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Strauss Is Defensive, Dhoni Thrives On Aggression: Vaughan
Cricket | Jul 16, 2011, 06:51 PM ISTLondon, Jul 16: Former England captain Michael Vaughan described Andrew Strauss as a defensive captain and called India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as an aggressive leader. Vaughan said Strauss likes to make the game safe
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Harper Claims Dhoni Tried To Intimidate Him
Cricket | Jul 14, 2011, 09:34 PM ISTMelbourne, Jul 14: Controversial Australian umpire Daryl Harper, who was criticised by the Indians for his poor decisions during the first Test against the West Indies, today hit back at captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, accusing
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Aussie Boycott Will Have Serious Repercussions: Muralitharan
Cricket | Jul 14, 2011, 09:28 PM ISTMelbourne, Jul 14: Former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan feels world cricket will be under threat if Australian team decides to boycott its impending tour to the island nation for moral reasons. Some of the
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Watson Takes Charge, As Clarke Faces Injury
Cricket | Jul 14, 2011, 09:25 PM ISTCanberra, Jul 14: Shane Watson had the first taste of being an Australian captain after Michael Clarke was retired hurt due to back injury. The star all-rounder Watson was handed the captaincy when he led
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Fitness Of Indian Pacers Will Be Crucial In England: Dravid
Cricket | Jul 12, 2011, 09:19 PM ISTLondon, Jul 12: India's middle-order mainstay Rahul Dravid feels the fitness of the fast bowlers will be crucial to the team's success in the upcoming four-match Test series against England, beginning next week at the
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Team India Slammed For Playing It Safe
Cricket | Jul 12, 2011, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 12: Indian media on Tuesday lashed out at skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for not going for the kill in the third and final Test against the West Indies, which ended in a
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Dominica Draw Rankles Harbhajan Singh
Cricket | Jul 12, 2011, 09:13 PM ISTRoseau, Dominica, Jul 12: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni might be content with it but off-spinner Harbhajan Singh finds it incomprehensible that West Indies managed to force a draw in the third and final Test.
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Sachin, Sehwag Nominated For ICC's All-Time Greatest Test Team
Cricket | Jul 11, 2011, 11:00 PM ISTDubai, Jul 11: Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and opener Virender Sehwag are among the list of players nominated for an online poll to select the greatest team of all-time on the occasion of Test
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Dhoni Defends Decision To Opt For A Draw
Cricket | Jul 11, 2011, 10:53 PM ISTDominica, Jul 11: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni defended the decision not to press for a win in the third and final Test against the West Indies, saying that his side could have lost the
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England Defeat Sri Lanka By 16 Runs, Win Series
Cricket | Jul 09, 2011, 11:53 PM ISTManchester, Jul 9: England clinched a 16-run victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth ODI on Saturday to win the series 3-2.The hosts batted first and posted a total of 268 from their 50 overs
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Sehwag Says He Is Still Not Close To Peak Fitness
Cricket | Jul 07, 2011, 11:36 PM ISTMumbai, July 7: Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag today said he is not yet close to his peak fitness and want to spend one more week at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for rehabilitation.“I am
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Date Changed For 5th India-England ODI
Cricket | Jul 07, 2011, 08:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 7: The date for the fifth and final one-day international of India's upcoming series against England has been pushed up one day to Oct. 25 due to Dhan Teras festival. The Board
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No Window For IPL In FTP, Says ICC
Cricket | Jul 07, 2011, 08:09 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 7: The ICC today sought to dispel the notion that IPL has been given a window in the international cricket calendar, saying the issue did not even crop up in the governing
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Chanderpaul Becomes Most-Capped Caribbean Test Player
Cricket | Jul 06, 2011, 09:28 PM ISTRoseau, Dominica, July 6: Veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul became the most capped Test player for the West Indies after he was named in the playing XI for third and final Test match against India starting
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'Pie-Chucker' Yuvraj Ready For Pietersen
Cricket | Jul 06, 2011, 09:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 6: India's Yuvraj Singh said on Wednesday he was keen to renew his rivalry with Kevin Pietersen on the upcoming tour of England after being called a "pie-chucker" by the England batsman
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Michael Holding Hits Out At BCCI 'Power'
Cricket | Jul 05, 2011, 10:25 PM ISTLondon, July 5: Michael Holding has hit out at India for wielding "too much power" in world cricket. India are the sport's financial powerhouse on account of cricket's massive following in the world's second most
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Cook Ton Vindicates Sobers Support
Cricket | Jul 05, 2011, 05:38 PM ISTLondon, Jul 5: Cricket great Sir Garfield Sobers' belief in Alastair Cook's one-day ability was rewarded by the England captain's century last weekend. Cook is now one of the world's leading Test openers, but there
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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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I Have Realised I Am Unwanted By The Board: Gayle
Cricket | Jul 02, 2011, 04:50 PM ISTBridgetown (Barbados), July 2: Out of favour batsman Chris Gayle said he is not ready to be the West Indies Cricket Board's whipping boy and dismissed as 'sham and mockery' the reconciliation efforts made so
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Sri Lanka Ready To Give Mahela A Break
Cricket | Jul 02, 2011, 04:47 PM ISTLeeds, July 2: Sri Lanka are contemplating resting Mahela Jayawardene from games in order to prolong the star batsman's career. The only people who appeared to need Jayawardene to take a break at Headingley here