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• ICC determined to save Test cricket ahead of 2000th Test at Lord’s
• Indians practice short-pitch bowling
• India vs England head to head and series results
• England need 2-0 or 3-1 to become No 1 Test side
• ‘India ton was one of my best innings’: Chanderpaul
• Yuvraj or Raina? Dhoni in dilema
• PCB tries to revive relations with Afridi
• PCB criticises ICC for publishing report without consent
• Records set by me are not going to stay permanently reckons Sachin Tendulkar
• Scotland outclassed by Lasith Malinga

ICC determined to save Test cricket ahead of 2000th Test at Lord’s Posted: 14 Jul 2011 09:30 AM PDT As England and India get ready to contest what will be the 2,000th Test match ever played, the International Cricket Council has promised to protect the “pinnacle form of the game”. Next week’s first of a four-match series at Lord’s, the ‘home of cricket’, will also be the 100th Test ... Read More Here - ICC determined to save Test cricket ahead of 2000th Test at Lord’s is a post from: CricHotline

Indians practice short-pitch bowling Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:57 AM PDT Anticipating that they will be tested with short-pitched stuff in the upcoming Test series against England, the Indian batsmen on Thursday devoted time in finding ways to handle the James Anderson-led pace battery even as the tour opens with a three-day game against Somerset on Friday. With the county resting ... Read More Here - Indians practice short-pitch bowling is a post from: CricHotline

India vs England head to head and series results Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:48 AM PDT The first test slated to start on 21st Jul 2011 at Lord’s, has two statistical highlights of importance. This test will be the 100th test between the two teams and 2000th test in the annals of test cricket. India and England have played 99 Tests prior to the start of ... Read More Here - India vs England head to head and series results is a post from: CricHotline

England need 2-0 or 3-1 to become No 1 Test side Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:07 AM PDT England must beat India by at least two clear matches in the forthcoming series to be ranked as the world’s top Test team. Anything less will be insufficient to remove their opponents from the No. 1 spot they have occupied since last year. At present, England are in third place ... Read More Here - England need 2-0 or 3-1 to become No 1 Test side is a post from: CricHotline

‘India ton was one of my best innings’: Chanderpaul Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:55 AM PDT Shivnarine Chanderpaul seemed to have saved his best for a special occasion as his match saving innings of 116 against India in the third Test turned out to be one of his better efforts taking into consideration the team’s situation at that point of time. Chanderpaul walked into the middle ... Read More Here - ‘India ton was one of my best innings’: Chanderpaul is a post from: CricHotline

Yuvraj or Raina? Dhoni in dilema Posted: 14 Jul 2011 01:41 AM PDT India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will face a tough task of opting between Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina for the number five spot in the first Test between India and England in the Lord’s next week. It would be quite a dilemma for Dhoni when he will have to choose ... Read More Here - Yuvraj or Raina? Dhoni in dilema is a post from: CricHotline

PCB tries to revive relations with Afridi Posted: 14 Jul 2011 01:06 AM PDT The Pakistan Cricket Board has started taking damage control steps to revive its relationship with former national one-day team captain Shahid Afridi. The PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, in a clear move to send out a message that the board had nothing personal against Afridi, made it a point to inquire ... Read More Here - PCB tries to revive relations with Afridi is a post from: CricHotline

PCB criticises ICC for publishing report without consent Posted: 14 Jul 2011 12:30 AM PDT The Pakistan Cricket Board has accused International Cricket Council of rejecting its request not to release or publish the report of the ICC special task force on Pakistan cricket. A senior official of the cricket board said that the PCB had conveyed to the ICC that it had its reservations ... Read More Here - PCB criticises ICC for publishing report without consent is a post from: CricHotline

Records set by me are not going to stay permanently reckons Sachin Tendulkar Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:45 PM PDT Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian batting maestro, wants to be remembered for not only his stats but for the value he has added to Indian cricket. The Little Master believes that leaving behind an impression is more important than creating records. Tendulkar reckons that someday a cricketer will come along who'll ... Read More Here - Records set by me are not going to stay permanently reckons Sachin Tendulkar is a post from: CricHotline

Scotland outclassed by Lasith Malinga Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:11 PM PDT Scotland's captain, Gordon Drummond, has praised the bowling of Lasith Malinga and admitted that the Sri Lankan fast bowler was too hot to handle in the third match of the Tri-Nation Tournament at the Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on July 13, 2011. Malinga picked up a five ... Read More Here - Scotland outclassed by Lasith Malinga is a post from: CricHotline

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