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Posted: February 28th, 2012, 8:05am EST
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday described his side's incredible seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the crucial tri-series match here as one of the best ODI victories he has been part of.
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Posted: February 28th, 2012, 7:45am EST
Images from the ODI tri-series between India and Sri Lanka in Hobart on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 28th, 2012, 7:29am EST
Virat Kohli, whose unbeaten 133 guided India to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a crunch tri-series match in Hobart on Tuesday, termed his 86-ball knock the best of his international career.
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Posted: February 28th, 2012, 6:36am EST
Virat Kohli blasted an unbeaten 133 as India scored an incredible victory over Sri Lanka, chasing down a mammoth 320 in only 36.4 overs, to rekindle their hopes of making it to the final of the tri-series, in Hobart, on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 28th, 2012, 6:31am EST
Yuvraj Singh, recovering in the United States from a malignant tumour between his lungs, congratulated Virat Kohli on his stupendous unbeaten knock of 133, which helped India beat Sri Lanka in Hobart and stay in the hunt for a place in the finals of the ODI tri-series in Australia. The senior batsman in jest also advised Kohli to have 'cheeky shake' for recovery after he scored 133 off only 86 balls.
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Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:26am EST
Indian selectors will have a lot to discuss and deliberate in the wake of the national cricket team's pathetic show in Australia when they meet in Mumbai on Wednesday to pick the squad for next month's Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 11:12pm EST
Fast bowler James Pattinson, who took two five-wicket hauls in his first four Tests last year, was called into the Australia squad for the remainder of the Tri-series against Sri Lanka and India on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:52pm EST
Virender Sehwag's sharp dip in form has been a cause of concern for the Indian team management but as far as Delhi Daredevils' director of coaching TA Sekar is concerned, the senior batsman is still an automatic choice as the captain.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 3:25pm EST
Captain Stuart Broad and Jade Dernbech held their nerve in the closing overs to bowl England to a five-run victory and a 2-1 series win over Pakistan in the final Twenty20 international in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 10:05am EST
The 24-year-old Saurashtra batsman says he's back to full fitness and confident of regaining his place in the Indian team.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:50am EST
The Indians may have had an indifferent tour of Australia but Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has cautioned his teammates to guard against complacency when the two teams clash in a crucial tri-series match in Hobart on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:11am EST
World Sport Group, which manages Sachin Tendulkar's brand endorsements since the last five-six years, say the maestro is beyond the game for his value to be affected by temporary loss of form.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:00am EST
Recovering from a malignant tumour between his lungs in the United States, star India cricketer Yuvraj Singh was paid a "surprise" visit by former skipper Anil Kumble.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 8:09am EST
Australia captain Michael Clarke won the Allan Border Medal as his country's Player of the Year for the third time on Monday.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 7:19am EST
Pushed to the very brink of elimination, a demoralised India face an arduous task of beating Sri Lanka with a bonus point to have even a remote chance of qualifying for the finals of the cricket tri-series when the two sides clash in Hobart on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:32am EST
Pacer Ashok Dinda and Australian all-rounder James Hopes will play for Pune Warriors in the fifth edition of the coming Indian Premier League. The aforesaid players have been transferred from Delhi Daredevils.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:25am EST
Taking a dig at the struggling Indian team, Australian opener David Warner said that there disappointment at the two controversial umpiring decisions during Sunday's ODI match was a sign of "desperation".
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 3:51am EST
South African T20 sensation Richard Levi was signed by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for former Australian batsman Andrew Symonds, for the fifth edition of Indian Premier League 2012.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 1:59am EST
Lambasted by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Australian pacer Brett Lee has asserted that he did not block Sachin Tendulkar 'on purpose' during the Indian batsman's controversial run-out in the crucial tri-series ODI in Sydney.
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 1:26am EST
An Australian newspaper slammed the Indian cricket team as a "rabble with no redeeming features" and lashed out at Sachin Tendulkar's remonstration of being blocked by Brett Lee in his run-out in the triangular series match as "woeful".
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Posted: February 27th, 2012, 12:23am EST
A Pakistani has been questioned by police over his suspected involvement in spot-fixing during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 tournament, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said on Sunday.
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Posted: February 26th, 2012, 10:28am EST
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni squarely put the blame on his batsmen for the crushing 87-run defeat at the hands of Australia in a critical match at the SCG on Sunday.
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Posted: February 26th, 2012, 9:33am EST
A major controversy erupted in the tri-series match between India and Australia at the SCG, with Sachin Tendulkar being dismissed in a debatable run out and visiting captain Mehendra Singh Dhoni lashing out at pacer Brett Lee for standing on the way of the batsman.
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Posted: February 26th, 2012, 7:51am EST
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed the umpiring standard in Sunday's tri-series match against Australia, saying that the two debatable decision should have gone in India's favour.
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Posted: February 26th, 2012, 7:50am EST
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said that he "can't pinpoint one particular reason" for his team's failure in the ongoing ODI tri-series where they have lost their fourth match.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 2:43pm EST
Pakistan defeated England by eight runs in the first of three T20 Internationals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a modest target of 145, the visitors managed only 136 for six. Umar Gul was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers with figures of three for 18.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 8:53am EST
The Board of Control for Cricket in India stepped in to bring about harmony in the Indian cricket team in Australia, telling skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and vice-captain Virender Sehwag to ensure cordiality prevails.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 8:03am EST
Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar slammed suggestions in the media and Kapil Dev's view that Sachin Tendulkar should quit one-day cricket, saying that the master batsman needs no advice on the issue.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 5:19am EST
Railways wicketkeeper Mahesh Rawat set a national record in List A matches as he pouched seven catches during his team's match against Madhya Pradesh in the Central Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare competition at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha on Thursday. Railways dismissed MP for a paltry 48 and then won comfortably by nine wickets.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:56am EST
Former Australia opener Justin Langer said it is good to see that a selection culture that rewarded mediocrity has ended.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:24am EST
Australian captain Michael Clarke said he was partly responsible for the sacking of former skipper Ricky Ponting from the One-Day squad.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 12:23am EST
It's a clear call for India's bowlers and batsmen to raise their stocks. There ought to be bigger knocks, bigger stands and more firepower in the bowling arsenal.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 10:19pm EST
Young Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav emerged the notable bright spots in an otherwise disastrous Australian tour during which India's reputation as a cricketing giant took a beating.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 1:06pm EST
Despite a premature end to his ODI career, Ricky Ponting should have no regrets. He achieved everything on offer as player and captain in one-day cricket, says Bikash Mohapatra.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 11:44am EST
Australian skipper Michael Clarke on Wednesday said it will be a "weird" and "strange" feeling when he will walk out in Hobart to play against Sri Lanka without Ricky Ponting, who he says is "giant of the game".
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 8:44am EST
The continuous failure with the bat cost Indian opener Virender Sehwag four places as he slid to 18th in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved up by two places to No. 4.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:35am EST
Amid reports of a rift within the Indian cricket team in Australia, former captain Kapil Dev on Wednesday urged the BCCI to step in and sort out "difference of opinion" among players.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:02am EST
The IPL Governing Council has asked Sahara Pune Warriors to obtain the consent of all the franchises to field five foreign players in the fifth edition of the T20 tournament.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 6:12am EST
South Africa clinched the Twenty20 international series against New Zealand after Marchant de Lange claimed two wickets in an eventful final over to seal a thrilling three-run victory in the third and final match in Auckland on Wednesday.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 3:11am EST
Hosts Mumbai kicked off their campaign in the West Zone Vijay Hazare Trophy One-day tournament by defeating Baroda by four wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 1:04am EST
Former Australian skipper Allan Border has backed Ricky Ponting's decision to continue playing Test cricket, saying the 37-year-old veteran remains a "walk-up start" in the line-up due to a lack of young batting talents.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 12:16am EST
Even as the cut-off date for announcing the best team draws closer, the battle for the number two spot in the ICC ODI Championship gets interesting with India, South Africa and Sri Lanka emerging as contenders.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 12:13am EST
Critical of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's rotation policy, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly says time has come for the selectors to appoint different cricket captains for the three formats of game.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:30pm EST
Former Australian paceman Geoff Lawson feels Ricky Ponting is self-indulgent and says the batsman should have announced his retirement from after the Adelaide Test against India last month.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:18pm EST
Kevin Pietersen's second successive century led England to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan and a series whitewash after the fourth and final one-day international in Dubai on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 10:56pm EST
The controversial rotation policy, which has sparked of a heated debate among critics and speculation of a rift within the team, took a more confusing turn on Tuesday with Virender Sehwag saying he did not know that fielding abilities had anything to do with it.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 10:51pm EST
Is the presence of the out-of-form seniors affecting the Indian team's performance in the tri-series?
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 2:28pm EST
Alastair Cook scored his second successive century and Steven Finn bagged four wickets as England beat Pakistan by 20 runs in the second ODI in Abu Dhabi.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:42am EST
Following Ricky Ponting's decision to retire from ODIs should Sachin Tendulkar also quit the One-day game? Have your say.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:06am EST
Dashing opener Virender Sehwag conceded that he needs to improve his batting at the top of the order to win matches for India, saying he will curb his natural aggressive instinct.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:04am EST
India's tri-series campaign was thrown into disarray as they lost Sri Lanka by 51 runs in Brisbane on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 6:28am EST
India's tri-series campaign was thrown into disarray as they slipped to the bottom of the points table after losing to a rejuvenated Sri Lanka by 51 runs in another one-sided encounter in Brisbane on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 5:09am EST
Whether it be pulling a short delivery to the fence or plucking a lightning-quick catch in the slips, Ricky Ponting's formidable powers of anticipation have rarely been questioned throughout his storied career.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 2:15am EST
Renowned cricket commentator, Ranil Abeynaike of Sri Lanka passed away at a private hospital in Colombo following a severe heart attack, his family informed on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 21st, 2012, 1:56am EST
Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh expects Ricky Ponting to scrap for survival in Australia's Test set-up despite being shunned from the One-day side.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 6:54am EST
Sri Lanka's sprightly cricketers will look to end their winless streak when they take on an Australia sans talismanic skipper Michael Clarke in the tri-series One-Day International in Sydney on Friday.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 3:37am EST
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin understood he was not being rested from One-day duty after a poor Test series against India and selectors could have handled his omission better, according to the players' association chief Paul Marsh.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 2:59am EST
Ricky Ponting, who is all set to lead Australia in Friday's One-dayer against Sri Lanka in the absence of regular skipper Michael Clarke, insisted that he is stepping in only as a caretaker.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 1:15am EST
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has revealed that the malignant lung tumour, for which he is undergoing chemotherapy in the Unites States, is 'almost out of his system' after the first cycle of treatment.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 1:04am EST
The Indian cricket team chose to stay locked inside their hotel rooms, making it the 16th day in the past 64 days of the tour when the players turned their backs on bat and ball.
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 12:11am EST
Former Pakistan Test pacer Shoaib Akhtar has once again found himself in a new controversy after actor Meera claimed that she had a year long affair with the speedster, who never appreciated her commitment.
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Posted: February 15th, 2012, 11:47pm EST
Australian vice-captain David Warner has no qualms playing under Ricky Ponting and says he is enjoying the role he has been assigned at the moment.
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Posted: February 15th, 2012, 10:44pm EST
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is finally looking beyond the traditional powerhouses to boost the team's thin bowling resources.
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Posted: February 15th, 2012, 5:00am EST
He may be under pressure as a captain, but as finisher, lower down the batting order, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is considered one of the best in ODI cricket.
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Posted: February 15th, 2012, 1:35am EST
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has said the national selectors owe an explanation to out of favour wicketkeeper Brad Haddin on whether he has been dropped or rested from the One-day team.
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Posted: February 15th, 2012, 1:06am EST
Some franchises, says Bikash Mohapatra, are uncertain whether their best interests are addressed in decision-making by the IPL's governing council.
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Posted: February 15th, 2012, 12:22am EST
Unhappy at being 'rested' from Australia's next two tri-series ODIs against Sri Lanka and India, pacer Ryan Harris warned that the break could have a negative impact on his bowling as he is not carrying any niggles that have been cited as the reason for it.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 11:41pm EST
Steve Waugh has questioned recalling Ricky Ponting as captain of the Australian One-day team in the absence of the injured Michael Clarke, reflecting widespread confusion in the country about the role of the vice-captain.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 10:41pm EST
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday made it clear that his take on how and when to finish a game is different from Gautam Gambhir but each one is entitled to have their own opinion.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 9:09am EST
It was the first ever tie between India and Sri Lanka in the history of One-day Internationals.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:07am EST
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday took the blame upon himself saying it was his running out of a well-set Gautam Gambhir that cost his side a win.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 7:44am EST
The fifth match of the Commonwealth Bank series between India and Sri Lanka in Adelaide ended in a thrilling tie on Tuesday. While the bowlers helped India stay on course for a third straight win by restricting Sri Lanka to 236 for nine on a placid Adelaide Oval wicket, the batsmen paid the price for leaving too much for the end.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 7:21am EST
India paid the price for leaving too much for the end as their triangular series match against Sri Lanka in Adelaide ended in a nerve-wrecking tie despite captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's last-ditch charge to overhaul the target.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 6:03am EST
Cycling great Lance Armstrong has sent a message to Yuvraj Singh, wishing him a speedy recovery and offering help in the Indian cricketer's battle against cancer.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 5:39am EST
East Zone kept their date with history as they crushed Central Zone by an innings and 20 runs to win their maiden Duleep Trophy title in an emphatic manner in Indore.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 5:18am EST
Kane Williamson produced some brilliant placement under pressure to guide New Zealand to a five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their second Twenty20 international at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 4:45am EST
The 30-year-old Yuvraj has been in the US since last month and is currently undergoing chemotherapy at the Cancer Research Institute in Boston.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 3:33am EST
Ajit Agarkar was on Tuesday named the captain of Mumbai's One-day team for its forthcoming West Zone one-day campaign to be held from February 22 to 26 in Mumbai.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 12:42am EST
Former Australian first-class pacer Joe Dawes will take over as the Indian cricket team's bowling coach after Eric Simons' tenure comes to an end at the completion of the ongoing tour of Australia.
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Posted: February 14th, 2012, 12:41am EST
At the launch of Kolkata Knight Riders' new logo in Mumbai on Monday, team owner Shah Rukh Khan spoke of the team underperforming, the acquisition of a new bunch of players and the hope of winning the fifth edition of the IPL.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 11:20pm EST
Ricky Ponting has been asked to step back into the role of Australia captain after skipper Michael Clarke was ruled out of their One-day triangular series match against Sri Lanka on Friday, chairman of selectors John Inverarity has said.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 10:38pm EST
The ongoing stand-off between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and corporate giants Sahara India Pariwar took a new turn on Monday, with the latter accusing the Indian Cricket Board of breaking the rules of their agreement.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 1:46pm EST
Captain Alastair Cook's superb century and Steve Finn's four wickets lifted England to a crushing 130-run victory over Pakistan in the first One-Day International in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 8:48am EST
Rajneesh Gupta presents India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's top five innings in India's successful run chases.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 8:28am EST
Wriddhiman Saha continued in his rich vein of form and struck a brilliant 170, which put East Zone in a commanding position against Central Zone at stumps, on the second day of the Duleep Trophy final in Indore, on Monday. Replying to Central's meagre 133, East were all out for 370 in their first innings, a sizeable lead of 237 runs.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 6:36am EST
The Board of Control for Cricket in India-Sahara standoff continues following the Board's Working Committee's refusal to make "exceptions" for its long-time sponsor.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 5:57am EST
India suffered a humiliating 0-4 Test series whitewash against Australia last month and had the dubious distinction of losing eight straight matches overseas, but the Board of Control for Cricket Board, on Monday, ruled out an inquiry into the team's performance on the tour.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 4:03am EST
A rejuvenated Indian side will aim to complete a hat-trick of victories when they take on Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series, in Adelaide on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 3:48am EST
Too much time off over Christmas was probably to blame for England's cricketing failure against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, former captain Paul Collingwood said on Monday.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 2:48am EST
Desperate to win their first match of the tournament, senior Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Monday put up a brave front ahead of his team's match against India in the ODI tri-series, in Adelaide on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 13th, 2012, 2:46am EST
Australia captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of Friday's triangular series match against Sri Lanka in Sydney with a right hamstring injury, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
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Posted: February 12th, 2012, 10:26pm EST
Former England captain Tony Greig has labelled the decision to rest Sachin Tendulkar and Mike Hussey during Sunday's cricket tri-series match between India and Australia as a "disgrace".
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Posted: February 12th, 2012, 9:03am EST
Man-of-match Gautam Gambhir feels that his team should have won the match earlier than scraping through in the final over.
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Posted: February 12th, 2012, 8:31am EST
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and opener Gautam Gambhir on Sunday longed for Yuvraj Singh's quick recovery and hoped the left-hander would overcome health issues and make a strong comeback.
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Posted: February 12th, 2012, 7:51am EST
Gautam Gambhir's 92 at the top and some smart batting by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the finish helped India chase down a 270-run target against Australia in Adelaide on Sunday for their second win in the triangular series.
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Posted: February 12th, 2012, 6:45am EST
Mahendra Singh Dhoni produced a gigantic six in the last over as India broke Australia's stranglehold by snatching a nail-biting four-wicket victory over the hosts.
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Posted: February 12th, 2012, 6:21am EST
The BCCI on Sunday decided to take all the "outstanding issues" concerning the aggrieved Sahara Group to its Working Committee meeting on Monday which is expected to give finishing touches to a compromise formula aimed at breaking the week-long stalemate.
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Posted: February 12th, 2012, 5:07am EST
Bengal speedsters Ashok Dinda and Mohammed Shami Ahmed bowled at a brisk pace to shot Central Zone out for a paltry 133, on the first day of the Duleep Trophy final at the Holkar Stadium, in Indore on Sunday.
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 12:36pm EST
Team India's policy of rotating its three openers, including Sachin Tendulkar, was again thrown into confusion with offspinner R Ashwin saying that he is not aware of the team's selection policy.
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 10:04am EST
The top brass of BCCI and the aggrieved Sahara Group will meet in Mumbai on Sunday in a bid to break the stalemate which prompted the corporate giant to withdraw sponsorship of the Indian cricket team and also pull out of the IPL.
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 7:09am EST
Their morale lifted after a win over Sri Lanka, India will look to break the shackles and come strong against Australia when the two sides clash in the fourth match of the ongoing ODI tri-series in Adelaide on Sunday.
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 6:34am EST
Martin Guptill continued his rich vein of form against Zimbabwe as he scored 91 not out to help New Zealand beat the visitors by seven wickets at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday in the first of their two Twenty20 internationals.
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 6:12am EST
The Australians have dominated India so far but spinner Xavier Doherty has said his team will have to be on guard as the resurgent visitors might hit back strongly when the two teams clash for the second time in the ODI cricket tri-series in Adelaide on Sunday.
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 12:35am EST
All-rounder Shahid Afridi took five wickets while Younis Khan and Imran Farhat both hit half-centuries as Pakistan beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in the day-night international in Sharjah on Friday.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 10:34pm EST
Former New Zealand cricket great Richard Hadlee believes India should persist with the veteran trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and V V S Laxman for some more time.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 8:37am EST
Australia edged Sri Lanka by five runs in an enthralling One Day International of the tri-series in Perth on Friday.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 7:53am EST
Sri Lanka, riding on the heroics of Angelo Mathews, fell short of what would have been a sensational victory over Australia by just five runs in the tri-series match in Perth on Friday.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 4:42am EST
Why does the richest cricket board in the world pay its players peanuts for official matches, thus paving the way for making IPL their real cash bonanza, asks Sanjay Jha
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 1:08am EST
Australian captain Michael Clarke says his team's on-the-rise pace battery, which brought a formidable Indian batting line-up to its knees, will truly be considered intimidating after it performs on foreign pitches.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 1:08am EST
Australian captain Michael Clarke says his team's on-the-rise pace battery, which brought a formidable Indian batting line-up to its knees, will truly be considered intimidating after it performs on foreign pitches.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 12:43am EST
Undergoing chemotherapy for a malignant lung tumour, Yuvraj Singh has gone bald and the Indian cricketer has posted his latest picture showing the after-effects of the treatment on social networking site Twitter.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 12:43am EST
Undergoing chemotherapy for a malignant lung tumour, Yuvraj Singh has gone bald and the Indian cricketer has posted his latest picture showing the after-effects of the treatment on social networking site Twitter.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 12:25am EST
Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar is set to be rested for India's next ODI tri-series match against Australia in Adelaide on Sunday. But, going by past record, the move could end up hurting the beleagured team.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 12:22am EST
Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke says his team's on-the-rise pace battery, which brought a formidable Indian batting line-up to its knees, will truly be considered intimidating after it performs on foreign pitches.
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Posted: February 10th, 2012, 12:22am EST
Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke says his team's on-the-rise pace battery, which brought a formidable Indian batting line-up to its knees, will truly be considered intimidating after it performs on foreign pitches.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 11:03pm EST
Little-known West Indies spinner Sunil Narine was undoubtedly the deal of the auction; he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a massive $700,000, 14 times his base price of $50,000.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 11:03pm EST
Little-known West Indies spinner Sunil Narine was undoubtedly the deal of the auction; he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a massive $700,000, 14 times his base price of $50,000.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 10:52pm EST
The Pakistan cricket Board had to step in to avoid a big confusion over the selection of former captain Shoaib Malik in the Pakistan squad for the One-day series against England after captain Misbah-ul-Haq insisted on wanting Malik in the side.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 10:52pm EST
The Pakistan cricket Board had to step in to avoid a big confusion over the selection of former captain Shoaib Malik in the Pakistan squad for the One-day series against England after captain Misbah-ul-Haq insisted on wanting Malik in the side.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 9:45pm EST
If you have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask, bounce them off to Rajneesh Gupta. Each week he will pick questions readers send him and provide answers.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 9:45pm EST
If you have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask, bounce them off to Rajneesh Gupta. Each week he will pick questions readers send him and provide answers.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 8:51am EST
The Bangladesh Premier League got its first dose of controversy as Mashrafe Mortaza reported to his franchise, Dhaka Gladiators, an approach from a fellow-cricketer to indulge in spot-fixing during the tournament.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 8:51am EST
The Bangladesh Premier League got its first dose of controversy as Mashrafe Mortaza reported to his franchise, Dhaka Gladiators, an approach from a fellow-cricketer to indulge in spot-fixing during the tournament.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 8:51am EST
The Bangladesh Premier League got its first dose of controversy as Mashrafe Mortaza reported to his franchise, Dhaka Gladiators, an approach from a fellow-cricketer to indulge in spot-fixing during the tournament.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 7:29am EST
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on Wednesday in Dubai, when he received his commemorative cap from fellow-Hall of Famer and team-mate Kapil Dev.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 7:20am EST
Federation of International Cricketers' Associations CEO Tim May has expressed concern over Sahara India's withdrawal of its franchise, Pune Warriors, from the Indian Premier League.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 6:33am EST
Stung by the controversy created by Saeed Ajmal's recent interview, the Pakistan Cricket Board imposed a media gag on its players, making it mandatory for them to make statements only in the presence of the team manager.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 3:52am EST
After two successive failures in India's first two matches in the triangular series, talented middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma wears the expression of a man who is waiting to be shown the door any time.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:56am EST
Sri Lanka's top order batsmen will have to deliver when they go into their second tri-series cricket match against formidable Australia in Perth on Friday, hoping to revive their fortunes after a series of indifferent shows of late.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:19am EST
Captain Brendan McCullum smashed his fourth One-day International century off 79 balls as New Zealand completed a sweep of their three-match series against Zimbabwe with a 202-run victory at McLean Park in Napier on Thursday.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:16am EST
Less than four years after playing their first tournament against teams including Japan and Norway, Afghanistan will write a new chapter in their remarkable rise with a One-day International against Pakistan on Friday.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 11:27pm EST
Former Australian pacer Nathan Bracken has accused Cricket Australia of negligence, arguing their doctors and lead physiotherapist can't provide "competent" medical advice to elite athletes.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 11:18pm EST
Coach Mickey Arthur is hopeful of Shane Watson returning to the Australian One-day fold in the latter part of the ongoing tri-series, but he is hesitant to put a definitive time frame on the all-rounder's return to the national team.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 11:29am EST
Happy with his team's win over Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday said it was nevertheless difficult to lift the team's morale after a series of defeats but it would help if each player learnt from his mistake.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 11:06am EST
In-form Australian batsman David Warner is likely to be rested for Friday's tri-series match in Perth against Sri Lanka, which could pave the way for Queenslander Peter Forrest making his international debut.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 10:00am EST
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday suggested that the veteran batsman should not miss any of the One-Day Internationals in the ongoing CB tri-series in Australia.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 8:55am EST
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday advised his players to learn from mistakes and save themselves from injuries after his side cruised to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second match of the CB tri-series.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 8:30am EST
Images from the second ODI of the CB tri-series between India and Sri Lanka in Perth, on Wednesday.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:46am EST
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for germ cell cancer in the United States, said nobody but he himself was to blame for the delay in his treatment and insisted he will return a stronger person.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:19am EST
India recovered from initial sloppiness with a tidy bowling show and impressive fielding as they restricted Sri Lanka to 233 for eight in the tri-series match in Perth.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 2:47am EST
David Hussey will turn 35 in July this year but the veteran batsman has not given up hopes of playing in the next World Cup in 2015 and also making a late Test debut for Australia.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 2:13am EST
Tearaway fast bowler James Pattinson, who is recuperating from an injury, could be back in the team for the later stages of the ongoing triangular series, Australia coach Mickey Arthur said in Perth on Wednesday.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:52pm EST
Pakistan's former captain Shoaib Malik was dropped from the limited overs squad for the series against England only to be drafted back into the setup hours later after a request from captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:52pm EST
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh, known for his risk-free batting style that brought him nearly 11,000 Test runs, wishes he could have flung the bat in the Twenty20 format.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:06pm EST
The Pakistan Cricket Board was on Tuesday forced to issue a clarification after off-spinner Saeed Ajmal got embroiled in an unwanted controversy over his bowling action following his interview to a British newspaper.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:16am EST
Former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi has lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India, claiming that the 2009 auction was rigged in favour of the Chennai Super Kings, whose owner is the current BCCI president N Srinivasan.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:15am EST
East Zone completed the formalities on an inconsequential final day of their Duleep Trophy semi-final against North Zone, advancing to the summit clash by virtue of the first-innings lead.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:11am EST
Disciplined show with both bat and ball helped Central Zone qualify for the final of the Duleep Trophy after they took the crucial first-innings lead against defending champions South Zone, on the final day in Chennai.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:08am EST
Sachin Tendulkar rose three places to be the only Indian cricketer in the list of top-ten batsmen in the ICC Player rankings for Test cricket released on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:02am EST
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday slammed the proposed rotation of the top-order batsmen in the Indian team in the cricket tri-series in Australia, saying that it suggested that the players are unfit.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:54am EST
The Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan on Tuesday rubbished Lalit Modi's claim that the 2009 auction of Andrew Flintoff was rigged.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:44am EST
After walking out of the squad in a huff for being dropped from the playing eleven in the league stages of the Ranji Trophy, former India pacer Ajit Agarkar has returned to the Mumbai team for its West Zone One-day League campaign.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:31am EST
Sahara India chief Subrata Roy says that there is no question of sponsoring the Indian cricket team. However, the group will continue to support the Pune Indian Premier League team.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:38am EST
Pakistan's former cricket captain Shoaib Malik was dropped from the limited overs squad for the series against England on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:22am EST
India opener Virender Sehwag, who has failed to make any decent contribution this Australian summer, will return to the team for Wednesday's match against Sri Lanka.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:31am EST
Pakistan batting great Javed Miandad, on Tuesday, credited Misbah-ul-Haq's sensible leadership for the team's historic 3-0 Test series whitewash of England.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:07am EST
Plagued by poor batting form for long, a jittery India will need to strike the right combination and lift the standard of their game as they strive to bring their ODI tri-series campaign back on track when they take on Sri Lanka at WACA in Perth on Wednesday.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:53am EST
Facing heavy fine for alleged promotion of tobacco, Cricket Australia has withdrawn a Hindi advertisement from the ongoing tri-series.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:40am EST
England dropped struggling batsman Ian Bell from their One-day and Twenty20 squads on Tuesday while drafting in Danny Briggs and Jos Buttler for the limited over series against Pakistan.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:59pm EST
England captain Andrew Strauss said there would be no knee-jerk reaction to the 3-0 series defeat by Pakistan that has seen his team's lead at the top of the Test rankings slashed to one point.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:29pm EST
Former South African paceman Allan Donald, who was recently appointed as bowling coach of the Pune Warriors, said it will be a 'pity' if the reconciliation efforts between the BCCI and his IPL side fail.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:27pm EST
Sachin Tendukar's aura as a batsman will not diminish even if he does not score his much awaited 100th international century, Australian great Steve Waugh said.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:24pm EST
India should draft all-rounder Irfan Pathan and Manoj Tiwary in the side for the next tri-series match even if it means dropping a spinner along with Suresh Raina, suggested former skipper Sourav Ganguly.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:22pm EST
The malignant tumour, for which Yuvraj Singh is getting treatment in the US is curable and the India cricketer will be back on field in three months time, his doctor said.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:48am EST
Stung by Sahara's pullout as sponsor of Indian cricket team and owner of IPL franchise Pune Warriors, the BCCI on Monday took a more re-conciliatory stand towards the aggrieved corporate giant, saying it was ready to sit across the table and sort out all the matters.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:44am EST
Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul were the chief destroyers as Pakistan won the third and final Test by 71 runs on the fourth day on Monday, recording their first clean sweep in a series against England.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:07am EST
The Indian Cricket Board said it would issue regular health updates of World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, who is being treated for lung cancer in the United States, and pleaded with the media to respect the ailing player's privacy.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:59am EST
The continuing freeze on Indo-Pak bilateral cricket is "frustrating", says Shoaib Akhtar but the former pacer does not agree with PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf's "politically incorrect" statement that the Indians are intimidated by the prospect of taking on an in-form Pakistan.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:38am EST
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones believes India's bowling and fielding could be brutally exposed in the ongoing ODI tri-series against Australia and Sri Lanka despite the presence of younger and more agile players in the fold.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:07am EST
East Zone are all but through to the finals of the Duleep Trophy as Ashok Dinda's fiery spell ensured an all-important first-innings lead of 28 runs against North Zone on the penultimate day, at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:50am EST
Rob Nicol stroked his second One-Day International century in anchoring New Zealand to a series-winning 141-run victory over Zimbabwe at Cobham Oval in Whangarei on Monday.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:55am EST
The IPL V auction that was held in Bangalore on Saturday saw very surprises in terms of money spent by franchises to buy players. India's hard-hitting batsman, Ravindra Jadeja, who's batting prowess is now well known, was the top money-spinner at the auction with Chennai Super Kings buying him for a whopping Rs 9.72 crore. He was followed by Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who went for Rs 6.8 crore. Here are the Top-10 buys at the IPL auction.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:51pm EST
Sports Minister Ajay Maken has promised government help to cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States to recover from lung cancer.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:37pm EST
Test seamer Ben Hilfenhaus has been brought into Australia's One-day squad to replace injured paceman Brett Lee, who was ruled out of the triangular series with a broken toe, the team said on Monday.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:07pm EST
Yuvraj Singh, India's premier batsman in the limited-overs' format, was diagnosed with lung cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States. Join us in wishing the ace player a speedy recovery.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 10:58pm EST
Young Australian opener Matthew Wade has proved his worth with his match-winning performances in a few games he has played, but the young Tasmanian does not want to look too far ahead than the three ODIs for which he has been selected.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 10:43pm EST
Recovering from a toe injury, Kerala speedstar Sreesanth is eyeing a successful comeback to competitive cricket with his new IPL team Rajasthan Royals.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:50am EST
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Sunday, said that he was unaware about the extent of Yuvraj Singh's illness, when asked by the mediapersons at the post-match media conference.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:09am EST
Virender Shewag's omission came as a surprise to many but India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni indicated that it was a team decision to rest the opener for the first One-dayer against Australia.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:51am EST
England's opening batsmen safely negotiated the final hour's play to close the third day of the third Test with Pakistan on 36 without loss, chasing 324 to win, after Azhar Ali's mammoth innings of 157 put the hosts in a dominant position in Dubai.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:32am EST
Well known personalities from all walks of life wished Yuvraj Singh a speedy recovery after the news of the cricketer being diagnosed with cancer broke on Sunday.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:05am EST
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Sunday, pulled up his spinners for bowling too many loose deliveries, which he said was the main reason for India's 65-run thrashing by Australia in the first match of the cricket tri-series in Melbourne.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 7:51am EST
India lost the first One-day international against Australia in the tri-nation series by 65 runs at the Melbourne Cricket ground on Sunday.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 6:57am EST
A lacklustre India opened their tri-series campaign on a disappointing note as they slumped to a 65-run defeat against Australia, who yet again exposed the batting chinks of the visitors in a rain-truncated encounter in Melbourne on Sunday.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:08am EST
A day after Sahara's shocking decision to pull out as sponsor of the Indian cricket team and owner of the IPL franchise Pune Warriors, the BCCI is making efforts to pacify the corporate giant and retain its financial backing.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:37am EST
Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell feels the national team's captaincy has been devalued by the appointment of rookie George Bailey as Twenty20 skipper.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 2:52am EST
Yuvraj Singh, who played a stellar role in India's ODI World Cup triumph last year, has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in the United States.
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 1:35am EST
Speedster Parvinder Awana grabbed six for 84 to help North Zone come right back into the match at stumps, on the second day of their Duleep Trophy quarter-final against East Zone.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:19pm EST
The Australian cricket team suffered a massive blow today after its veteran pace spearhead Brett Lee was ruled out of the entire ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka due to a broken foot.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 9:58pm EST
Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels BCCI could have postponed the Players' Auction for the 5th edition of Indian Premier League after they came to know about Sahara India's decision to snap its sponsorship contract with Team India and also pull out of the IPL.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 10:53am EST
Sahara Group chief Subroto Roy on Saturday defended the decision to snap ties with the BCCI but wants to ensure that the players of his IPL team do not suffer and get to play in the fifth edition of the Twenty20 league.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 10:18am EST
The relationship between Sahara Group and the Indian Cricket Board had turned from bad to worse in the past month but after a "couple of not so cordial telephonic conversation" between the owners of Pune Warriors and the board top brass that had telling effect.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 9:41am EST
An unbeaten century by Younis Khan, the first of the series, took Pakistan to a superb position as they piled on a 180-run lead at the close of the second day of the third Test against England Saturday.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 7:53am EST
Pakistani cricketers have been a pariah in the Indian Premier League for the last three seasons but former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood fetched a contract with Kings XI Punjab albeit as an English player.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 6:37am EST
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was the biggest draw for the franchises with Chennai Super Kings buying him for a whopping Rs 9.72 crore but struggling veteran VVS Laxman found no takers in the players' auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League held in Bangalore on Saturday.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:58am EST
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Saturday blamed BCCI President N Srinivasan's arrogant style of functioning for Sahara Group's decision to snap all the ties with the Cricket Board.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:35am EST
With a win finally under their belt in what has been a highly disappointing tour, India will aim to carry the Twenty20 momentum into the One-dayers when they take on Australia in the first match of the tri-series starting in Melbourne on Saturday.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:34am EST
Virat Kohli was the highest-placed batsman at third followed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni at fifth but there was no Indian in the bowling top-10 of the latest ICC One-day rankings issued on Saturday.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:17am EST
Former India batsman Mohammed Kaif played the anchor role with an unbeaten 108 as Central Zone recovered from a difficult position to end the opening day at 292 for eight in their Duleep Trophy semi-final against defending champions South Zone on Saturday.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:36am EST
Frustrated with the continuing deadlock over Indo-Pak cricket ties, PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf has claimed that India is not keen on a revival as the BCCI fears its out-of-form team would struggle against Pakistan.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:59am EST
The BCCI made it clear that rules would not be bent for any IPL franchise but it would still reach out to aggrieved sponsors and Pune Warriors owners Sahara India 'as soon as practicable to clarify its intentions.'
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:00am EST
In a surprise development, the Indian cricket team's longtime sponsor Sahara India on Saturday ended financial ties with the BCCI and also pulled out of the IPL by withdrawing from Pune Warriors' ownership just hours before the players' auction.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:19am EST
Sixteen wickets tumbled on the opening day of the third and final Test as England limped to 104 for six after skittling hosts Pakistan for 99.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:57am EST
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was full of praise for his side's "exceptional" work on the field in the second Twenty20 International against Australia in Melbourne, which helped the visitors' register their first win in the ongoing tour.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:50am EST
Images from the second and final Twenty20 International between India and Australia in Melbourne, on Friday.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:19am EST
India relied on the young brigade to finally break their prolonged winless streak by spanking Australia by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 International and level the series 1-1.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:19am EST
"Too much focus on Twenty20" is harming Harbhajan Singh's international cricket career but the out-of-favour Indian off-spinner needs to be supported instead of being cold shouldered, feels former Pakistan tweaker Saqlain Mushtaq.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:56am EST
Dashing wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Sri Lankan master batsman Mahela Jayawardene and R Vinay Kumar will attract top bids when 144 players from eleven countries go under the hammer in the IPL V auction in Bangalore on Saturday.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:56am EST
Dashing wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Sri Lankan master batsman Mahela Jayawardene and R Vinay Kumar will attract top bids when 144 players from eleven countries go under the hammer in the IPL V auction in Bangalore on Saturday.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:22am EST
Martin Guptill top-scored with 70 before a workmanlike performance by New Zealand's bowlers ensured a 90-run win over Zimbabwe in their first One-Day International.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:22am EST
Martin Guptill top-scored with 70 before a workmanlike performance by New Zealand's bowlers ensured a 90-run win over Zimbabwe in their first One-Day International.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:34am EST
Veteran Australian pacer Brett Lee believes India have lost the mental edge this summer and his team would look to take full advantage of the tourists' slump by preventing them from getting on board in any format.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:34am EST
Veteran Australian pacer Brett Lee believes India have lost the mental edge this summer and his team would look to take full advantage of the tourists' slump by preventing them from getting on board in any format.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:08am EST
Mitch Marsh has said that he is in no hurry to make his entry into the Australian Test team in the wake of failures from his older brother, Test batsman Shaun.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:08am EST
Mitch Marsh has said that he is in no hurry to make his entry into the Australian Test team in the wake of failures from his older brother, Test batsman Shaun.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 11:59pm EST
Sri Lankan players will be playing the ODI tri-series in Australia, the Commonwealth Bank Series, because of their love for cricket, despite not getting their payments on time.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 11:59pm EST
Sri Lankan players will be playing the ODI tri-series in Australia, the Commonwealth Bank Series, because of their love for cricket, despite not getting their payments on time.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 6:00am EST
Under pressure after Mumbai failed to clinch the Ranji Trophy title in the last two seasons, captain Wasim Jaffer stepped down from his post after a stint of four years at the helm but will be available as a player.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:47am EST
Stung by a prolonged losing streak in what has turned out to be a nightmarish tour, a hapless India will now look to avoid a Twenty20 whitewash when they lock horns with Australia in the second match in Melbourne.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:20am EST
Australia all-rounder David Hussey, who played a big part in his team's 31-run victory over India in Sydney, is looking for a perfect game to make it 2-0 in the second Twenty20 international at the MCG on Friday.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:54am EST
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, on Wednesday, said that the Indian team management must think of including all-rounder Irfan Pathan in the team as he may come handy with the bat as well as on the field.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:57pm EST
Bikash Mohapatra, in an attempt to diagnose what ails Indian cricket, identifies what we are well aware of, but hate to admit!
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:10pm EST
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday blamed the rain for the defeat in the first Twenty20 international against Australia, saying the wet conditions made it difficult for bowlers.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 10:13pm EST
With the three days left for the IPL V auction, Shah Rukh Khan, principal owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders, on Wednesday said the team think tank under new coach Trevor Bayliss was going in the right direction to fill up the places.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:49pm EST
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir was freed from a British jail on Wednesday after serving half of a six-month sentence for taking part in a spot-fixing scandal that shook the world of cricket last year. The 19-year-old was released early from a young offenders' institution in Dorset, southern England, said a source who declined to be identified.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:50am EST
Australia beat India by 31 runs at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Wednesday in the first of two Twenty20 international matches.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:45am EST
The change of format and infusion of young blood failed to bring about a turnaround for India as Australia thrashed the lacklustre visitors by 31 runs in the first T20 International in Sydney on Wednesday.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:13am EST
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today put up a brave face after his side slumped to yet another defeat with a 31-run thrashing in the Twenty20 International in what is turning out to be a disastrous tour of Australia, saying "there is always a tomorrow".
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:03am EST
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's offer to step aside as India captain if a "better" candidate can be found is a noble gesture given the team's woeful run of test form, but several former skippers believe the wicketkeeper remains the best man for the job.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:17am EST
The ICC Board has recommended to split the role of president with a chairman from 2014, a decision which could affect the nomination of Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal as ICC vice-president from 2012-14.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:14am EST
Australia's injured pace sensation Pat Cummins has set a target of returning to international cricket for next month's tour of the Caribbean.
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:18am EST
As India readies to battle it out in the first T20 tie against Australia on Wednesday, Rajneesh Gupta records the personal performances of Indian players in the shortest format of the game.
