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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