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Former Australian players slam selection panel for Ashes defeat

August 25th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Aug 25(ANI): Former Australian cricketers Shane Warne and Tom Moody have criticised the selectors, following Australia's Ashes-losing defeat in the Fifth Test at The Oval. Warne said that he was 'staggered' by ...

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Shoaib Akhtar to prove fitness ahead of Sri Lanka ODI series

Shoaib Akhtar to prove fitness ahead of Sri Lanka ODI series

July 17th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, July 17 (IANS) Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has been given another chance to prove his fitness ahead of the team selection for the one-day series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to ...

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Cricket’s leading Test wicket taker Swann has forgotten how to smile

July 4th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 4 (ANI): England off-spinner Graeme Swann, who has emerged as the leading Test wicket-taker in the world in 2009 with 26 victims, says that he has learnt from his errors, ...

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Australian selectors admit to mismanaging Lee

July 4th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Worcester (UK), July 4 (ANI): Australia's national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last year. Selection committee chairman Andrew Hilditch ...

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Australian selectors admit to mismanaging Lee

July 4th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Worcester (UK), July 4 (ANI): Australia's national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last year. Selection committee chairman Andrew Hilditch ...

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Sohail denies reports of rift with PCB director

July 3rd, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, July 3(IANS) Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamer Sohail Friday played down reports of a growing rift with fellow Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Wasim Bari. Sohail, currently serving as director of the ...

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Gilly predicts Lee to fire in 2-1 Ashes victory for Australia

July 2nd, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Perth, July 2 (ANI): Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has backed a "hungry" Brett Lee to fire the Australians to a 2-1 victory in the 2009 Ashes series against England in England. Lee, ...

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England spinner Swann hoping for Ashes berth and MBE

May 11th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI -
London, May 11 (ANI): England off-spinner Graeme Swann spent almost a decade drifting in the backwaters of cricket and was destined to be an unfulfilled talent. Now he is the world's leading ...

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Younis slams Australia for reporting Ajmal’s action

Younis slams Australia for reporting Ajmal’s action

April 28th, 2009 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Sydney, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan captain Younis Khan has slammed Australia for reporting off-spinner Saeed Ajmal for 'illegal' bowling action during the second One-day International cricket. Khan asked why do controversies ...

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Vettori, Ryder revive New Zealand (Roundup)

Vettori, Ryder revive New Zealand (Roundup)

March 18th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Hamilton, March 18 (IANS) Centuries from skipper Daniel Vettori and Jesse Ryder guided New Zealand to a modest first innings total of 279 after Indian fast bowlers ran through the ...

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Indian pacers leave New Zealand at 61 for six at lunch (Lead)

Indian pacers leave New Zealand at 61 for six at lunch (Lead)

March 18th, 2009 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS -
Hamilton, March 18 (IANS) India's pace trio Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel backed their captain's decision to bowl by reducing New Zealand to 61 for six in a sensational ...

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Lee should get his place back in the team, Oz coach Nielsen

March 16th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI -
Cape Town, Mar.16 (ANI): Australian cricket coach Tim Nielsen has said that Brett Lee would be included in the squad once he is declared fully fit to take the field. "To have ...

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Weather holds the key to India’’s batting success in Hamilton

March 10th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Hamilton (New Zealand), Mar.10 (ANI): Hamilton''s temperamental autumn climate may give the Black Caps their best chance of weathering another batting storm from the Indian cricket side tomorrow. The Waikato Times ...

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Murali gets his 500th ODI wicket

January 24th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Lahore, Jan 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was over the moon Saturday after becoming only the second bowler in one-day history to reach the magical 500-wicket mark.Muralitharan, already the world's ...

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PCB assures Asif of fair trial under its anti-doping regulations

January 21st, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi, Jan 21 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board has assured suspended fast bowler Mohammad Asif of a fair trial over his Dubai misadventure, but he will be dealt with according to ...

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PCB sets up committee to probe Asif’s Dubai case

January 20th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has set up a committee to probe Mohammad Asif's detention in Dubai last year on charges of drug possession.Saleem Altaf, the PCB chief ...

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Pakistan Cricket Board begins Asif probe

January 16th, 2009 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS -
Karachi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday appointed a three-man committee to probe fast bowler Mohammad Asif's detention in Dubai over drug charges last June.Wasim Bari, former Pakistan Test ...

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South Africans chase big target in Sydney

January 6th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Jan.6 (ANI): Chasing 376 to win on a difficult SCG pitch, South Africa reached 62 for one at the end of play on day four of the third Test against ...

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Styen calls MCG heroics pinnacle of his Test career

December 29th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, Dec 29 (ANI): South African pace ace Dale Steyn has said that he is at the pinnacle of his Test career after bagging 10 wickets against Australia and scripting their ...

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MCG curator says pitch unlikely to help spinners in Boxing Day Test

December 23rd, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Dec 23 (ANI): The curator at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Cameron Hodgkins, has said that the pitches he prepared for the two Sheffield Shield matches staged at the ground this ...

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Kumble on the WADA athletes’ panel

December 19th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Former India cricket captain Anil Kumble is on the athletes' committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).Leg-spinner Kumble, third highest Test wicket-taker with 619 wickets, retired last ...

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WACA curator promises lively pitch for first Test

December 15th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Perth, Dec.15 (ANI): WACA Ground curator Cameron Sutherland has pledged to create a pitch with far more life than the one encountered in Perth last January. "It has a lot more life ...

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Johnson says mentor Lillee has inspired him to beat the Proteas

December 12th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Perth, Dec.12 (ANI): Australian quick Mitchell Johnson says that he is taking inspiration from his mentor Dennis Lillee to counter the visiting South African team both verbally and on the field. Johnson, ...

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Ponting denied a fiery Perth deck

December 3rd, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Perth, Dec 3 (IANS) Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been denied a green top at the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) Ground here for the first Test match against South Africa starting ...

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Ponting asks Australia to gear up for Proteas’ challenge

December 2nd, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Melbourne, Dec 2 (IANS) Australia captain Ricky Ponting has served a wake-up notice to his players for the home series against South Africa.Australia have gone through a roller-coaster season so far. They ...

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PCB appoints Sohail as new Academy chief

November 10th, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, Nov 10 (IANS) Pakistan Monday appointed former Test captain Aamer Sohail as the new Director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA).The decision to appoint Sohail at the key post that was ...

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Katich, Krejza keep Australia in the hunt(Lead)

Katich, Krejza keep Australia in the hunt(Lead)

November 7th, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Nagpur, Nov 7 (IANS) Debutant Jason Krejza and Simon Katich kept Australia in the hunt in the fourth and last cricket Test against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ...

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Shane Warne meets his 3-D hologram at National Sports Museum

October 27th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, October 27 (ANI): Aussie leg spinner Shane Warne was amazed to meet his virtual self when he visited at the National Sports Museum, which now houses a three-dimensional hologram that ...

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India 311 for five on a day of records in Mohali Test (Lead)

India 311 for five on a day of records in Mohali Test (Lead)

October 17th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali, Oct 17 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar became the highest run-getter in Tests, Sourav Ganguly crossed the 7,000-run-mark and the two stalwarts saw India end the opening day of the second cricket Test ...

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Harbhajan scores his third consecutive fifty against Australia(Statistical highlights)

Harbhajan scores his third consecutive fifty against Australia(Statistical highlights)

October 11th, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Oct 11 (IANS) Harbhajan Singh, who led Indian fightback with an audacious 54 in the first Test here Saturday, has now scored three half-centuries in his last three Tests against Australia.Harbhajan ...

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