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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

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‘Indian youngsters lack fighting spirit’: Warne

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:24 AM PDT


Australian spin legend Shane Warne has launched a severe attack on India’s young batsmen and felt Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy was being affected by his below par wicket-keeping as the visitors slumped to a massive 319-run defeat against England in the second Test. Warne said to derail India an opposition ...

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England will not throw the top position that easily like India: Nasser Hussain

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:30 AM PDT


Former England captain, Nasser Hussain, has claimed that England will be the number one Test playing nation after the four-match series against India and they will hold the title crown for a long time to come. England and India are currently up against each other in one of the most ...

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Humiliated Dhoni under scanner as a captain

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT


Humiliated in the first two Tests against England and battling poor form, India’s charismatic skipper MS Dhoni finds himself under the scanner, probably for the first time as a captain. Only a few months back, Dhoni was the toast of the nation after guiding India to World Cup victory but ...

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Putting Vaseline on cricket bat has no effect on Hot Spot system: BBG Sports

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:40 AM PDT


BBG Sports, the company behind Hot Spot, has said the application of Vaseline on the edge of a cricket bat cannot affect the technology. The company said in an official statement that a batsman would have to apply a whole centimetre of Vaseline to the edge of a bat for ...

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India looked like Bangladesh at Trent Bridge: Boycott

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:07 AM PDT


India played like Bangaldesh in the just-concluded Trent Bridge Test, said former England captain Geoffrey Boycott, who feels the visitors reign at the top of the Test rankings are numbered. Predicting another England victory in the third Test at Edgbaston starting August 10, Boycott said it will be more than ...

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Sourav’s restaurant shut down due to constant losses

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:40 AM PDT


Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian captain, has finally decided to close down his restaurant cum bar named as 'Sourav's The Food Pavilion' after being unable to spare time for its maintenance and invest revenue to fund its continuous losses. Launched in 2004, five-storeyed restaurant-cum-lounge bar was incurring losses, while other ...

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Afridi pleads President Zardari to prevent the cricket from becoming a ‘joke’

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:15 AM PDT


Former captain Shahid Afridi could find himself involved in another dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board after stating that President Asif Zardari should step in to prevent the game from becoming a “joke” in the country. Speaking on Geo Super channel in a talk show, the flamboyant all-rounder claimed that ...

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Injury concerns still hovering around for both teams before 3rd Test

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:43 AM PDT


As the ongoing high-voltage clash between India and England is heading towards the final result, the injuries of key players are creating problems for both sides. The home side is currently leading the series 2-0 and the upcoming two-day tour game against Northamptonshire will be India's last chance to get ...

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Gautam Gambhir declared fit for the third Test match

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:31 AM PDT


Gautam Gambhir, who missed the second Tests due to swollen elbow, was declared fully fit for the third Test match. Gambhir's opening partner, Virender Sehwag, is expected join the team on Wednesday and will play the two-day game against Northamptonshire to check his fitness ahead of the third Test beginning ...

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ICC to run simulated TV umpire technology training course

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:25 AM PDT


The International Cricket Council is partnering with Ten Sports and Sri Lanka Cricket to deliver the first simulated TV umpire technology training course at Galle, Sri Lanka, on August 30, 2011. The course will be run by the highly respected Australian umpire and member of the Emirates ICC Elite Umpires ...

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It was Tendulkar’s intervention that led to Ian Bell’s reinstatement

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:08 AM PDT


Mahendra Singh Dhoni is getting the applause but it was actually Sachin Tendulkar’s intervention that led to Ian Bell’s reinstatement after his bizarre run out in the just-concluded India-England second Test, a media report has claimed. According to The Daily Mail, Dhoni refused to entertain England skipper Andrew Strauss and ...

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Dhoni blames cramped schedule for India’s recent slump

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:57 AM PDT


Down 0-2 in the ongoing test series with England, the Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Monday, blamed hectic schedule and lack of rest for the current drop in his side's performance. The world cup winning captain of India is going through an awful phase as the world's number one ...

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Many England players move up to their carrier best ICC ranking

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:30 AM PDT


England’s continuing dominance of world number one India in the ongoing Test series is beginning to reflect in the ICC rankings as well with several of their players rising to career-best positions in the list released on Tuesday. Down 0-2 in the four-match series, India’s players, with the exception of ...

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Media jawed at Indian team for huge defeat

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:11 AM PDT


The Indian media on Tuesday lambasted their cricket team for their poor performance in England, saying Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men should never have been ranked the top Test side. “India don’t deserve to be number one Test side in the world,” screamed a front-page banner headline in The Times of ...

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Dhoni admits that batsmen failed to counter the new ball

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:02 AM PDT


England have taken a 2-0 lead in the four-match Test series by winning the second Test against India at Trent Bridge, Nottingham as the hosts destroyed completely the batting line-up of the Indians on the fourth day of the match. England won the match by 319 runs when they restricted ...

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India vs England Statistical Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 4, 01 Aug 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:49 AM PDT


The fourth day of the Trent Bridge Test between India and England was completely dominated by the home side. Here is the list of some of the numbers that played a crucial role. # England have registered their second win in three Tests against India at Trent Bridge. # Sachin ...

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Virender Sehwag to join team India on Wednesday

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:40 AM PDT


Dashing opener Virender Sehwag will fly to England to reinforce the embattled Indian team for the last two Tests, the Indian cricket board said on Tuesday. Sehwag, 32, whose brilliant strokeplay has propelled India’s batting in the past, missed the previous series in the West Indies and the first two ...

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India vs England Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 4, 01 Aug 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:33 AM PDT


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India vs England Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 3, 31 July 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:27 AM PDT


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India vs England 1st Test Scorecard, Lords, 21-25 July, 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:18 AM PDT


India in England, Pataudi Trophy, 2011 India vs England – 1st Test Played at Lord’s, London, 21 – 25 July 2011 Toss - India have won the toss and elected to Field. Result – England beat India by 196 runs England 1st Innings R B 4s 6s SR Andrew Strauss ...

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India vs England Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 2, 30 July 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:15 AM PDT


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India vs England 1st Test Highlights, Day 5, Lords, 25 July 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:54 AM PDT


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India vs England 1st Test Highlights, Day 4, Lords, 24 July 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:49 AM PDT


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India vs England 1st Test Highlights, Day 3, Lords, 23 July 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT


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India vs England 1st Test Highlights, Day 2, Lords, 22 July 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:34 AM PDT


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India vs England 1st Test Highlights, Day 1, Lords, 21 July 2011

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:29 AM PDT


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Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Series Cricket Schedule 2011

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:20 PM PDT


Bangladesh tour Zimbabwe 2011 Fixtures Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe Test Schedule Sat Jul 30 – Mon Aug 1 08:00 GMT | 10:00 local | 13:30 IST Zimbabwe XI v Bangladeshis Harare Sports Club Thu Aug 4 – Mon Aug 8 07:30 GMT | 09:30 local | 13:00 IST Only Test - Zimbabwe ...

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Sri Lanka vs Australia Series Cricket Schedule 2011

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:14 PM PDT


Australia tour Sri Lanka 2011 Fixtures Australia Vs Sri Lanka T20 Schedule Sat Aug 6 D/N 13:30 GMT | 19:00 local/19:00 IST 1st T20I - Sri Lanka v Australia Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Mon Aug 8 D/N 13:30 GMT | 19:00 local/19:00 IST 2nd T20I - Sri Lanka v Australia Pallekele International ...

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India vs England Series Cricket Schedule 2011

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:57 PM PDT


India tour England 2011 Fixtures India vs England Test Schedule Fri Jul 15 – Sun Jul 17 10:00 GMT | 11:00 local | 15:30 IST Somerset v Indians County Ground, Taunton Thu Jul 21 – Mon Jul 25 10:00 GMT | 11:00 local | 15:30 IST 1st Test - England v ...

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Shahid Afridi gets support from Pakistan political party MQM

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:09 AM PDT


After a great support from ex-players and cricket fans, for former captain, Shahid Afridi, Pakistani politicians have also joined the party and termed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) irrational. Dr. Farooq Sattar, the deputy convener of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) thinks that the former all-rounder must be given a chance ...

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Shahid Afridi asks president Zardari for help

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:45 AM PDT


Former captain Shahid Afridi appealed to Pakistan’s president for help Wednesday after his central contract was suspended when he announced his retirement from international cricket. The 31-year-old all-rounder, dumped as one-day captain following a row with coach Waqar Younis last month, quit international cricket in protest at his treatment by ...

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Pak team manager Intikhab is hypocrite, fumes Afridi

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:15 AM PDT


Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has launched a scathing counter-attack on team manager Intikhab Alam terming him a hypocrite. Afridi made no bones about the fact that Intikhab has been giving different versions to different people. “I don’t know what he has written but Intikhab should be honest enough to ...

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If Afridi doesn’t want to play with me around, it’s ok: Butt

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:42 AM PDT


A defiant Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Wednesday said he is not affected by Shahid Afridi’s decision to quit the game till the time he was in-charge of the PCB and insisted that the temperamental player will have to explain his shock retirement. “(Do it immediately) Sau Bismillah ...

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Windies tour a litmus test for Fletcher

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:25 AM PDT


His first assignment as India’s cricket coach is also a redemption mission for Duncan Fletcher as it was in the West Indies four years ago that he last left as head coach of a national side. Fletched resigned from his England post after a horrible run in the 2007 World ...

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England on course to reclaim second spot in ICC Test rankings

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:50 AM PDT


England’s stunning victory against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Cardiff has kept it on course to reclaim second position on the ICC Test Championship table for the first time in more than three years. Although the Test Championship table will be updated only at the end of the ...

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Ravi Bopara expressed his disappointment over not being selected

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:20 AM PDT


Ravi Bopara, England's right-handed batsman, has expressed his disappointment with his non selection in the squad for the home series against Sri Lanka. He was highly optimistic to be selected in place of Eoin Morgan, following his decision of rejecting the IPL for the sake of County cricket. However, the ...

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India have plan to stay at the top: Fletcher

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:45 AM PDT


Newly appointed India coach Duncan Fletcher said he does not see the West Indies tour as an easy outing though the home team is not the same force they were in 70′s and 80′s. “Any team playing at home is difficult to beat. We should not be complacent,” said Fletcher, ...

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Jonathan Trott named England’s Cricketer of the Year

Posted: 31 May 2011 11:13 PM PDT


Jonathan Trott’s run-scoring feats during the past 12 months were recognised when he was named England’s cricketer of the year by the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) at a ceremony at Lord’s on Wednesday. The award, voted for by the British cricket media, is given to the player ...

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Sachin Tendulkar is India’s cricketer of year

Posted: 31 May 2011 01:01 PM PDT


Record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday received India’s cricketer of the year award for his outstanding performances in 2009-2010. Tendulkar, the world’s leading scorer in both Test and one-day cricket, won the Polly Umrigar award, named after a former India captain, at a function held by the Board of Control ...

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BCCI honours Sachin, felicitates World Cup winning team

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:43 AM PDT


Sachin Tendulkar and former all-rounder Salim Durrani bagged top honours, while the World Cup winning Indian team led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was felicitated by the BCCI at its annual awards function on Tuesday. Tendulkar was bestowed with the ‘Polly Umrigar Award for India’s best cricketer of 2009-10′ and ...

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PCB chief Ijaz Butt accepts Afridi’s decision to quit

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:30 AM PDT


The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman says he accepts Shahid Afridi’s decision to quit international cricket and has given the World Cup captain a week to respond to a code of conduct charge. Ijaz Butt says on Tuesday that Afridi “is welcome if he does not want to play.” Afridi, who ...

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Butt reacts cautiously to Afridi’s retirement announcement

Posted: 31 May 2011 04:58 AM PDT


The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt has reacted cautiously to the flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s announcement that he didn’t want to play under the current board set-up. “It is his personal decision to retire. But we have not dropped him, neither did we tell him not ...

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PCB clears some of the pending dues to Zulqarnain Haider

Posted: 31 May 2011 04:25 AM PDT


The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has paid some of the dues to former wicketkeeper, Zulqarnain Haider, who is under investigation for last year's sudden disappearance from the team's hotel in Dubai. The controversial wicket-keeper, last year, unexpectedly fled to London, before the fifth One-Day international against South Africa in the ...

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No sympathy from former players regarding Afridi’s decision

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:52 AM PDT


Shahid Afridi’s shock retirement out of anger at being sacked as Pakistan’s ODI captain has found no sympathy in the country’s cricket community with former players calling the flamboyant all-rounder immature. “I don’t understand why he needed to do this. Today he is blaming this board but he has forgotten ...

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Andrew Strauss acknowledged victory at Cardiff as most dramatic moments of his Test career

Posted: 31 May 2011 01:40 AM PDT


Enormously delighted over his team's remarkable win in the first Test against Sri Lanka, England Test skipper, Andrew Strauss, has acknowledged the victory at Cardiff as one of the most dramatic moments of his Test career. On the fifth day of the match, plenty of overs were lost due to ...

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Tendulkar wants to spend some time with family and kids

Posted: 31 May 2011 01:05 AM PDT


Indian master blaster, Sachin Tendulkar, has revealed the reason behind his decision of opting out of the upcoming tour to West Indies, saying he wants to spend some time with his family and kids. Indian players have been playing nonstop international cricket for almost a year. Almost immediately after the ...

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Sri Lanka vs England 1st Test Day 5 Highlights 2011 – Cardiff

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:10 AM PDT


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Dilshan stunned after England’s surprise win

Posted: 30 May 2011 11:40 PM PDT


Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan was at a loss to explain his side’s slump to 82 all out that handed England a stunning innings victory in the first Test on Monday. This first of a three-match series appeared to be meandering towards a rain-affected draw when England, after the final ...

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