Sangakkara
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Sangakkara Slams Sri Lankan Cricket 'Cronies'
Cricket | Jul 05, 2011, 03:45 PM ISTLondon, Jul 5: Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has slammed his country's cricket authorities for being populated by "partisan cronies."In an hour-long speech for the Marylebone Cricket Club's annual Spirit of Cricket lecture, the
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Chargers End Warriors Play-Off Hopes With Six-Wicket Win
Cricket | May 17, 2011, 08:04 AM ISTMumbai, May 16 : Deccan Chargers ended Pune Warriors' slim hopes of qualifying for the play-offs with a comfortable six-wicket victory in an Indian Premier League match here today.Asking the home team to bat, the
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Gayle Storm Blows Away Knight Riders
Cricket | Apr 22, 2011, 08:16 PM ISTKolkata, Apr 22: Chris Gayle struck a brutal unbeaten 102 to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a crushing nine-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens
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BCCI Showdown With Lanka Cricket Averted
Cricket | Apr 21, 2011, 06:45 PM ISTColombo/New Delhi, Apr 21: The possibility of a bitter showdown between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket appears to have been averted with the island nation's government hinting that the deadline for its players' return
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SL's Decision To Recall Players Inappropriate, Says BCCI
Cricket | Apr 21, 2011, 03:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 21: The BCCI today described Sri Lanka Cricket's decision to recall its players early from the ongoing IPL as “inappropriate” and said it is in talks with the SLC to sort out
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Comfortable Win For Chargers As DD Batsmen Falter Again
Cricket | Apr 19, 2011, 08:01 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 19: A quickfire half-century by Sunny Sohal and an equally useful knock of 49 from captain Kumar Sangakkara helped Deccan Chargers register a 16-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier
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Lankan Players To Abide By SLC Decision On IPL: Sangakkara
Cricket | Apr 15, 2011, 01:05 PM ISTHyderabad, Apr 14: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara today said that his national team-mates in the Indian Premier League will have to abide by the decision taken by their Cricket Board regarding returning home midway
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Deccan Chargers Seek Revival Against RCB
Cricket | Apr 13, 2011, 02:08 PM ISTHyderabad, Apr 13 : Deccan Chargers would seek to break the sequence of defeats at home and revive their campaign in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, when they hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Deccan Batsmen Need To Rethink Their Approach: Sangakkara
Cricket | Apr 12, 2011, 09:21 AM ISTKolkata, Apr 11 : After slumping two losses in a row, Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara today said his batsmen need to rethink their approach to get their campaign back on track in the ongoing
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Malinga Keeps His Yorkers Ready For RCB
Cricket | Apr 11, 2011, 05:51 PM ISTBangalore, Apr 11: Royal Challengers Bangalore will not just have to address Sachin Tendulkar's unsatiated hunger for runs and Kieron Pollard's blistering powerplay, but will also have to be wary of Lasith Malinga's seering yorkers
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Malinga's 'Fiver' Helps MI Rout DD By Eight Wickets
Cricket | Apr 10, 2011, 09:00 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 10: Lasith Malinga bowled yorkers at will as his deadly five-wicket burst helped Mumbai Indians crush Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here today.Electing to bat,
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RCB Start As Firm Favourites Against Kochi Tuskers
Cricket | Apr 08, 2011, 05:04 PM ISTKochi, Apr 8: Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) will be aiming for a dream debut when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their opening match of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.For
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Sangakkara confident about Chargers' chances in IPL
Cricket | Apr 08, 2011, 11:20 AM ISTHyderabad, Apr 7 : Deccan Chargers skipper, Kumar Sangakkara, today sounded confident about his team's chances of regaining the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy this season.At a promotional event here this evening, he said it
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Sangakkara Looking Forward To Stint With Deccan Chargers
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 08:35 PM ISTHyderabad, Apr 6: Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara today said he felt privileged to lead the city-based team in the upcoming fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and was looking forward to playing
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Deccan Chargers Keen To Win More Matches Before Home Crowd
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 03:16 PM ISTHyderabad, Apr 6: Deccan Chargers Hyderabad team is keen on winning more matches in the upcoming fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) before the home crowd here, its coach Darren Lehmann said here.“With
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Kumar Sangakkara Quits As Sri Lanka Cricket Captain
Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 07:14 PM ISTColombo, Apr 5: Sri Lanka's cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Tuesday he was resigning from the job three days after his team lost to India in the World Cup final. Sangakkara said he told
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Sangakkara To Lead Deccan Chargers In IPL 4
Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 10:10 AM ISTHyderabad, Apr 4 : Sri Lanka skipper Kumara Sangakkara will lead the Deccan Chargers in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, it was announced here today.Australian cricketer Cameron White will be Sangakkara's deputy
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Dhoni Misses Out, Sangakkara Captain Of ICC Dream Team
Cricket | Apr 04, 2011, 09:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 4: Their crucial contribution in guiding India to their first World Cup title in 28 years on Saturday fetched the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan a place in
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India Are Favourites, But We Are Not Underdogs, Says Sangakkara
Cricket | Apr 01, 2011, 05:41 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 1: While conceding that India were the favourites to lift the World Cup tomorrow, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara refused to term his own band of men as the underdogs in the mega
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Sangakkara Silent On Murali, Mathews Fitness
Cricket | Apr 01, 2011, 03:00 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 1 : Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara today refused to reveal whether spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan and all-rounder Angelo Mathews are fit for tomorrow's World Cup final against India, saying the team composition