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South African coach Mickey Arthur feels the wicket at Green Park, the venue for the third and final Test, is going to break early and will deteriorate as the match progresses.
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And at no other point was legendary Indian spinner Subhash Gupte's brilliance more evident than in the first innings of the second Test at Green Park in December 1958. He returned with career-best figures of 9 for 102.
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The International Cricket Council confirmed that its anti-corruption officer interviewed Pakistani cricketers Younis Khan, Danish Kaneria and Umar Gul in Lahore to gain "specific information". It, however, did not say whether the officer also quizzed banned fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
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Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya, currently out of the country's limited-overs' side, is eager to make a mark for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, staring April 18, and stake claim for a berth in the national team. "I am looking forward to playing in the tournament and helping Mumbai Indians win the title. It will be a great thing in my career to open with Sachin (Tendulkar), the best player in the world. I am really happy to open with him," he said.
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The tourists arrive in the country on September 29 and begin their four-Test tour with a warm-up game from October 2 to 5. The first Test is in Bangalore from October 9-13.
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Four new players were awarded contracts and test opener Chris Rogers has been dropped from Cricket Australia's list of contracted players for next season. David Hussey, Shaun Marsh, Doug Bollinger and Beau Casson were included on the 25-man list for the first time, while Simon Katich and Ashley Noffke were offered new contracts after failing to make the cut last season.
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It took chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed's intervention to convince an "upset" Younis Khan to take the field in the first one-dayer against Banglades,h as the batsman was furious after being questioned by an ICC
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The ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit officer Alan Peacock has reportedly questioned the two Pakistani players following claims by Shoaib Akhtar that he rejected offers to underperform in matches.
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A confident South Africa will push to clinch an Asian treble against an Indian team under siege in the third and final Test starting in Kanpur on Friday. The tourists lead the series 1-0 after an innings and 90-run victory in the second Test in Ahmedabad. South Africa want to continue a run of success in the region following victory last year in Pakistan and a 2-0 rout of Bangladesh.
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