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Images India SL gear up for Kanpur challenge (23 November 07:37) |
| India and Sri Lanka players in practice ahead of the second Test, beginning in Kanpur on Tuesday. |
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Images Ind SL gear up for Kanpur challenge (23 November 07:20) |
| Images: India, Sri Lanka go through the paces during practice as they head into the second Test in Kanpur on Tuesday. |
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Karthik came saw and left in a hurry (23 November 06:00) |
| Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik came, saw and left in a hurry - all in the span of 24 hours - knowing his 23rd Test appearance would take some more time before materialising. |
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Prasad out Mendis in reckoning for second Test Sangakkara (23 November 05:47) |
| Injured Sri Lanka pacer Dhammika Prasad will miss the second Test against India starting in Kanpur on Tuesday but opener Tillekaratne Dilshan will play despite suffering a broken nose. Prasa... |
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Spotted Matthew Hayden in Brisbane (23 November 05:21) |
| Reader Prasanth Lekshmanan from Kerala spotted former Australia batting ace Matthew Hayden at Carindale-Westfield Shopping Centre in Brisbane. |
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Spotted Intikhab Alam and Aquib Javed (23 November 05:18) |
| Reader Rijo Jose spotted the two former Pakistan cricketers at Deira City Centre, in Dubai, UAE. |
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Sri Lanka pacer Prasad to miss second Test (23 November 04:58) |
| Injured Sri Lanka pacer Dhammika Prasad will miss the second Test against India starting in Kanpur on Tuesday but opener Tillekaratne Dilshan will play despite suffering a broken nose. Prasa... |
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Controversial review system to debut at NZ-Pak series (23 November 04:33) |
| The International Cricket Council's controversial Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), which is being opposed by the BCCI, will go into operation from Tuesday with the start of the Test ser... |
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Warne wants ICC to be more proactive to save Test cricket (23 November 03:27) |
| Australia spin legend Shane Warne feels Test cricket will soon be history if the ICC and major cricketing boards fail to take proactive steps to promote the five-day game and save it from ex... |
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We want Sehwag to play his natural game Dhoni (23 November 03:17) |
| With Gautam Gambhir evolving into a complete batsman, there is just no need to straitjacket Virender Sehwag's characteristic daredevilry, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in Kanpur on... |
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PCB told to learn financial management from BCCI (23 November 02:31) |
| Pakistan's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to learn financial management from the Board of Cricket for Control in India. |
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India cannot afford to repeat Ahmedabad follies in Kanpur (23 November 01:01) |
| Their batting inconsistency and bowling frailties laid bare in the hard-earned draw in Ahmedabad, India will go into the second Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday hoping not to repeat the fol... |
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I have full confidence in my talents as an allrounder (23 November 12:39) |
| An interview with Ravindra Jadeja, the fast rising Indian allrounder, celebrated his return to first-class cricket with a century after enjoying a fairly good one-day series with ball and ba... |
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Karthik flown in as cover for injured Dhoni (23 November 10:01) |
| Stumper Dinesh Karthik has been flown in as a last minute back-up for injured India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting in Kanpur on Tues... |
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Green Park The only manually operated scoreboard in India (23 November 09:21) |
| In the age of electronic scoreboards, Kanpur's Green Park stadium, venue for the second Test between India and Sri Lanka on November 24, is the only stadium in the country to have a manually... |
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ECB eager to host India-Pak Test series in England (23 November 09:17) |
| The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is eager to host India Pakistan Test series in 2011 in England. |
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Hauritz now Australias No1 spinner Warne (23 November 09:13) |
| Australian leg spinner Shane Warne believes that off-spinner Nathan Hauritz is the country's number one spinner. |
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Collingwood steers England to win against South Africa (22 November 10:00) |
| Paul Collingwood marked his record 171st one-day appearance with an unbeaten century to lead England to a commanding seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second match of the series ... |
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Team India enjoy light practice session ahead of 2nd Test (22 November 08:57) |
| Zaheer Khan could not be spotted, Yuvraj Singh didn't bat and Harbhajan Singh fooled around as an air of casualness breezed through the Indian cricket team's practice session ahead of their ... |
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Shukla ridicules Senas latest verbal attack on Tendulkar (22 November 08:27) |
| Congress Rajya Sabha MP and BCCI's Finance Committee chairman Rajeev Shukla on Sunday ridiculed Shiv Sena's latest verbal attack on senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar, saying the party was only... |
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Curator assures no Ahmedabad yawn-fest in Kanpur (22 November 07:49) |
| It is neither the record-defending Indian helmsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni nor his Sri Lankan counterpart Kumar Sangakkara. Less than 48 hours before the second Test between the neighbours, Gre... |
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Tendulkar rises Gambhir slips in ICC Test rankings (22 November 06:53) |
| Riding on his match-saving hundred against Sri Lanka in the opening Test, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar rose a rung to joint 15th but opener Gautam Gambhir slipped one place to thir... |
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Broom Redmond reveal drinking episode in India (22 November 06:03) |
| Drunk and eager to do some charity, New Zealand cricketers Neil Broom and Aaron Redmond ended up causing a "riot" during a tour of India with their 'A' team in August for which, they were ev... |
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Lankans practice amid tight security (22 November 04:46) |
| Amid heavy security presence, Sri Lankan cricketers on Sunday sweated it out at the nets to prepare for the second cricket Test against India starting in Kanpur on November 24. |
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Ojha confident of good showing (22 November 04:40) |
| Amidst rumours that he is likely to make his Test debut in the second match against Sri Lanka in place of an unimpressive Amit Mishra, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha said he would like to mak... |
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Clarke should never become Test captain say former greats (22 November 04:08) |
| Michael Clarke should never become a Test captain, considering his injury worries and Ricky Ponting's desire to lead the national side to England for Ashes revenge in 2013, feel former Austr... |
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Injured Kallis to miss One-day series versus Eng (22 November 03:43) |
| South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been ruled out of the One-day series against England because of a rib injury, Cricket South Africa said on Saturday. |
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Pandit appointed India coach for U-19 WC (21 November 10:37) |
| Former India wicket-keeper Chandrakant Pandit is all set to coach the Under-19 Indian cricket team, who will be defending their title in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled in New Zeala... |
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Gun-wielding man arrested inside Green Park (21 November 10:18) |
| A man carrying a revolver broke through the heavy security cordon and entered the Green Park Stadium premises, hours after the Indian and Sri Lankan teams arrived in Kanpur on Saturday for t... |
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Ganguly for retaining Mishra in second Test against SL (21 November 09:56) |
| Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said India should retain Amit Mishra notwithstanding the suggestions that the leg-spinner should be replaced in the second Test against Sri La... |
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Dilshan suffers broken nose (21 November 09:49) |
| Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has suffered a fracture on his nose while playing football but his team manager says he will be available for the second Test match in Kanpur, startin... |
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PCB yet to seek government clearance to allow players for IPL (21 November 05:29) |
| The PCB might have decided to give a go ahead to its players for participating in next year's Indian Premier League, but the board is yet to approach the Sports Ministry for the government's... |
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Shoaib can make comeback by proving form and fitness (21 November 04:42) |
| Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt dismissed reports that he had ruled out the possibility of Shoaib Akhtar's return to the national team and said that the injury-plagued pacer will h... |
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Clarke reveals captaincy ambitions (21 November 04:22) |
| A fit-again Michael Clarke, who recently returned to the Australian cricket team as vice-captain, wants to lead the side in future but only if incumbent Ricky Ponting decides to walk away on... |
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Congress requests BCCI to lift ban on Azhar (21 November 04:21) |
| The Indian Cricket Board is under pressure from the Congress party to revoke a life ban on former skipper Mohd Azharuddin for his alleged involvement in the 2000 match-fixing scandal. |
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Motera-like tracks would kill Test cricket Harbhajan (21 November 04:00) |
| Miffed with the docile pitch in the drawn Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka, feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said such batting-friendly tracks would kill cricket's longe... |
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We could have bowled tighter Dhoni (20 November 09:01) |
| Relieved after his batsmen eked out a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka, India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said it was just a matter of seeing through the early overs and the team ... |
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No psychological edge from drawn Test Sangakkara (20 November 08:53) |
| Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara does not believe his side holds a psychological edge going into the second Test of the three-match series starting at Kanpur next week after dominating Ind... |
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Statistical highlights India v Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 5 (20 November 08:16) |
| Statistical highlights on the fifth and |
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Mumbai rally to trounce Himachal by 85 runs (20 November 08:07) |
| Riding on fine performances from veteran Ajit Agarkar and left-arm spinners Iqbal Abdulla and Harmeet Singh, Mumbai staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Himachal Pradesh by 85 runs in a Gr... |
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Images India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 5 (20 November 06:06) |
| Images from Day 5 in the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Ahmedabad, on Friday. |
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Dhoni Sangakkara differ on Motera strip (20 November 05:47) |
| India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni described the Motera featherbed as a bowler-hostile track even as his Sri Lanka counterpart Kumar Sangakkara had no issues with the strip, calling it a '... |
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Tendulkar Gambhir tons thwart Sri Lanka (20 November 04:42) |
| Centuries from Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir helped India escape with a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, on Friday. India, in their second innings, amassed 412 fo... |
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Live updates Tendulkar Laxman play safe (20 November 03:01) |
| Live updates from day five of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, on Friday. |
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Live updates Tendulkar completes 30K frustrates SL (20 November 01:15) |
| Live updates from day five of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, on Friday. |
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T20 could see Tests become clique of four nations Greg Chappell (20 November 11:38) |
| Former Australian captain and coach Greg Chappell has warned that 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations, but Twenty20 is the best format for ensuring the gr... |
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Live updates Gambhir century keeps SL at bay (20 November 11:06) |
| Live updates from day five of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, on Friday. |
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Middlesex sign Gilchrist eyeing Tendulkar (20 November 10:27) |
| Middlesex have signed Australian Adam Gilchrist for next year's Twenty20 campaign and hope to recruit Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar as well, the English county side said on Thursday. |
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Bollinger replaces Clark in Australian Test squad (20 November 09:55) |
| Cricket Australia has picked Doug Bollinger ahead of fellow pacer Stuart Clark for a spot in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Gabba starting next week. |
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I would not play at Gabba if I couldnt Clarke (20 November 09:47) |
| Australian vice captain Michael Clarke is being forced to receive daily treatment on his troublesome back to be ready in time for next week's opening Test against the West Indies at Gabba. |
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