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  Mohammad Hafeez fails ICC bowling test, banned for 12 months

  Cricket | July 17, 2015 16:37 IST

  Karachi: In a major setback to Pakistan cricket, all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez was today banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months after he failed an independent assessment of his suspect action.The assessment was carried

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  New Zealand beat West Indies by 186 runs in Kingston test

  Cricket | June 12, 2014 7:31 IST

  KINGSTON, Jamaica : Debutant offspinner Mark Craig took 4-97 and legspinner Ish Sodhi added 3-42 as New Zealand completed victory against the West Indies by 186 runs late on day four Wednesday of the opening

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  I am still India's number one off-spinner: Harbhajan

  Cricket | March 07, 2014 8:06 IST

  New Delhi: After 15 years of international cricket, Harbhajan Singh is still enjoying playing in domestic cricket. The 33-year-old rates himself the best off-spinner in the country and says it is a matter of time

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  Spinner Lyon Gives Australia The Edge In 2nd Test

  Cricket | April 18, 2012 19:21 IST

  Port-of-Spain, Apr 18: Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took five cheap wickets late on Tuesday to trigger a West Indies collapse and give Australia the edge on the third day of the second test at the Queen's

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  Sri Lanka 84-5, Lead England By 209 After 2 Days

  Cricket | March 27, 2012 21:48 IST

  Galle (Sri Lanka), Mar 27: Offspinner Graeme Swann took 4-28 in leading England's fightback to restrict Sri Lanka's second innings to 84-5 and a 209-run lead after two days of the first test on Tuesday.England

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  We Are Disappointed But Not Embarassed, Says Spinner Ashwin

  Cricket | January 27, 2012 17:07 IST

  Adelaide, Jan 27: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin says the Indian cricket team is “disappointed” but not “embarrassed” with their disastrous showings in Australia even as they headed towards a second successive series whitewash on foreign shores.“Embarrassment

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  Ajmal Also A Challenge For Akmal Behind The Stumps

  Cricket | January 23, 2012 20:10 IST

  Abu Dhabi, Jan 23: Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal not only troubled England batsmen in last week's first test -- the offspinner also caused problems for his own wicketkeeper, Adnan Akmal.England struggled against Ajmal's variety of deliveries,

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  Starc Left Out Of Australia Lineup For 4th Test

  Cricket | January 23, 2012 9:51 IST

  Adelaide, Jan 23: Offspinner Nathan Lyon has been included at the expense of fast bowler Mitchell Starc in Australia's lineup for the fourth cricket test against India starting Tuesday.Starc has been named Australia's 12th man

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  Will Return To Action Soon : Harbhajan

  Cricket | January 19, 2012 22:54 IST

  Pune, Jan 19: Discarded off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is out of action due to a shinbone injury, today said he wil return to competitive cricket soon.“I am recovering from my injury. I will exercise here

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  Ajmal Says He Proves His Critics Wrong

  Cricket | January 18, 2012 12:48 IST

  Dubai, Jan 18: Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal loved showing up his critics by claiming the wickets of four left-handed batsmen in the first test against England on Tuesday.Ajmal's career-best figures of 7-55 included the wickets

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  Lyon Backed To Rein In Sachin Tendulkar

  Cricket | December 20, 2011 17:16 IST

  Canberra, Dec 20: Iconic Sachin Tendulkar has made over 86,000 runs and 237 tons in all formats of the game over the last quarter of a century, yet the Australians feel that seven-Test old off-spinner

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  Revolver Stolen From Praveen's Home

  Cricket | December 13, 2011 17:32 IST

  Meerut, Dec 13: A day after off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was robbed of his valuables, police here today revealed that a revolver was stolen from the house of another Indian cricketer, Praveen Kumar.“We received a complaint

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  Harbhajan Awarded 'Sikh Sportsperson Of The Year'

  Cricket | October 10, 2011 13:09 IST

  London, Oct 10: Feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was chosen ‘Sikh Sportsperson of the Year' at the World Sikh Awards 2011 for his “contribution to the Indian cricket team's World Cup triumph“.Harbhajan, however, could not

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  Swann Believes He Can Become A Better Spinner

  Cricket | August 29, 2011 19:51 IST

  London, Aug 29: England off-spinner Graeme Swann believes that he probably had the easiest summer of his cricketing career, and is looking forward to becoming a better spinner during the tour of the Gulf and

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  Drop Harbhajan, Play Mishra, Says Wasim Akram

  Cricket | July 27, 2011 21:54 IST

  London, Jul 27: India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday came under severe criticism from Wasim Akram for his performance at Lord's with the former Pakistan captain calling for the inclusion of leg-spinner Amit Mishra in

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  I Could Have Taken More Wickets, Says Harbhajan

  Cricket | November 23, 2010 17:19 IST

  Nagpur, Nov 23: India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh today said he was satisfied to score runs but his bowling was not up to the standard in the three-match Test series against New Zealand.Harbhajan scored 315 runs,

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  Tendulkar's Wicket My Biggest Scalp: Patel

  Cricket | November 06, 2010 8:51 IST

  New Zealand off spinner Jeetan Patel on Friday described iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar's scalp as the biggest of his fledgling career during the first Test match at Ahmedabad. "I'm delighted to take Sachin's wicket. It's

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  Australia Were Short Of Ideas, Says Bhajji

  Cricket | October 16, 2010 18:44 IST

  Team India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said the Australian players were short of ideas during the current tour though they did not lack capability.  In an interview to MidDay, Harbhajan Singh said: "His(Ponting's) team doesn't