Graeme Cremer captured three wickets for 11 runs as Zimbabwe's spinners bowled the visitors to a stunning, 26-run victory over West Indies in a Twenty20 International here on Sunday.

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Zimbabwe's batting was demolished by Darren Sammy and Sulieman Benn in their Twenty20 International against West Indies on Sunday at Queen's Park Oval.

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England defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in the opening one-day international on Sunday to gain a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

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Tamim Iqbal cracked an impressive century to help Bangladesh post a competitive 228 against England in the opening one-day international on Sunday.

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Accused of match-fixing, Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal, Sunday said he is not bothered by the allegations and is focussing on his game to give his best in the World Twenty20 championship beginning April 30 in the West Indies.

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New Zealand claimed a sensational victory over Australia in a high-scoring Twenty20 International in Christchurch after the tied game was decided in a remarkable one-over playoff.

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Federation of International Cricketers'' Associations (FICA) chief Tim May has warned of mass withdrawals from next month''s Indian Premier League (IPL) because of security fears.

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Kiwi supporters have already singled out Australian opener Shane Watson as public enemy No.1 on this tour, screaming the house down during the first Twenty20 clash at Wellington, but the man is relishing every minute of it.

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England captain Alastair Cook elected to field after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the opening one-day international on Sunday.

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Big-hitting Craig Kieswetter will take international cricket by storm, believes stand-in England captain Alastair Cook. The South African-born wicketkeeper has been a revelation on England''s tour of Bangladesh and will open the batting in today''s f

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Describing the 17 year old left-arm spinner Raza Hasan as a ‘talented lad , Pakistan U-19 cricket coach Ijaz Ahmed has said he must be included in the 15 member squad for the ICC T20 World Championship, scheduled to be held in April in the Cari

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Opening batsman Shaun Marsh will miss Australia''s one-day international series in New Zealand because of ongoing back problems, Cricket Australia said on Sunday.

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Australian cricketers are set to play in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade official delivered a secret briefing to players in Christchurch yesterday.

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Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has refused to comment on match fixing allegations being levelled against him. Talking to reporters at the airport here before leaving for Karachi, where he would taking part in a domestic T20 tournament, Akmal said

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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has warned the New Zealand team that Fridays crushing six-wicket defeat for the home side in the Wellington Twenty20 is unlikely to be a one-off event.

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Former Pakistan speedster Waqar Younis has accepted the Pakistan Cricket Boards (PCB) proposal to don the national cricket teams chief coachs cap.

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Denesh Ramdin has echoed the sentiment of new coach Ottis Gibson that West Indies need to forget about their wretched recent tour of Australia and focus on demoralising Zimbabwe.

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AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis hammered centuries to set up South Africa's consolation 90-run victory over India in the third and final one-day international on Saturday.

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South Africa''s greatest cricket fielder, Jonty Rhodes, is the latest to laud Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar''s double century.

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Saturday said he would sing and dance to cheer his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team during all the seven matches at Eden Gardens in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) next month.

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Centuries from skipper Jacques Kallis (104) and AB de Villiers (102) propelled South Africa to 365 for two in the third and the last One-day International against India at Motera here Saturday.

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New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin is adamant that his team will bounce back against the Aussies, despite the tourists comfortably winning the opening Twenty-20 cricket international in Wellington.

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Former England cricket captain Mike Gatting is backing a 400,000 pound-play area project aimed at inspiring at least 30,000 children with learning disabilities and communication issues.

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South Africa captain Jacques Kallis elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the third and final one-day international on Saturday.

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England all rounder Andrew Flintoff is selling the luxury home he has never spent a night in for a whopping five million pounds.

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Tatenda Taibu scored 107 to set Zimbabwe up for a five-run victory over the University of the West Indies? Vice Chancellor?s XI in their 50 overs-a-side match on Friday at Frank Worrell Oval.

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The International Cricket Council has issued an interim directive allowing batsmen to switch their stance, but with a couple of conditions.

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Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who retired from Test cricket to prolong his ODI and T20 career, has been named in the 30-man preliminary squad for this years Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean.

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Former New Zealand keeper Adam Parore has heaped praises on Indian master blaster Sachin Tendulkar after the cricket legend scored a double ton against South Africa, and described him as the best batsman of the modern era.

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Coach of the Indian Cricket Team Gary Kirsten praised the current squad for showing some splendid performances in the ongoing one-day international (ODI) series against South Africa, adding that Team India would settle for nothing less than a clean s

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It seems to be all over for temperamental Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not included him in the list of 30 probables for ICC World T20 Championship scheduled to be held in West Indies in April.

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While Pakistani media is abuzz with reports of wicket keeper Kamran Akmals involvement in match fixing, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt dropped another bombshell, saying that at least two national players are suspected of match fi

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Maharashtra will urge the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, on master cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said here Friday.

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Pakistan Friday announced its 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20 championship, opting to retain wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal despite reports that he is being investigated for match-fixing.

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England coach Andy Flower has refused to back Matt Prior as his first-choice wicketkeeper for the team. Prior, who played as a specialist batsman, top scored with 64 not out as England beat a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI by seven wickets in their final warm-up before Sunday’s first one-dayer against their hosts.

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Paceman Brett Lee has been named in Australia's preliminary   30-man squad for the World Twenty20 championship beginning April 30 in the West Indies.

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Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who is again in the headlines for scoring the first ODI double hundred, has been described as one of the most complete batsman of modern times, according to noted columnist Peter Roebuck.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has backed David Warners switch-hitting tactics, saying the ploy is good for the game of cricket.

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Australian Twenty20 skipper Michael Clarke has made it clear to his players that everyone has to contribute with bat, ball and in the field, and stressed to the squad the importance of being known as the best fielding team in the world

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Former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar has rejected the Pakistan Cricket Boards (PCB) offer to become the chief selector, and instead expressed his desire to don the cap of the batting consultant of the national team.

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The ghost of match-fixing has returned again to haunt the Pakistan cricket team, and this time it is wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal who seems to be under its glare.

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The Indian Premier League organisers attempts to impose stringent media-accreditation guidelines could result in international news agencies boycotting the Twenty20 tournament for the second time in three years.

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Former Test star Damien Martyns charge that the Australian Cricketers Association was applying double standards in assessing the security threat for the IPL have been dismissed by the ACA chief.

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Karnataka's young batsmen Manish Pandey, fast bowler R Vinay Kumar and Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper Naman Ojha are three new faces in India's 30-member list of probables for the Twenty20 World Cup being held in the West Indies in April-May.

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Spin legend Shane Warne Thursday denied having a heated argument with Ricky Ponting over participation of Australian cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has jumped to third position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) player rankings for ODI batsmen after belting a record-breaking double-century in Wednesdays second ODI against South Africa in Gwalior.

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With India having taken an unbeatable 2-0 lead, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have been rested for the third and concluding match of the ODI series against South Africa at Ahmedabad Saturday.

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul is one of four players who will return to the West Indies' line-up for Sunday's Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe at Queen's Park Oval.

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Afghanistan's victorious cricket team returned home Thursday to a rapturous welcome from hundreds of fans after securing a berth in the World Twenty20 qualifiers.

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English cricket chiefs at the MCC confirmed on Thursday that they could join a consortium looking to buy an IPL franchise.

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The Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly Thursday unanimously passed a resolution congratulating Sachin Tendulkar for scoring the first ever double century in one-day internationals (ODIs).

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Player unions from Australia, New Zealand, England and South Africa are pressing for a more adequate outline of security at the Indian Premier League despite T20 tournament chiefs accusation that the players representatives were using a security thre

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Australian pacer Shaun Tait is hopeful that windy conditions at Wellington could help him record the fastest ball in history during the first Twenty20 game against New Zealand.

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The Australian Cricketers Association has been accused of applying double standards in the handling Australian cricketers going to play in terrorist danger areas in India.

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Flamboyant Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi would be seen in action during Bangladeshs T20 championship, Bashundhara Cup, which would be played in Sharjah later this year.

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West Indies cricket great Sir Vivian Richards says the greed of some modern players is threatening the game''s future.

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Recent pictures of Shane Warne have sparked speculation that some digital alteration may have something to do with them.

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Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath has for the first time spoken about finding love again after the death of his wife, Jane.

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Australian Twenty-20 captain Michael Clarke has described India''s Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest batsman he has ever seen playing  live, and was not surprised whenhe became the first player to score a double hundred in a one-day international.

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Aussie cricketer Michael Clarkes fiancee Lara Bingle couldn''''t escape prying eyes when she had a little meltdown at the Twenty20 cricket this week.

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South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith has raised concerns over security issues during forthcoming Indian Premiere Leagues (IPL) third edition.

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Cricket lovers in Ahmedabad, where the third and the last one day of the series against South Africa is scheduled to be played on February 27, would be deprived of vintage Sachin Tendulkar show, as the master blaster has been rested for the match.

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Reports of former cricketer Glenn McGrath donating the proceeds from a recent interview with a womens magazine to his McGrath Foundation charity have turned into a mystery.

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The Lok Sabha Thursday congratulated Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first cricketer in one-day cricket to score a double century.

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At least one Australian player is looking to hire a private bodyguard to shadow him for the third edition of the Indian Premier League.

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Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke will meet with umpires before Friday''s Twenty20 clash with New Zealand to thrash out rules regarding David Warner''s batting stance.

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Captain Daniel Vettori has appealed to his New Zealand side to dramatically lift their performance if they hope to beat Australia in the Twenty20 series which starts in Wellington on Friday.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi launched a snide attack on Australian captain Ricky Ponting, saying that he is trying to prevent other Australian players from taking part because he was dropped from the Kolkata Knight Riders side.

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Australian pace bowler Brett Lee knew that a part of his career was over last August as England paraded around The Oval with the Ashes.

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Praising master blaster Sachin Tendulkar for his record breaking double century against South Africa in the second one-day international at Gwalior on Wednesday, several former and current Pakistani cricketers have described him as the ‘perfect

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Windies captain Chris Gayle has been granted "compassionate" leave to be with his sick mother and has not been dropped from the squad, West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Ernest Hilaire said Wednesday.

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"Sex, um, success" and "footage of bondage...ahmm, Bondy" -- Australian cricketers started their tour of New Zealand with two verbal slips. They are here to play a series of Twenty20 international matches.

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Indian media lined up on Thursday to shower the God Sachin Tendulkar with front-page tributes and predict the record-shattering batsman was not finished yet.

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After scoring a record unbeaten 200 here Wednesday, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was happy that at the age of 36 he was good enough to last 50 overs.

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Sachin Tendulkar smashed a world-record 200 not out as India pounded South Africa by 153 runs in the second one-dayer on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

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New West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has set earning the respect of his players as a major goal during their brief series against Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe touched down in the Caribbean on Tuesday focussed on giving West Indies a tough challenge in their forthcoming series.

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Sachin Tendulkar Wednesday became the first to score a double century in ODIs. Tendulkar smashed an unbeaten 200 off 147 balls against South Africa in the second ODI at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium at Gwalior. The following is the list of top indiv

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Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Wednesday congratulated Mumbai-born Sachin Tendulkar for scoring first ever one-Day International double century.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday congratulated Sachin Tendulkar on scoring the first ever double century in one-day internationals.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi Wednesday accused Australian captain Ricky Ponting of putting pressure on his fellow players to skip the third edition of the Twenty20 league beginning March 12.

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Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar became the first ever to hit a double century in One-Day International as India made 401 for three in 50 overs in the second match against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium here Wednesday.

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New Zealand pacer Shane Bond is keeping an open mind on playing in the Indian Premier League despite the lucrative Twenty20 tournament being targeted by terror threats.

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Australian batsman David Warner is determined to push on with his experiment with batting right-handed, saying it is not a gimmick.

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Former New Zealand cricket manager Lindsay Crocker is working on a contingency plan for staging the 2011 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand if it is shifted due to security concerns in the Indian subcontinent.

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India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat in the second One Day International of the three-match series at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium here Wednesday.

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Former England great Geoffrey Boycott has described swashbuckling Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi as the best bowling all-rounder in one-day cricket at present.

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The prime reason behind the sorry state of Pakistan cricket is that there are several cricket illiterate politicians who are at the helm of things, former England great Geoffrey Boycott has said.

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New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has delivered a verbal bouncer by saying that Australia has received an easy run all summer and it is all set to end.

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Australia Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke is intent on maintaining his sides momentum heading towards the World Twenty20 when his team take on New Zealand.

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Former Australian Test cricketer Geoff Lawson will fly to India tomorrow to start a coaching stint despite security threats to the Indian Premier League.

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Australian cricketers, who stand to lose millions of dollars if they dont participate in the IPL, clashed with skipper Ricky Ponting during the meeting held at a Sydney hotel to brief them about security during the Twenty20 tournament.

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Security expert Reg Dickasons report on the threat to the IPL says that while the security plans are sufficient on paper, the Indian state governments are yet to commit to providing the required police numbers which is the primary concern for the Australia.

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Australian pacer Brett Lee is set to retire from Test cricket on the advice of England rival and close friend Andrew Flintoff.

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Top international cricketers are negotiating a foolproof security if they have to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next month and IPL commissioner Lalit Modi insists that all concerns will be adressed.

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Ahead of the second One-Day International (ODI) cricket match to be played between India and South Africa on Wednesday (Feb. 24) security has been tightened here.

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After winning a cliffhanger in Jaipur, India will be looking to seal the three-match series when they face South Africa in the second One-Day International at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium here Wednesday.

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After considering the names of high-profile international coaches like Greg Chappell and Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seems to have settled for former Test pacer Waqar Younis as country's new coach.

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In a bid to avoid power wastage, a Howrah-based civil society group has moved the Supreme Court for rescheduling the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, beginning March 12, during the day instead of night time.

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The participation of Australian cricketers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next month was uncertain following a crisis meeting here between players and managers over the security situation, an official said.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) team owners are continuing to plan for the tournament, which begins in Mumbai on March 12.

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Former Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz has reportedly put his hand up to be Englands next bowling coach, and is emerging as a frontrunner for the job.

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England cricketer Craig Kieswetter, who is a specialist wicketkeeper, is hoping to bring in a different dynamics to his talent during the three-game ODI series against Bangladesh.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi has sought assuage fears of players'' boycott of the third edition of the tournament to be held in India from March 12 by saying that he has spoken to all the foreign parties concerned and reassured

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New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has confirmed that players are concerned about their security during the Indian Premier League.

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With the security of international players in India under scrutiny, the Australian Cricketers'' Association (ACA) has decided to hand over a list of safety demands to the authorities of Indian Premier League (IPL) for the tournament, which starts on

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The New Zealand Cricket Players Association manager Heath Mills insists that it''s too early to talk of a mass withdrawal from the Indian Premier League despite threats from a terror outfit and an independent report on the reality of that danger.

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With Australian security expert Reg Dickason advising various player association bodies in England, Australia and New Zealand not to travel to India for sporting events in the wake of an Al Qaeda threat to attack these events, the possibility of next

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New Zealand cricketers involvement in the Indian Premier League is in serious doubt after their players'' association recommended a pull out from the tournament, which starts on March 12.

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Shane Warne has designed a new range of men''s underpants, appropriately called ‘Spinners. Diamond Cut International has manufactured the underwear range, available in bright colours, reports the Daily Telegraph.

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Australia's veteran fast bowler Brett Lee is poised to quit Test cricket after a conversation with England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, a report said on Tuesday.

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Buckling under pressure from Muslim religious groups and other sections, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders Monday announced they were putting on hold their association with innerware brand Lux Cozi.

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Several sports organisations of Orissa have come together to oppose Kalinga Sena, a fringe outfit in Orissa, for threatening to disrupt the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Cuttack.

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Veteran South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs is to play Twenty20 cricket for Yorkshire from June, the English county announced on Monday.

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Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has taken a swipe at Nasim Ashraf saying the former cricket board chairman tried to destroy his international career.

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England batsman Paul Collingwood has been handed over the responsibility of being the vice-captain to Alastair Cook for both the three-game ODI series and the two-Test series against Bangladesh.

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New Zealand fast bowler Andy McKay has been forced out of the upcoming two-game Test series against Australia due to a stress fracture in his foot.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has urged Cricket Australia (CA) to consider revamping the extravagant prices and over-scheduling to bring fans back to watch ODI games, and to promote the 2015 World Cup to be hosted Down Under.

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Describing the teenage Pakistani pace sensation Mohammed Amer as a talented fast bowler, former England great Geoffrey Boycott has advised him to get closer to the stumps to enhance his chances of taking wickets.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he had a ‘roller-coaster home summer season against West Indies and Pakistan, but also admitted that keeping on playing despite his elbow injury did undermine his batting technique.

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Criticising former captain Younus Khan for an ugly brawl with a spectator during a local T20 match, former Pakistan skipped Rameez Raja has advised Khan to work on his attitude.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is of the view that his team is in great shape after remaining unbeaten in all formats of the game at home this summer.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has called for better player management, given the frantic schedule over the past two years in order to avoid long term injuries to cricketers.

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Australian players will decide to play in the Indian Premier League after meeting Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Paul Marsh in Sydney on Tuesday morning to discuss security threats to the tournament.

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India overcame the absence of four top stars to beat South Africa by one run in a thrilling one-day international on Sunday and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

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England, Australia and South African cricket boards have washed their hands of the safety of players in India, warning them to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at their own risk.

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India scored 298 for nine in the first One-day International against South Africa at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.

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New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris, who has been recalled for the first two games of the ODI series against Australia, has said that the Ricky Ponting-led Australian team is beatable and urged his team-mates to believe in themselves.

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Australian coach Tim Nielsen insists that he and the national selection panel are trying to nail down their best lineup for World Twenty20 Cup to be held in the Caribbean which is just over two months away.

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South Africa's stand-in captain Jacques Kallis won the toss and sent India in to bat in the first one-day international at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.

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Former Australian cricketer Darren Berry has voiced concern over how certain Australian players have elected to put their lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) responsibilities ahead of the Sheffield Shield tournament.

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The 2011 cricket world cup which is scheduled to be held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, can be shifted to New Zealand and Australia as part of a contingency plan if terrorism continues to threaten sport in the subcontinent.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has blamed the glut of matches for the seasons meagre one-day crowds, rather than the poor performances of the visiting Pakistan and West Indies teams.

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Abdul Razzaq single-handedly changed the course of the match with a brilliant innings as Pakistan beat England by four wickets to level their two-match Twenty20 series 1-1 here on Saturday.

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Sandeep Kaur, younger sister of cricketer Harbhajan Singh, got married to Sahibjit Singh in this Punjab city Saturday.

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England-born Alan Butcher was named Zimbabwe cricket coach on Saturday after the contract of Walter Chawaguta was not renewed.

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England called South Africa-born Craig Kieswetter into their one-day squad for the tour of Bangladesh on Saturday.

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Team India and South Africa will begin their battle for ODI supremacy in the three-game series, starting in Jaipur on Sunday.

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India''s cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retaken the top spot in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsman as his see-saw battle with Australias Michael Hussey continues.

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Indian batsman Virender Sehwag has moved to the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) player rankings for Test batsmen after his heroics during the second Test against South Africa in Kolkata.

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Australian coach Tim Nielsen insists that he and the national selection panel are trying to nail down their best lineup for the World Twenty20 to be held in the Caribbean which is just over two months away

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Brett Lee may have grown over his split with his wife, as he was recently spotted socializing at the Star Party fundraiser.

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Melbourne, Feb.20 : Australian security expert Reg Dickason is the most-wanted man in international cricket in the wake of terrorist threats targeting sportsmen in India.The England and Wales Cricket Board has hired Dickason to ensure the side''''s safety during the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.

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Auckland, Feb.20 : Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Adam Parore has said that the Black Caps will have to be at their peak in terms of fitness and performance to challenge the Australians during a two-Test tour beginning next week.

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Auckland, Feb. 20 : Captain Daniel Vettori has said New Zealand need to improve to compete with Australia on an equal footing."I couldn''t put a number on it. We have to improve dramatically to try and compete and win," the New Zealand Herald quoted Vettori, as saying.

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Melbourne, Feb 20 : Australian fast bowler Dirk Nannes, a highly valued member of the Indian Premier League’s Delhi Daredevils side, has elected to put his IPL responsibilities ahead of the Sheffield Shield tournament.

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Auckland, Feb 20: New Zealand have recalled fast bowler Shane Bond for the two Twenty20 matches and the five game ODI series against Australia.Bond, who recently retired from Test cricket, replaces fellow fast bowler Ian Butler and is the only change to the Twenty 20 group that prepared for the one-off defeat of Bangladesh this month.

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Sydney, Feb.20 : The West Indies is banking on Twenty20 cricket, the shortest format of the game to close the gap between them and Australia.They hope to realize this goal in the first Twenty20, in Hobart on Sunday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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Dubai, Feb 20: England batsmen Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen shared a record fourth wicket partnership to beat Twenty20 world champions Pakistan by seven wickets here on Friday.

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Lahore, Feb 20 : Pakistan bowling legend Waqar Younis, who was the team’s bowling and fielding coach during the disastrous trip of Australia, is ready to don the mantle full time, if approached by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

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Sydney, Feb.20 : Captain Ricky Ponting is of the view that Australian cricket is in great shape ahead of their next two major assignments, winning back the Ashes and chasing a fourth-straight World Cup triumph.

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Lahore, Feb 20: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has said Shahid Afridi had been punished enough for ball tampering, and added that this practise has been a part of cricket for long.

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Melbourne, Feb 20: The third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is under siege, with the international players’ association warning that some members will not participate in the tournament as they are concerned about the Al-Qaida threat.

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Dubai, Feb 19  International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat Friday congratulated India on finishing as No.1 team in the Test Championship table following their innings victory over South Africa in the Kolkata Test.

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Dubai, Feb 19: Asoka de Silva of the Emirates Elite Panel of International Cricket Council (ICC) Umpires was on Friday honoured for completing a century of ODIs, a landmark reached during the recently concluded series between Australia and Pakistan Down Under.

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Australia on Friday crushed West Indies by 125 runs in the fifth and final ODI at the MCG in Melbourne to clinch the five-match series 4-0.

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Pakistans former skipper Younis Khan has beaten up a fan during a club Champion League match here on Thursday.

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Australian Test great and former India coach Greg Chappell hoped international players wouldn''t be scared off by the Kashmiri terrorist threats aimed at foreigners.

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England T20 skipper Paul Collingwood has said he is relaxed about the rising number of South African-born cricketers in the team, and added that they hit the ball hard.

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England players are awaiting a security report as concern over terrorism threat grows from the Professional Cricketers Association, and could determine their participation or non participation in the third edition of the Indian Premier League.

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Nearly 50 percent Pakistanis believe that national cricket teams disastrous tour of Australia is the result of overall poor performance in batting and fielding.

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Lahore, Feb 19 : Former captains Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram have refused the Pakistan Cricket Board’s offer to coach the cricket team.“I am not able to accept the post of coach, which the PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt has been offering me from day one due to my own family problems,” said Miandad.

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Lahore, Feb 19 : Australian fitness trainer David Dwyer will temporarily rejoin the Pakistani cricket team before the World Twenty20 Championship in the Caribbean later this year, after he quit his post as Pakistan national team trainer.

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Lahore, Feb 19 : The fourth edition of the Indian Premier League will see the participation of Pakistani players and two new teams would take part in that event, according to IPL commissioner Lalith Modi.Two new franchises will be included in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after taking the number of participating teams to 10.

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Melbourne, Feb 19 : Australia’s vice captain Michael Clarke has rated master blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s 175 against them at Hyderabad in 2009 among the top five centuries he has witnessed as an opposition player.“I was not playing in this game as I was back home in Australia and so I watched it from my couch at home. Although India didn’t win the game, Sachin showed what a determined and class act he is in making 175 as India chased Australia''s score of 350,” Clarke said.

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Sydney, Feb.19 : Leg-spinning Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has said that his national ODI debut is all due to the advice he received from former leg-spinning great Shane Warne.

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Sydney, Feb.19 : Australia''s National Selection Panel (NSP) has said that they can pick Brett Lee again, but will wait until June to recall Ashes swingman Ben Hilfenhaus.Citing Lee''s exceptional displays prior to suffering a serious elbow injury on last year''s limited overs tour of India, NSP chairman Andrew Hilditch said he wanted to see the 33-year-old spearhead back in action.

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Melbourne, Feb.19 : Left-arm fast bowler Dirk Nannes has became the second Victorian star to retire from first class cricket this season.Just a month away from the Bushrangers possibly playing in a second successive Sheffield Shield final, the 33-year-old Nannes announced on Thursday that he would be joining batsman Brad Hodge in calling it quits from the longer form of the game.

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Melbourne, Feb 19 : Troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds has said that his one big regret is signing his last Australia cricket contract where he agreed to try to swear off the booze in public places.

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Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb.19 : New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 121 runs in the one-off cricket Test here on Friday.According to the NZPA, the tourists were dismissed for 282 in their second innings after lunch on the fifth and final day at Seddon Park, despite an outstanding maiden Test century by their captain Shakib Al Hasan.

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Pakistan will aim to restore belief in their embattled team when they take on England in a two-match Twenty20 series at the Dubai Sports City cricket stadium starting here on Friday.

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Kolkata, Feb 18 South African captain Graeme Smith has been ruled out of the three-match One-day International (ODI) series against India due to the finger injury he picked ahead of the Kolkata Test.Smith makes way for Hashim Amla, who had a dream run in Test series piling up 490 runs. Jacques Kallis will lead the side in the ODI series.

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Kolkata, Feb 18  South African skipper Graeme Smith Thursday gave full credit to India for the hosts' performance on the final day of the second Test and took heart from the fact that very few foreign sides have managed to finish with a drawn series in India.

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Kolkata, Feb 18  India ended Australia's seven-year run at the top of the Test rankings as they will finish as the numero uno Test team this year (2009-10) after their emphatic victory against South Africa at Eden Gardens here Thursday.

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Pakistan will aim to restore belief in their embattled team when they take on England in a two-match Twenty20 series at the Dubai Sports City cricket stadium starting here on Friday.

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Kolkata, Feb 18: Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday praised his bowlers for innings and 58-run win against South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.The win helped India to retain their place at the top of the ICC rankings and draw the series level at 1-1.

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Kolkata, Feb 18 : Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who took five wickets as India sealed a dramatic innings and 58-run victory on South Africa in Kolkata Test on Thursday, said the hunger to retain the No.1 spot motivated the entire team to give their best.

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Karachi, Feb 18  Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar may not have played any international cricket for Pakistan the past ten months but he has not given up hopes of representing the country again in spite of his fitness problems.

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India defied an unbeaten century from Hashim Amla to crush South Africa by an innings and 57 runs in the final Test on Thursday to draw the series 1-1.

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Kolkata, Feb 18  Team India on Thursday defeated South Africa by an innings and 58 runs to win the second Test match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and retained their number one position in the official Test rankings and level the series 1-1.

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Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath hasnt got engaged, says his manager Warren Craig. Ever since McGrath, 40, was spotted out in public with his new girlfriend Sara Leonardi, who his first girlfriend since the death of his wife Jane to breast c

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India defeated South Africa by an innings and 58 runs to win the second cricket Test here at Eden Gardens Thursday and level the two-match series 1-1. With this victory, India also retained their top spot in international Test rankings.

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Kalinga Sena, a fringe political outfit in Orissa, Thursday set four conditions for allowing IPL matches to be played in the state's Barabati stadium next month and threatened to disrupt them if their demands, including not allowing Australians to pl

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New Zealand will head into the final day of their one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton firmly in the driving seat, as the visitors suffered multiple setbacks after being set a target of 404.

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Hashim Amla continued his superb form with an unbeaten half-century to keep South Africa afloat in the second and final cricket Test against India on Thursday.

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South Africa were 250 for seven at tea on the fifth day of the second cricket Test against India here Thursday.

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India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against South Africa beginning Feb 21.

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Out-of-favour Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who is popularly referred to as the “Rawalpindi Express” still dreams of captaining the national squad, though he has not played any international cricket for more than nine months.

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Hashim Amla continued his superb form with an unbeaten half-century to keep South Africa afloat in the second and final cricket Test against India on Thursday.

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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said his countrys intelligence agencies are closely working with their Indian counterparts to ensure foolproof security for the forthcoming international sporting events in India.

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Police have confirmed a terror threat to the first one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa in Jaipur scheduled this Sunday.

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India struck twice in quick succession just before lunch to leave South Africa struggling at 164 for 5 in the second innings at the lunch break in the second and final cricket Test here at the Eden Gardens Thursday.

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Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie reckons that allrounder Dan Christians emergence as Australias next Twenty20 specialist can make cricket famous among the indigenous communities of the country.

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Australia''s chief selector Andrew Hilditch hopes that a re-fitted Australian Twenty20 unit can finally lift the World Twenty20 trophy in the Caribbean in May.

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Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has said that leg-spinning all-rounder Steve Smith''s selection in the national one-day squad is a welcome development, and added that Smith should see his inclusion as an opportunity to make himself a permanent

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Right-arm off-spinner Nathan Hauritz has been handed a chance to earn a spot in Australia''s World Twenty20 team after being named in a 15-man national squad for the tour to New Zealand.

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Rising South Australian all-rounder Dan Christian will attempt to show that he is the last piece in the jigsaw in Australia''s bid to lift the World Twenty20 trophy for the first time.Rising South Australian all-rounder Dan Christian will attempt to

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Shane Warne says threats of a terrorist attack have him thinking twice about playing in this year's Indian Premier League, reports said on Thursday.

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Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten believes his bowlers can wrap up the remaining seven South Africa wickets in another 50 overs on the last day of the second Test Thursday to level the Test series.

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With rain gods smiling on them, South Africa's experienced middle-order batsman Jacques Kallis is confident that his side will save the second cricket Test against India at the Eden Gardens.

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Bad weather brought brief respite to South Africa as India pressed for a series-levelling victory in the second and final cricket Test on Wednesday.

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Sexy WAG Haley Bracken says her Aussie fast bowler hubby Nathan Bracken loved the dress she wore to the Allan Border Medal presentation.

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The world's most cash rich cricket tournament is going green. In the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a cricketer would be appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the environment and tips would be flashed on screen to help reduce the

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India tightened their grip picking up key South African wickets at regular intervals but Hashim Amla soldiered on at tea on a rain-interrupted fourth day of the second Test here Wednesday.

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Bad light stopped play minutes before tea and soon showers brought covers on to the square at the Eden Gardens as South Africa reached 111 for three on the fourth day of the second cricket Test between India and South Africa here Wednesday.

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Dozens of television news channels across India will boycott the glitzy Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament due to what they said were arbitrary media restrictions.

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Pakistan-born leg-spinner Imran Tahir has insisted he has no complaints with South Africa chiefs over his botched call-up to represent his adopted country.

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The chief executive of FICA, the global union for international cricketers, has warned that Twenty20 cricket is in danger of being affected by the "cancer" of fixers.

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South Africa were struggling to save the second and final cricket Test against India after losing three key wickets in a rain-curtailed fourth day's play on Wednesday.

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After the Indian Premier League (IPL) rescheduled two matches of the Deccan Chargers in Cuttack, the Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) is getting geared up to welcome the IPL at Barabati Stadium.

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Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is currently facing a two T20 match ban, would be in action during the inaugural Emirates Airline Twenty20 tournament in Dubai in March.

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All rounder Shane Watson, who has always craved for the appreciation of the hard-marking Australian public, has found love in the form of appreciation from people and securing his spot in the team.

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England off-spinner Graeme Swann says any cricketer who tries to fix matches is a complete idiot. There are anti-corruption guys that travel all year round with us. Everyone is educated on the subject and aware of the dangers.

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India picked up the prized wicket of Graeme Smith as South African batsmen battled through a rain-truncated opening session to reach 39 for one at lunch of the fourth day of the second cricket Test here Wednesday.

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Replying to New Zealand''s mammoth 553 for seven declared, Bangladesh replied in strong fashion, scoring 408 and also claimed the wicket of New Zealand opener B J Watling in the first Test being played at the Seddon Park here.

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An Australian has been fined 9000 dollars for invading the cricket ground and attacking Pakistani player Khalid Latif during an ODI game.

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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has indicated that the party has lifted the ban on Pakistani and Australian cricketers taking part in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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England spinner Graeme Swann is happy over reports of a Premier League football club buying an Indian Premier League team, provided it is not Sunderland.

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Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke is confident that his IPL-bound team-mates will receive good security advice from the cricket authorities.

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Heavy overnight rain delayed the start of the fourth day's play of the second cricket Test between South Africa and India here Wednesday.

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Batsman Gautam Gambhir and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh were on Wednesday left out of India's squad for the first two one-day internationals against South Africa.

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Pakistan will not award annual central contracts to its cricketers until the release of a report into the team's defeats in all matches on their tour of Australia, an official said Wednesday.

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The leader of a right-wing Hindu group has withdrawn a threat to prevent Australia's cricketers from playing in the Indian Premier League tournament because of attacks on Indians living Down Under.

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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan Tuesday admitted that injuries were happening as the Indian team was playing lot of cricket.

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Among the third day audience of the second Test between India and South Africa cricket Test were two of Kolkata's favourite sons - Sourav Ganguly and Leander Paes - cheering for the home team.

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Rain could play spoilsport in India's pursuit of win against South Africa at the Eden Gardens here if the weather prediction for the city for Wednesday holds true.

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Ruing the missed chances in the Indian first innings, South African batting consultant and former skipper Kepler Wessels Tuesday said the unavailability of regular wicketkeeper Mark Boucher and injury to Graeme Smith proved to be a deterrent for the

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After several rounds of talks, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has agreed to schedule two matches of the Deccan Chargers team in Cuttack.

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Having served Indian cricket with distinction for more than a decade, V.V.S. Laxman Tuesday said representing the country has always been a great motivation for him, and the Tests the most revered format of cricket.

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VVS Laxman's wife Sailaja and their  children pleasantly surprised the cricketer Monday by coming to Kolkata for his marriage anniversary Tuesday. The batsman returned the compliment by scoring a classic hundred on Day Three of the second Test.

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All-rounders Yusuf Pathan and Abhishek Nayar have been recalled to be part of the 15-man Indian team for the first two ODI against South Africa.

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Venkatsai Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed unbeaten centuries to put India in firm control of the second and final Test against South Africa on Tuesday.

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A baggy green cap worn by former Australian Test captain Greg Chappell shortly before he defected to World Series Cricket in the 1970s has sold for more than 16,000 dollars at an auction in Melbourne.

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South Africa, trailing India by 347 runs in the first innings, were six without loss in their second when poor light ended the third day's play in the second and last cricket Test at the Eden Gardens here Tuesday.

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VVS Laxman and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni were on the brink of centuries as India piled up a huge total to take a 254-run first innings lead and dictate terms at tea on day three of the second cricket Test against South Africa here Tuesday.

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Rookie New South Wales leg-spinner and all-rounder Spinner Steve Smith has earned a call-up to Australia''s squad for Friday''s final one-day international against the West Indies at the MCG.

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Eden Gardens is known for its packed stands during international cricket matches, with visiting sides often feeling intimidated by the raucous crowd. But the ongoing South Africa-India second cricket Test is an exception. There are large vacant space

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Haley Bracken, the wife of Aussie paceman Nathan Bracken, left little to imagination courtesy a revealing outfit she wore at the Allan Border Medal last night.

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Career-best performances by Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum at Seddon Park has put New Zealand in command in the one-off cricket test against Bangladesh.

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Former Australian cricketers and a televison channel executive have objected to a massage palour in Sydney mimicking former Test captain and noted commentator Richie Benaudin an advertisement.

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Stand-in Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, who would be leading the side in the two T20 matches against England in Dubai, has said that the players have learnt their lessons following the recent ‘nightmare tour Down Under.

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Speaking against the selectors has cost temperamental Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar dearly, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has deducted seven million rupees as fine from his match fee for 2009.

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VVS Laxman played a watchful knock as India fought through a fine spell from Dale Steyn and consolidated their position by establishing a 135-run first innings lead at lunch on day three of the second cricket Test against South Africa here Tuesday.

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Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has said the national cricket team needs a ‘passionate cricket coach,who can lift the squad after the debacle in Australia.

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Australian and New South Wales Test opener Simon Katich has credited fate for his amazing comeback to the national squad and to winning the Australia Test Cricketer of The Year award here on Monday.

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Trouble for hard hitting Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi may increase, as the Senate Standing Committee on Sports has called for strict disciplinary action against him for his disgraceful ‘ball chomping act in Australia.

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Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has said that his return to international cricket is doubtful, as he continues to fight to overcome a painful elbow injury.

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In a statement which is likely to dent Pakistan crickets image further, Senator Enver Baig has accused the national team players of being involved in match-fixing.

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Englands best bat Kevin Pietersen is reportedly in the running to be the teams vice-captain for Tests against Bangladesh.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi has said one of the British Premier League''s top football club''s has expressed an interest in buying one of the two franchises to be sold at a base price of 225 million dollars over the coming week.

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Venkatsai Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni put on 164 for the unbroken seventh wicket to consolidate India's lead on the third day of the final Test against South Africa on Tuesday.

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A spectator who ran onto a cricket pitch and wrestled Pakistan's Khalid Latif to the floor during a one-day international in Australia was Tuesday fined 9,000 dollars (8,058 US).

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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray again warned that his party would not allow Australian cricketers to play during the upcoming Indian Premier League season three.

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With injured middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh ruled out and offie Harbhajan Singh reportedly seeking a break for a family commitment, a few youngsters could make the cut as the national selectors choose a 15-member squad Tuesday for the three-match.

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Miffed at their matches being moved out of Andhra Pradesh, defending champions Deccan Chargers have threatened to sue Indian Premier League (IPL) if their matches are not brought back to Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.

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Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar Monday became the fourth Indian batsman to score four back-to-back centuries in Tests.

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Pakistan parliamentary committee on sport called for a strict disciplinary action against Shahid Afridi who was banned for ball tampering during the recently concluded tour Down-Under.

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South African coach Corrie Van Zyl feels his boys failed to execute the gameplan well on Day Two of the second Test against India, but concedes that the best of fielding sides can get unsettled when Virender Sehwag gets going.

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Centuries from Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar on Monday helped Team India tighten their grip over South Africa on the second day of the Kolkata Test at Eden Gardens.

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Pakistani senators on Monday demanded strict action against dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who was caught tampering with the ball in a one-day match in Australia.

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Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar smashed impressive centuries before South Africa fought back with three quick wickets on the second day of the final Test on Monday.

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England captain Paul Collingwood believes his side's week in the United Arab Emirates will help clarify their selection and tactics ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies.

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India were 342 for five in the first innings at the end of second day's play in the second cricket Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens here Monday.

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The Australian hockey team's travel plans for the New Delhi World Cup remain unchanged in spite of Saturday's terror bombing in western Indian city Pune whereas Cricket Australia (CA) awaits the advice of its private security agency before clearing.

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India opener Gautam Gambhir suffered a left forearm injury when he was hit by a rising Morne Morkel delivery in the fourth over of the Indian innings on the second day of the second cricket Test against South Africa here Monday.

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Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has emerged as the man to beat for the Allan Border Medal. Watson''s contributions in both Tests and ODIs in the voting period makes him an obvious favourite for the medal, considered to be the biggest individual.

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Legendary paceman Wasim Akram said Monday that irrespective of nationality, Pakistan needed a passionate and wise coach to rescue the team after humiliating defeats in Australia.

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Opener Virender Sehwag blasted a swashbuckling century and partnered an unfinished 150-run stand with Sachin Tendulkar as India seemed on course to a first innings lead at tea on day two of the second cricket Test against South Africa here Monday.

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England T20 skipper Paul Collingwood wants his big hitters to perform against Pakistan in Dubai.

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The Pakistani cricket team has left for Dubai to play two Twenty20 against England on February 19 and 20.

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Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum were anchoring a New Zealand recovery against Bangladesh before bad light stopped play on the first day of the one-off cricket test in Hamilton.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that his 29th  ODI century at the Gabba was reward for plenty of time in the nets correcting technical glitches which had undermined his one-day batting performance.

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Virender Sehwag smashed an unbeaten 52 off 45 balls as India raced to 97-2 at lunch on the second day of the second and final Test against South Africa on Monday.

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Indian origin cricket administrator of New South Wales, Dr Gorur Krishna Harinath alias Harry, has asked the Australian players to play in the Indian Premier League and not be worried by Shiv Senas threat to target them in retribution for attacks.

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Zimbabwe's 15-man cricket squad leaves for the West Indies next week determined to face up to their most stringent examination so far as they bid for a return to Test status.

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Jubilant Afghan cricketers said Sunday they were ready to take on the world's best players and strive to make their war-ravaged country proud after they qualified for the World Twenty20 finals.

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The Pune terror attack has once again brought back the spotlight on security during the Indian Premier League, with Cricket Australia investigating the attack and threat posed to their players while they play in India.

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South Africa were all out for 296 runs in the first innings against India on the second day of the second cricket Test at the Eden Gardens here Monday.

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Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten on Sunday praised his bowlers for restricting the visiting South African team to 266 for nine wickets on the first day of the Kolkata Test despite centuries by Hashim Amla and debutant Alviro Petersen.

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Australian skipper Ricky Pontings century saw the home team crush West Indies by 50 runs in the fourth ODI at the Gabba on Sunday and clinch the five-match series 3-0.

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The Eden Gardens track continued to attract comments Sunday, but the roles were reversed. The Indians who seemed unhappy with the 22-yard strip till Saturday, called it a good wicket Sunday at the end of the first day's play of the second cricket Test.

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Debutant Alviro Petersen and Hashim Amla smashed fluent centuries for South Africa before India hit back in a dramatic start to the second and final cricket Test on Sunday.

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India bounced back late by ripping through the South African middle order and restricting them to a modest 266 for nine as wickets fell like nine pins after tea on a dramatic opening day of the second cricket Test here Sunday.

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Afghanistan's qualification for this year's World Twenty20 main rounds was hailed as a triumph for cricket's development in the war-ravaged country by a top regional cricket official on Sunday.

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Debutant Alviro Petersen and Hashim Amla smashed fluent centuries as South Africa made a flying start in the second and final cricket Test against India on Sunday.

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Security arrangements have been tightened for Team India and the South African team for the second test being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata after a terror strike in Pune, in which nine persons were killed and over 50 injured on Saturday.

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Pakistan cricket teams manager for the forthcoming two T20 matches against England in Dubai Yawar Saeed has said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a stern warning to players against any indiscipline.

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Former Pakistan opener Mudassar Nazar has called for the axing of both Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf from the national squad for airing their differences in public.

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Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and all-rounder Shane Watson are leading contenders for Monday night''s Allan Border Medal count, which recognises Australia''s best player of the past year.

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South Africa made a solid start in the second and final cricket Test against India on Sunday, racing to 116-1 by lunch on the opening day.

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With the South African cricketers engrossed in the Eden Gardens battle, it was a colourless Valentine's Day Sunday for their wives and girlfriends (WAGs) travelling with the team.

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Australias troubled relationship with India, and Cricket Australia''s attempt to have John Howard nominated as a future president of the International Cricket Council, have recently occupied significant space in the media.

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Australian pace great Graham McKenzie has nominated Tasmanian Ben Hilfenhaus as his country''s next great fast-bowling prospect.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) board''s decision not to allow IPL matches to be played in Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam, the home to the Deccan Chargers, in response to the Telangana agitation, has sparked outrage across Andhra Pradesh and in Hyderabad.

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Debutant opener Alviro Petersen struck a fluent half-century as South Africa overcame the early loss of skipper Graeme Smith to build up a solid foundation at lunch on the opening day of the second cricket Test against India here Sunday.

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Paul Marsh, the head of the Australian cricket players'' association, has revealed that several players have expressed concern over the gruelling and exhausting 18-month stretch of cricket that they have been subjected to.

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Pakistan's Test and one-day captain Mohammad Yousuf, coach Intikhab Alam and three team members appeared before cricket chiefs on Saturday to try and explain the team's terrible form.

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South Africa made 116 runs for the loss of one wicket in their first innings against India at lunch on the first day of the second cricket Test match at the Eden Gardens here Sunday.

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Former team-mates Bill Lawry and Graham McKenzie will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on Monday night.

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Australian middle-order batsman Mike Hussey has described New South Wales fast bowling all-rounder Ryan Harris as a real winner and a great guy to have around the group.

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South African skipper Graeme Smith won the toss and decided to bat first in the second cricket Test against India at the Eden Gardens here Sunday.

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Afghanistan's fairytale story in the world of cricket continued on Saturday as they defeated hosts United Arab Emirates to reach their first major tournament, the World Twenty20 finals in the West Indies which runs from April 30 to May 16.

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Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar's wish to pray at the famous Kalighat Kali Temple remained unfulfilled Saturday after his car was mobbed by a huge crowd and was forced to turn back.

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Indian Premier League (IPL) supremo Lalit Modi tweeted Saturday that all Deccan Chargers' games have been moved out of Andhra Pradesh due to political unrest over the Telangana issue.

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Tamil Nadu and defending champions Karnataka swept to their consecutive victories in the South Zone Subbaiah Pillai One-day cricket tournament here Saturday.

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On the doorstep of a "lifetime opportunity" of a Test series win on Indian soil, South African skipper Graeme Smith Saturday asserted that his team will exert pressure on India in the second Test beginning Sunday, and hoped that the pitch controversy.

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In a sensational disclosure, a Bengali daily Saturday claimed that the Indian team sent Sachin Tendulkar with a request to Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee that he should shave the grass off the pitch for the second cricket Test between India.

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The Indian cricket board's cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) is actually helping teams like South Africa to adapt better to conditions here and become efficient players of spin, a traditional trump card for India, feels captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

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With the world's top Test slot being the jackpot, a desperate India are likely to effect major changes in a must-win situation as they battle it out with South Africa in the second cricket Test at the Eden Gardens beginning Sunday.

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South African skipper Graeme Smith on Saturday said he would take a final call on his playing in the second Test match against India only after training and practice session.

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Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni looked disappointed at not getting a turning track at the Eden Gardens in the second cricket Test against South Africa when he said a "sporting wicket" did not mean one with grass and bounce for the fast bowlers.

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Australian batsman Mike Hussey has defended the teams dismal batting performance in Fridays third ODI in Sydney, saying that it was West Indies who dodged a bullet.

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England stand-in skipper Alastair Cook has been preparing for his first tour as captain by delivering lambs late at night on a farm in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Afghanistan's fairytale story in the world of cricket continued on Saturday as they defeated hosts United Arab Emirates to reach their first major finals, the World Twenty20 finals in the West Indies which runs from April 30 to May 16.

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Australian cricket selectors have recalled all-rounder Shane Watson to the one-day squad for the fourth one-day international against the West Indies to be played at The Gabba in Brisbane.

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Rising Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has signed on with the Bangalore Royal Challengers for the third edition of the Indian Premier League.

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Out of form and out of favour Australian opener Phillip Hughes has parted ways with his Indian-Australian batting mentor Neil DCosta.

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New Zealand is poised to lead the way into the potentially lucrative United States cricket market with confirmation Saturday that talks are underway to play Sri Lanka in Florida this year.

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The war of words continues to torment Pakistan cricket, as former skipper Shoaib Malik has dismissed captain Mohammad Yousufs allegation that he was spoiling the unity of the team, saying he will hit back soon.

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New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will broadcast warnings over the public address system at cricket grounds during the upcoming series against Australia after a woman was seriously hurt during Thursdays ODI against Bangladesh.

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Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravinder Jadeja will not play in the third edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament as the IPL has imposed a ban on him for violating the Code of Conduct.

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Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has clarified that he has no desire to lead the national squad in the ICC T20 World Championship, which is scheduled to be played in May in the Caribbean.

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With their middle order collapsing like a pack of cards in the first cricket Test against South Africa, the Indian team management seems to be pinning a lot of hope on the fit-again V.V.S.Laxman to deliver at his favourite Eden Gardens in the second Test here starting Sunday.

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Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan tried to calm a row in India linked to the premiere Friday of his new movie about the treatment of Muslims after the September 11 attacks amid threats of violent protests.

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Love of old motorbikes led Indian cricket skipper M.S. Dhoni to the city police headquarters at Lalbazar Friday night.

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West Bengal cricketer Manoj Tiwary has been banned for one match following his dressing room explosion with anger Friday during the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy (East Zone) match, an Orissa Cricket Association official said.

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Four teams including Afghanistan can still book one of two places in the ICC World Twenty20 finals in the West Indies in two months time after the qualifiers were thrown wide open on Friday.

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A team manager's report on Pakistan's disastrous tour of Australia pointed the finger at captain Mohammad Yousuf and discipline problems.

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