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David Morgan wants to scrape B’desh’s Test status
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 4, 2009
Bangladesh’s abysmal record in the longer version of cricket may lead to their losing the Test status as top officials of the game, including International Cricket Council chief David Morgan, feel the ‘Tigers’ do not deserve the status.
Bangladesh’s overall record now stands at one win (against Zimbabwe) from 58 Test matches and the financial logic [...]
Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff will play in IPL
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 4, 2009
The roadblock to the participation of Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff and team-mates in second edition of Indian Premier League seems to have been removed after England and Wales Cricket Board and Professional Cricketers’ Association agreed on a 15-day window for the players.
The duration agreed by the ECB and the PCA means players will be able [...]
BCCI approaches Sri Lanka for ODI series
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 4, 2009
India is exploring the possibility of playing a brief One-day series against Sri Lanka to compensate for the cancelled tour of Pakistan. The BCCI officials have already started discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the proposed series which could be held in mid-February.
The BCCI has incurred a loss of Rs 120 crore because of cancellation [...]
Modi said no plans to host IPL in England
Posted by: karthik007 on: January 1, 2009
Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi has dismissed reports that the second edition of the Twenty20 extravaganza would be co-hosted by England, saying the IPL is a domestic league with global appeal which will be played only on Indian soil.
“Right off the drawing board we were certain that the Indian Premier League was not [...]
Liverpool backs Gerrard after assault charge
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 30, 2008
Liverpool threw its full support behind captain Steven Gerrard on Tuesday (Dec 30) after he was charged with assault and affray in connection with a brawl at a bar.
The England international, hailed as one of the world’s best midfielders, was charged early Tuesday alongside two other men after spending 24 hours in police custody following [...]
Graeme Smith celebrate a historic win at the MCA against the Aussies
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 30, 2008
In what is perceived to be the end of a cricketing era, world champions Australia were comprehensively defeated by the South Africans on Tuesday (December 30) in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. This win has given the Proteas an unassailable 2-0 lead in the on-going Test series Down Under.
This loss for the Aussies means that Ponting became the first [...]
Pakistan cricketers prepared to sit out of IPL: Tanvir
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 28, 2008
With the tension in India-Pakistan relations showing no signs of easing, pacer Sohail Tanvir said
the cricketers are mentally prepared to sit out of the Indian Premier League next year.
“Even if I don’t get to play in the IPL next season, I don’t think it would be a big setback for me or my career. There [...]
Dhoni as the captain of Herald Test team of the year
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 26, 2008
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been elected as the captain of Sydney Morning Herald newspaper’s
Test team of the year, which also features India opener Gautam Gambhir.
Apart from Dhoni and Gambhir, no other Indian features in the team which is picked entirely on the basis of performances in the year gone by and has specialists in all positions.
Talismanic [...]
Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh batted on in search of personal achievements at the expense of a result
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 25, 2008
Team India’s tactics on the final day of Mohali Test, saying the hosts ‘killed’ the match with their ‘myopic’ thinking by allowing Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh to bat on in search of personal achievements at the expense of a result.
“It is to everyone’s credit that the series took place at all, and without off-field [...]
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