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Lift Azhar cricket ban Cong MPs urge (21 November 04:12) |
| A move is afoot within the Congress to revoke the life ban on former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin. The argument: most other international cricketers accused of match-fixing have been a... |
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I wont play any cricket on this wicket Dhoni (21 November 02:57) |
| India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was not so critical of the curator, saying making sporting tracks was a difficult job, but admitted that such pitches are not ideal for Test cricket, repor... |
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BCCI may not send team for South Asian Games (21 November 02:54) |
| The Indian Olympic Association's ambition to send a cricket team to take part in a Twenty20 tournament that is part of the South Asian Games is set to go unfulfilled as the Board of Control ... |
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Dead track sure way to kill Test cricket (21 November 02:46) |
| It almost seems like there is a conspiracy to finish Test cricket in India. For the administrators it seems to be an unwarranted burden and the sooner it dies the better for them, so that th... |
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Mishra should go back to first class cricket (21 November 01:35) |
| Both Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra disappointed, but then, the wicket was such that any bowler would have struggled. Mishra in particular, might need to go back and play a few first class ... |
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Kanpur opts for safe pitch (21 November 01:33) |
| The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association is taking no chances when it comes to pitch preparation, ahead of India’s second Test against Sri Lanka that begins in Kanpur on the 24th, reports Khu... |
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Tamil Nadu win with bonus point (21 November 01:30) |
| After dominating the first three days, Tamil Nadu drove the final nail in Punjab’s coffin just before lunch to register victory by an innings and 45 runs in their Super League encoun... |
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Spinners win it for Mumbai (21 November 01:28) |
| Debutant spinner Harmeet Singh’s brilliant spell of 3/38 spelt doom for Himachal as the visitors sleepwalked to defeat against Mumbai on Friday, reports Bivabasu Kumar. |
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Williams lights up a dull final day (21 November 01:24) |
| With a draw looming large, the final day’s play of this Ranji Trophy Super League encounter between UP and Baroda was reduced to academic interest only, reports Anam Arsalan. |
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Tendulkar crosses 30000 international runs (20 November 09:44) |
| In yet another landmark in his illustrious 20-year-old career, Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to cross 30,000 runs in international cricket during the first Test against Sri Lan... |
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Gambhir Tendulkar script Indias great escape (20 November 09:35) |
| Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar hit opportune centuries as India came up with a spirited batting display to salvage a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad today. |
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Run feast seals draw in first Test (20 November 09:35) |
| Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar hit opportune centuries as India came up with a spirited batting display to salvage a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, reports Abhij... |
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IPL set to take cricket places (20 November 09:35) |
| Former Australian captain Greg Chappell feels given its increasing popularity, the Indian Premier League would soon become a world event and take cricket to hitherto unexplored regions. |
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Sachin completes 30000 runs in international cricket (20 November 04:41) |
| Sachin completes 30,000 runs in international cricket |
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Gambhirs century keeps India afloat in first Test (20 November 04:40) |
| Gautam Gambhir hit an unbeaten century to keep India's hopes alive of forcing a draw in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on Friday. |
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Warne Clarke face off in All Star Twenty20 match (20 November 01:56) |
| Australian spin legend Shane Warne and Michael Clarke are all for a Twenty20 showdown when they lead their respective teams in an All-Star match in Brisbane on Sunday. |
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Agarkars unbeaten ton saves Mumbai (20 November 03:05) |
| An unbeaten century by Ajit Agarkar and a plucky 52 not out from Iqbal Abdulla bailed Mumbai out of a precarious situation on the third day of their Super League encounter against Himachal, ... |
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UP tail wags takes vital lead (20 November 03:01) |
| On the third day of their Ranji Trophy Super League tie in Ghaziabad, the Baroda bowlers used the early morning conditions well to have Uttar Pradesh on the mat. But, their effort came a cro... |
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Dravid dismissal Is there a need for the referral system (20 November 02:58) |
| India had scored 169 for one when Rahul Dravid got a harsh leg before decision. It could be argued if the ball would have gone on to hit the leg stump but the implementation of a referral sy... |
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Needed Application (20 November 02:53) |
| Despite Sri Lanka's record-breaking outing, India coach Gary Kirsten exuded confidence at the end of fourth day's play, reports Abhishek Kulkarni. |
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Forget cricket show us money (20 November 02:45) |
| The BCCI has done such a fantastic job of marketing itself and Indian cricket — helped no doubt by we in the media — that the India cricket team brand is still the country’... |
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Down but not out (20 November 02:41) |
| Trailing by 144 runs, India ended the fourth day of the first Test on 190 for two. At stumps, Gambir was unbeaten on 74 with night watchman Amit Mishra giving him company on 12, reports Abhi... |
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Greg Chappell sees Test cricket shrinking (19 November 07:05) |
| Greg Chappell fears competition in Test cricket could shrink to as few as four countries. The former Australia captain said Thursday that the growth in the Twenty20 game and diminishing publ... |
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New Zealander sets world wicket keeping record (19 November 02:31) |
| Peter McGlashan set an international record for catches by a wicketkeeper in a first-class match when he claimed his 12th catch for Northern Districts province against Central Districts in N... |
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Fit-again Clarke returns to Aussie squad for WI series (19 November 01:51) |
| A fit-again Michael Clarke returned to Australia's 12-member squad as its vice-captain for the first cricket Test against the West Indies starting November 26 in Brisbane. |
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Himachal turn the screws on Mumbai (19 November 03:43) |
| Himachal Pradesh opener Bhavin Thakkar failed to make it a memorable homecoming in his first match in Mumbai this season. The former Mumbai batsman got out on 88 after spending 335 minutes a... |
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Baroda flounder (19 November 03:40) |
| Thanks to Ghaziabad Cricket Association’s ‘leaky covers’ fiasco, winning the toss assumed an unusual importance on the second day of the UP-Baroda Super League Ranji Trophy encounter, ... |
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Lords ground to undergo radical redevelopment (19 November 03:25) |
| Cricket's most celebrated and historic venue, Lord's, which is home to the Middlesex County and the England and Wales Cricket Board, is set to undergo a major revamp, reports HT Corresponden... |
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Captain or not Mahela leads with his batting (19 November 03:22) |
| Every time Prasanna Jayawardene played a rash shot, Mahela Jayawardene would walk to the middle of the pitch probably explaining to the wicketkeeper batsman the importance of his wicket as S... |
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Lanka sing Jaya ho! (19 November 03:17) |
| Mahela Jayawardene scored his second double century of the year as Sri Lanka reached 591 for five at close of play in the first Test for their best score in India, reports Abhijeet Kulkarni. |
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Tough for Lee to earn his place back in Test team Taylor (18 November 06:55) |
| Former Australia captain Mark Taylor does not want Brett Lee to follow in the footsteps of Andrew Flintoff but feels with age creeping up it would be difficult for the injury-ravaged pacer t... |
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Viswanath asks ICC to back Test cricket (18 November 02:24) |
| Inspired by Rahul Dravid's glorious 177 in the ongoing first Test against Sri lanka at Ahmedabad, former India captain Gundappa Viswanath has asked the ICC not to undermine Test cricket and ... |
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Lanka strike back (18 November 03:53) |
| In the run-up to the Test series, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara had spoken about the vulnerability of India’s bowlers and the need to put them under early pressure if the visitors wer... |
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Dilshan unstoppable in openers role (18 November 03:49) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan seems to have found a Philosopher’s Stone, one that turns anything it touches into gold. The 33-year-old has had a stupendous 2009 and whatever responsibility he has t... |
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Leaky covers 4-day game 1 day gone (18 November 03:35) |
| Larger than life posters of Suresh Raina and Sudeep Tyagi, both local boys, were enough to attract a capacity crowd at the Mohan Meakins Cricket Ground — the venue for the Ranji Trophy Sup... |
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Bengal lose plot after Rohan ton (18 November 03:31) |
| Comeback opener Rohan Banerjee scored a century and new captain Manoj Tiwary hit 78. But losing three wickets in the extended post-tea session didn’t help Bengal as they allowed Karnataka ... |
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Punjabs batting woes continue (18 November 03:28) |
| Batting continued to be their weak link as Punjab struggled to 212 for seven on Day One of their Super League Group A match against Tamil Nadu at the Gandhi Ground Stadium on Tuesday, report... |
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Lee weighs options as injury ends summer (18 November 02:01) |
| Australian paceman Brett Lee said on Tuesday that he was keen to return to the Test team but was weighing his options after being sidelined for much of the summer by recurrent injuries. |
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Lanka fight back to restrict India (17 November 02:47) |
| Sri Lanka fought back to terminate India's first innings for 426 before making 37 runs for no loss at lunch on the second day of the first cricket Test in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. |
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Dilshan leads Sri Lanka charge in India Test (17 November 02:47) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan continued his superb form this year with an unbeaten 88 as Sri Lanka made a spirited reply in the first Test against India in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. |
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IPL team owners oppose re-auction of players in 2011 (17 November 04:23) |
| The Indian Premier League (IPL) is facing opposition from within over its decision to re-auction players after three editions in 2011. |
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Happy my score helped the team (17 November 03:50) |
| When anyone bats with Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the other end, he more often than not plays the second fiddle in the partnership given the aggressive nature of the Indian captain. But on Monda... |
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Such a collapse not warranted (17 November 03:47) |
| In the first 45 minutes of the inaugral Test against Sri Lanka, India must be wondering what hit them. The top order was dismantled and left in a disarray. Rahul Dravid's heroics aside — a... |
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Importance of Dravids and Laxmans in Ranji Trophy (17 November 03:42) |
| I wasn’t too far from reality when I wrote that the presence of players like VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid has a mesmerising effect on players, especially youngsters, in domestic cricket, wr... |
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Punjab take on Tamil Nadu (17 November 03:21) |
| Riding on individual performances and still struggling to work together as a team, hosts Punjab are set to face a tough Tamil Nadu in the important Ranji Trophy encounter that kicks off here... |
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Uttar Pradesh bolstered by return of stars (17 November 03:18) |
| Uttar Pradesh take on Baroda in their Super League Group ‘B’ Ranji Trophy encounter at the Mohan Meakins Ground in Ghaziabad from Monday. |
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Reinforced Bengal face Karnataka (17 November 03:14) |
| The Ranji Trophy match that starts here on Tuesday features the top two teams of Elite Division Group B, but there is possibly a bigger gap between Karnataka and Bengal than the measly two p... |
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Mumbai to lock horns with Himachal (17 November 03:11) |
| There wasn’t any hand-wringing, lip-biting angst in the Mumbai camp when the defending champions went through the paces at the MCA’s Bandra Kurla Complex on Monday. |
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Ishant needs to balance his workload Srinath (17 November 02:17) |
| Off-colour Ishant Sharma needs to balance his workload and the ongoing India-Sri Lanka Test series is a golden opportunity for the beanpole pacer to regain his form, said former pace spearhe... |
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India score 385 for six on opening day (16 November 11:55) |
| Electing to bat, India reached 385 for 6 in their first innings at close on the opening day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here today. |
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