September 2nd, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, Sep 2 (IANS) Amid talks of Andrew Symonds quiting international cricket and depending on the Indian Premier League (IPL) for his livelihood, IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said that players who take premature retirement do not have any place in the tournament.Symonds, who plays for Deccan Chargers in the IPL, ...
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August 19th, 2008 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Mohinder Amarnath was Monday appointed consultant of the Bengal cricket team for the 2008-09 season.Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya told reporters that Amarnath's rich experience in top-level cricket would benefit Bengal players, who could pick up various positive aspects from ...
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August 17th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, Aug 17 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif will be submitting himself for a "B" sample drugs test in Geneva on Monday.
Asif, who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug during the IPL, would come to know whether he faces more disciplinary action or not only after the "B" ...
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August 16th, 2008 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
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By Rex Clementine
Colombo, Aug 16 (IANS) It will be 19 years of cricket for Sri Lankan batting stalwart Sanath Jayasyriya in December. At 39, his contemporaries are long gone but Jayasuriya, still feared by bowlers the world over, is as passionate about the game as a fledgling. The opener says ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 will be played between December 3 and 10, instead of October, the organisers - India, Australia and South Africa - have announced. To accommodate the change, the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth has been pushed ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament has been rescheduled from September-October to early December. The tournament, featuring eight teams, will now be played from Dec 3-10, it was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Australia (CA) and Cricket South ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, Aug.9 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board''s (PCB) three-man committee, which is looking into fast bowler Mohammad Asif''s detention in Dubai in June for allegedly possessing drugs, has completed its report, and the view is that evidence available on hand is ''pretty conclusive'' that he was and is doing ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
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By Sughosh Nigale
Bangalore, Aug.5 (ANI): The chairman of the Indian Cricket League, Kapil Dev, today made it clear that the ICL has no fight with IPL.
Speaking to reporters here, Dev said that the ICL is providing more and more jobs to the people and opportunities to budding talent. ...
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August 4th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Karachi, Aug 4 (IANS) A fact-finding committee probing Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif's misadventure in Dubai earlier this summer has informed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf that there is enough evidence to punish the dope-tainted player. The committee that includes senior PCB officials Shafqat Naghmi, Zakir Khan and Nadeem ...
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July 31st, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, July 31 (IANS) Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir, who played under Shane Warne's captaincy in the Indian Premier League (IPL), feels Australia made a big mistake by not making Warne captain of the national team. "Australia made the mistake of their life by not making Warne the captain of ...
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July 29th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
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By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, July 29 (IANS) As concerns of players' safety take centrestage, Cricket Australia has denied it would be hypocritical to tour India in October despite the recent bomb blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad while not touring Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in September. "We only go where security ...
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July 29th, 2008 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
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By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Making a movie on cricket isn't easy - as Harman Baweja has discovered. The budding actor shared the pitch not only with Rajasthan's seasoned Ranji Trophy players, but also Australian players like Brett Lee and Stuart Clark for "Victory". In debutant director Ajit ...
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July 28th, 2008 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
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Karachi, July 28 (IANS) Pakistan's dope-tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif will go to Switzerland next week to get his 'B' sample tested in a bid to clear his name as the alleged offence is threatening to end his international career. Shahid Karim, Asif's lawyer said Monday that at his client's ...
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July 27th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
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London, July 27 (IANS) England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is ready with its own Champions League Twenty20 tournament with financial backing from the royal family of Abu Dhabi. According to a report in The Sunday Telegraph, the Abu Dhabi royal family is ready to give the ECB a financial ...
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July 27th, 2008 - 9:12 am ICT by ANI
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London, July 27(ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne is of the view that captains must be allowed to run the show, whether it is on the field or off it.
Now in the twilight of what has been a very rewarding cricketing career of almost 20 years on the ...
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July 26th, 2008 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
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London, July 26 (ANI): Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne is of the view that captains must be allowed to run the show, whether it is on the field or off it.
Now in the twilight of what has been a very rewarding cricketing career of almost 20 years on ...
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July 26th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, July 26 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will take a decision next week on whether to take action against its fast bowler Mohammad Asif in a drug-related case.
Shafqat Naghmi, PCBs chief operating officer, has said that the PCB internal fact-finding committee is likely to submit its report ...
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July 25th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
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By K. Hussain
Karachi, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan will take a decision next week on whether to take action against their key pacer Mohammad Asif on his drug-related misadventure in Dubai. A senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told IANS that a fact-finding committee heard Asif's side of the story during ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, July 24 (ANI): After failing to hire well known British lawyer and anti-doping legal expert, Mark Gay who has represented high profile athletes in doping offences, Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who is also facing a doping charge, is said to be now making attempts to hire the ...
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July 19th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore , July 19 (ANI): The PCB has said that it was not sure about the drug which fast bowler Mohammad Asif had consumed while playing in the IPL.
A PCB spokesman said here last evening that they had not received any information from the IPL officials or any ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi, July 16 (ANI): Former Pakistani players have blamed fast bowler Mohammad Asif and the Pakistan Cricket Board for the latest doping breach.
I blame both Asif and the PCB, said former Pakistan Captain Zaheer Abbas.
Speaking about Asifs detention in the Gulf, Abbas said, He is a hugely talented player, ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Karachi/New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday distanced itself from dope offender Mohammad Asif, saying that the fast bowler is now on his own. Asif faces a possible life ban for testing positive a second time at a random test conducted during the Indian Premier League ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore , July 14 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that it wont allow its players to participate in the next years edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) if it clashed with the rescheduled home series against Australia which was postponed early this year after the Aussies ...
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July 13th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, July 13 (IANS) England's proposed multi-million pound Twenty20 cricket league is facing stiff opposition from the counties, who have been left out of England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) plan of action. The plan, drawn up by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) chief executive Keith Bradshaw and Surrey chairman David ...
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July 11th, 2008 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
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London, July 11 (ANI): Considering the huge amount of money cricketers earned in the first session of Indian Premier League (IPL) in March-April, against what they get from international cricket, new ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has raised concerns over the future of international cricket, and hinted at the ...
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July 11th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Sydney, July 11 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, whose cricketing career has been marred by a spate of injuries, says he is willing to play for his country anywhere even in Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. "I'd go anywhere, I'd play anywhere," Watson was quoted as saying in The Australian ...
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July 11th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Karachi, July 11 (IANS) Pakistan's 'rebel' cricketers are hoping that the decision of the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL) to sue the International Cricket Council (ICC) will finally enable them to get rid of the life ban imposed on them by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The ICL Friday had ...
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July 10th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Sri Lanka's spin sensation Ajantha Mendis would pose a threat to the Indian batsmen in the forthcoming Test series in the island nation, former captain Sourav Ganguly said here Thursday. "He is a good bowler. He will be a threat. He single-handedly won the final for ...
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July 10th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
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London, July 10 (IANS) Sri Lanka's tour of England in 2009 is in jeopardy after the country's president, Mahinda Rajapakse personally intervened Thursday to safeguard the earnings of the players who are scheduled to participate in the second season of Indian Premier League (IPL). Thirteen Sri Lankan players including Muttiah ...
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July 5th, 2008 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
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Dubai, July 5 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) has strongly backed the inclusion of a Test Championship in the international schedule after the current Futures Tours Programme (FTP) ends in 2012. The Test Championship concept, in a four-year cycle, is likely to provide a fillip to the traditional format.
"Let's face it, ...
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July 5th, 2008 - 10:42 am ICT by ANI
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London , July 5 (ANI): Unable to pay more money demanded by Indian pacer Ashish Nehra, Worcestershire has decided to drop him from its squad for the second half of the season.
The countys chief executive said that because of huge financial rewards in the IPL, overseas players demands have ...
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July 4th, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore , July 4 (ANI): The Lahore High Court today lifted an 18-month ban on Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for indiscipline.
Although the court lifted the suspension, it did not withdraw the seven million rupees fine imposed by the PCB appellate tribunal last month, said media reports from Lahore ...
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July 3rd, 2008 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
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By Aroonim Bhuyan
Dubai, July 3 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has not formed a window to accommodate the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) in its current Future Tours Programme (FTP). However, the ICC said that a window for IPL can be created in its new FTP model, which will ...
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July 3rd, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
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ICC should target America with Twenty20: Gus Logie
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 3 (IANS) Former West Indian batsman Gus Logie says Twenty20 is the future and the International Cricket Council (ICC) should use it to popularise the game in the US to make cricket a truly global sport. For him, Indian ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
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By K. Hussain
Karachi, July 2 (IANS) After India's first Asia Cup game here last week, Mahendra Singh Dhoni joked that it appeared he and his players were playing to entertain the hundreds of cops deputed at the National Stadium. That game was against Hong Kong and it was no surprise ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Melbourne, July 2 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to include Indian Premier League in its calendar. The multimillion dollar Twenty20 tournament has been included in the final draft of a radical proposal to revamp ICC's international programming.
The suggested schedule includes IPL and will be presented to the ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
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Karachi , July 2 (ANI): Pakistan s continued bad bowling performances in recent times, latest being in the Asia Cup, could pave the way for an early return to international cricket of the controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar, said an article in The News.
Currently Shoaib is facing an 18-month ban ...
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July 1st, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Karachi, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan's consistent bad bowling performances in recent times could pave the way for an early return to international cricket of the controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar. Shoaib seemed down and out after being banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on April 1 over ...
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July 1st, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, July 1 (ANI): A proposal has been presented to the International Cricket Council to radically overhaul world crickets ad hoc and often irrelevant programming, with possible finals every four years between the best Test, one-day and Twenty20 nations.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland is a strong promoter of ...
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June 29th, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India's one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have clearly spoken out that the gruelling Asia Cup schedule is taking a toll on his team mates, but it has failed to budge the Indian cricket board. After India's win against Bangladesh Saturday, Dhoni criticised the schedule ...
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June 27th, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Mohali (Punjab), June 27 (IANS) A lifesize image of former Indian skipper Kapil Dev, whose poster went missing from the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here earlier this month leading to emotional protests from the cricketer, was restored Friday at its earlier place. The poster was reported "missing" a few ...
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June 27th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, June 27 (ANI): Elite coaches believe the incentives offered by Twenty20 could turn the tables in the age-old battle with football to secure elite talent.
The Federation of International Players' Associations surveyed 64 players from seven Test nations (Pakistan, India and Zimbabwe did not take part), and although 86 ...
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June 27th, 2008 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
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By Devapriyo Bhattacharjee
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Exuberant, chirpy, happy-go-lucky Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who has now turned into a businesswoman, says she invested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in spite of warnings from an astrologer friend. "In spite of the warning from my astrologer friend, I went for the ...
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June 25th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
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London, June 25 (ANI): England one-day team captain Paul Collingwood has said that the lure of the Indian Premier League (IPL) could make team players turn their backs on their country.
Speaking on the eve of the fourth one-day international against New Zealand at The Oval, Collingwood claimed it ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI
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Sydney, June 24 (ANI): Australian batters Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey have both confirmed that Australia's tour match in India in early October will take precedence over their potential involvement in the T20 Champions League.
Contradicting the claim of I S Bindra, a member of the Indian Premier League ...
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