Windies cricket is poised for take-off: WICB chief
September 20th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), Sep 20 (IANS/CMC) Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Michael Muirhead, says the regional side is poised once again to take its ... Read more...
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Guyana president slams move to play T20s in Florida
July 6th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Castries (St Lucia), July 6 (IANS/CMC) Guyana President Donald Ramotar has blasted the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) move to play last weekend's Twenty20 doubleheader against New Zealand in Florida.Labeling the ... Read more...
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Injury prone Jerome Taylor to play in SPL
July 6th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), July 6 (IANS/CMC) Injury prone West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has been snapped up as one of the overseas signings for the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier ... Read more...
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Hunte says Florida T20s a bold, successful move
July 4th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 4 (IANS/CMC) West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte says he is pleased with the impact of the two historic Twenty20 Internationals played in Florida, US, last weekend.For ... Read more...
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West Indies need to make winning start: Gayle
June 30th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale, June 30 (IANS/CMC) Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle has stressed the importance of a winning start to the series against New Zealand this weekend.
The left-hander said it ... Read more...
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West Indies keen on returning to winning ways
June 28th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale (Florida), June 28 (IANS/CMC) West Indies cricket team manager Richie Richardson said the under-fire Caribbean side was anxious to rebound from their wretched tour of England by beating New ... Read more...
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Pujara’s 50 fails to stop West Indies from taking lead
June 11th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kingstown (St Vincent), June 10 (IANS/CMC) India A skipper Cheteshwar Pujara's 50 and defiant tail could not prevent West Indies A from taking a slender 15-run first-innings lead on the second ... Read more...
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Warner shuns IPL riches for national duty
March 23rd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 23 (IANS) Australia's dashing opening batsman David Warner has finally chosen national duty over the riches offered by the Indian Premier League (IPL).Warner, an IPL regular, said he ... Read more...
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Windies have everything to gain against India (Preview)
December 10th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) With weather Gods showering benevolence instead of rains as the region is in the midst of north-east monsoon, the least one can say about Sunday's ... Read more...
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Clean sweep against West Indies the target: Laxman
November 21st, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Veteran middle-order batsman V.V.S. Laxman believes the India are geared up to win 3-0 against the West Indies and said the team's focus will be ... Read more...
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2009 champions NSW will look to get things back on track
September 27th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) In what would be a key game in Group A, 2009 champions New South Wales Blues would be looking to get their campaign back on track ... Read more...
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ICC’s All-time Dream Test team a joke: Alec Stewart
July 19th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) The Alltime Dream Test XI of the International Cricket Council (ICC), chosen through an online poll, has drawn flak from experts with former England wicketkeeper ... Read more...
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Four Indians figure in ‘All-time Greatest Test team’
July 18th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 18 (IANS) Four Indians - Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev - have made it to the 'Alltime Greatest Test team' through an online ... Read more...
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Thin crowd for Cardiff Test may cost Glamorgan a million pounds
May 27th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Cardiff, May 27 (IANS) With cricket fans staying away from first Test between England and Sri Lanka, Glamorgan are fearing losses of more than one million pounds.The Daily Telegraph reported ... Read more...
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Pak may swamp Windies, India-Australia encounter even: Roebuck
March 23rd, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 23 (ANI): Cricket commentator Peter Roebuck is of the view that Wednesday's quarterfinal between Pakistan and the West Indies and Thursday's quarterfinal between India and Australia are even for all ... Read more...
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Gambhir is the most important player for India: Sohail
February 19th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 19 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail rates Gautam Gambhir as India's most important player maintaining that the reliable opener can give India the edge over other title contenders ... Read more...
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Ashes ‘hammering’ suggests that Oz cricket system is not working: Roebuck
January 8th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 8(ANI): Noted cricket commentator Peter Roebuck has urged Cricket Australia to instigate an independent review of all cricketing bodies in the country following the 3-1 Ashes series defeat to England. ... Read more...
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Ponting determined to set the tone for Oz Ashes campaign: Roebuck
November 25th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 25(ANI): Noted cricket commentator Peter Roebuck is backing Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to establish his authority at the Gabba to "set the tone" for his team's campaign of regaining the ... Read more...
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International imports unlikely to play in Australia’s 2010-11 Twenty20 Big Bash
September 18th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Port Elizabeth (S. Africa), Sept.18 (ANI): This summer's Big Bash in Australia will be largely devoid of high-profile international imports, including Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle - because of other countries' ... Read more...
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French cricketers plan to outclass Brits at their own game
June 5th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): Frenchmen is planning to outdo the English at the most quintessentially British game there is -- cricket and with a view to achieve this they have set up ... Read more...
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Bravo eager to play key role in World Twenty20
April 29th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, May 29 (IANS) West Indies vice-captain Dwayne Bravo is eager to play a key role in the World Twenty20, which begins in Guyana Friday.
The all-rounder recently returned ... Read more...
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New Zealand Cricket chief Vaughan game for annual cricket series in US
April 24th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Apr 24(ANI): New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive Justin Vaughan predicts that the Black Caps will play annually in Florida, as part of the new partnership between NZC and USA Cricket (USACA). ... Read more...
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Gayle amends score line prediction from 4-1 to 3-2 in Windies favour
February 10th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.10 (ANI): West Indian captain Chris Gayle is hoping to recapture his destructive batting form that thrilled crowds in Perth and Canberra earlier this summer.Though he departed first ball in the ... Read more...
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Confident Gayle predicts cakewalk against Aussies in ODIs
February 7th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb.7 (ANI): A confident West Indies captain Chris Gayle has said that he is not interested in looking back at the disastrous Test series against Australia, but more focussed on ensuring ... Read more...
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Ponting can look back on 2009-10 season with satisfaction: Roebuck
January 18th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan.18 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting can look back on the 2009-10 season with satisfaction.According to noted columnist Peter Roebuck, the Australians were a shattered side after the Ashes defeat ... Read more...
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Bollinger to lead Oz pace attack against Pak in Boxing Day Test
December 21st, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Dec. 21 (ANI): New South Wales left-arm quick Doug Bollinger, who claimed eight wickets in the just concluded Perth Test against the West Indies, will lead the Australian pace attack against ... Read more...
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Windies exhibited marked improvement against Australia: Roebuck
December 21st, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 21(ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that the 2-0 scoreline of the Frank Worrell Trophy between Australia and West Indies does not reflect the marked improvement in the ... Read more...
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Windies say they are playing in the right spirit
December 20th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Perth, Dec. 20 (ANI): The West Indies have defended their on-field behaviour in the wake of Sulieman Benn's suspension for a heated physical clash that marred the third Test in Perth.Star ... Read more...
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Australia squanders opportunity to launch 20-20 tournament similar to IPL
October 13th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct.13 (ANI): Australia has squandered a once-in-a-generation opportunity to launch a lucrative Twenty20 tournament similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL).The proposed Southern Premier League - a franchise-based tri-nations competition featuring ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago shock Somerset
October 12th, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Somerset's entry into the Super Eight stage suffered a setback after a 44-run defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in the Champions League Twenty20 cricket at the M.Chinnaswamy stadium ... Read more...
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NY Police uses 20-20 cricket to connect with migrant Bangladeshis, Pakistanis
July 27th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Brooklyn (New York, US), July 27 (ANI): Young men of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin in Brooklyn dream not of playing baseball, but of playing cricket at the national level for the United ... Read more...
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Bangladesh looks to close gap on West Indies in ICC ODI Championship
July 24th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, July 24 (ANI): A confident Bangladesh side can reduce the gap between it and the West Indies by 12 ratings points in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship if it manages ... Read more...
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West Indies beat India in second ODI by eight wickets
June 29th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Jamaica (West Indies), June 29 (ANI): A skipper's knock of 95 by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, could not prevent India from suffering a humiliating eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the West Indies ... Read more...
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India beat West Indies in first ODI by 20 runs
June 27th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Kingston (Jamaica, West Indies), June 27 (ANI): Spearheaded by Yuvraj Singh's scintillating 131 of 102 balls, India beat the West Indies by 20 runs in the thrilling first cricket one-day international ... Read more...
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Ex-Kiwi batsman Astle first to join American Premier League
April 27th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Apr.27 (ANI): Former New Zealand batsman Nathan Astle has become the first player from his country to be recruited by the American Premier League, world cricket's latest Twenty20 tournament.According to a ... Read more...
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