Dhawan, Milind power Delhi to fantastic win over England

  New Delhi: Shikhar Dhawan served a timely reminder to the national selectors with a brilliant century as Delhi defeated England by six wickets to hand the visitors their second successive defeat in warm-up games here today.Chasing a difficult 294 for five set by England, Delhi rode on skipper Dhawan`s 110 and Milind Kumar`s unbeaten 78 to overhaul the target with nine balls to spare.Left-hander Dhawan, who last played for India in...

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MS Dhoni given Man of the Match award to boost his self-confidence

New Delhi: It seems that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is going through one of the hardest times of his international career. Such delicately poised is his confidence at the moment that he needs a pat on his back to boost his morale. He was given exactly that in the third One Day International at Delhi against Pakistan except the pat happens to be a Man of the Match award. Times of India on Tuesday reported that MS Dhoni was not the...

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Steve Finn to spearhead England attack in India ODI series

London: Fast bowler Steven Finn has been asked to spearhead the England attack in the upcoming One Day series in India.In the absence of Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann for the One Day tour, Finn has emerged as the team`s biggest weapon.He was the most impressive bowler during One Day tour to India in 2011, and used it as a launching pad to become the third member of England`s first choice for the Test pace attack, the Mirror...

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Dhoni doughtful for Delhi ODI against Pakistan,kartik called up

New delhi:Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni  was on saturday rendered a doubtful starter for Sunday`s third and final one-dayer against pakistan due to a sore back, forcing the team management to call up Dinesh Karthik as the back up. Dhoni said at the customary pre-match press conference that he developed soreness on his back during the morning practice session at the feroze shah kotla ground here. He was actually asked about the...

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India vs Pakistan 2013: Kolkata ODI - As it happened...

INDIA: Overs: 47.6 II Score: 165/10 (Dhoni: 54*, Khan: 3/39) And Ishant Sharma has been cleaned by Junaid as Pakistan have sealed the match and the series. India have lost this match by 85 runs. The record stays intact: Pakistan are yet to lose an ODI in Kolkata. They have played 4 matches here and won all 4.Earlier, MS Dhoni completed his 47th ODI fifty. Unfortunately, this will be counted in a losing cause. He has been the only bright...

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PCB might not release Pak players for BPL

Karachi: Furious after Bangladesh refused to tour Pakistan citing security fears, the PCB has hinted that it will not release its players for the Twenty20 Premier League there.In a statement issued last night, the Pakistan Cricket Board indicated that Bangladesh`s refusal to send its team to Pakistan has affected relations between the two Boards."Now for the 2013 edition of BPL, we have to see the commitments and engagements of our players...

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Chris Gayle blasts Brad Haddin on Twitter

Sydney: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has blasted Brad Haddin on Twitter, saying he could bat better than the Australian wicketkeeper even with his non-preferred right hand. With the dust yet to settle on their heated exchanges during the Sydney Sixers` convincing triumph over the Sydney Thunder in a Big Bash League clash at ANZ Stadium on Thursday, Gayle has told Haddin to stop worrying about his big pay cheque. It comes after Haddin...

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Former England captain Tony Greig passes away

Sydney: Former England cricket captain and noted commentator Tony Greig has passed away on Saturday. The 66-year former cricket was suffering from lung cancer but he died of a heart attack at his home in Sydney on Saturday morning."He was rushed into St. Vincent's hospital. The staff of the emergency department worked on Mr Greig to no avail," St Vincent's spokesman David Faktor told Sydney Morning Herald. Born in Queenstown, South Africa,...

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India clinch a thriller to level T20 series 1-1

                             SCORECARD India posted a competitive 192 riding on Yuvraj`s 36-ball-knock that included seven huge sixes, and then restricted the rivals to 181 for seven with the bowlers finding their mojo just in the nick of time. Paceman Ashok Dinda scalped three for 36 including the important...

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India vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I: Preview

Ahmedabad: India will have to quickly plug their batting shortcomings and pick the right team composition when they go into the second and last Twenty20 cricket international against arch rivals Pakistan on friday, hoping to level the two match series 1-1.India suffered a five-wicket drubbing in the series opener in Bangalore after a middle-order collapse, which saw the hosts struggle to 130 for nine after being 90 for two at one stage.The...

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Teary-eyed Sachin Tendulkar thanks his fans for support

Mumbai: Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has said that he is indebted for all the support received during his fairytale One Day International career that came to an end after he announced his retirement on Sunday.“Words are not enough to express my thanks to each of you for all the love & support I have received over the years.....” Sachin Tendulkar tweeted on Tuesday morning.The “Little Master” said the overwhelming response to his decision...

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Muralitharan says Lyon not ‘good enough’ to hassle Lankan batsmen

Sydney: Legendary spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan has said Australia’s Nathan Lyon doesn’t possess enough skills to hassle Sri Lankan batsmen, and added that had Mahela Jayawardene’s men attacked the off spinner during the Hobart Test the outcome of the match could have been different. Murali believes Rangana Herath can win Sri Lanka the second Test match in Melbourne considering the fact that Australian batsmen have never been comfortable against...

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Sachin Tendulkar: Man who became god

New Delhi: It did not take much for the cricket pundits to spot a genius in Sachin Tendulkar after he made his international debut in a Test match in Karachi Nov 15, 1989. He was 16 then. More than two decades later, he has gone on to become one of the greatest batsman the world will ever see.Twenty-three years, one month, and eight days from his debut, the five-feet-five-inch cricketing genius has called time on a glittering one-day...

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India vs Pakistan 2012: Bangalore T20I - Preview

 SCORECARD Bangalore: Five years after their bilateral cricket ties snapped due to the Mumbai terror attack, India and Pakistan are set to slug it out in what promises to be a high-voltage limited-over series starting with the first Twenty20 international here on Tuesday. The two-match T20 and three-match ODI series has been squeezed in between India`s ongoing full series against the England cricket team, which has taken a break to ...

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Compliments and surprise as Tendulkar quits ODIsCompliments and surprise as Tendulkar quits ODIs

Mumbai: The cricket fraternity on Sunday paid glowing tributes to Sachin Tendulkar on his retirement from one-day internationals, saying that the record-breaking batsman`s feats cannot be surpassed.Tributes started pouring in soon after the 39-year-old cricketer announced his decision to quit ODIs on Sunday."I felt that he might have played the series against Pakistan. But it is his decision and I think it is the right," said Tendulkar`s long-time...

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South Africa beats NZ by 8 wickets in opening T20

southafrica Durban: An experimental South Africa team romped to an eight-wicket win over New Zealand in their opening Twenty20 game after the Black Caps slumped to their third-lowest T20 score in a dismal start to their tour.South Africa needed just 12.1 overs on Friday to reach 87-2 and overhaul New Zealand`s 86 all out.Left badly exposed by the absence of experienced players themselves -- including former captain Ross Taylor -- New Zealand...

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Selectors meet on Sunday to pick squad for series against Pak

Mumbai: National cricket selectors will meet here on Sunday to pick the Indian squad for the limited-overs series against Pakistan amid speculation that struggling senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar has made himself available for ODI selection.The panel, headed by Sandeep Patil, will be meeting for the first time after the humiliating Test debacle against England.The T20 matches against Pakistan are scheduled on December 25 and 28 in Bangalore...

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English county Nottinghamshire bars its players from IPL

English county Nottinghamshire bars its players from IPL London: English county side Nottinghamshire has decided to not allow its players to participate in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. "The players asked me to consider releasing them to enable them to take part in the IPL, but they are key members of the squad and I explained that we wouldn`t be able to allow them to take part," the club`s director of cricket, Mick Newell...

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India vs England 2012: We hope to carry the momentum forward, says Yuvraj

we hope to carry the momemtum forward Mumbai: Off to a good start in Twenty20s after the "shattering" Test debacle, India batsman Yuvraj Sigh said he was confident that the team would carry the momentum not only into the second and final tie against England here on Saturday but also into the upcoming series against arch-foes Pakistan."In Twenty20s and ODIs, we have done well against them hopefully, we can carry the momentum, particularly...

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