Black Caps say Gayle’s wicket is key to winning series
July 9th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 9 (IANS/CMC) Desperate New Zealand have placed a large bounty on the head of in-form West Indies opener Chris Gayle.They believe getting the big-hitting left-hander cheaply will ... Read more...
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Gayle’s presence was icing on memorable century: Samuels
July 8th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 8 (IANS/CMC) Stroke-maker Marlon Samuels said Saturday his first international century in the Caribbean had been made even more special by the presence of fellow Jamaican Chris ... Read more...
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Narine delighted with form in wake of England slump
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale (Florida), July 3 (IANS/CMC) Exciting off-spinner Sunil Narine says he has banished the demons of the England tour and is happy to be back in form for the West ... Read more...
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We must look to repeat performance: Gayle
July 1st, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Launderdale (Florida), July 1 (IANS/CMC) Opener Chris Gayle has praised the West Indies batting following their 56-run win over New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 International here but said ... Read more...
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Gayle, Pollard shine as Windies break winless slide
July 1st, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale (Florida), July 1 (IANS/CMC) Aggressive opener Chris Gayle stroked his second half-century in three innings since his return to the West Indies team as the Caribbean side broke ... Read more...
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Narine still confident despite England travails
June 29th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Fort Lauderdale (Florida), June 29 (IANS/CMC) West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine says his confidence has not been dented following a disappointing tour of England earlier this month.The Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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India A lose to West Indies A
June 28th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
St. George's (Grenada), June 28 (IANS/CMC) West Indies A beat India A by two wickets in a low-scoring first of the three match One-Day series at the National Stadium here.After being ... Read more...
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Sulieman Benn plays down talk of dream comeback
June 25th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), June 25 (IANS/CMC) Temperamental left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has played down his last-over heroics which propelled the West Indies A to a thrilling three-wicket win over India ... Read more...
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Bravo says West Indies must avoid clean sweep
June 20th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (IANS/CMC) Vice-captain Dwayne Bravo says the West Indies' sole objective will be avoiding a clean sweep after the Caribbean side conceded the three-match One-Day International series with a ... Read more...
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Tiwari and Saha keep India afloat in third Test
June 19th, 2012 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 19(IANS/CMC) India A look like losing the third and final cricket 'Test' and with it the series to West Indies A after pacers Delorn Johnson and ... Read more...
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Powell’s century leaves India A in a tight spot
June 18th, 2012 - 9:03 am ICT by IANS
Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 18 (IANS/CMC) India A will be hard put to save the third and final Test and the series after opener Kieran Powell's gritty century gave West ... Read more...
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England hammer West Indies in first ODI
June 17th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Southampton (England), June 17 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies' highly touted batting line-up flattered to deceive, suffering a now familiar collapse to send the Caribbean side tumbling to a heavy 114-run defeat ... Read more...
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Put in, India A barely manage 230 in third ‘Test’ (Lead)
June 17th, 2012 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 17 (IANS/CMC) India A batsmen struggled yet again and managed to score 230 after being put in by West Indies A in the decisive third and ... Read more...
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Septuagenarian bowler, nearing 3,000 wickets, felled by ball
June 14th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 14 (IANS) A 71-year-old bowler in Britain, who had set himself a mammoth target of bagging 3,000 wickets, died 101 short of his target after being hit by ... Read more...
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My boys respect the greats: Windies skipper Sammy
June 12th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham (England), June 12 (IANS/CMC) Captain Darren Sammy was quick to reaffirm his young side's huge respect for former West Indies' greats after Denesh Ramdin was fined by the International Cricket ... Read more...
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India tottering at 57/4 chasing 220-run target
June 12th, 2012 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Kingstown (St Vincent), June 12 (IANS/CMC) India A were reeling at 57 for four at stumps on the third day of the four-day second cricket 'Test', chasing a 220-run victory target ... 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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Samuels, Ramdin hold West Indies together
June 10th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Birmingham, June 10 (IANS/CMC) In-form batsman Marlon Samuels stroked his third half-century in as many innings while the struggling Denesh Ramdin hit his first in three years to break a prolonged ... Read more...
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Bowlers help India A dominate West Indies A
June 10th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kingstown (St.Vincent), June 10 (IANS/CMC) Bowlers helped India A dominate the proceedings on the opening day of the second unofficial "Test" against West Indies A here Saturday.Fast bowler Ashok Dinda led ... Read more...
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Billy Doctrove announces retirement from umpires Elite Panel
June 7th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 7 (IANS) West Indies umpire Billy Doctrove Thursday announced his retirment from the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Elite Panel.The ICC in a statement said Doctrove has announced his ... Read more...
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West Indies hit by poor decision-making: Gibson
June 5th, 2012 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Leicester (England), June 5 (IANS/CMC) Head coach Ottis Gibson says the embattled West Indies have played well in patches on the England tour, and if they were still hampered it is ... Read more...
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India A 22/3 chasing 186 to win first ‘Test’
June 5th, 2012 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 5 (IANS/CMC) India A have a tense day ahead, having lost three wickets for 22 runs in the last hour on third day of the four-day first cricket ... Read more...
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Carter’s fiver overshadows Rohit Sharma’s 94 but India A take lead
June 4th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 4, (IANS/CMC) Medium-pacer Jonathan Carter's superb bowling overshadowed a brilliant innings of 94 by Rohit Sharma as India A grabbed a narrow first-innings lead over West Indies A ... Read more...
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West Indies losing mental battle against England: Gibson
May 30th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham (England), May 30 (IANS/CMC) West Indies cricket head coach Ottis Gibson says the team is losing the mental battle, after crashing to a nine-wicket loss in the second Test inside ... Read more...
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Samuels has proven his point, says Gibson
May 29th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, May 29 (IANS/CMC) West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has praised the form of Marlon Samuels following the right-hander's outstanding batting in the second Test which finished inside four days ... Read more...
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ICC cricket committee to re-consider legality of switch-hit
May 28th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 28 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee will be meeting at the Lord's in London for its two-day annual conference starting Wednesday to re-consider the legality ... Read more...
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IPL champions KKR party through the night
May 28th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) With team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan taking the lead, the Kolkata Knight Riders players and support staff partied up to the early hours Monday after ... Read more...
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Despite loss, Dhoni best T-20 captain: Ganguly (Lead)
May 28th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Calling M.S. Dhoni India's best T-20 skipper, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday said the time had not come yet to compare Gautam Gambhir with ... Read more...
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It’s about team not individual, says Gambhir
May 28th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) It was typical of Gautam Gambhir that he strenuously deflected attention from the individual to the team, downplaying his own role as a captain and ... Read more...
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Gambhir can’t be compared to MSD as t20 captain: Ganguly
May 28th, 2012 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Calling M.S. Dhoni as India's best twenty20 skipper, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday said the time has not come to compare Gautam Gambhir ... Read more...
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KKR deserving champions: Ganguly
May 28th, 2012 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Describing Kolkata Knight Riders as "deserving winners" of the Indian Premier League, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly praised Manvinder Bisla for his cracker of an ... Read more...
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Sammy backs Roach to overcome no-ball problem
May 27th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, May 27 (IANS/CMC) Captain Darren Sammy has backed fast bowler Kemar Roach to overcome the no-ball problem that haunted him on the second day of the second Test here Saturday ... Read more...
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Century-maker Samuels gives it back to Anderson
May 26th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham (England), May 26 (IANS/CMC) Batsman Marlon Samuels did not hesitate to poke fun at England seamer James Anderson, following his superb Test century that helped rescue the West Indies on ... Read more...
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Sekar hoping for better show against Super Kings
May 24th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) While promising a better performance Friday against the Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier-2 game, TA Sekar, the Delhi Daredevils coach believed that his team ... Read more...
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Super Kings deserved to win: Harbhajan
May 24th, 2012 - 1:56 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) A dejected Mumbai Indians skipper Harbhajan Singh said it all when he complimented Chennai Super Kings for "playing like champions" after his team lost the ... Read more...
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