Sachin Tendulkar has pulled out of the Irani Cup tie between Ranji Trophy Champions Delhi and the Rest of India to be held at Vadodara due to stiffness in his elbow.”Sachin is still feeling slight stiffness in his elbow and Paul Close (National Cricket Academy physio) has adviced him to skip the match. We (selection [...]
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Often ridiculed for his pace, or rather lack of it, Irfan Pathan says he is really baffled by the entire fuss for the simple reason that he has never been an express bowler in the first place.
At some stage, Irfan was virtually being ridiculed for his dipping pace and diminishing swing but the left-arm seamer [...]
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The Australians may be a lesser force after retirements by some star players but former India skipper Kapil Dev has cautioned Anil Kumble’s men against taking the world champions lightly in the forthcoming four-match Test series.Let them land and play here. Only their former players like Adam Gilchrist have branded them as inexperienced. That may [...]
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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has lashed out at the national selectors for continuously giving him the cold shoulder as far as Twenty20 cricket is concerned.
Yousuf, who has played 79 Test and 269 One-day Internationals, is said to be very upset on learning that the selectors have not recommended his name for the four-nation Twenty20 tournament [...]
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In a move that is bound to irk the BCCI, Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to allow players aligned with the rebel Indian Cricket League to compete in the country’s domestic tournaments.Even as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) banned players for joining the ICL, the SLC interim committee decided to soften its stand on the ‘rebels’ [...]
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His constant run-ins with authorities and injury breakdowns notwithstanding, embattled Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has asserted that he still has four years of international cricket left in him.
“I am going to bowl again and I am going to play again for four years and show everyone how good I am,” the 33-year-old stated.
The mercurial speedster, [...]
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In a complete u-turn, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said it would allow mercurial pacer Shoaib Akhtar to play in the domestic Twenty20 championship even if the dispute over the payment of a Rs seven million fine imposed on him is not settled in time for the event.
The PCB had initially told the tearaway pacer [...]
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Australian pace bowler Stuart Clark has cautioned their uncapped spinners Bryce McGain and Jason Krejza against Indian batsmen’s strength to play spin and said it would be an interesting challenge for the duo in the subcontinent.”India are great players of slow bowling and they (McGain and Krejza) are going to be put to the test [...]
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Champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar rated the current rivalry between India and Australia as bigger than that of the traditional one between India and Pakistan because of the “competitiveness” exhibited by the two teams over the last eight years.
“I think it (India v Australia) has become bigger largely because of the competitiveness. All the series between [...]
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Former captain Habibul Bashar has expressed shock and surprise at the 10-year ban imposed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on him and 12 others for joining unofficial Indian Cricket League.”It is unexpected. The 10-year ban is too harsh. I can’t believe it,” Bashar was quoted as saying by ‘Daily Star’.
“Hopefully we will meet tomorrow [...]
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