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Afridi Pulls Out Of Ireland Tour
Cricket | May 25, 2011, 12:44 PM ISTIslamabad, May 25 : The Pakistan Cricket Board says Shahid Afridi has pulled out of this month's two-match limited-overs tour against Ireland due to an illness to his father.PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said Wednesday that
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Former Aussie Test Cricketer Terry Jenner Dies
Cricket | May 25, 2011, 12:37 PM ISTMelbourne, May 25 : Cricket Australia says former test bowler Terry Jenner, who helped coach Shane Warne to a once world-record number of test wickets, has died at the age of 66.Jenner played nine tests
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Sammy, Rampaul Lead Windies To Win Over Pakistan
Cricket | May 16, 2011, 09:59 AM ISTGeorgetown (Guyana), May 16 : Skipper Darren Sammy took five wickets and Ravi Rampaul claimed four as the West Indies defeated Pakistan by 40 runs in the first Test.Chasing 219 for victory, the Pakistanis were
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Chanderpaul Blasts Windies Management
Cricket | May 07, 2011, 12:09 PM ISTKingston, May 7 : Senior Caribbean batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul on Friday lashed out at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), saying its unreasonable questioning had adversely affected his batting.Relations between Chanderpaul and the WICB soured
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Cook Named England Captain After Strauss Steps Down
Cricket | May 05, 2011, 10:15 PM ISTLondon, May 5: Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad were appointed as the new captains of England's one-day international and Twenty20 teams respectively, it was announced in London on Thursday.Andrew Strauss, who has retired from one-day
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Irfan Takes Inspiration From Elder Brother Yusuf
Cricket | May 04, 2011, 10:13 PM ISTHyderabad, May 4: Yusuf Pathan, who has made a mark with his explosive batting, has also made an impression on his brother Irfan, who now wants to follow on his footsteps.“I hope to do the
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Rain And Simmons End Windies Losing Run
Cricket | May 03, 2011, 10:41 AM ISTBridgetown (Barbados), May 3 : Mohammad Hafeez' second career hundred was upstaged by rain and a blistering 76 from Lendl Simmons condemned Pakistan to a one-run defeat under the Duckworth-Lewis Method in the fourth One-day
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Ashish Nehra On Road To Recovery
Cricket | May 03, 2011, 06:54 AM ISTNew Delhi, May 2: The "pain" of not being able to play in the World Cup final will always be there but Ashish Nehra wants to forget the disappointing last month in his bid to
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BCCI Hikes Prize Money For World Cup Winning Players
Cricket | Apr 27, 2011, 06:19 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 27: Amid speculation that Indian cricketers are unhappy with the prize money announced for their World Cup triumph, the BCCI today increased it from Rs one crore to Rs two crore each.The BCCI,
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Chennai Super Kings Comfortably Beat Pune Warriors By 25 Runs
Cricket | Apr 26, 2011, 01:51 PM ISTChennai, Apr 25 :An out of sorts Yuvraj Singh found difficulty in middling the ball as Chennai Super Kings were successful in defending a mediocre score of 142 defeating Pune Warriors India by 25 runs,
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Indian Matchfixer Threatened Me, Says Zulqarnain Haider
Cricket | Apr 25, 2011, 05:43 PM ISTKarachi, Apr 25: Back in Pakistan after being in hiding for five months in UK, Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider today justified his decision to abandon his team midway through a series last November citing death
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BCCI Unlikely To Take Decision On India Coach On Apr 27
Cricket | Apr 22, 2011, 12:37 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 22 : The BCCI is in no hurry to appoint a new cricket coach for the team and is unlikely to decide on the matter in its Working Committee's meeting on April 27
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West Indies Beats Pakistan By 7 Runs In Twenty20
Cricket | Apr 22, 2011, 09:50 AM ISTCastries, Apr 22 : Devendra Bishoo claimed four wickets while opener Lendl Simmons hit a 31-ball 50 to lead a new-look West Indies side to a seven-run win over Pakistan in the one-off Twenty20 match
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BCCI Should Decide On Pak Tour, Says Krishna
Cricket | Apr 19, 2011, 10:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 19: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said the Board of Cricket Control in India should decide when cricket ties with Pakistan can be resumed as the government couldn't "dictate" it
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ICC To Reconsider 2015 World Cup Lineup
Cricket | Apr 19, 2011, 05:59 PM ISTDubi, Apr 19: The International Cricket Council's executive board will reconsider the lineup for the 2015 World Cup following protests at the exclusion of second-tier teams.During the recent World Cup on the subcontinent, the ICC
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Marvan Atapattu Is Lanka Batting Coach
Cricket | Apr 19, 2011, 05:56 PM ISTColombo, Apr 19: Former captain Marvan Atapattu will be Sri Lanka's batting coach on the upcoming tour of England.The appointment on Tuesday signaled public forgiveness from Sri Lanka Cricket for Atapattu, who retired in 2007
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Dilshan Appointed Sri Lankan Skipper For England Tour
Cricket | Apr 18, 2011, 05:42 PM ISTColombo, Apr 18: Tillakaratne Dilshan was today appointed as Sri Lanka's captain for all three formats for next month's tour of England, following Kumar Sangakkara's resignation after the World Cup."Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is proud
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India To Pocket $175,000 For Ending Year As Test No. 1
Cricket | Apr 15, 2011, 05:03 PM ISTDubai, Apr 15: India will be handed $175,000 for finishing as the number-one Test side while also pocketing another $75,000 for finishing as second-ranked ODI team this season, the ICC said on Thursday. India (128
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Australia Wins Series Against Bangladesh 3-0
Cricket | Apr 14, 2011, 11:07 AM ISTDhaka, Bangladesh, Apr 13 : Australia beat Bangladesh by 66 runs on Wednesday to complete a 3-0 sweep of the limited-overs one-day international series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.Bangladesh could only manage 295-6 in 50
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India Agrees To Resume Cricket Ties With Pak
Cricket | Apr 13, 2011, 09:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 13: As a follow up to the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani, India has decided in-principle to resume bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan.Government sources said