International Cricket
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South Africa calls up Tsolekile to replace Boucher
Cricket | Jul 11, 2012, 04:08 PM ISTLondon, Jul 11: South Africa has called up wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile to join its test squad in England after Mark Boucher was forced to retire with an eye injury.Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday that
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Mark Boucher retires from international cricket
Cricket | Jul 11, 2012, 09:43 PM ISTTaunton (England), Jul 10: South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher has been forced to retire from international cricket because of an eye injury.In a statement read out by South Africa captain Graeme Smith on Tuesday, Boucher
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Perera polishes off Pakistan top order
Cricket | Jul 08, 2012, 01:48 PM ISTSri Lanka, Jul 8: Sri Lanka seamer Thisara Perera claimed 3-31 on a lively wicket to reduce Pakistan to 81-4 at lunch on the first day of the third and final test on Sunday.Sri Lanka
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Australia reaches 251-7 against England at the Oval
Cricket | Jul 01, 2012, 11:07 PM ISTLondon, Jul 1: Shane Watson scored a risky 66 as Australia reached 251-7 in the second one-day international against England at the Oval on Sunday.Watson was dropped on eight by Jonathan Trott, successfully referred an
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Rain forces abandonment of Ireland-Australia ODI
Cricket | Jun 23, 2012, 09:41 PM ISTNorthern Ireland, Jun 23: Heavy rain ruined Australia's warm-up match against Ireland on Saturday, when the one-day international was abandoned with the hosts struggling on 36-3 off 10.4 overs.After a delayed start, Ireland opener Paul
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Pakistan short of international cricket, says Hafeez
Cricket | May 17, 2012, 08:09 PM ISTIslamabad, May 17: Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez is unhappy his squad hasn't played enough recent international cricket ahead of the start of its tour to Sri Lanka next month.Bangladesh's proposed tour of Pakistan in
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Dharamsala, Pune, Rajkot, Ranchi To Host Matches Against England
Cricket | Apr 02, 2012, 10:05 PM ISTChennai, Apr 2: Four new venues, Dharamsala, Pune, Rajkot and Ranchi will host international cricket matches for BCCI, the cricket board's Tour, Programme and Fixtures Committee decided here today.The committee decided the venues for the
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Hogg Named In Australian T20 Team To Play India
Cricket | Jan 23, 2012, 09:59 AM ISTMelbourne, Jan 23: Left-arm spinner Brad Hogg will return to international cricket at the age of 40 after being named Monday in the Australian Twenty20 squad to play two matches against India next month.Hogg retired
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Sehwag Will Do Better In Australia, Says His Coach Sharma
Cricket | Dec 09, 2011, 04:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 9 : The world's top scorer in one-day international cricket Virendra Sehwag will do better during the Australian tour, because the wickets there are better than those in India, says his coach
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Gutsy Australia Saves Series Against South Africa
Cricket | Nov 21, 2011, 09:39 PM ISTJohannesburg, Nov 21: Tailenders Mitchell Johnson and Pat Cummins dragged Australia to a gutsy series-saving win in a scintillating second test against South Africa at Wanderers on Monday.Australia clawed its way to 310-8 in fading
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Ashraf Wants International Cricket In Pakistan
Cricket | Oct 29, 2011, 11:25 AM ISTIslamabad, Oct 29: Pakistan cricket's new chief Zaka Ashraf said Friday his main objective will be to bring international cricket back to his country after an attack by gunmen more than two years ago led
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Scott Styris Retires From International Cricket
Cricket | Jun 24, 2011, 10:37 AM ISTWellington, Jun 24 : New Zealand allrounder Scott Styris has announced his retirement from international cricket, ending a 12-year career in which he played 29 tests and 188 one-day internationals.The 35-year-old Styris said he reviewed
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Jayasuriya Will Play Only One T20, One ODI
Cricket | Jun 09, 2011, 06:38 PM ISTColombo, Jun 9: Veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya says he will quit international cricket midway through the upcoming limited-over series against England.Jayasuriya's announcement on Thursday comes just hours after Sri Lankan selectors picked the 444-match veteran
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Afridi 'Quits' International Cricket; Slams PCB
Cricket | May 31, 2011, 11:20 AM ISTKarachi, May 31 : Flamboyant Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi has announced to quit international cricket in protest of his removal from the captaincy of the national one-day team and said he will not consider
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Makhaya Ntini Retires From International Cricket
Cricket | Nov 02, 2010, 05:20 PM ISTJohannesburg : Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has announced his retirement from international cricket but will play for South Africa one final time in a Twenty20 international against India early next year. Ntini said on Tuesday
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Sachin Just One Century Away From 50 Test Tons
Cricket | Oct 11, 2010, 12:19 PM ISTBangalore, Oct 11 : After achieving the herculean feat of being the first cricketer to complete 14,000 runs in Test cricket yesterday, Sachin Tendulkar is slowly but surely approaching another glorious milestone as he completed
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I Never Take Anything For Granted: Tendulkar
Cricket | Sep 29, 2010, 05:57 PM ISTChandigarh: Sachin Tendulkar will play his 170th Test at Mohali on Friday but even after over 20 years in international cricket the senior India batsman says he never takes anything for granted and his success
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International Cricket Needs A Strong Pak Team: Ponting
Cricket | Sep 21, 2010, 01:44 PM ISTChandigarh: Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday asked the International Cricket Council to get to the root of the spot-fixing allegations against Pakistan but said banning the country was not a solution to the problem.
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Ryan Sidebottom Retires From International Cricket
Cricket | Sep 21, 2010, 10:20 AM ISTEngland pace bowler Ryan Sidebottom has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket, reports BBC. Sidebottom, 32, was part of England's World Twenty20-winning squad earlier this year in the West Indies. He made his decision
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Ban Pakistan From Cricket, Says Ian Botham
Cricket | Sep 20, 2010, 10:11 PM ISTLONDON: Pakistan should be banned from international cricket until corruption allegations against their cricketers have been fully investigated, England great Sir Ian Botham said on Monday. World cricket has been rocked by allegations that members