South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes winning the ICC World Twenty20 in England will be the ideal way to show his side are a force to be reckoned with in all forms of the game.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan said the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 in England had a special significance for his side after their country had become a virtual 'no-go zone' for international cricket.

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Ireland will be looking to build on their reputation for causing cricket shocks in the World Twenty20 but they face some potentially gruelling encounters against the 'big boys'.

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Scotland come into the World Twenty20 desperate to be, at the very least, competitive against the likes of Group C rivals South Africa and New Zealand after some worrying recent results.

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England have never won a major international one-day tournament and, even allowing for home advantage, it will be a major surprise if they come out on top in the World Twenty20.

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Japanese-speaking fast bowler Dirk Nannes is desperate for the Netherlands to reach the World Twenty Super Eights so that he can take on the mighty Australians.

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The weight of New Zealand's Twenty20 World Cup expectations rests heavily on the shoulders of Brendon McCullum and his burning desire to be recognised as the world's best wicketkeeper-batsman.

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Australia's man in a hurry David Warner can be grateful for the explosion in popularity of Twenty20 cricket.

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Pace spearhead Umar Gul insists he will not curb his aggressive style of bowling during the World Twenty20, saying his wicket-taking ability is key if Pakistan are to clinch the title.

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Lasith Malinga is such an integral part of Sri Lanka's fast bowling arsenal that it needed the nation's president to intervene and ensure he was fit for the World Twenty20s in England.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting was given the all clear Saturday following an injury scare ahead of the World Twenty20.

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Bangladesh's think-tank must be secretly delighted that Mashrafe Mortaza was treated shabbily by his Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League.

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While his colleagues shivered and slumped to an embarrassing Test series defeat in England, Dwayne Bravo was gaining crucial Twenty20 experience in the IPL.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni will relive a pathbreaking moment in his fairytale career when he leads India's defence of the World Twenty20 title in England.

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Despite their unimpressive credentials, the New Zealand World Twenty20 squad are talking boldly from their camp at Sir John Paul Getty's palatial estate on the outskirts of London.

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When Mike Procter, the former great South African all-rounder, took over as convenor of the country?s selectors last year he faced up to an uncomfortable truth.

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Ricky Ponting insists Australia are determined to use the forthcoming Ashes series to show they are still the most intimidating force in world cricket.

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Australia's chances of being successful in the World Twenty20 may be compromised by its close proximity to the time-honoured Ashes series against England.

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Members of Sri Lanka's national cricket team have cancelled a planned appearance at Oxford University because of security concerns, officials said Friday.

Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and wicket keeper Kumar Sangakkara were due to visit the Oxford Union debating society alongside team manager Brendon Kuruppu Friday.

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Pakistan on Friday accepted the resignations of Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq from a rebel Indian cricket league, clearing the way for them to be selected for the national team, an official said.

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India's key paceman Zaheer Khan is likely to regain fitness for next month's Twenty20 World Championships in England, his captain said on Friday.

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Mike Hussey believes Australia will have to survive a ferocious challenge from England to retain the Ashes.

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Tired limbs, jaded minds and a tricky draw have toughened India's path as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men defend their World Twenty20 title in England next month.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan is confident his team can go one better in the World Twenty20 after finishing runners-up last time to bitter rivals India.

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Hands thrust deep in pockets and cursing their bosses through chattering teeth for agreeing to a Test series in chilly England, the World Twenty20 can't have come quick enough for the West Indies.

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Sri Lanka's cricketers will play together for the first time since surviving a horrific terror attack in March when they take part in the World Twenty20 tournament in England.

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Given Bangladesh's track record, few rivals will lose sleep over Mohammad Ashraful's men during the World Twenty20 tournament.

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The Netherlands, who make their World Twenty20 bow, face an almighty task to make the next round having been drawn in Group B with hosts England and 2007 runners-up Pakistan.

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Cricket's world governing body has postponed a meeting with Pakistan over its decision to strip the country of its World Cup 2011 matches, a Pakistan official said Thursday.

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Test cricket captain Ricky Ponting remains Australia's most marketable sports star but teammate Andrew Symonds has lost his lustre with sponsors, a survey has found.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was on Wednesday ruled out of the World Twenty20 competition which gets underway on June 5.

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Afghanistan cricket took another step towards establishing itself Wednesday when President Hamid Karzai gave the go-ahead for creation of the country's first-ever national cricket board.

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Cricket's newest format returns to its birthplace when England hosts the ICC World Twenty20 next month.

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Andrew Strauss said he was leaving England well-placed for further success following their crushing one-day series win over the West Indies.

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England beat the West Indies by 58 runs to win the third one-day international at Edgbaston here on Tuesday and so take the three-match series 2-0.

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Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf said Tuesday he had produced a letter confirming he had severed ties with a rebel Indian league, and was keen to revive his international career.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to field in the third and final one-day international against England at Edgbaston here on Tuesday.

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Australia's cricket chiefs have asked their hosts for permission to play an extra man in two tour matches ahead of the first Ashes Test against England, Cricket Australia said Tuesday.

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Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is on track for a pre-Ashes workout in the Twenty20 World Cup after making a trouble-free recovery from a groin strain.

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England pace bowler Stuart Broad believes Andrew Strauss's side are finally able to function without all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.

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Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal said Monday his focus would be his team's bid for victory in next month's World Twenty20 after he was cleared of a suspect bowling action.

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In the context of his overall career an Indian Premier League title may not be the pinnacle, but Adam Gilchrist's contribution to Deccan Chargers' 2009 triumph will make this a truly special achievement.

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South African cricket personalities have praised the Indian Premier League won by Deccan Chargers here at the weekend.

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Victorious Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist said Monday he was surprised star all-rounder Andrew Symonds was not in the Australia Ashes squad.

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India will host a multi-nation Champions League Twenty20 competition in October to cash in on the growing popularity of the sport's shortest version, organisers said on Monday.

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Commissioner Lalit Modi claimed after Sunday's final that the Indian Premier League had become a global phenomenon.

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The transplanted Indian Premier League finished in front of a capacity crowd with a blaze of fireworks and an array of international entertainers headed by Guyanan rock star Eddy Grant.

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A galaxy of Bollywood stars added glitz and glamour to the spectacular closing ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 championship after the final game won by Deccan Chargers here Sunday.

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Runs on the board proved the key, Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist said after his team beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six runs in the Indian Premier League final at Wanderers Stadium Sunday.

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Paul Collingwood enjoyed himself with both bat and ball as England cruised to a six-wicket win over the West Indies in the second one-day international here on Sunday.

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England beat the West Indies by six wickets to win the second one-day international here on Sunday and so take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series following Thursday's washout in Leeds.

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Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal received a boost ahead of next month's World Twenty20 when a biomechanic expert cleared his bowling action, officials said Sunday.

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England fast bowler Stuart Broad sparked a collapse that saw the West Indies bowled out for just 160 in the second one-day international here on Sunday.

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England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to field in the second one-day international against the West Indies here on Sunday.

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England captain Andrew Strauss insists injuries to star players Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen are not casting a shadow over the side's preparations for the World Twenty20 and the Ashes.All-rounder Flintoff suffered a knee injury playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is doubtful for the hosts' World Twenty20 opener against the Netherlands at Lord's on June 5.

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Indian stalwart Rahul Dravid and two of the country's rising stars took the Royal Challengers Bangalore to victory in their Indian Premier League semi-final against the Chennai Super Kings at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle believes his side can gain revenge for their Test thrashing against England by punishing the one-day weaknesses of Andrew Strauss's team.

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England pace bowler James Anderson has warned Australia that he is only just beginning to fulfil his potential ahead of the Ashes series later this year.Anderson has taken 22 first-class wickets already this season in just three matches, including nine in a man-of-the-match display in the second Test victory over the West Indies last week.

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Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was Saturday named in a local team to play the domestic Twenty20 event, just two days after he was dropped from Pakistan's World Twenty20 squad for being unfit."Akhtar has rendered himself fit, so we have no reason to drop him. We can't stop him from playing," Islamabad Cricket Association president Shakil Shaikh told AFP.

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Graham Thorpe has said Australia's middle-order must "backfire" if England are to regain the Ashes.Opening batsman Phillip Hughes made plenty of headlines during his recent brief stint with Middlesex in county cricket, becoming the first Australian to score hundreds in his first three first-class matches in England.

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Cricket South Africa on Friday cleared the way for players contracted to the breakaway Indian Cricket League to return to official cricket.The board of CSA also announced a resumption of bilateral ties with Zimbabwe cricket.

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Adam Gilchrist blasted a 17-ball half-century and led the Deccan Chargers to a shock win over the Delhi Daredevils in the first Indian Premier League semi-final at Centurion Park on Friday.Gilchrist finished with 85 off 35 balls, hitting five sixes and ten fours, as the Hyderabad-based Chargers stormed to a six-wicket victory against the tournament favourites with 2.2 overs to spare.

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Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar limits his private time to just "five or six friends", according to Mumbai Indians team-mate JP Duminy.Writing in the Cape Times newspaper Friday, Duminy said the most valuable lesson he learnt from Tendulkar, his franchise captain, was how the man he described as the "Little Master" conducted himself off the field.

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Pakistan is ready to propose a neutral venue for the World Cup 2011 matches of which it was stripped in a bid to find a solution to an increasingly bitter dispute, the PCB chairman said Friday.

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Australian Test opener Phillip Hughes said Friday he will head into this year's Ashes series full of confidence after his Bradmanesque stint in English county cricket.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Deccan Chargers by 12 runs at Centurion Park Thursday to seal their place in the Indian Premier League semi-finals.

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Bollywood superstars Katrina Kaif and Shilpa Shetty will join reggae icon Eddy Grant and R&B singer Akon onstage Sunday as the glitzy Indian Premier League (IPL) wraps up in Johannesburg.

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Captain Virender Sehwag hit his first half-century of the Indian Premier League season to help Delhi Daredevils triumph by four wickets against Mumbai Indians Thursday.

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The first one-day international between England and the West Indies at Headingley here on Thursday was abandoned without a ball being bowled after rain made the outfield unplayable.

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Pakistan pulled fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar out of next month's World Twenty20 tournament in England due to injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board said Thursday.

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Famed paceman Wasim Akram on Thursday tipped Pakistan to win next month's World Twenty20 in England, predicting the green shirts can triumph if they play to their potential.

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Paceman Mitchell Johnson insisted Thursday he would bear no grudges if veteran quicks Brett Lee or Stuart Clark returned to lead Australia's bowling attack during the Ashes series against England.

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England batsman Owais Shah said the decision of his county side, Middlesex, to sign Phillip Hughes had not given Australia a huge advantage ahead of the Ashes.

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Former England cricketer Angus Fraser lamented a sad day for cricket after former fast bowler Chris Lewis was jailed for 13 years for smuggling cocaine into Britain.

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Not many people who've already made 23 one-day international appearances can contemplate the prospect of a debut on the world stage.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle believes his side can bounce back from the disaster of their Test match humbling by England in the upcoming one-day series.

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Muttiah Muralitharan led a disciplined spin attack as Chennai Super Kings qualified for the Indian Premier League semi-finals with a 24-run win over Kings XI Punjab here on Wednesday.

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Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the whole of England's one-day series against the West Indies with an Achilles injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Wednesday.

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Laxmi Ratan Shukla hit a vital 48 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders knocked defending champions Rajasthan Royals out of the Indian Premier League with a four-wicket win here on Wednesday.

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Fitness concerns continued to plague fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday, with Pakistan's coach saying he would decide within 24 hours whether to pull him from the World Twenty20 team.

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England captain Andrew Strauss told England to expect a very stern test when they faced Australia in this year's Ashes following their series trouncing of the West Indies.

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England captain Andrew Strauss said he was ready to be Australia's number one target come the Ashes series.

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Afghanistan and the United States will attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Twenty20 championships in October, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday.

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Former England fast bowler Chris Lewis was Wednesday found guilty of smuggling cocaine into Britain in his cricket bag.A jury at Croydon Crown Court near London convicted Lewis of bringing more than 140,000 pounds worth of the drug into the country from St Lucia, packed in cans of fruit and vegetable juice.

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Glamorgan director of cricket Matthew Maynard insisted the county's Cardiff HQ would have no problems staging the first Ashes Test in July after a pitch there was labelled "poor".

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Bangladesh cricket coach Jamie Siddons said Wednesday that his side is targeting victory against India and a berth in the Super Eights round during next month's Twenty20 World Cup in England.

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Ricky Ponting's only concern for the torrent of runs youngster Phillip Hughes has unleashed in English county cricket is whether he will have enough left for Australia in this year's Ashes series.

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Controversial all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been left out of Australia's squad for this year's Ashes tour to England.Selectors named a 16-man squad on Wednesday with three all-rounders -- Shane Watson, Andrew McDonald and Marcus North -- but there was no room for the 34-year-old Symonds.

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Jacques Kallis struck an unbeaten 58 and took a key wicket as Royal Challengers.The big South African batted throughout the 19-over Bangalore innings as they reached 135-3 in reply to 134-7 in 20 overs from Delhi, who are sure to finish first with one round of group fixtures left.

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England captain Andrew Strauss told England to expect a very stern test when they faced Australia in this year's Ashes following their series trouncing of the West Indies.

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Shane Warne could make his final appearance at Lord's in July after his IPL side, the Rajasthan Royals, were lined up for a meeting with English Twenty20 champions Middlesex at the home of English cricket.

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Andrew Strauss, the England captain, believes the hunger his new-look side have shown in two crushing Test victories over the West Indies augurs well for this year's Ashes.

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Former star Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed was freed on bail on Tuesday ahead of his trial on fraud charges for allegedly giving a client bad cheques worth over one million dollars.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle admitted the volume of international cricket his side were being asked to play was starting to get to him following their Test series humbling by England.

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Australasians Brendon McCullum and Brad Hodge were the heroes as Kolkata Knight Riders shocked Chennai Super Kings Monday in an Indian Premier League thriller.

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Glamorgan were penalised Monday after a pitch at their Sophia Gardens home ground in Cardiff, the venue for the first Ashes Test between England and Australia in July, was rated poor.

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England won the second and final Test against the West Indies by an innings and 83 runs on Monday's final day here at the Riverside.

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James Anderson took nine wickets in a Test for only the second time in his career as England crushed the West Indies by an innings and 83 runs to win the second Test at the Riverside here on Monday.

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Tim Bresnan took his first wickets in Test cricket as England moved to the brink of a 2-0 series win over the West Indies at the Riverside here on Monday.

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A Pakistani court on Monday issued a stay order against the relocation of the World Cup 2011 secretariat from the country's cultural capital to India on security grounds.

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England wicket-keeper Matt Prior will not take the field for the final day of the second Test against the West Indies at the Riverside here on Monday.

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Bangladesh's former Test captain Habibul Bashar said Monday he had ended his contract with the unauthorised Indian Twenty20 league and wanted to play for his country.

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If the Indian Premier League had largely forgotten about Australian Twenty20 stars during the first half of the tournament in South Africa, Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds have forcefully reminded them what they had been missing.

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Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Brendon McCullum was severely reprimanded Sunday for showing dissent during an Indian Premier League defeat by Deccan Chargers.

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AB de Villiers smashed a solid half-century as Delhi Daredevils stormed into the Indian Premier League semi-finals with a 14-run win over Rajasthan Royals here on Sunday.

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Denesh Ramdin did his best to defy England but West Indies were still facing the follow-on at tea on the fourth day of the second and final Test at the Riverside here on Sunday.

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Yuvraj Singh grabbed a hat-trick to bowl Kings XI Punjab to a vital one-run victory over Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.

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Stuart Broad took the key wickets of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and century-maker Ramnaresh Sarwan as England remained in charge of the second and final Test against the West Indies.

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Deccan Chargers climbed one place to third in the Indian Premier League table after a thrilling six-wicket win over struggling Kolkata Knight Riders at Wanderers Saturday.

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James Anderson took three wickets after Alastair Cook had made a Test-best 160 as England closed in on a series win over the West Indies at the Riverside here on Saturday.

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Andrew Flintoff has said England must be fearless without being reckless if they are to regain the Ashes on home soil this year.

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Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar admitted his team lost the crunch moments during an Indian Premier League campaign which effectively came to an end when they were beaten by Chennai Super Kings at St George?s Park here on Saturday.

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West Indies were 35 for one in reply to England's first 569 for six declared, a deficit of 535, and still needing a further 335 runs to avoid the follow-on, when bad light stopped play on the third day of the second Test at the Riverside here on Saturday.

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Matthew Hayden made a controlled half-century as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League at St George?s Park here on Saturday.

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England, having won the toss, declared their first innings on 569 for six at tea on the third day of the second Test against the West Indies at the Riverside here on Saturday.

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Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook did their best to make-up for lost time as they piled on the runs against the West Indies in the second Test here at the Riverside on Saturday.England at lunch were 411 for four.

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Kings XI Punjab stunned leaders Delhi Daredevils with a six-wicket victory in their Indian Premier League match here on Friday to keep their semi-finals hopes alive.

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England cricket chiefs on Friday defended their decision to play the West Indies in early May despite the two-Test series being greeted with a resounding thumbs-down from fans.

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Play in the second day of the second Test between England and the West Indies at the Riverside here on Friday was abandoned for the day without a ball being bowled.

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Andrew Flintoff cast doubt on his availability for next month's World Twenty20 on Friday but England captain Paul Collingwood said the hosts could compete without the all-rounder.

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England wants to become a 'home away from home' for Pakistan cricket now that the Asian nation has been declared a no-go zone on security grounds.

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Rain meant there was no play before tea on the second day of the second Test between England and the West Indies at the Riverside here on Friday.

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An action-packed 2009 Indian Premier League has done more than provide entertainment for cricket fans, it has also reminded them of star bowlers missing from the international arena.

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Pakistan's cricket chief left Friday on a South Asian tour to try to win support in his battle against the ICC's decision to strip the country of its World Cup matches, an official said.

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Rain delayed the scheduled 11am local time (1000GMT) start of the second day's play in the second Test between England and the West Indies at the Riverside here on Friday.

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Munaf Patel bowled a tight last over under pressure as Rajasthan Royals posted a thrilling two-run victory over Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.

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Essex duo Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara both made centuries as they batted England into a commanding position on the first day of the second and final Test against the West Indies.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday hit back at Pakistan over a legal challenge launched by the Asian giants after they were stripped of matches in the 2011.

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Essex pair Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara batted England into a strong position on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies here at the Riverside on Thursday.

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Ross Taylor hit a crucial 46 to steer Bangalore Royal Challengers to an exciting two-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.

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Australia leg-spin great Shane Warne believes England could play two spinners in their quest to regain the Ashes.

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England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the second Test at the Riverside here on Thursday.

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Chris Gayle has said he would not be so sad if Test cricket died and that he is thinking of standing down as captain of the West Indies.

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Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said Wednesday he would skip the Twenty20 team's conditioning camp at a luxury holiday resort due to a skin problem.

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England captain Andrew Strauss has admitted Test match cricket is vulnerable in an era of lucrative Twenty20 tournaments such as the Indian Premier League.

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India will play four one-day matches in the Caribbean after the Twenty20 world championship in England next month, the Indian cricket board said on Thursday.

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Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist smashed a rapid-fire half-century, but failed to stop Delhi Daredevils from posting a 12-run win in an Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.

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Pakistan is suing international cricketing bodies for moving the World Cup 2011 secretariat out of its country and into India, a lawyer said Wednesday.

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Ricky Ponting believes his Australia side are likely to be facing both Michael Vaughan and Steve Harmison in the upcoming Ashes series against England.Vaughan, who captained England to Ashes glory in 2005, and pace bowler Harmison, who was one of the stars of that series, are currently out of an England squad which won the first of a two-Test series against the West Indies in convincing fashion last week.

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Injury-prone Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is expected to be fit for the Twenty20 world championship and the Ashes series against England, Cricket Australia said Wednesday.

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Cricket officially became an Asian Games sport Wednesday when it was approved by the Olympic Council of Asia, with India and Pakistan pledging to send their best available teams.It will make its debut in Guangzhou next year.

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Chris Gayle has said he "would not be so sad" if Test cricket died and that he is thinking of standing down as captain of the West Indies.Gayle, whose arrival just two days before the start of the first of a two-Test series at Lord's from the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 event has led to widespread criticism of the opening batsman, including a rebuke from former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd.

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Andrew Strauss, the England captain, may be reluctant to talk about the Ashes ahead of the start of the second Test against the West Indies but that has not stopped Paul Collingwood.

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As the 2009 Indian Premier League enters the final straight in South Africa there can be no doubt that Matthew Hayden has been the Twenty20 extravaganza's most effective player.

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England off-spinner Graeme Swann cannot help thinking about the Ashes even though the West Indies series is still up for grabs.Swann was named man-of-the-match in England's crushing 10-wicket first Test win at Lord's after making a maiden Test fifty and taking six wickets, including dismissing star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul for nought and four, on his home debut.

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West Indies great Clive Lloyd voiced his concern here on Tuesday over the way in which the side had prepared for their Test series away to England.The tourists suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket thrashing at Lord's inside three days last week to go 1-0 down in their two-match series ahead of the second Test which starts at Chester-le-Street on Thursday.

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Pakistan cricket's board said Tuesday it had written to the International Cricket Council, stepping up its challenge against a decision to strip the troubled country of World Cup matches.

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South Africa's Johan Botha has had his 'doosra' delivery ruled illegal by the International Cricket Council although his standard off-break and arm-ball were found to be legitimate.

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Players will not be able to challenge umpires' decisions during the upcoming Ashes series between England and Australia, which starts in July, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced here Tuesday.

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Dwayne Bravo and Sachin Tendulkar guided Mumbai Indians to an eight-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab Tuesday to rise three places up the Indian Premier League log to fourth.

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Ross Taylor triumphed in the battle of the New Zealanders against Brendon McCullum Tuesday as Bangalore defeated Kolkata by six wickets in an Indian Premier League thriller.

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Pakistan's cricket team has enlisted the help of a motivational psychologist to try to boost player unity and mental strength ahead of key matches, coach Intikhab Alam said Tuesday.

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Pakistan will play three Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match on their tour of Sri Lanka in June-August, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Tuesday.

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A new shopping mall on the outskirts of New Delhi is the closest that fans of the city's IPL cricket team get to attending a home game this year.

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Former England cricketer Chris Lewis went on trial Monday accused of smuggling more than 140,000 pounds worth of cocaine into Britain from St Lucia -- hidden in cans of fruit and vegetable juice.

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Dwayne Smith smashed a brisk 47 and Rohit Sharma grabbed three quick wickets as Deccan Chargers thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 53 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Monday.

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A Pakistan committee investigating the Dubai detention of Mohammad Asif on charges of possessing illegal drugs ordered the fast bowler Monday to appear before its panel on June 1.

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The Delhi Daredevils bowlers paved the way for a seven-wicket Indian Premier League thumping of strugglers Kolkata Knight Riders Sunday as they reclaimed top spot in the table.

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Mumbai Indians rode on a record stand by Jean-Paul Duminy and Ajinkya Rahane to beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 16 runs in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.The duo put on 104 off 72 balls, the highest third-wicket partnership in the IPL, as Mumbai scored 157-2 in 20 overs before restricting Bangalore to 141-7 at St George's Park here.

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West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul has lost his place at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) world batting rankings in the latest edition issued on Sunday.The Guyanese left-hander, the ICC's player of the year for 2008 and arguably the West Indies' best batsman since the retirement of Brian Lara, dropped into second place after being dismissed for nought and four during the 10-wicket first-Test loss to England at Lord's, which ended on Friday.

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The future of international cricket's controversial umpiring referral system will be up for discussion when a group of leading administrators gathers here at Lord's.

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Bangladesh's rebel cricketers want to accept an amnesty offered by the sport's authorities but lucrative deals with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) may force them to think twice, an ex-captain said Sunday.

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England added batsman Ian Bell and left-arm quick Ryan Sidebottom to their squad on Sunday as they named a 13-man party for the second Test against the West Indies at Chester-le-Street starting Thursday.

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Indian Premier League chiefs were Sunday defending themselves against government charges that the lucrative Twenty20 event in South Africa was "encouraging gambling and betting."

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Subramaniam Badrinath and Matthew Hayden took Chennai Super Kings to the top of the Indian Premier League table with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in this diamond mining city on Saturday.

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Pakistan has served legal notice to the International Cricket Council on moving its World Cup matches over security fears, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt said here Saturday.

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Bangladesh has offered amnesty to 14 cricketers who played in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), asking them to scrap contracts by June 15 to have their bans withdrawn, an official said Saturday.Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman Jalal Yunus told AFP that the cricketers who joined the Twenty20 cricket meet have to sever their links and then apply for readmission into domestic and national cricket.

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Pakistan has served legal notice to the International Cricket Council on moving its World Cup matches over security fears, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt said here Saturday.

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The British press on Saturday noted a bitter-sweet edge to England's rapid victory over the West Indies in the first Test at Lord's -- the quickfire win left thousands of spectators disappointed.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle said his side had lost the plot after they suffered a 10-wicket thrashing by England that saw them beaten inside three days in the first Test at Lord's here on Friday.

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England captain Andrew Strauss was enthused by the way several relative newcomers to Test cricket played major roles in the 10-wicket first Test thrashing of the West Indies here at Lord's.

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Australia-born Brendan Nash's 81 couldn't prevent England beating the West Indies by 10 wickets to win the first Test at Lord's here on Friday with more than two days to spare.

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Fifties from Brendan Nash and Denesh Ramdin helped the West Indies avoid an innings defeat in the first Test against England at Lord's here on Wednesday.

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Graham Onions continued his dream Test debut by taking two more wickets as England moved to within sight of an innings win in their series opener with the West Indies at Lord's here on Friday.

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Pakistan and India are favourites to win next month's World Twenty20 tournament, as both have shown good form in the rapid-fire version of the game, said Pakistan's stand-in captain Misbah-ul-Haq.

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Pakistan's cricket authorities breathed a sigh of relief Friday after safely hosting their series against Australia on neutral venues, saying it would help to build long-lasting relationships.

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England quick Graham Onions said his five-wicket haul on his Test debut against the West Indies in the series opener here at Lord's was a reward for the hard work he'd put in during the off-season.

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Australian opener Phil Hughes hammered his third century in successive county championship matches on Thursday as he extended his inside-knowledge of the English game ahead of the Ashes.

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Australian all-rounder Shane Watson's hopes of playing in the ongoing second edition of the lucrative Indian Premier League were dashed here on Thursday after he suffered a groin injury, officials said.

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Pakistan's Umar Gul took a career-best 4-8 and Shahid Afridi grabbed 3-14 to bundle Australia out for just 108 in the one-off Twenty20 international at Dubai Stadium here on Thursday.

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Graeme Swann's dream home debut continued as he took two wickets in two balls to leave England well on top in the first Test against the West Indies at Lord's here on Wednesday.

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West Indies were 99 for four in reply to England's first innings 377, a deficit of 278, when bad light forced an early tea on the second day of the first Test at Lord's here on Thursday.

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Graeme Swann's maiden Test fifty frustrated the West Indies on the second morning of their series opener against England at Lord's here on Thursday.

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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam Thursday defended Saeed Ajmal's selection for next month's Twenty20 World Cup despite the offspinner being reported for a suspect bowling action.

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Former cricketers Mike Atherton and Derek Pringle heaped praise on Ravi Bopara for his sublime century on the first day of England's series opener with the West Indies at Lord's.

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Australia's selectors have compromised this year's Ashes defence against England by stacking their squad for next month's Twenty20 World Cup with Test players, former Test coach John Buchanan said Thursday.

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New number three Ravi Bopara's second successive Test hundred was the centrepiece of England's 289 for seven on the first day of their series opener with the West Indies at Lord's here on Wednesday.

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Fidel Edwards took three wickets, including the prize scalp of Kevin Pietersen for nought, as West Indies fought back in the first Test against England at Lord's here on Wednesday.

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Ravi Bopara helped England recover from the early loss of captain Andrew Strauss to be 88 for one at lunch on the first day of the first Test against the West Indies at Lord's here on Wednesday.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to field in the first Test against England at Lord's here on Wednesday.

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Pakistan and Australia will get some practice for next month's Twenty20 World Cup tournament when they play a one-off version of the game at the Dubai Stadium Thursday.

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England may be set to hand Test debuts to pace bowlers Graham Onions and Tim Bresnan in Wednesday's series opener with the West Indies here at Lord's but visiting captain Chris Gayle was unconcerned.

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A half-century from stand-in skipper Gautam Gambhir led Delhi Daredevils to the top of the Indian Premier League table with a nine-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday.

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Cricket's worldwide governing body hit back Tuesday at criticism of its decision to relocate World Cup 2011 matches from Pakistan over security fears.The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the decision was made unanimously at the organisation's board meeting last month.

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South Africa skipper Graeme Smith staged a boundary blitz as Rajasthan Royals cruised to a 78-run triumph over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League Tuesday.Smith struck 12 boundaries at balmy Kingsmead as he shared a 135-run first wicket partnership with Naman Ojha that set up the defending champions for a fourth win in eight outings.

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England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood fears that unless the pay-gap between playing Test cricket and in Twenty20 events such as the Indian Premier League is narrowed, future players will simply opt out of the "mental torture" of an Ashes series.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle insisted he had not let his side down by arriving in England just two days before the first Test starts at Lord's here on Wednesday.

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England captain Andrew Strauss is hoping the presence of a few new faces can end his side's four-year long failure to win the first Test of a series.England start a two-match Test campaign against the West Indies at Lord's here on Wednesday in a match where pace bowlers Tim Bresnan and Graham Onions could both make their Test debuts.

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Geoff Boycott has backed the new-look Australian team to retain the Ashes in England this summer.The batting legend believes the knock-on effects of a turbulent year off the field and the shortcomings of Andrew Strauss as a captain mean the best England can hope for is to draw the series.

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Speedster Brett Lee and resurgent all-rounder Shane Watson were Tuesday named in Australia's Twenty20 world championship squad despite injury clouds over both players.Lee has not bowled for Australia since suffering foot and ankle problems in December's Boxing Day Test against South Africa, while stress fractures in his back have prevented Watson from competitive bowling since November.

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Pakistan on Monday included controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar in their 15-man squad for next month's Twenty20 World Cup in England, despite jitters over his fitness.The 33-year-old took part in four of the five one-day internationals which ended on Sunday in Abu Dhabi with Pakistan's 3-2 defeat against Australia, with the fast bowler taking six wickets.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) threatens to play a major role in the Test campaign between England and the West Indies even before a ball is bowled in Wednesday's series opener here at Lord's.

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England captain Andrew Strauss was named as the team's player of the year for 2008/09 by sponsors Vodafone here on Monday.The award, given to the opening batsman just two days before he leads England into the first Test against the West Indies at his Lord's home ground, was a reward for some heavy run-scoring by the Middlesex left-hander.

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Left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati picked up 4-22 as Chennai Super Kings thumped Deccan Chargers by 78 runs for their third win on the trot in the Indian Premier League on Monday.

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South Africa on Monday named a 15-man squad for the World Twenty20 tournament in England in June.

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Sri Lanka on Monday named uncapped all-rounder Isuru Udana for next month's World Twenty20 championships in England as Kumar Sangakkara assumed charge as captain.

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Former Pakistan greats on Monday lamented their team's 3-2 series defeat to an out-of-form and under-strength Australia as a great opportunity missed to restore faith in the game back home.

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Bangladesh on Monday selected two uncapped top-order batsmen and recalled three bowlers for the World Twenty20 championships in England next month.

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Australia's stand-in captain Michael Clarke said Monday his team were focused on next month's Twenty20 World Cup in England, despite the looming challenge of the Ashes tournament in July.

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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said Monday he believed his team missed a golden chance to win their one-day series against Australia, but that the lessons they learnt would nevertheless help.

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India on Monday rewarded Rudra Pratap Singh and Pragyan Ojha for their recent good form by picking them in a 15-man squad to defend the World Twenty20 title in England next month.

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Ravi Bopara is determined to prove his maiden Test hundred in Barbados this year was no fluke after being picked at No 3 for England's series opener against the West Indies here at Lord's.

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Kamran Akmal hit an aggressive century to overshadow Shane Watson's hundred as Pakistan beat Australia by seven wickets in the fifth and final match at Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Sunday.

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A superb unbroken stand between Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa led Bangalore Royal Challengers to a nine-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League clash on Sunday.

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All-rounder Shane Watson struck a brilliant hundred to guide Australia to a commanding 250-4 in the fifth and final day-night international against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Sunday.

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A former president of cricket's governing body Sunday accused India of being behind the decision to shift World Cup 2011 matches away from Pakistan which has further isolated the troubled country.

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Mahela Jayawardene struck an unbeaten 52 to guide Kings XI Punjab to a nail-biting six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.

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Australia's stand-in captain Michael Clarke will not play in Thursday's Twenty20 clash against Pakistan in Dubai so he can prepare for upcoming commitments, an official said Sunday.

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Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the fifth day-night international against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Sunday.

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West Indies coach John Dyson conceded the late arrival of captain Chris Gayle was not ideal after his side were thrashed by 10-wickets in their final match before next week's first Test against England.

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West Indies head into next week's first Test against England facing major problems with their batting line-up after the tourists slumped to a humiliating 10-wicket defeat against the England Lions here on Saturday.

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Left-arm slow bowler Shadap Jakati spun the Chennai Super Kings back into contention in the Indian Premier League with an 18-run win over the Delhi Daredevils at the Wanderers Stadium Saturday.

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Rajasthan Royals staged a dramatic fightback to upset table-toppers Deccan Chargers by three wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Saturday.

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Former captain Ramiz Raja on Saturday said Younus Khan was not on form and failing to inspire a struggling Pakistan with Australia commanding an unassailable lead in their one-day series.

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All-rounder Shahid Afridi's calf injury may rule him out of Pakistan's remaining matches against Australia including the only Twenty20 match next week, an official said Saturday.

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Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf Saturday said he had snapped his ties with a rebel Indian league and was available to play for the country.

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Australia's stand-in captain Michael Clarke said Saturday his country's one-day series win over Pakistan this week had boosted it chances for next month's Twenty20 World Cup tournament.

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Paceman Doug Bollinger hoped his childhood dreams of playing the Ashes will come true - more so after taking five wickets against Pakistan to anchor Australia's one day series win over Pakistan.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan said that his team's defeat in the current one-day series against Australia will make them a better side.

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Kings XI Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh took a hat-trick and slammed a half-century but it was not enough to secure a win for his side in their Indian Premier League match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead on Friday.

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Paceman Doug Bollinger led a spirited attack as Australia bowled Pakistan out for 197 in the 49th over of the fourth day-night international at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Friday.

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Jerome Taylor claimed three wickets as West Indies reduced England Lions to 105-5 on the second day of their four-day final warm-up for next week's first Test at Lord's.

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Kamran Khan, the Rajasthan Royals' teenaged fast bowling discovery, has been reported for having a suspect bowling action.

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Jean-Paul Duminy struck an unbeaten half-century to set up Mumbai Indians' fine nine-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League here on Friday.

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Paul Collingwood was Friday appointed as England's captain for next month's World Twenty20 tournament, less than a year after standing down as one-day skipper.

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Former Australian batsman Dean Jones Friday questioned Brett Lee's selection for the Ashes, saying he did not deserve a place in team's fast establishing pace attack.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan won the toss and opted to bat in the fourth day-night international against Australia at the Abu Dhabi Stadium on Monday.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan said he will ask his South Asian counterparts to form an alliance to defend their common interests, when the captains meet at the Twenty20 World Cup in June.

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