super over' after their Indian Premier League match ended in a tie at Newlands Thursday.

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AB de Villiers won the battle of the master blasters against Matthew Hayden on Thursday to give Delhi Daredevils a nine-run win over Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League thriller.

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Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said Thursday he preferred scoring runs to taking wickets, as his fans liked him more for hitting boundaries than dismissing batsmen.

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Pakistan legend Javed Miandad said Thursday a "conspiracy" seeking to undermine his country was behind its increasing isolation in world cricket.Pakistan were left to play their latest cricket series at the neutral venues of Dubai and Abu Dhabi after Australia refused to tour the troubled country, describing it as a high risk for their players.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke said his batsmen will study television footage in a bid to get the edge on a threatening Pakistani spin attack in the second one-day international here Friday.

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The Indian Premier League has refused to enlist the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit despite fears the glitzy Twenty20 event could fall prey to match fixers.

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The Indian Premier League may have brought money and fame for many, but the glitzy Twenty20 tournament is proving a bitter pill for some home-grown players.

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Former captain Imran Khan -- who bowled the first ever ball in a day-night game under lights -- was full of praise for the new stadium where Pakistan played Australia in the opening match on Wednesday.

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West Indies' coach John Dyson's criticisms of the Grace Road pitch were not forgotten in a hurry as Leicestershire rejected his request to use the middle for extra practice.

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Adam Gilchrist blasted 71 off 45 balls as the Deccan Chargers went to the top of the table with a 24-run win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in an Indian Premier League match at Newlands Wednesday.

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Shahid Afridi exposed Australia's frailties against spin to help Pakistan rout their opponents for 168 in the first day-night international at the Dubai Stadium here on Wednesday.

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Pakistan has lodged a protest with cricket's governing body over the shifting of World Cup 2011 matches due to be staged in the country to other nations, an official said Wednesday.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke won the toss and opted to bat in the first one-day international against Pakistan at the Dubai Stadium here on Wednesday.

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They are well used to seeing a Simmons in the runs at Grace Road but on Tuesday Leicestershire' were on the receiving end as the West Indies piled up a significant lead.

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Chris Gayle gave a magnificent display of power-hitting before rain played spoilsport in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday.The West Indies captain smashed four sixes in his 26-ball unbeaten 44 to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to an 11-run victory over Kings XI Punjab in a rain-hit match.

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Chris Gayle hammered an explosive 44 not out to power Kolkata Knight Riders to an 11-run victory over Kings XI Punjab in a rain-hit Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.

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Australia batsman Phillip Hughes says it will be the realisation of a childhood dream if he plays against England in the Ashes this year.The 20-year-old left-hander is in possession of one of the two opening spots after a blistering start to his Test career during Australia's recent 2-1 Test series win in South Africa.

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With five sons, four daughters and a wife to feed, Mohammad Rasheed has become a casualty of Pakistan's descent into the sporting wilderness.

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West Indies coach John Dyson criticised the state of the Grace Road pitch after 14 wickets fell on the first day of his side's opening tour match against Leicestershire here on Monday.

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Cricket 'golden oldies' Matthew Hayden and Muttiah Muralitharan powered Chennai Super Kings to a 92-run win over Bangalore Royal Challengers on Monday in the Indian Premier League.

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Manager Roy Torrens on Monday hailed the Ireland team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in South Africa as the best to represent the country."They are even better than the side that shocked Pakistan and Bangladesh at the last World Cup," said the man involved for 40 years with the national team as a player, selector, official and manager.

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Pakistan have arranged unprecedented security arrangements for Australian cricketers during the limited over series here, an official said Monday.

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Australian team coach Tim Nielsen Monday said playing Pakistan at a neutral venue was the only way for the two sides to meet, with fears about security in the South Asian nation keeping cricket away.

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New Zealand is unlikely to host a full cricket series against Pakistan at the end of the year to replace a scheduled tour of the country, New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said Monday.However, it would be keen to host a Test series in December, with one-day matches being rescheduled to another time, Vaughan told the New Zealand Press Association.

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Rain and a floodlight failure took the gloss off the second day of the Indian Premier League's double-header weekend at Newlands Sunday.A grey first day provided enough cricket and entertainment, including an expensive and spectacular opening ceremony, to satisfy a capacity crowd.

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Australian captain Michael Clarke said Sunday his team was looking forward to facing Pakistan in the forthcoming limited over series, to be played in the United Arab Emirates for security concerns."All of us are very happy to be playing Pakistan," Clarke told a news conference after his team arrived for the series of five one-day and one Twenty20 match, to be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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West Indies coach John Dyson shrugged off the Indian Premier League absences of skipper Chris Gayle and pace spearhead Fidel Edwards as the Caribbean side looked ahead to their Test series against England.Both Gayle and Edwards will not link up with the touring party until May 2, but former Australian batsman Dyson does not believe the absence of the captain will be a handicap and reckons it will be a challenge for acting skipper Denesh Ramdin.

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Fast bowler RP Singh took four wickets as the Deccan Chargers gained a comfortable eight-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League crown at Newlands Sunday.Singh took four for 22 as Kolkata struggled to 101 all out on a lively pitch.

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Netherlands opening bowler Edgar Schiferli was named best player of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament on Sunday.Schiferli pipped two opening batsman, team-mate Alexei Kervezee and Ireland captain William Porterfield, for the award after the 19-day final qualifying tournament for the showcase of one-day international cricket

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William Porterfield and Trent Johnston shone as Ireland crushed Canada by nine wickets in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament final on Sunday.

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New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori took three for 15 as the Delhi Daredevils won a rain-shortened Indian Premier League match against Kings XI Punjab by ten wickets at Newlands Sunday

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The Indian Premier League started on foreign soil with an explosion of entertainment and two cricket upsets at Newlands Saturday.A sell-out crowd - although there were gaps in the IPL hospitality area - saw both last year's finalists defeated at the start of the five-week tournament moved from India because of security concerns.

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Veteran Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble sent the Rajasthan Royals crashing to defeat when they started the defence of their Indian Premier League crown at Newlands Saturday.

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Sachin Tendulkar hit an unbeaten half-century as he led the Mumbai Indians to a 19-run win against the Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the Indian Premier League at Newlands on Saturday.

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Cricket's world governing body on Saturday rejected an application by a rebel Indian league for authorised unofficial status, saying it did not meet its criteria.

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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam Saturday accused world cricket authorities of "unjustly" stripping his country of its right to host matches in the 2011 World Cup.

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Ireland will lack star batsman Eoin Morgan whey they face Canada here on Sunday in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier final.

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The Afghanistan cricket dreamers are at it again. Not satisfied with a meteoric rise from fifth-division non-entities to the verge of World Cup qualification within one year, they have adjusted their sights to facing the likes of Australia and Pakistan at one-day level.

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Their owner may have been the most visible presence in the pre-tournament build-up, but the Kolkata Knight Riders will seek to show they are capable of playing good cricket when they open their Indian Premier League campaign against the Deccan Chargers at Newlands on Sunday.

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When Shane Warne returns to competitive cricket with the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Saturday, he'll be doing so in an unfamiliar climate.

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Former World Cup-winning Springbok captain Francois Pienaar is assisting the Indian Premier League (IPL) marketing team in South Africa and admits getting locals to buy into the tournament concept has been a big challenge.

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Australia regained their world number two ranking with a comfortable 47-run win over South Africa in the fifth and final one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.Australia took advantage of being given first use of an excellent batting pitch by South African captain Graeme Smith, making 303 for seven despite a mid-innings stumble.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday agreed to review security at international matches following the ambush of the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March which left eight policemen dead.

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Australia made a flying start, stumbled in mid-innings but still managed a total of 303 for seven in the fifth and final one-day international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium here on Friday.

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New Zealander Brendon McCullum was on Friday named captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League.

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Canada, Ireland, Kenya and Netherlands will represent the minnows of cricket at the 2011 World Cup after a thrilling climax to the qualifiers Friday.

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Canada, Ireland, Kenya and Netherlands will represent the minnows of cricket at the 2011 World Cup after a thrilling climax to the qualifiers Friday.

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England batsman Kevin Pietersen returns to South Africa for his first taste of the Indian Premier League (IPL) knowing many from his homeland are unlikely to welcome him with open arms.

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Pakistan was stripped of its 2011 World Cup matches by the International Cricket Council on Friday as growing security concerns cast the Asian giants firmly into the sporting wilderness.

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South Africa won the toss and decided to send Australia in to bat in the fifth and final one-day international against Australia at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.

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When the glitz and the glamour of the build-up to the Indian Premier League makes way for cricket action Saturday, past form will not count for much.

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England Test reject Ian Bell smashed a fine 172 to hammer home his case for a Test recall on Thursday.

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South African spinner Johan Botha, reported for a suspected illegal bowling action, will sit out his team's final one-day international against Australia at the Wanderers Stadium Friday.

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Fayyaz Ahmed of the United Arab Emirates has been reported for a suspicious bowling action during the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in South Africa.

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France's cricket association is planning to arrange a re-match of the 1900 Olympic final which they lost to Great Britain, officials from France Cricket revealed on Thursday.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi confirmed Thursday that a 'strategy break' will be introduced for the forthcoming season in South Africa.

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Opener Karim Sadiq dreams of scoring a century on Friday and snatching a place at the 2011 World Cup for mighty minnows Afghanistan.

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Throughout his career, England's new team director Andy Flower has shown a willingness to confront adversity that will stand him in good stead as he seeks to rejuvenate an ailing England side.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle will head up the Caribbean swashbucklers at the second Indian Premier League tournament.

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A year ago in New Zealand, where cricket struggles to make a dollar, players would have scoffed at suggestions they could earn a fortune from playing a handful of Twenty20 games.

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Moving the Indian Premier League (IPL) extravaganza to South Africa will help create a silver lining to the grey economic clouds hovering above the country.

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Sleepy Southampton on England's south coast is an unlikely birthplace for a revolution, but on Friday, June 13, 2003, the first shots were fired in cricket's brave new world.

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The Indian Premier League may bring unforseen riches to the world's top cricketers, but not everyone has fallen for the lure of the lucre.

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Little-known cricketers and underdogs go into the Indian Premier League in South Africa with keen expectations as the event is not all about favourites.

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The involvement of some of Bollywood's biggest stars in the Indian Premier League (IPL) means the world's best one-day cricketers are not the only draw when the competition starts this weekend.

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Sri Lankan cricketers will be wary, changed men when they line-up at the IPL, their first foreign assignment since they were caught up in the bloodbath of Lahore.

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Ian Bell hammered home his Ashes credentials on the first day of the English county championship on Wednesday with an unbeaten 84 for Warwickshire against Somerset at Taunton.

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Fast bowler Brett Lee will miss Kings XI Punjab's opening matches in the Indian Premier League despite being withdrawn from the Australia ODI squad to play Pakistan in Dubai.

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Ireland beat the Netherlands by six wickets in Pretoria on Wednesday to clinch a second consecutive appearance at the World Cup.

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Injury-plagued pace bowler Simon Jones will undergo further knee surgery on Thursday which will almost certainly rule him out of the Ashes.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi promised Wednesday a non-stop carnival atmosphere at this year's tournament in South Africa.

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Andy Flower was on Wednesday named as the new England team director by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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South African off-spinner Johan Botha has been reported for a suspect bowling action for the second time in his career, the International Cricket Council said Wednesday.

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Kevin Pietersen should not be surprised if he finds life tough in the exclusive Indian Premier League million-dollar club.

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Monideepa Bose can't wait for the Indian Premier League to start, even though the glitzy Twenty20 tournament is taking place in far away South Africa rather than at home.

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The weight of expectation is firmly on the shoulders of England heavyweights Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen after their high-profile signings for the IPL.

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Country comes before cash for Australia's elite cricketers with international commitments and the battle for the Ashes pushing the glitzy Indian Premier League into the background.

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The IPL, with instant millionaires and lashings of Bollywood stardust, begins its second season on Saturday, thousands of kilometres from home and with controversy raging in its slipstream.

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The Indian Premier League will be missing one spicy ingredient from its heady mix in 2009 after Pakistan's exhilarating players were exiled from the money-spinning tournament.

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Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan is confident increased availability of international players will make the team more competitive in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Cape Town is readying for the biggest celebrity influx of the year as the off-field stars of the Indian Premier League (IPL) converge on the Mother City.

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England star Kevin Pietersen will have a bunch of naughty' and hottie cheerleaders rooting from the sidelines when he makes his Indian Premier League debut on Saturday.

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Two British cricket teams are on their way to Mount Everest to play the sport's highest-ever match -- lugging bats, pads and even their own pitch with them.

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Sleeping on railway platforms and going hungry was Kamran Khan's daily, depressing routine as he struggled with abject poverty in his dusty home town of Azamgarh in eastern India.

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Afghanistan hopes of clinching a 2011 Cricket World Cup place just eight years after the national team was formed were all but dashed on Monday.

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Herschelle Gibbs made an emotional return to form as he and AB de Villiers thrashed Australia's bowling to put South Africa in a strong position in the fourth one-day international at St George's Park here on Monday.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has reached a compromise with South African cricket provinces over the allocation of corporate suites, ending a row which threatened the tournament.

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Sachin Tendulkar on Monday came face to face with himself, as a new waxwork figure of the Indian cricket legend was unveiled in his home city of Mumbai after demand from the public.

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Australia won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the fourth one-day international at St George's Park here on Monday.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff insisted on Sunday his lucrative involvement in the Indian Premier League will not eat away at his powers as a potential Ashes winner.

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Former England skipper Michael Vaughan suffered a setback in his attempts to force his way back into the Ashes reckoning when he made just 12 playing for the MCC against county champions Durham on Sunday.

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Afghanistan's magical cricket ride stops off at LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria Monday with Canada the latest rivals of a team that refuses to give up on its World Cup dream.

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Shane Warne admits his Rajasthan Royals team have suffered a big blow with the absence of Shane Watson and Sohail Tanvir, two of the stars of the underdog franchise that won the first Indian Premier League.

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Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals made a losing start to their South African campaign when they lost by 27 runs against the Cape Cobras in an Indian Premier League warm-up match at Newlands Saturday.

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Cricket minnows Afghanistan kept alive their dream of a place at the 2011 World Cup with a shock 22-run victory over Ireland on Saturday.

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Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq Friday lashed out at Pakistan for making a U-turn on selecting cricketers from an unrecognised Indian league and succumbing to "pressure."

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Star Canada batsman John Davison will miss the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifer Super 8 starting Saturday in South Africa because of injury.

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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam took heart Friday from Australia's vulnerability on spin, saying his slow bowlers could emulate South Africa's success over the world champions.

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Cricket's Indian Premier League could have taken place in India if organisers had listened to suggestions and not put pressure on the government, a senior minister said on Friday.

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Minnows Afghanistan received a twin boost ahead of a make-or-break 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Super 8 clash against mighty Ireland in South Africa Saturday.

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Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers shared a century partnership as South Africa made a competitive total of 289 for six in the third one-day international against Australia at Newlands on Thursday.

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South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the third one-day international against Australia at Newlands here on Thursday.

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Afghanistan coach Kabir Khan believes his 'miracle men' can defy daunting odds again and snatch a place at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan Wednesday said he regretted that Australia had rested some of its best players from the squad to face his own in a limited-overs series later this month.

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Wisden published its first ever Test match Dream XI on Wednesday with Kevin Pietersen the only England player to make the line-up in the sport's annual of record.

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Andrew Strauss is adamant he has no qualms about being left out of hosts England's squad for the upcoming World Twenty20, even though he's the captain of his country's Test and one-day teams.

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Australia omitted a trio of star players from its squad to face Pakistan this month, preferring to rest them ahead of the Ashes campaign in England.

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Pakistan will not field rebel cricketers until it receives clarification on the status of their contracts in India and a decision by the sport's governing body, an official said Tuesday.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men were Tuesday hailed as India's "best ever" cricket team after winning the country's first Test series in New Zealand in 41 years.

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New Zealand's selectors have gambled on injury-prone all-rounder Jacob Oram being fit for the ICC World Twenty20 in June, naming him in a 15-man squad announced Tuesday.

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India's Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Tuesday a magnificent team effort had led to the country's first series win in New Zealand for four decades.

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England do know what it is like to win the World Cup on Australian soil and they have had the measure of their oldest enemy in recent times.

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India secured their first series win in New Zealand since 1968 on Tuesday after drawing the third Test.Rain may have prevented the tourists thrashing the home side, but the draw was all they needed for the historic 1-0 series win.

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Disgraced financier Allen Stanford cried, threatened and denied any wrongdoing in his first interview, to be broadcast late Monday, since being accused of masterminding a 9.2-billion-dollar fraud.

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Omani Syed Amir Ali faces tests after using a suspected illegal bowling action during a 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in South Africa, the organisers said on Monday.

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Ireland outplayed Canada in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier feature match here on Monday while fairytale contenders Afghanistan lost again.Undefeated knocks by Kevin O'Brien (89) and Eoin Morgan (84) steered pre-tournament favourites Ireland to a six-wicket triumph over Canada at Willowmoore Park.

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Pakistan included three rebel Indian league players in its preliminary 30-man squad announced Monday for the World Twenty20 championships to be held in England in June.Chief selector Abdul Qadir said all-rounders Abdul Razzaq and Rana Naved-ul Hasan, and opener Imran Nazir had been included but their participation in the tournament would depend on International Cricket Council (ICC) clearance.

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Test and one-day captain Andrew Strauss was omitted from the provisional 30-man England squad announced here Monday for the ICC World Twenty20 in June.Middlesex opening batsman Strauss does not feel his game is suited to the Twenty20 format, which puts the emphasis on powerful boundary-hitting rather than the patient accumulation of runs for which the left-hander is well known.

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A Pakistani magistrate has again rejected an appeal for bail from former batsman Ijaz Ahmed, remanded in custody for two weeks over forgery charges, a lawyer said Monday.

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Speedster Shoaib Akhtar recovered fully from a knee injury to get a place in the 15-man squad for this month's series against Australia announced here on Monday.The 33-year-old paceman was ruled out of last month's two-Test series against Sri Lanka because of the knee injury which healed without surgery.

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India were on the brink of their first series win in New Zealand since 1968 after the hosts lost four second-innings wickets still needing 450 runs for victory in the third Test here Monday.

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India declared at 434 for seven in its second innings in the third and final Test here Monday, setting New Zealand a huge target of 617 to win the match and level the series.

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Barely a year after captaining the South African Under-19 team, left-arm swing bowler Wayne Parnell played a match-winning role as South Africa defeated Australia by seven wickets in the second one-day international at Centurion Park on Sunday.

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Opening bowlers Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell produced devastating performances as South Africa bounced back with a convincing seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international against Australia at Centurion Park here on Sunday.

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Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the second one-day international against South Africa at Centurion Park here on Sunday.

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India's opening batsman Gautam Gambhir's near faultless 167 against New Zealand Sunday has highlighted the purple patch of form he hit since returning to the Test side last year.

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India tightened their grip on the third and deciding Test against New Zealand by lunch here Sunday, extending their lead to 352 runs with nine second innings wickets still in hand.

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Pace bowler Zaheer Khan struck four times as New Zealand collapsed to 140 for seven at tea, leaving them 239 runs adrift of India's first innings total in the third and deciding Test here Saturday.

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England skipper Andrew Strauss believes Andy Flower should be handed the job of coach on a permanent basis with the formidable mission of reclaiming the Ashes this summer.

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Resurgent Kenya halted the victory roll of giantkillers Afghanistan Saturday with a 107-run win in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

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India took a big step towards winning their first Test series in New Zealand since 1968 after racking up a 233-run lead early in their second innings of the third Test here on Saturday.

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Defending champions India named a preliminary 30-man squad on Saturday for the World Twenty20 championships to be held in England in June.

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Sri Lanka named a preliminary 30-man squad on Saturday for the World Twenty20 championships to be held in England in June.

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Captain Ricky Ponting hailed the return to form of Mike Hussey as Australia gained a crushing 141-run win over South Africa in the first one-day international at Kingsmead Friday.

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Andrew Flintoff grabbed a hat-trick to lead England to a 26-run victory over West Indies on Friday and a first ever one-day international series triumph in the Caribbean.

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England beat West Indies by 26 runs to win the fifth and final one-day international here on Friday and clinch the series 3-2.Andrew Flintoff grabbed a hat-trick as West Indies, chasing 173 to win, were bowled out for 146 with an over to spare in a game reduced to 29 overs a side after rain had delayed the start at the Beausejour stadium.

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Mike Hussey ended a run of poor form when he led a late Australian onslaught in the first one-day international against South Africa at Kingsmead on Friday.

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West Indies won the toss and elected to field in the rain-shortened fifth and final one-day international against England at the Beausejour Cricket Ground on Friday.

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Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed was remanded in custody for 14 days Friday after a magistrate rejected his plea for bail in a forgery case.

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Recovering paceman Shoaib Akhtar was on track for a place in Pakistan's squad for next month's limited over match series against Australia after impressing selectors at a fitness test Friday.

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Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the first one-day international against South Africa at Kingsmead here on Friday.

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England's Claire Taylor has become the first woman to be named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden, the sport's annual of record.

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Half centuries from captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar saw India battle to a solid 375-9 at stumps on the opening day of the third Test here Friday.

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Andrew Symonds and three uncapped players were included Friday in Australia's preliminary 30-man squad for the ICC Twenty20 world championship in England in June.

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New Zealand took three quick wickets in the session after lunch to leave India at 190 for five in their first innings on the opening day of the third and deciding Test match here Friday.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle said on Thursday that his side has decided against strike action during the final one-day international against England in St Lucia on Friday.

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South Africa captain Graeme Smith returns to action Friday on the ground, and against the same opponents, where he suffered a broken bone in his right hand the last time he played.

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Giantkillers Afghanistan claimed another 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier victim Thursday with a 60-run triumph over Bermuda in Potchefstroom.

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Pakistani captain Younus Khan Thursday urged India and other Asian cricket giants to pull together to allay security fears in the region and save the game on the sub-continent.

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England could be left standing at the altar if the West Indies team carries out its threat to boycott the decisive fifth and final One-day International at the Beausejour Cricket Ground on Friday.England still do not know if their opponents will show-up for the match, since there has been no clear indication from either the West Indies Cricket Board or the West Indies Players' Association about the status of their ongoing dispute.

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India have vowed to chase victory in the third and decisive cricket Test against New Zealand starting here Friday, rather than seal the series by seeking a draw.India lead the series 1-0, and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is adamant his team will be trying for their 100th Test victory instead of a conservative draw that would ensure their first series victory in New Zealand since 1967-68.

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Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad said Wednesday he had agreed to become an adviser to the Chinese Cricket Association and would do his best to promote the game in the sports-mad Asian giant."The Chinese Cricket Association in a letter offered me the role of their adviser on cricketing affairs, which I have accepted," Miandad told AFP

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Karim Sadiq was the unlikely hero Wednesday as giantkillers Afghanistan nudged closer to a first Cricket World Cup appearance.Forced by a finger injury to abandon wicketkeeping at Vaal University south of Johannesburg, Sadiq turned to bowling instead snatched four Danish wickets for the loss of 27 runs in a five-wicket 2011 World Cup qualifier triumph.

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has been included in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) side to play county champions Durham in the traditional curtain-raiser to the English cricket season at Lord's, starting on April 9.

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Top Pakistan cricket officials gave evidence Wednesday to a commission investigating the deadly attack on the Sri Lankan squad in Lahore, vowing to revive international sport in the country.

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An April Fool's Day prank in Australia suggesting a Chinese firm wanted to buy naming rights for the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) sparked a furious online reaction Wednesday.In a sign of sensitivities at Chinese takeover activity in Australia's mining sector, the story on the Herald Sun's website saying the stadium would be renamed the Mekong Cricket Ground drew more than 200 comments by midday.

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