Salvi replaces Aaron in Delhi Daredevils squad
September 21st, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Mumbai bowler Aavishkar Salvi replaced Varun Aaron at Delhi Daredevils after the Jharkhand pacer was advised he will need to have a tonsillectomy which will ... Read more...
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Ashwin strikes, Test poised for close finish (Roundup)
September 2nd, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his third five-wicket haul in four innings here Sunday to push the second Test against New Zealand on a knife ... Read more...
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South Africa set to host Champions League T20
June 26th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) South Africa is set to host the fourth edition of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament later in the year."South Africa will host CLT20 this ... Read more...
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Big win for Super Kings against Delhi Daredevils (Lead)
May 13th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) Defending champions Chennai Super Kings did the expected as they defeated high-fliers Delhi Daredevils by nine wickets to move up to the fourth spot on ... Read more...
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Pressure on Super Kings (Preview)
May 11th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Having received a reprieve Thursday night at Jaipur with a slender but unconvincing four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, the Chennai Super Kings now face their ... Read more...
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India’s TAFE to make tractors for US
April 4th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) India's Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd (TAFE) will start making two models of high horse power (hp) tractors later this year for US-based AGCO Corpo, said ... Read more...
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Australia to rest Mike Hussey against India
February 11th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Feb 11 (IANS) Australia will be resting veteran batsman Mike Hussey for Sunday's One-Day International against India while all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been brought back into the squad ... Read more...
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Duleep Trophy semi-final: Central batsmen make merry
February 6th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) Naman Ojha (104) and Robin Bist (104 not out) helped themselves to centuries as the Central Zone took a decisive step towards a berth in the ... Read more...
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Rajasthan in driver’s seat in Ranji Trophy final
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Holders Rajasthan took three quick wickets to exert control over the Ranji Trophy final against Tamil Nadu, who were struggling at 66 for three at stumps ... Read more...
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Proteas thrash Sri Lanka for first home series win since 2008
January 6th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Jan 6 (IANS) South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the third and final cricket Test here for their first home series win since 2008.Following on, ... Read more...
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India lose Sehwag early, trail Australia by 415 (Second Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) India lost opening batsman Virender Sehwag early and were 53 for one in the second innings, trailing Australia by 415 runs, at tea on the ... Read more...
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India win by 34 runs, wrap up ODI series against Windies 4-1 (Roundup)
December 11th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 11 (IANS) A maiden international century by Manoj Tewary powered India to a 34-run win against the West Indies in the fifth and concluding game as the ... Read more...
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Juventus beat Lazio to reach top of Italian Serie A
November 27th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 27 (IANS) Juventus extended their unbeaten streak in the Italian Serie A football with a 1-0 win at Lazio.The visitors scored the sole goal of the match through ... Read more...
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Two late wickets will help us bounce back: Gibson
November 14th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Even as India seem poised for a big score, West Indies coach Ottis Gibson feels the two late wickets would help his side bounce back on ... Read more...
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Australia bowled out for their fourth lowest Test total
November 10th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Nov 10 (IANS) Australia collapsed to their fourth lowest total in Test cricket, managing a paltry 47 in their second innings against South Africa here Thursday.In fact, Australia ... Read more...
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Openers give India strong start; Ojha gets maiden five-wicket haul
November 7th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag gave India a strong start after a maiden five-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha helped bowl out ... Read more...
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India have good chance of going past England in ODI rankings
October 12th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Oct 12 (IANS) India will get the opportunity to surpass England in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-day rankings when they face each other in the five-match series ... Read more...
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Cobras to dish out exciting cricket
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 22 (IANS) The Cape Cobras will present exciting cricket in the Champions League T20 if one were to go by Andrew Puttick's statements here Thursday.The Cobras, having won ... Read more...
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India drop to fifth position in ICC rankings
September 17th, 2011 - 8:12 am ICT by IANS
Cardiff, Sep 17 (IANS) World champions India dropped to the fifth position in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after England won the five-match ODI series 3-0 here Friday.It is ... Read more...
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Ali slams 117 as Madhya Pradesh prevail
August 15th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) A century (117) by Zafar Ali powered Madhya Pradesh to an eight-wicket win against Assam in the Buchi Babu All-India cricket tournament here Monday.MP chased down ... Read more...
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Dravid back in ODI squad after two years (Lead)
August 6th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) In a desperate move, the national cricket selectors Saturday recalled the man for all seasons Rahul Dravid to India's One-Day Internationals (ODI) squad after ... Read more...
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When Indian team turned from villains to heroes
July 31st, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, July 31 (IANS) They were the villains of the piece on a day of high drama and suspense Sunday, but within minutes the Indian team and captain Mahendra Singh ... Read more...
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India can draw inspiration from Nottingham win four years ago (Preview)
July 28th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, July 28 (IANS) India should draw inspiration from their 87-run win here four years ago when the world's top Test team takes on England in the second cricket ... Read more...
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We have the potential to bounce back: Laxman
July 28th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, July 28 (IANS) India's middle-order batsman V.V.S. Laxman insists the world No.1 Test side will bounce back in the four-match Test series against England.As India head into the second ... Read more...
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India face herculean task to save Lord’s Test (Roundup)
July 25th, 2011 - 1:56 am ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) A depleted India face an herculean task to save the first Test against England at Lord's after the hosts set them a record target ... Read more...
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Ishant takes three to bring India back in Lord’s Test (Lunch report)
July 24th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Ishant Sharma brought India back into the Lord's Test with an incisive spell of fast bowling that fetched him three wickets and left England reeling ... Read more...
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Pitching the ball up was the key for Broad
July 24th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) England seamer Stuart Broad said bowling fuller at the Indian batsmen helped him to get the four wickets that saw the visitors crash out ... Read more...
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Tendulkar’s early dismissal ends hopes of a last face-off with Muralitharan
April 2nd, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) The prospects of a last enticing face-off betweenSachin Tendulkar and cricket's most prolific bowler Muttiah Muralitharan were dashed as the Indian batting genius got out ... Read more...
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It will be India’s batting vs Pakistan’s bowling (Preview)
March 29th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 29 (IANS) Going by their performance in the group stage of the cricket World Cup, Wednesday's semifinal is going to be a battle between India's power-packed batting ... Read more...
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Ajmal hoping to be man-of-the-match in Indo-Pak World Cup semifinal clash
March 26th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Mar 26(ANI): Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has promised to give a match-winning performance against India if given a chance to feature in the much-awaited World Cup semi-final in Mohali on March ... Read more...
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Kallis completes a rare double in World Cup (Statistical Highlights)
March 16th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) South Africa's veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis became the second all-rounder after Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya to score 1,000 runs and pick up 20 wickets in ... Read more...
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Ponting first World Cup captain to score 1,000 runs
March 14th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 14 (IANS) Ricky Ponting, during his 36-run knock here Sunday against Kenya, became the first World Cup captain to score a thousand runs. He aggregates 1,030 at ... Read more...
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O’Brien wary of strong Indian batting, bowling line-up
March 4th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 4 (IANS) Ireland's poster-boy Kevin O'Brien, who scored the fastest World Cup hundred off 50 balls, Friday said an upset victory over England had not made his ... Read more...
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World Cup stunner: Ireland score upset win over England (Third Lead)
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) In the first upset of the 2011 World Cup, minnows Ireland stunned England by three wickets in a Group B match at the Chinnaswamy stadium here ... Read more...
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Tahir claims four wickets on World Cup debut (Statistics)
February 25th, 2011 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Leg-spinner Imran Tahir became the first South African bowler to claim four wickets on world cup debut. The following are the other statistics of the West Indies ... Read more...
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